by "Highlander-Datsuns are Forever" (jamesbowland)
Published 10/06/2017 at 10:38
by "Highlander-Datsuns are Forever" (jamesbowland)
Published 10/06/2017 at 10:38
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Last summer we all decided to get US Passports (me+spouse+two children). Back when I was born my parents were hippies and did not file for a birth certificate for me until I was nearly 3 years old. Many people during that time did this as a protest to the US involvement in Vietnam because they didn’t want their boys drafted to fight a war they opposed.
So I was born at home in a house down by the river in a rural town in Northwest Montana. The attending was a Mormon Midwife. Mormons avoided hospitals at the time for religious and cost reasons. Also at the time being a midwife and assisting with births outside of a hospital setting was against the law. I believe she was paid $300 cash and some deer meat. The entire neighborhood was there to witness my birth (10-20 people my mom said). I’m sure they were partying and having a great celebration.
The war ended and my birth certificate was eventually filed with the County, but dated 3 years after I was born.
The US passport agency did not like my verification of birth place as “down by the river NW of Arlee MT”. So they sent me a letter saying that I had to provide more information to verify my place of birth. I was horrified that I am a US Citizen and may be trapped in this country the rest of my life.
They wanted verification that I was born where I said I was on some type of official documentation. Back in the 70's schools and hospitals didn’t care where you were born. You just listed address and name and did your thing. So there was zero documentation.... I was able to get both my birth parents to do the lovely DS-10 form and have it notarized, which they also requested, and include two previous and expired passports for evidence. I guess that worked because I received my new US passport yesterday.
Now I’m going to do my TSA precheck and am looking forward to going to Canada to ride bikes and wrestle bears. I hear there is a guy up there with a Abarth/FiST and a Juke. Can’t remember which side of the country they are on. Be warned there is a Mazda 3 with minimal rust headed your way.
"Slant6" (slant-6)
10/06/2017 at 10:47, STARS: 2
I think it’s kinda funny how they put state of birth on passports. When I travel with friends they all make fun of my NEW JERSEY brand. I thought I could run from my past, but I can’t.
"Party-vi" (party-vi)
10/06/2017 at 10:48, STARS: 13
"Highlander-Datsuns are Forever" (jamesbowland)
10/06/2017 at 10:51, STARS: 3
I could have legitimately been born in the back of a Datsun 510 wagon, that would have been a much better story and raised my Oppo level to President of Japanese Wagons.
"Highlander-Datsuns are Forever" (jamesbowland)
10/06/2017 at 10:53, STARS: 1
That’s in case Texas succeeds from the Union. They won’t let you back in.
"leicester" (leicester)
10/06/2017 at 10:57, STARS: 3
They should add, “Were you born in the backseat of an automobile?” To the ‘how Jalop are you quiz’
"Mid Engine" (jdlogan2006)
10/06/2017 at 10:58, STARS: 1
Don’t give up so easily, maybe you were conceived in the back of a Datsun 510 wagon, that would be VERY Oppo!
"TheRealBicycleBuck" (therealbicyclebuck)
10/06/2017 at 11:01, STARS: 1
Thanks for making me glad to have been born in a hospital. Both of my parents are gone. There’s nobody left to complete their lovely forms.
"Highlander-Datsuns are Forever" (jamesbowland)
10/06/2017 at 11:03, STARS: 1
I think that my parents were living in a Tee Pee, while building a log cabin.
"yamahog" (yamahog)
10/06/2017 at 11:04, STARS: 2
allegedly I was conceived in a rental car, and just having to hear that story should be enough for some points
"Highlander-Datsuns are Forever" (jamesbowland)
10/06/2017 at 11:06, STARS: 2
That is a real possibility, I am fortunate to have both my parents still alive. What would you do if you were 50 or 60 years old and applying for a passport for the first time? I would have probably have to have hired a lawyer who can wade through all the legal mumbo-jumbo to get through the process.
"OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars" (jakeauern)
10/06/2017 at 11:07, STARS: 1
My dad was born in the backseat of a ‘57 Bel Air. How bout dat?
"Highlander-Datsuns are Forever" (jamesbowland)
10/06/2017 at 11:09, STARS: 0
That’s pretty awesome. 10 points for your dad.
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"davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
10/06/2017 at 11:11, STARS: 0
Haha - how old were you when they told you?
"Highlander-Datsuns are Forever" (jamesbowland)
10/06/2017 at 11:12, STARS: 1
The fastest conception in the world is in a rental car, or something. This also confirms my desire to wash my hands upon exiting a rental car every single time.
"djmt1" (djmt1)
10/06/2017 at 11:12, STARS: 3
Oh yeah passports are a thing. Mine expired in 2007 and I keep putting off giving the government £72.50 so The Queen can ask permission for me to wonder about foreign lands moaning about the shit tea.
(No prizes for guessing where I’m from.)
"Highlander-Datsuns are Forever" (jamesbowland)
10/06/2017 at 11:15, STARS: 1
Eventually you are going to make a landing in Boston Harbor and claim this land for King George.
"djmt1" (djmt1)
10/06/2017 at 11:20, STARS: 1
Step 1 of retaking the colonies. Scout out the opposition.
"Highlander-Datsuns are Forever" (jamesbowland)
10/06/2017 at 11:23, STARS: 0
By most accounts the offspring of the Queen appear to be good people.
"djmt1" (djmt1)
10/06/2017 at 11:29, STARS: 1
100 years ago this would of resulted with a trip to the tower and a missing head.
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"gmctavish needs more space" (gmctavish)
10/06/2017 at 11:31, STARS: 1
That reminds me I need to get a new passport. Mine expired a few years ago, and when I went to renew it I was told that I had a youth passport or some shit and it couldn’t be renewed into an adult passport, so I have to start the whole process over again of proving that I exist, I’m a Canadian citizen, and also I live here and not in some other country, magically, without a passport. Also the passport offices are only open from like 9:30am-4pm Mon-Fri or something equally ridiculous. I really need to get around to that....
"So Shiney. So Chrome! So Frunky" (badams109)
10/06/2017 at 11:31, STARS: 1
If you want some bad tea we have got you covered, come to America! Actually on second thought check back in 3 years or so, we’re going through some stuff.....
"DipodomysDeserti" (dipodomysdeserti)
10/06/2017 at 11:35, STARS: 1
That’s weird they gave you such a hassle. Both my kids were born at my house using a hippy midwife. I paid with some cash and print work. I wonder if they’ll hassle me when we go to renew them.
"Highlander-Datsuns are Forever" (jamesbowland)
10/06/2017 at 11:38, STARS: 1
It was all due to the time delay between when I was born in 1974 to when they filed for my birth certificate in 1977. Both my children were born at home but we obtained their birth certificates imediately after their birth.
"Ash78, voting early and often" (ash78)
10/06/2017 at 11:40, STARS: 0
Likely story, Mr. Soetero!
"Highlander-Datsuns are Forever" (jamesbowland)
10/06/2017 at 11:44, STARS: 0
That’s why initially they didn’t want to use my previous passports as documentation, because they were issued when I was a minor.
"Highlander-Datsuns are Forever" (jamesbowland)
10/06/2017 at 11:45, STARS: 0
Fake news.
"gmctavish needs more space" (gmctavish)
10/06/2017 at 11:47, STARS: 3
Didn’t you know? When you transition from a minor to an adult, you turn into a completely different person, making the previous passport irrelevant.
"gmctavish needs more space" (gmctavish)
10/06/2017 at 11:48, STARS: 1
Seriously though, I’m sure there’s some actual reason they can’t use them, but it’s pretty frustrating.
"Funktheduck" (funktheduck)
10/06/2017 at 11:48, STARS: 1
You weren’t kidding about them being hippies
"TheRevanchist" (therevanchist)
10/06/2017 at 12:37, STARS: 0
I didn’t think I’d get my passport card (for basically driving into Mexico instead of flying, which requires the full passport) because the answer to city I was born, since I was born on a military base (federal lands?) that has been shut down for quite some time. So, I wrote what I could in the box. Turns out everything was fine and I got mine, no problem.
"yamahog" (yamahog)
10/06/2017 at 12:40, STARS: 1
I was in college - my dad had a few too many beers with my then-bf and thought it was hilarious
"davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
10/06/2017 at 13:01, STARS: 0
Brutal. Thanks, Dad...
"If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent" (essextee)
10/06/2017 at 13:02, STARS: 0
Passports issued as a minor can’t be renewed, you have to reapply as if you’d never had one in the first place.
"leicester" (leicester)
10/06/2017 at 13:16, STARS: 0
Dad, why is my middle name ‘Sentra’?....
"gmctavish needs more space" (gmctavish)
10/06/2017 at 16:35, STARS: 0
I know, I just find it arbitrary
"Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer" (dash-doorhandle-and-bondo)
10/12/2017 at 13:52, STARS: 0
C’mon down, our bears are waiting.