If you were born in the United States along the border with Mexico, and a lay midwife assisted in your birth, you may have a hard time getting a U.S. passport. Wary of fraudulent birth documents ...

Idaho House Bill 509, which bars transgender people from changing their birth certificates, should be allowed to take effect on July 1, but not for the reasons many believe. A birth certificate is a ...

An Ohio law that has kept 32 years of adoption records sealed will sunset Friday, permitting some 400,000 adoptees to ask for their original birth certificates. The day continues a slow-moving trend ...

Arizona residents need one document for proof of birth, two for proof of address and a Social Security number for a Real ID. Acceptable proof of birth documents include birth certificates, passports ...

If your employees need any sort of license – from driver's to real estate – they have to prove their legal presence. Under a 1996 law, illegal immigrants don't qualify for public benefits. The ...