"Birthright citizenship has protected us from those who might wish to pick and choose who gets to be American." ...

Birthright citizenship may change in the US, and could impact the ability of certain individuals to travel as of July 27.

Residents of Puerto Rico who say they are “nonbinary” will now be permitted to have an identifier on their birth certificates. The Supreme Court of Puerto Rico ruled on May 30 that nonbinary ...

Puerto Rico federal court allows ‘X' as a third gender choice on birth certificates The ruling means that nonbinary and gender-nonconforming people will now be able to select ‘X’ as their ...

Don't fall for rumor Trump's birthday parade was canceled over missing birth certificate A real military parade on Trump's birthday is still going ahead as planned.

Pennsylvania is launching a pilot program that will provide on-the-spot birth certificates to help speed up the process for people seeking new jobs and other opportunities. The Pennsylvania ...

In Tina Knowles' memoir 'Matriarch,' which was released on April 22, she reveals that a birth certificate mix-up left her with a different name than her family. She also details why she gave it to ...

In 2023-2024, nearly 60,000 Cameroonian students in the last grade of primary education obtained their birth certificates, allowing them to continue their education. The cost of issuing these birth ...

Needing a copy of your birth certificate from Tennessee? You'll need a couple of things, a bit of money and some patience.

Louisiana recently changed the law so that people who were adopted could get their birth certificates, which has helped some track down their birth families.

The bill is intended to create a more consistent and less burdensome process for transgender individuals to update their birth certificates.

State lawmakers are hoping to reduce identity theft, particularly of senior citizens, by extending the period for which birth certificates are closed to public access.