The US Department of State has special requirements for birth
certificates from TEXAS, CALIFORNIA, and PUERTO RICO.
Please read the following information carefully to avoid a delay in
processing your passport application.
Texas
Texas issued birth certificates must have a hospital name listed. Generally, long-form birth certificates will have a hospital name listed and are acceptable. However, short-forms do not list a name of a hospital. Short-form Texas birth certificates are accepted ONLY if there is a letter “I” printed next to the date filed. The US Department of State will not accept short-form birth certificates without the “I”.
Long-form: Acceptable
If you need to order a new Texas birth certificate, please visit the Texas Department of State Health Services Vital Statistics website at https://www. dshs.texas.gov/vs/.
Abstract of Birth: NOT ACCEPTABLE
Abstract of Birth: NOT ACCEPTABLE
California
California issued birth certificates must have a hospital name listed. Generally, longform birth certificates will have a hospital name listed and are acceptable.
Long-form: Acceptable
California Certified Abstract of Births are NOT accepted by the US Department of State.
If you need to order a new California birth certificate, please visit the California Department of Public Health website at https://www.cdph.ca.gov/.
Abstract of Birth: NOT ACCEPTABLE
If you need to order a new California birth certificate, please visit the California Department of Public Health website at https://www.cdph.ca.gov/.
Abstract of Birth: NOT ACCEPTABLE
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico birth certificates must be issued after July 1, 2010 to be acceptable proof of citizenship as mandated by the Puerto Rico Birth Certificate Law of 2009.