Why is the wallet size birth certificate no longer available?
Effective October 1, 2008, the Division of Vital Records Administration discontinued the issuance of wallet sized birth cards. The reasoning behind this was: 1. Other States were rejecting NH wallet cards as a valid document for proof of birth 2. Some Federal Agencies have questioned the validity of these records 3. Wallet Birth Card implies that the cards should be carried in a wallet and this practice is very risky should the wallet be lost or stolen; and 4.
