MD Real ID documents needed for people from NY State
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Anonymous
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This question is for people who were born in New York State (not City -- I think they had different birth certificates) and now live in Maryland and need to present a birth certificate to get their Real ID verified drivers licenses.
I don't have a passport so I need to use my birth certificate. All my life I have used something like *this* as my birth certificate. It was always accepted everywhere, even for a passport which has long since expired...) 
It had a raised seal, etc., and all the information needed on a birth certificate. But when I went to the Maryland MVA three weeks ago they told me that this was a certificate of birth registration and not an actual birth certificate. It merely stated that my birth certificate was on file, and I needed a copy of the actual birth certificate. So I contacted New York State Department of Health (online) and ordered a copy of my birth certificate and what they sent me was exactly the same information as before, only this time they are calling it a "Certified Transcript of Birth" and it looks like this: 
My question to other New Yorkers (from the state, not the city) is.... has this been good enough for you to present as Real ID document? Or is there something else they should have sent me? |
Anonymous
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Anonymous
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I’m not from NY but found the mva employees to be confused about which documents were acceptable.
You could maybe print this explanation out and bring it with you. http://fdeny.com/new-york-apostille-birth-certificate-albany.html |
Anonymous
| Yes, it's fine. |
Anonymous
| It should work. If it doesn't, renew your passport and use it. |
Anonymous
No, that website is from NY. Op needs to find something similar for MD. How come you have no passport OP? |
Anonymous
| I had that vital birth from NY. I had trouble with it even before real ID . I would recommend that you get a passport and use that as well as a passport card . Many places are changing to real ID and have a extra form of ID like a passport is useful in today’s world . I was able to get a drivers license with real ID in Maryland after I use my passport but not using the vital birth certificate. We are taking the kids to see Statue of Liberty this summer and were surprised to find out that we needed real ID to go over to the island . Since all of this is changing an influx you do better to just get a passport you will save yourself hassle in the future . |
Anonymous
Passports are expensive and I don’t travel anyhow. I’m the caretaker of a severely disabled spouse so even one overnight is expensive (have to hire someone). So no need for a passport. Honestly I also don’t fly but MD says I need to do real if anyhow. |
Anonymous
I’m confused. Which one are you calling the vital birth? |
Anonymous
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Not from NY. Because they felt the need to send a second piece of paper carefully explain things, NY has had this issue before with other states.
A transcription is another word for copy. Should DMV taken the original document that is a certification of registration? Of course. It's a copy of the birth certificate information. But it doesn't say "copy of birth certificate". Ask for a manager next time. Someone that isn't breathing through their mouth. |
Anonymous
I don't understand what this means. |
Anonymous
I meant to write, "Because they (NY) felt the need to a second (different) piece of paper carefully explaining what the piece of paper meant," The first paper says a birth certificate is filed for you and provides a certified copy of the information. You can never get your original birth certificate. Only a copy. Any copy is just a certified transcription. The new document literally says it is a certified transcription, meaning copy of the information. If DMV is going to require a photostatic copy with an embossed seal, that's crazy. The need for a copy of the birth certificate has been around before photocopies. |
Anonymous
Passports are more than just "travel document" nowdays. I know it's pain and cost money and time but you should really consider getting one. |
Anonymous
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I used my passport to get the real ID but I had this exact problem last time I got my MD license. I had to get a supervisor to okay it.
My husband was born in NYC and his birth certificate looked so fancy and official—no problems there, and they kept asking why mine didn’t look like his. |
Anonymous
| The first one...read the header...vital statistics. Get the passport. |