A birth certificate can be used to prove identity, age, and citizenship. Note that there are the long-form and the short both issued at the vital records office, but sometimes the short form or informational birth certificate will not be accepted for some procedures. In general, the Birth Certificate is a useful tool for some reasons like get a passport and driver's license, replace a Social Security card, receive government benefits, etc. Find out all the uses of a birth certificate in the infographic.
Vital records are official documents that record events in a person’s life. They can be used as identification to provide personal information like names, dates, locations of life events, citizenship, relationship status.