Secondary evidence

[dl1cd]

As a naturalized parent of a kid born in India, I applied for the kid's US passport. The birth certificate that was submitted contained the name of the parents, the address and the date, but as it is common in India, no name of the child. Now the passport office wants secondary evidence that the certificate is indeed for the child. What evidence can be provided -

1. Child's first Indian passport bearing the DOB and name of the parents
2. Child's current Indian passport bearing the DOB and name of the parents
3. Child's GC - which bears the DOB, but not the name of the parent
4. Oldest medical record bearing all of the needed information
5. Kindergarten record bearing all information

Anything else?

One other option is to try to get YourManInIndia (TTK service) to obtain a new certificate, but they need the kid's passport and it should not be mailed out of the country under any circumstances, so it is ruled out.

Any other possibilities?

Thanks!

 

[dl1cd]

Done!

Well friends, it worked out! The letter from DOS provided a few acceptable things that could be used as secondary evidence and upon production of one or more (I provided 4), it was accepted:

- GC which states the child's DOB (must be valid!)
- Health insurance records that go back to the beginning of the insurance coverage (that too has child's DOB and the parents' name and their respective coverage as well)
- Child's first passport (issued in India)
- Copy of SSN - that associates the child's address with the parents' ... note that this was not asked for

Passport was issued, the GC and the first passport were returned.

Good luck to others who may be in a similar situation.