TEMPLE Posted November 29, 2007 #1 Share Posted November 29, 2007 Ok we are going on the Triumph next Saturday and in conversation with my aunt she said her birth certificate was a wallet size. I had never saw one like that before so i was a little worried she may have problems boarding the ship. It has a raised seal on it and is from Vital records in South Carolina where she was born so I'm thinking it's ok. She has used it at the dmv to get her license. Is anyone familiar with these? It was issued in 1975 so i'm thinking that may just be how the were back then. She is panicking now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogtyde88 Posted November 29, 2007 #2 Share Posted November 29, 2007 Ok we are going on the Triumph next Saturday and in conversation with my aunt she said her birth certificate was a wallet size. I had never saw one like that before so i was a little worried she may have problems boarding the ship. It has a raised seal on it and is from Vital records in South Carolina where she was born so I'm thinking it's ok. She has used it at the dmv to get her license. Is anyone familiar with these? It was issued in 1975 so i'm thinking that may just be how the were back then. She is panicking now. It sounds like an official issued document so it will be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunnyinMA Posted November 29, 2007 #3 Share Posted November 29, 2007 U.S. citizens must present proof of citizenship in the form of a passport (valid or expired for less than 10 years), original birth certificate, state-issued certified copy of a birth certificate from the Department of Health and Vital Statistics, or original Naturalization papers. http://www.carnival.com/CMS/Static_Templates/EMB_travel_document.aspx Sounds like the right thing to me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alphakitty Posted November 29, 2007 #4 Share Posted November 29, 2007 Is it laminated? I had one, issued from the city I was born in....TA said no laminated wallet sized birth certificate....I went and got a full page one, issued from the state department of Vital Statistics just to be sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wennfred Posted November 29, 2007 #5 Share Posted November 29, 2007 Raised seal sounds good to me. Fred Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPLE Posted November 29, 2007 Author #6 Share Posted November 29, 2007 Yes it is laminated!!!! OMG now i'm nervous. She can't just go t south carolina. She lives in Philly!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wennfred Posted November 29, 2007 #7 Share Posted November 29, 2007 Nothing in the Travel Docs section of Carnival's webpage says anything about lamination: U.S. citizens must present proof of citizenship in the form of a passport (valid or expired for less than 10 years), original birth certificate, state-issued certified copy of a birth certificate from the Department of Health and Vital Statistics, or original Naturalization papers. http://www.carnival.com/CMS/Static_Templates/EMB_travel_document.aspx Contact Carnival now and ask them, if they are clueless then ask to speak to a supervisor. Fred Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPLE Posted November 29, 2007 Author #8 Share Posted November 29, 2007 Just called PVP and she said the thing they look for is the raised seal. She said alot of states do the wallet size cards and are laminated. You can feel the raised seal even through her lamination so she should be good. But now my aunt just ordered a new normal sized one over the phone and should be here in 4 -5 business days just in case. Thanks all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alphakitty Posted November 29, 2007 #9 Share Posted November 29, 2007 Nothing in the Travel Docs section of Carnival's webpage says anything about lamination: U.S. citizens must present proof of citizenship in the form of a passport (valid or expired for less than 10 years), original birth certificate, state-issued certified copy of a birth certificate from the Department of Health and Vital Statistics, or original Naturalization papers. http://www.carnival.com/CMS/Static_Templates/EMB_travel_document.aspx Contact Carnival now and ask them, if they are clueless then ask to speak to a supervisor. Fred Right Fred....as I said, my laminated copy was not state issued, but issued by the city that I was born in, so double whammy there. I'm no expert, but I did take the advice of my TA and did not try to use the laminated copy. It did have a raised seal also. It's always better to be safe than sorry. I'm happy to hear the full sized one was ordered. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anjanu Posted November 29, 2007 #10 Share Posted November 29, 2007 We are sailing on December 9th. My DIL also had a laminated wallet size birth certificate. I was nervous about it so I called Carnival to inquire and was told by the representative that Carnval will NOT accept the wallet size birth certificate and that it had to be an "original" issued by the state. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanaw72 Posted November 29, 2007 #11 Share Posted November 29, 2007 I would advise anyone who likes to cruise to get a passport asap. They will soon be required (the date keeps being pushed back so I'm not sure when that starts) and then you don't have to worry about if they will or won't accept this or that identification. DH and I got ours early this year and we're done, for 10 years anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiseCentric Posted November 29, 2007 #12 Share Posted November 29, 2007 I would advise anyone who likes to cruise to get a passport asap. They will soon be required (the date keeps being pushed back so I'm not sure when that starts) and then you don't have to worry about if they will or won't accept this or that identification. DH and I got ours early this year and we're done, for 10 years anyway. I agree, but at this point, it would be wise to wait until Jan 08 to apply, so you can get the full 10 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neals6 Posted November 29, 2007 #13 Share Posted November 29, 2007 Yes carnival will accept the card size BC from S.C. My husband was born in SC and we have been on a number of cruises and carnival has always accepted his. Go and have a wonderful Cruise!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vidimom Posted November 30, 2007 #14 Share Posted November 30, 2007 My daughter has one and so do I. We are from Florida and as long as they were issued by the Bureau of Vital Statistics from your home state, it's a certified copy of your birth certificate and is just as legal. It does have the state raised seal on it. Don't worry, we have used ours every time with no problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClerkPatsy Posted November 30, 2007 #15 Share Posted November 30, 2007 I agree, but at this point, it would be wise to wait until Jan 08 to apply, so you can get the full 10 years. What does January have to do with the 10 years? A passport expires 10 years from the month, day, year that it was issued. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miami Posted November 30, 2007 #16 Share Posted November 30, 2007 What does January have to do with the 10 years? A passport expires 10 years from the month, day, year that it was issued. I wondered the same thing... what does Jan 08 have to do with it expiring in 10 years? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BND Posted November 30, 2007 #17 Share Posted November 30, 2007 My son was born in MD and his birth cert. is a wallet sized card. It's the official and original one. That's what MD issued in 1986. He used it to get his passport, so I'd say, it's official enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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