A birth certificate is an official document provided by the state at your birth. This is a legal document to prove your identity and a document required in order to obtain:
- A passport
- Social security
- Retirement
- Employment
- Working papers
- School entrance
- A driver’s license
- A marriage license
- A divorce license
- Welfare assistance
- Veteran benefits
- Court proceedings
- Entrance into the Armed Forces
- International use
- Insurance
- Genealogy information
- Personal manner