membership record for a passport

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alan8657
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membership record for a passport

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Post by alan8657 »

we have a member in our ward that is applying for a passport. there birth certificate has a different spelling than his church membership record. he is applying for a passport and i quess he wants a copy of a church record with his correct name spelling. the rules for applying for a passport says he needs a copy of a official church document with his name spelling on a official church letterhead. is there anything i can do for them.
lajackson
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Re: membership record for a passport

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Post by lajackson »

First, I would wonder why his membership record does not match his birth certificate. It should.
Next, he could get his birth certificate corrected.
Lastly, the bishop could write a letter on Church letterhead stating his name and date of birth as shown on Church records.
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Re: membership record for a passport

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Post by russellhltn »

Contact Local Unit Support.

Note that the name on the record is supposed to be his legal name. (Handbook 1:13.6.1) If it's not matching other legal documents, it should be changed to match them, which defeats the member's purpose.

Note that by policy, membership records cannot be given to the member - but the IOS can. (Which is probably close enough). The whole thing about on letterhead makes this a "call support" deal in my book.
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