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PA birth certificate

Elom — Fri, 16 Mar 2018 18:45:49 GMT

I am trying to get a copy of my birth certificate from PA to get my license transferred from TN. Even though since I have done this 3 times in different states since 9/11 using my original certificate Florida wants a raised stamped certificate. I tried doing this online and the price is 100 dollars and a three month processing time. Has anyone had similar experiences?

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sunshine45 — Fri, 16 Mar 2018 19:06:45 GMT

in maryland i have a service center where i can do it in person and receive them on the same day. it is only maybe a 30 minute drive.

if i want to do it online they are $10 each and take 6-8 weeks go receive them. there is a processing fee of $11.25 and an express fee of $18 added on if you need it rushed. it is done through vitalchek.com.

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software — Fri, 16 Mar 2018 19:10:26 GMT

I just looked online, it's only $20, are you ordering 5 copies?

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sunshine45 — Fri, 16 Mar 2018 19:12:19 GMT

i looked at vitalchek.com for pennsylvania.

they charge $20 for the first copy and $10 processing fee. additional copies are $20. you can select ups air delivery for an additional $18.

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151949 — Fri, 16 Mar 2018 19:59:26 GMT

When we were moving to Fl. from Pa. went to the state office building in Pittsburgh with the certificate they give you when your born & our drivers licenses - filled out a few papers and paid I believe $20 for both of us. I got the birth certificates in a few days in the mail.

Florida is very very particular about you being able to prove you are who you say. If , like me , you have been married more than once, you have to bring all your supporting paperwork. I had my birth certificate, 1st marriage certificate, first husband's death certificate, second marriage certificate and my USA passport just for good measure.They had to verify it all - we were there for a very long time, then in the end they decided my passport was enough.

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Elom — Fri, 16 Mar 2018 20:07:34 GMT

Thank you all I am going to go back on and recheck. I did this all in TN about 1 1/2 years ago. Florida is one hard state but I can do this. Now to find the agency here and it will be a long day. Wish me luck LOL.

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HLP — Fri, 16 Mar 2018 20:16:12 GMT

yes I had all kinds of trouble, even being born in PA. My Son and I had to drive real far to get a new one. This has been about 4 years back so it's kind of foggy to me, but I remember it was an all day thing. To say I was ticked is putting it lightly, and yes I had to pay I think $100.00. That birth certificate had got me thru 79 years of my life. Who refused it was WV driver recertification. And I had driven since learning in highschool at 16. If you would see the license I had, it has everything the new one has, my parents name the Dr who delivered me. All this political correctness, is just plan nonsence. Good luck, and you will lose your cool before it's all over,

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Tribesters — Fri, 16 Mar 2018 21:50:48 GMT

@Elom

It shouldn’t cost more than $10 or $20. You are probably using a website other than the official state website. I found this phone #tel724) 656-3100 which you could call for information.

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Ibby114 — Fri, 16 Mar 2018 22:01:38 GMT

@Tribesterswrote:
@Elom

It shouldn’t cost more than $10 or $20. You are probably using a website other than the official state website. I found this phone #tel724) 656-3100 which you could call for information.

@Tribesters @ElomThe official governemnt website routes you to vitalcheck if you want to get the birth certificate on line. With the shipping fee- and the wait time especially, I decided I'll stop in the NYC office next time I'm in Manhattan.

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Desertdi — Sat, 17 Mar 2018 05:18:49 GMT

I guess AZ just assumes your previous driver license was issued legally.

I handed over my CA......filled out the AZ form, they took my picture and I got an AZ license. No challenges.

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151949 — Sat, 17 Mar 2018 10:33:16 GMT

I prefer living in a state where they are careful of such things as personal identity. They learned their lesson after the 911 pilots had learned to fly here.People should be careful of their important personal papers.

Pa has never given out an actual birth certificate to a mom when babies are born - thety give a certificarte that has a # on it saying the birth has been registered.Then if you take that to the state office they can get you the actual birth certificate.

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gardenman — Sat, 17 Mar 2018 10:54:09 GMT

I had two birth certificates, including one with the raised seal and all required signatures, but they were "short form" birth certificates and not the new "long form" birth certificates that NJ now requires.

As to the 911 angle, there were early reports that the hijackers had all acquired NJ drivers license which prompted our state lawmakers to impose massive changes in the amount and types of ID's required to get or renew a license. It turns out those early reports were all wrong. None of the hijackers had gotten a NJ drivers license.

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enw5002 — Sat, 17 Mar 2018 12:16:42 GMT

@151949wrote:
I prefer living in a state where they are careful of such things as personal identity. They learned their lesson after the 911 pilots had learned to fly here.People should be careful of their important personal papers.
Pa has never given out an actual birth certificate to a mom when babies are born - thety give a certificarte that has a # on it saying the birth has been registered.Then if you take that to the state office they can get you the actual birth certificate.

This is not true. I just had a baby 6 months ago. They give you a hospital certificate of birth (more like a collectible certificate). I got the actual legal birth certificate in the mail about 7 days later. @151949

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151949 — Sat, 17 Mar 2018 13:01:32 GMT

@enw5002wrote:
@151949wrote:
I prefer living in a state where they are careful of such things as personal identity. They learned their lesson after the 911 pilots had learned to fly here.People should be careful of their important personal papers.
Pa has never given out an actual birth certificate to a mom when babies are born - thety give a certificarte that has a # on it saying the birth has been registered.Then if you take that to the state office they can get you the actual birth certificate.
This is not true. I just had a baby 6 months ago. They give you a hospital certificate of birth (more like a collectible certificate). I got the actual legal birth certificate in the mail about 7 days later. @151949

The "hospital certificate of birth" is NOT a birth certificate. What I said is exactly right. Sending the actual birth certificate automatically in a week is something newer. But that piece of paper you got at the hospital means nothing legally.

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drizzellla — Sat, 17 Mar 2018 13:18:25 GMT

I wasn't born in Pennsylvania. But until I tried to get my second passport the fancy certificate from the hospital where I was born always worked. My parents never had an official certificate from the state. The fancy certificate from the hospital had a gold raised seal, maybe that is why it worked for many years.

On a side note - I now live in Pennsylvania. I noticed in the newspapaper that the State of Pennsylvania was holding unclaimed money for me. I got the proper forms and filled then out to get my money. On January 18, 2018 I received an email stating they received the forms and would be processing it soon. I am still waiting. I guess they have a different opinion of what "soon" is.

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ScrapHappy — Sat, 17 Mar 2018 13:22:33 GMT

I found out at age 50 that I did not have a "correct" birth certificate until I applied for a passport. Even post 9/11 moving from NJ to California, getting married and other various things, always presenting what I believed was my birth certificate. Turns out it was what the hospital issued. my mother never went and got the "official one" from the county or wherever you got them back then. To top it all off, my sister ran into the same problem many years before me and never told me.

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Bri36 — Sat, 17 Mar 2018 14:26:54 GMT

The best piece of advice I received when I had my babies was to order 3-5 copies of their birth certificates from the County.

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Elom — Sat, 17 Mar 2018 14:35:31 GMT

I did request an official copy yesterday and it was $30. It will take two months. There must be an enormous backlog and requests to do this. Bless those workers or worker required to take this job on!,,, also the whole system must have changed because I have had to get licenses in two states within the last few years. This will be my last. Haven’t even tried to register my car. That’s another day!

Thanks for your help and responses.

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enw5002 — Sat, 17 Mar 2018 18:06:21 GMT

@151949wrote:
@enw5002wrote:
@151949wrote:
I prefer living in a state where they are careful of such things as personal identity. They learned their lesson after the 911 pilots had learned to fly here.People should be careful of their important personal papers.
Pa has never given out an actual birth certificate to a mom when babies are born - thety give a certificarte that has a # on it saying the birth has been registered.Then if you take that to the state office they can get you the actual birth certificate.
This is not true. I just had a baby 6 months ago. They give you a hospital certificate of birth (more like a collectible certificate). I got the actual legal birth certificate in the mail about 7 days later. @151949
The "hospital certificate of birth" is NOT a birth certificate. What I said is exactly right. Sending the actual birth certificate automatically in a week is something newer. But that piece of paper you got at the hospital means nothing legally.

I never said it was a legal birth certificate. What you said about taking it to the state office to get a legal copy is incorrect. The hospital takes care of the paperwork with the state and then they send you the legal certificate.

Anyhow this is does not help the OP get a copy of the BC.