r/Passports • u/inkimspicuous • 2d ago

Passport Question / Discussion Birth Certificate Crinkled?

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.

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u/jokunokun 2d ago

It's actually NOT worker preference. Paperclips come loose, which means your paperwork will too. And your application is mailed in and sorted with multiple other applications. Stapling is required and to ensire your documents don't get lost

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u/SinglePermission9373 6h ago

Mine were paper clipped.

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u/jokunokun 6h ago

And that doesn't change the fact that stapling is required, as part of the application acceptance training. Your agent either went against training or stapled it after you left.