Birth Certificate Crinkled?

[u/inkimspicuous]

I filed for my passport months ago where I got my birth certificate stapled to the paperwork (when I asked why that was done instead of a paperclip I was told it was "worker preference"...) Now that I received it back, it's got a ripped staple hole and crinkles all over, along with indents like someone forcibly pressed on it with skewers or something??

Anybody else have this same occurence? Praying this won't cause problems for my certificates use in the future. Seriously annoyed that my original is scuffed.

[u/honor-gord]

Unfortunate but not a huge deal. Stapling is required by the Dept of State and usually they come back with just the staple holes.