[mlo]

"If proof of birth isn't the point of it why does it say "This is a more complete record of your birth...?"

Because it is. Nobody disputes that.

For that program they have to go deeper than your own birth and look at your parents and their ancestry. There is more data on the long form. It says nothing about the short form not being proof of your own birth.

In fact it doesn't even say don't send it. It only says sending the long form will save you time and money.

[TigersEye]

They don't say that the Certification doesn't contain the information they need they say it requires "further verification." That goes directly to its reliability not its content.

Spin on though you are amusing me with your convoluted concatenations.