I would say laminating your social security card and birth certificate is a good way to keep them from getting damaged and is probably a smart thing to do.
I laminate my birth certificate.
Do not laminate an official copy of a birth certificate.
Do not ever laminate your certificates birth certificates naturalization certificate or whatever.
But it was a genuine mistake.
Kindly read them below carefully.
People do make copies and have the copy laminated.
If you need to have it framed like a photo or for storage keep in plastic.
You only need it in certain circumstances anyways and lamination invalidates it.
It s stressing me out.
Laminated is not an original offical birth certificate.
My birth certificate and marriage certificate is laminated.
Many people want to preserve their most valuable and important documents by laminating them but this is a huge mistake.
Some people are yet to accept the fact that laminating certificates can cost you a job or life time opportunity so i took my time to collect some people s opinion and experiences.
Birth certificates being used for travel must be an original offical copy some may or maynot have a raised seal as that is state driven rather it be watermark raised seal hologram etc.
It would be unacceptable by embassies and schools hospitals etc that are up to international standard practices.
An individual may chose to laminate later.
If so what do you keep those documents in to make sure they don t get ruined.
However see my first comment and it explains why the answer is no you can not laminate either documents.
This rule is true for birth certificates as well especially because birth certificates often have an embossed seal on them.
Will australia post accept them for my passport application.
Anyone else s laminated and.
You should never laminate your important certificates such as birth marriage death and divorce.
Natashamaclellan1992 pices13 mine says no laminating or plasticizing.
Laminate write on it etc.
Whirlpool forums addict reference.
Can i laminate my baby s birth certificate or does it need to stay as is for some reason.
Laminated my original birth certificate a few years back due to the ageing paper and i recently obtained copies of the birth certificate which have been issued by the authorities laminated are these accepeted by the embassy.
What not to laminate.
If you laminate the certificate that seal flattens and will no longer appear official.
In most states there is a raised seal like a notary seal and laminating will flatten it.
Many employers or others who wish to verify your identity will not accept a laminated card because it just seems too easy to fake.