I did receive an answer from Mr. Andrade (he was quite prompt and appreciated), but it left me more confused than I was to start. I wrote in part “I was born in Canada of American parents”; the response in full was “Regarding your question, you will need to bring your birth certificate, apostilled”. It is my understanding that Canada does not apostille any documents. Believe I read that in the Visa requirements on this site.
If I can take you up on your offer, I would appreciate it if you could dig into this a little further, thanks.
Being an American born abroad was never an issue for me until post 9/11. Since then, it has become a point of irritation and at times a real pain. Not thinking, the last time I went to get my Drivers License renewed they asked for 2 forms of ID, so I tossed my pocket Birth Certificate on the counter, along with my old license. I thought the officer was going to have me deported! Fortunately, my father, still living at the time, kept good records and still had my 50+ years old Consular Report of Birth Abroad and all was well.
