Missouriwatcher
Editor, Senior Moderator
Under a new law in Puerto Rico, all Puerto Rico-issued birth certificates dated before July 1, 2010, will be cancelled as of October 30, 2010, so that new, more secure certificates can be re-issued. Until that date, all birth certificates will remain valid.
This new law is based on collaboration with the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to address the fraudulent use of Puerto Rico-issued birth certificates. They have been used illegally to obtain U.S. passports, Social Security benefits and other federal services. The government of Puerto Rico has enacted the new law to combat fraud and protect the identity and credit of all people born in Puerto Rico...
http://www.ct.gov/ctportal/cwp/view.asp?a=3919&q=460590
This new law is based on collaboration with the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to address the fraudulent use of Puerto Rico-issued birth certificates. They have been used illegally to obtain U.S. passports, Social Security benefits and other federal services. The government of Puerto Rico has enacted the new law to combat fraud and protect the identity and credit of all people born in Puerto Rico...
http://www.ct.gov/ctportal/cwp/view.asp?a=3919&q=460590