Name change delay.

[agent_dani]

Unfortunately, this will be delayed a bit. I just noticed that the copy of my birth certificate that I have isn't acceptable for the purpose because it does not list my parents' names. Such is life.

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[phonemonkey.livejournal.com]

No, that sounds about right. As cmcmck says, short-form birth certificates are often very short - mine's tiny. In the US, I'm guessing the exact format differs state-by-state - see also the Birthers who know that Obama can't be a US citizen because his skin tone birth certificate doesn't look right to them, but who have never actually seen a Hawaiian birth certificate in the flesh.

[lietya.livejournal.com]

Very true. I misunderstood because I forgot about those short forms.

Good point about Obama too, unfortunately. That and they WANT any excuse.

I had to post this from my phone as my work connection thinks this LJ is porn again - apologies.

[agent_dani]

And, worse, as I replied to cmcmck below, Pennsylvania claims not to have separate long and short forms, rather the reason stated for the request controls what information is printed. I'm hoping "legal" gives it; if not, I'll try "marriage" as, after I submitted my order, I learned that worked for windrdr.

I'm told there is a way to ensure it is if I use the mail request, but I'm trying this since it is significantly faster - I should have it within two weeks rather than having to wait eight to ten weeks after they receive the form for them to even process the request.

[agent_dani]

It is the short form. Fun fact: in Pennsylvania, the short form and long form are printed on exactly the same stock. windrdr had to obtain one when we got married at the end of the 1990s. It's printed on the same format stock as mine, obtained in early 1991, just the lower half has her parents' names rather than being blank as that space is on mine.