Originally Posted by
1st Cav Vet
"Because a passport is a travel document - not a proof of citizenship (though it may state a nationality in the passport)."-I humbly correct Erik123. He believes what many do... BUT a United States Passport IS absolute PROOF OF US CITIZENSHIP!
True, but I found out when I was young that most Americans don't accept US Passport or even a birth certificate as a proof to be an American
Get this: when I tried to open my very first bank account when I was
13, the bank told me I needed something "more universally accepted" like a
driver license.
I just said okay, walked out the door, crossed the street and opened up an account with BofA that day. I have been with them ever since