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This is some bullshit.
7 years ago
So I've mentioned having trouble with getting my birth certificate but I've not really gone into detail on the kind of troubles I'm having. I'm gonna remedy that today. Below is the latest in a 22 year long process of bureaucratic bullshit that I've been having to deal with.
Called Texas Vital Statistics. Transfered to REDACTED in delayed records. REDACTED informed me that I needed a total of three documents with name, date of birth, and place of birth listed below.
-Affidavit of Birth Facts
-School Transcripts
-Baptismal records
-Hospital records
REDACTED informs me she is mailing a new batch of paperwork with the affidavit. No eta.
Called Mom to arrange things with her. Mom says there are no Baptismal records. Updating list below.
-Affidavit of Birth Facts
-School Transcripts
-Hospital records
Called North Shore Elementary - Spoke to REDACTED who told me they didn't keep those records. Referred me to Galena Park ISD Spoke to REDACTED who said that the state is only required to hold records for five years. Called Vital Statistics. On hold for 30 minutes, half of which was a recorded message, the other half repeated ringing. Conceded to wait. Will try again later.
Called Texas Women's Hospital of Texas. Went through automated system to have it hang up on me. After a hold I was transfered to a processing center which told me that the hospital only holds records as far back as 10 to 15 years. Older records are destroyed.
Called REDACTED back, got through to delayed records and was transferred to REDACTED's desk. Had to leave a message. Awaiting call-back
No call back; Calling Vital Statistics again. Spoke to REDACTED and was informed that my High School Transcripts should still be on record and that it would have the requisite information. REDACTED is sending a form (DPS application) records request. I will need to fill these forms out and send them to DPS. This will take some time, possibly several weeks, for the paperwork to reach me. Will update when possible.
Called Lamar High School. No answer as their automated service keeps directing me to an extention that won't answer. Calling Houston Independent School District. Told that they do not have transcripts for me, instead I'm found on a Student Roster for 1996. Does not list place of birth but does list social security number. Needing clarification; calling Vital Statistics. REDACTED was busy so I had to leave a message on her voice mail. Awaiting call-back.
REDACTED returned my call. The school roster is ineligable for use. Instead we need a Numinent Print-out (cost of $27) that is of my Social Security Card Application. Awaiting paperwork in the mail, will update when possible.
Questions on paperwork. Listed below
-Confirm what constitutes a copy of photo identification for Affidavit
-Contested paternity; may be unnecessary to fill out for Biographical Statement
-Clarification of $1 fee to the DPS
Calling Vital statistics. No answer, left message. REDACTED called back. I have the information needed. Will update when available.
Bought Money Orders and sent off all mail. Awaiting results - 11-14-2017
1st piece of paperwork arrived today. Texas Department of Public Safety. 1-2-2018
2nd piece of paperwork arrived today. Social Security. 1-17-2018
Paperwork appears to have been lost in transit. Calling Vital Statistics for replacement. Spoke to REDACTED, says she'll send the paperwork my way.
~Financial snag. Will update asap~
Lost paperwork again. Calling Vital Statistics. Replacement is on the way. Will update asap.
Paperwork arrived. Sent paperwork to mom. Awaiting return.
Affidavit is here. Compiling paperwork. Paperwork in hand, calling REDACTED to finalize information.
All paperwork is in the mail. Awaiting results - 6-27-2018. Mail arrived June 30th. Awaiting processing.
Update 8-15-2019 : REDACTED informs me that Mom had white-out on the affidavit which makes it ineligable and that Texas DPS sent me my driving history and not my License application. Paperwork is on the way.
I've redacted names as to not incriminate but you can see the kind of run-around I've been put through. This is just since last year. They've been doing this to me again and again and again for my entire adult life. It's no wonder things have been so difficult.
Called Texas Vital Statistics. Transfered to REDACTED in delayed records. REDACTED informed me that I needed a total of three documents with name, date of birth, and place of birth listed below.
-Affidavit of Birth Facts
-School Transcripts
-Baptismal records
-Hospital records
REDACTED informs me she is mailing a new batch of paperwork with the affidavit. No eta.
Called Mom to arrange things with her. Mom says there are no Baptismal records. Updating list below.
-Affidavit of Birth Facts
-School Transcripts
-Hospital records
Called North Shore Elementary - Spoke to REDACTED who told me they didn't keep those records. Referred me to Galena Park ISD Spoke to REDACTED who said that the state is only required to hold records for five years. Called Vital Statistics. On hold for 30 minutes, half of which was a recorded message, the other half repeated ringing. Conceded to wait. Will try again later.
Called Texas Women's Hospital of Texas. Went through automated system to have it hang up on me. After a hold I was transfered to a processing center which told me that the hospital only holds records as far back as 10 to 15 years. Older records are destroyed.
Called REDACTED back, got through to delayed records and was transferred to REDACTED's desk. Had to leave a message. Awaiting call-back
No call back; Calling Vital Statistics again. Spoke to REDACTED and was informed that my High School Transcripts should still be on record and that it would have the requisite information. REDACTED is sending a form (DPS application) records request. I will need to fill these forms out and send them to DPS. This will take some time, possibly several weeks, for the paperwork to reach me. Will update when possible.
Called Lamar High School. No answer as their automated service keeps directing me to an extention that won't answer. Calling Houston Independent School District. Told that they do not have transcripts for me, instead I'm found on a Student Roster for 1996. Does not list place of birth but does list social security number. Needing clarification; calling Vital Statistics. REDACTED was busy so I had to leave a message on her voice mail. Awaiting call-back.
REDACTED returned my call. The school roster is ineligable for use. Instead we need a Numinent Print-out (cost of $27) that is of my Social Security Card Application. Awaiting paperwork in the mail, will update when possible.
Questions on paperwork. Listed below
-Confirm what constitutes a copy of photo identification for Affidavit
-Contested paternity; may be unnecessary to fill out for Biographical Statement
-Clarification of $1 fee to the DPS
Calling Vital statistics. No answer, left message. REDACTED called back. I have the information needed. Will update when available.
Bought Money Orders and sent off all mail. Awaiting results - 11-14-2017
1st piece of paperwork arrived today. Texas Department of Public Safety. 1-2-2018
2nd piece of paperwork arrived today. Social Security. 1-17-2018
Paperwork appears to have been lost in transit. Calling Vital Statistics for replacement. Spoke to REDACTED, says she'll send the paperwork my way.
~Financial snag. Will update asap~
Lost paperwork again. Calling Vital Statistics. Replacement is on the way. Will update asap.
Paperwork arrived. Sent paperwork to mom. Awaiting return.
Affidavit is here. Compiling paperwork. Paperwork in hand, calling REDACTED to finalize information.
All paperwork is in the mail. Awaiting results - 6-27-2018. Mail arrived June 30th. Awaiting processing.
Update 8-15-2019 : REDACTED informs me that Mom had white-out on the affidavit which makes it ineligable and that Texas DPS sent me my driving history and not my License application. Paperwork is on the way.
I've redacted names as to not incriminate but you can see the kind of run-around I've been put through. This is just since last year. They've been doing this to me again and again and again for my entire adult life. It's no wonder things have been so difficult.
The people running the system gain an advantage if certain demographics are less likely to vote.
The people in those demographics are more likely to need to go through this sort of thing if they want to vote.
makes me happy for the central social security number database the Danish government maintains - no need for any of that bullshit
In a slightly more just world, this should mean you don't have to pay taxes.
About 20 years ago her birth town was closed down and made into a lake somehow but she never did tell me the details of it. Needless to say, the town no longer exists and her birth records got lost with it. Even after her passing we still can't find any info on this town and it's just a lost cause. She said it was called Kaneevie (sp?) and it was in Kentucky.
From there you could fire off a quick letter to either the people running the dam or to any park related to its reservoir asking about any towns that were flooded/relocated. Or, given that this would have cut down the area to look, you could see about finding a state map from the 70s.
(I just checked and the government of Kentucky seems to have copies of their official road maps going back to the 1920s online: https://transportation.ky.gov/Plann.....ical-Maps.aspx)
I didn't have mine for the longest time, and I needed it for some applications.
I was born in Cambridge, MA. I lived most of my life in Vermont. At the time I lived in Maine.
I called MA Vital Statistics office to get a copy.
It cost a trip to Boston to hand them a check for $60. (They don't mail them.)
I was in the records 'office' (a small room off a hallway with a window to a records dept.) for a total of five minutes.
What the fuck is Texas doing???
Okay, around a decade or so back, we discovered that my birth certificate had been lost. I am from Houston, was living in Missouri at the time. Paperwork was mailed (to and from the state offices in Austin), same ID I use for job applications was provided (Social Security Card official copy and Driver's license paperwork), and after a month wait (thanks interstate bureaucracy), the new copy arrived.
How the hell did this turn into so much of a hassle? Fucking hell...
Am sorry... Here's hoping they actually do their jobs and get this straightened out.