OP doesn't have a passport. If he did, it would be easy to demonstrate US Citizenship to the satisfaction of DPS. While I agree a CRBA or equivalent should be sufficient, we're dealing with a bureaucracy. However, the simplest approach may be to send in his application with his CRBA and see how DPS responds, if he doesn't mind the risk of some delays.RottenApple wrote:This. My wife was born in London while her dad was stationed there. She has a "certification of birth" that came from the US Consulate. When it came time to get her a new passport 5 years ago (for our honeymoon cruise), that was all that was needed. When she got her CHL, she sent in copies of her certification of birth, Passport, and our marriage license (because her DL still had her maiden name on it) and all was well. Nary a hiccup on her app.JP171 wrote:you should have gotten a certification of birth abroad from the consulates office and a consular birth certificate, those 2 documents are all thats needed not naturalization paper work
Personally, I'm a big fan of the Passport Card. I have one in addition to a traditional Passport, which I only use when flying outside the US. On the other hand, I use my Passport Card as ID for domestic air travel, to simultaneously prove identity and right to work for I-9, and as general ID when I don't want to advertise my home address. Basically, if I need ID and I'm not driving, I show my passport card.
