• @shalafi
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    197 months ago

    In what would is this required? I didn’t have to produce a single document to add my kids to benefits. Hell, I could have added the neighbor’s kids.

    • @[email protected]
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      77 months ago

      When I was enrolling my child on my benefits for a state job (in the USA), they needed me to provide a birth certificate.

      In my private sector job, I only gave a name and relationship with no paperwork.

    • @Donkter
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      67 months ago

      Different states have different rules. It could have been through the work too which can do whatever it wants.

      • @Etterra
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        27 months ago

        It’s entirely possible that if they looked up the kids information and found no record of their birth, because background checks and whatnot, trying to confirm that the kid even exists in the first place and it’s not a scam of some kind, then they would have to manually request proof of existence/citizenship.

    • @blady_blah
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      47 months ago

      Every time I’ve added my kids to my benefits, I’ve had to provide a social security number. But realistically, that’s the only documentation I had to provide other than their name and sex.

      • @shalafi
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        17 months ago

        I’m wrong, I have had to provide an SSN, but still never a birth certificate.