Originally Posted by
will2288
An adult friend of mine applied for her first-ever passport two years ago. The place of birth is listed as the state where she lives, and not the state she was born in. She is a natual-born US citizen. Not sure if she put the wrong info on the application, of if they messed it up. She has never been out of the country, but plans to drive to Canada soon for a short vacation. I see there is a form to correct this change, but it takes at least a few weeks.
Any reason to think using the passport as is will be an issue?
Unlikely to cause a problem getting into Canada or back — and it may even help to get into Canada — but she should get it fixed as soon as she can.
It may cause a problem on the return to the US, if CBP has doubts about her identity and/or citizenship despite the presentation of her US passport. But that shouldn’t be a show-stopper either.
Data entry errors do happen, do get missed and don’t always get fixed as fast as they should. But this isn’t likely to cause a major problem for most.