Birth Certificate and Passport

[Jenn and Fuat 2]

I had recently asked a question, in another thread, about copying both pages of my birth certificate. Mine only has a front page.. nothing on the back. I've seen it suggested, in many threads, to include copies of ALL pages of your passport if you have concerns like this.

I recently had pages added to my passport, so now it's 62 pages and at 30 of them are blank.. just the visa pages waiting for a stamp. Do I really need to include all pages or should I just include the pages that actually have something on them?

I can see why they would want the pages that contain actual information about me, and maybe even the 25 some pages with stamps on them.. but not sure what benefit the blank pages would serve.

[Dakine 26]

Alls I can say is "good question".

Don't understand how copying the other pages besides the biographic has to do with proving you are a USC??

Edited September 18, 2009 by Haole

[Otto 83]

I can see why they would want the pages that contain actual information about me, and maybe even the 25 some pages with stamps on them.. but not sure what benefit the blank pages would serve.

"In place of any of the above, you may give USCIS a copy of your valid, unexpired U.S. passport issued with a validity period of at least five years. You must submit copies of all pages in the passport."

You mean the benifit of following instructions...?

[brlukath 1]

Besided following the instructions the full passport allows them to check information regarding its validity. For example, the fact that you are in posession of the passport and all the pages and a birthcertificate (front AND back, even if blank) both of which say you are you helps them feel confident that ... well, you are you. Since it would seriously delay the process if we all had to go down there with our docs and present them in person, I think copying 60+ pages shouldn't be so hard.

I copied my entire current passport (practically blank) and my old passport with all the stamps in it.