added emphasis, mine.
Gender identity issues?
Possible. But I think a typo (like missing the “s”) is just a bit more likely…
Interesting. My old passport (issued as a replacement in 1998) has
(Incidentally, I’ve never been to Washington DC! 
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My passport says it was issued in Washington DC, too – and it was, because I went to the embassy there to give them the form to renew it. Ohio is supposed to be handled by the Australian consulate in New York, but I go to DC much more often than I go to NYC.
I was also born on an American Air Force Base in a European country. Point of clarification: a person born of American parents while in a different country is considered an “American Citizen Born Abroad” not a native or natural born American. You are only a native born American if you are born in America.
Please tell that to John McCain.
still waiting… 
I apologize for the hijack, but I’ve seen this sort of behavior very often on SD. Someone will raise a question, and the consensus is either that (as in this case) the answer is obvious and we’re wondering why it wasn’t obvious to the OP, or (more frequently) we don’t really understand the question and we hope the OP will clarify it. But we never hear from the OP again.
Does this count as “trolling”? The OP sure sounded sincere to me. Maybe he’s satisfied with the answer he got, and isn’t going to bother to thank us. I’m not so vain that I need the thanks; I’d just be happy to know that we didn’t waste our time, and he actually read our responses and hasn’t vanished off the face of the earth.
So, Keeve, you’ve been tapping your foot for 2 1/2 years, patiently waiting. . .?
A friend of mine once told the story of trying to cross into the USA with his elderly grandmother, many years ago when a birth certificate (or license) was sufficient to get into the USA from Canada.
The border guard objected - “It says here she was born n Fort Qu’Appelle, North West Territories. Fort Qu’Appelle is in Saskatchewan.”
“Not before 1905 it wasn’t.”
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My newest British passport was issued by the Washington embassy even though I’m in Canada. They’ve reduced the number of places that make passports now that they contain so much high tech security features.
naaahhh… I had forgotten all about this thread. But on the other hand, I do not read every single thread, and this is one that caught my attention both then and now, and that is significant in my opinion. My main point was not to focus on the last two years, but rather on the first two days, when the thread was still active yet the OP was silent.
Seconded. Legally, you’re considered to have been born where your birth certificate says you were born, not the exact spot where you were actually born.
So if you were born in a farmhouse 5 miles from the nearest dirt road, but your birth certificate says a city 30 miles away, then that city is your legal birthplace, and that’s what the passport people want to see.
I was born in one county (Berkshire), which was different than the county where we lived (Hampshire), and which was different again from the county in our postal address (Surrey).
There must be a fairly limited number of towns of birth in the UK. A quick Googling suggests there are only 220 maternity units in the country, and a quarter of those deliver less than 2500 babies a year.
I’m not too sure where home births would be registered as occurring - whether any tiny village could be named or whether it would get assigned to the nearest sizeable town.
What would Jesus do?
Like any good American, Jesus wouldn’t ever need a passport. He’d spend His vacations seeing America, instead.
But my birth certificate says I was born at the address Box 131 route 4 Watsonville Calif. The ranch is in Monterey County and my birth certificate is recorded in Salinas the county seat, but Watsonville is in Santa Cruz county. So if I put on any forms the address with Watsonville that will lead to a county that has no record of my birth. I know because years ago my parents were queationed about an error on school form. They could not verify my age.
However, it’s uncertain if Jesus would be able to get in anyway - he’s a non-citizen and has a criminal record.
Without a passport or drivers license his travel options would be pretty limited. Take the bus everywhere, or does that need ID too? IIRC, Amtrak does.
*Papers, please. Raus, schnell, schnell. *
Why would it be trolling? He asked a question, got the answer, and probably didn’t bother reading the rest of the thread. What about that comes across as an attempt to anger people for the OP’s own amusement?
Plus, the original question can easily be read, not as a question, but a comment of incredulity. Like, “how in the world did you not know that?” rather than “I’m idly curious why you thought it might mean something else.” Hence the OP might not realize it needed an actual answer.
And after being accused of possibly being a troll, the OP still might not be inclined to answer. That action is so negative that it’s actually against the rules.
Moderator Note
Keeve, accusations of trolling are not permitted outside the Pit. No warning issued, but don’t do this again.
Colibri
General Questions Moderator