http://papersplease.org/wp/2012/09/21/department-of-state-form-ds-71-affidavit-of-identifying-witness/ Challenging ID Demands Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:31:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 http://papersplease.org/wp/2012/09/21/department-of-state-form-ds-71-affidavit-of-identifying-witness/#comment-698085 Squirrel Sun, 07 Oct 2012 03:57:28 +0000 http://www.papersplease.org/wp/?p=4816#comment-698085 We were just called yesterday and told that our son's passport was denied. He was a home birth and has no birth certificate or social security number. The guy said his name is Stylianos and kept insisting that we get a birth certificate. I told him that we sent everything the website required (according to the secondary evidence) and expect a passport. He said he was sorry the website is misleading but the secondary evidence was only put into place for those born in the 20's and 30's. I objected and said having a birth certificate is NOT a law. I said "So you are telling me that I can't get a passport for him because he doesn't have a birth certificate." He told me that he wasn't going to go into all that with me and that I needed to get a delayed birth certificate and told me I needed to call the CDC. Now we have to fight... We were just called yesterday and told that our son’s passport was denied. He was a home birth and has no birth certificate or social security number. The guy said his name is Stylianos and kept insisting that we get a birth certificate. I told him that we sent everything the website required (according to the secondary evidence) and expect a passport. He said he was sorry the website is misleading but the secondary evidence was only put into place for those born in the 20’s and 30’s. I objected and said having a birth certificate is NOT a law. I said “So you are telling me that I can’t get a passport for him because he doesn’t have a birth certificate.” He told me that he wasn’t going to go into all that with me and that I needed to get a delayed birth certificate and told me I needed to call the CDC. Now we have to fight…

]]> http://papersplease.org/wp/2012/09/21/department-of-state-form-ds-71-affidavit-of-identifying-witness/#comment-689239 Papers, Please! » Blog Archive » State Dept. admits passport form was illegal, but still wants it approved Mon, 24 Sep 2012 20:37:14 +0000 http://www.papersplease.org/wp/?p=4816#comment-689239 [...] we’ve recently pointed out, however, the State Department seems to be trying not to call attention to the option of [...] [...] we’ve recently pointed out, however, the State Department seems to be trying not to call attention to the option of [...]

]]> http://papersplease.org/wp/2012/09/21/department-of-state-form-ds-71-affidavit-of-identifying-witness/#comment-689236 State Dept. admits passport form was illegal, but still wants it approved Mon, 24 Sep 2012 20:34:57 +0000 http://www.papersplease.org/wp/?p=4816#comment-689236 [...] the Identity Project recently pointed out, however, the State Department seems to be trying not to call attention to the option of [...] [...] the Identity Project recently pointed out, however, the State Department seems to be trying not to call attention to the option of [...]

]]> http://papersplease.org/wp/2012/09/21/department-of-state-form-ds-71-affidavit-of-identifying-witness/#comment-687457 Papers, Please! » Blog Archive » State Dept. already using illegal passport questionnaire Fri, 21 Sep 2012 22:17:44 +0000 http://www.papersplease.org/wp/?p=4816#comment-687457 [...] a passport) with them. Ask the passport acceptance officer for a copy of the current version of State Department Form DS-71 for your identifying witness to complete and sign in the passport acceptance officer’s [...] [...] a passport) with them. Ask the passport acceptance officer for a copy of the current version of State Department Form DS-71 for your identifying witness to complete and sign in the passport acceptance officer’s [...]

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