Birth Certificate Guidance

TSA will NOT accept Birth “Registration” or “Notification” Cards, or Birth Registration/Certificate of Birth Registration records.

Unacceptable U.S. Birth Documents

• Document illegible due to wear/tear or damage
• Private hospital-issued document
• Any birth document titled with the word “Registration” or “Notification”
• Foreign Birth document that is not an acceptable State Department record of birth abroad
• State-issued document stating applicant was born in a foreign country
• Puerto Rican Birth Certificates issued before July 1, 2010
  • The Government of Puerto Rico passed a law invalidating all Puerto Rican birth certificates issued prior to July 1, 2010, and replacing them with enhanced security birth certificates with features to combat passport fraud and identity theft.
  • Only Puerto Rican birth certificates issued on or after July 1, 2010 will be accepted as primary evidence of U.S. citizenship.