In the hospital, we filled out a form for Lillian's birth certificate...the hospital is kind enough to submit all the paperwork for you. However, the kicker is that we have to wait 9 weeks, from the time of her birth to even order one, despite what it says on the Clerk of Court's webpage. Then there is the 3-4 weeks of waiting after we order the birth certificate.
Luckily, when the information is submitted for the birth certificate, the SS Administration is also notified, and Lillian will be mailed a card. But who knows how long that will take.
But all that has to occur, before we can even apply for her passport, which will take another 4-6 weeks. It's amazing to think that I cannot leave the country with my child because the government is so slow at handling paperwork.
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That's hilarious, well, hopefully you weren't planning on flying ship : ) We recieved Ryder's SS very quick, the birth cert. I still don't have but that's cause Kaiser makes you get it yourself, and you have to have in notarized and everything, bummer. Guess I won't be leaving the country anytime soon either : )
Yeah, Valley Care submits all the info, but you still have to wait the 9 weeks before you can apply to get the BC. Annoying. We had Charlie's passport by the time he was about 2 months old. Guess not with this one! :)
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