Birth Certificate

[Zuya 0]

Ok can someone explain to me why the DHS will not accept my birth certificate for our visa process. They said they cannot do so because it’s a short form? And doesn’t have my parents name on it. This seems a bit odd because it was the same one I used to join the USMC back in 1969. Any help would be appreciated

[speedwell 224]

Ok can someone explain to me why the DHS will not accept my birth certificate for our visa process. They said they cannot do so because it’s a short form? And doesn’t have my parents name on it. This seems a bit odd because it was the same one I used to join the USMC back in 1969. Any help would be appreciated

Zuya, their rules say you must submit a birth certificate with both parents' names on it. Their rules are different now and different from the military's. My husband's BC is actually a certified copy of the handwritten record of the birth in the books of the village where he was born! You will need to coordinate with the local authorities where you were born to get some sort of certified birth record that shows all of the information they want. Don't forget to have it translated and have the translation certified (a simple matter of putting certification language on the translation; search here for examples; I don't know them because all our stuff is in English...).

[Inky 1,110]

Ok can someone explain to me why the DHS will not accept my birth certificate for our visa process. They said they cannot do so because it's a short form? And doesn't have my parents name on it. This seems a bit odd because it was the same one I used to join the USMC back in 1969. Any help would be appreciated

You need to get the one that contains all birth information, location, parents, doctors etc.

Doesn't matter what the USMC accepted as a birth cert.

My husband had to get his sent from his parents as they had the original.

Otherwise you would need to get it from the state you were born in.

[NikLR 13,227]

are you doing the initial I-130?

you can use all the pages of your passport!

Edited April 17, 2013 by NikiR

[Zuya 0]

Ok thanks folks just sent a online order to my birth state for the full cert.

[Mrs Zuya 0]

Ok thanks folks just sent a online order to my birth state for the full cert.

Does a happy dance, good news now crosses fingers it doesn't take ages to get it

[Mrs Zuya 0]

Ok thanks folks just sent a online order to my birth state for the full cert.

Does a happy dance, good news now crosses fingers it doesn't take ages to get it

[speedwell 224]

are you doing the initial I-130?

you can use all the pages of your passport!

Well, if they literally asked for something, it's better to give them the thing they asked for, I suppose. Yes, we can use the passport and in fact I did!

[NikLR 13,227]

Lol yes it is always best to give exactly what is asked for. I learned that in school.

[Mrs Zuya 0]

Well, if they literally asked for something, it's better to give them the thing they asked for, I suppose. Yes, we can use the passport and in fact I did!

Actualy He hasn't got a passport, He tried applying for His passport using the birth certificate He had but they told Him He has to get another birth certificate to get the passport so He is going to have to get the birth certificate and a passport and it will take 30 days to receive the birth certificate, which means we will have to wait for that before everything is mailed off to the USCIS

[speedwell 224]

Actualy He hasn't got a passport, He tried applying for His passport using the birth certificate He had but they told Him He has to get another birth certificate to get the passport so He is going to have to get the birth certificate and a passport and it will take 30 days to receive the birth certificate, which means we will have to wait for that before everything is mailed off to the USCIS

Ugh, I know how that is. You should have seen me when my handbag was stolen with my passport and my British work visa in it (for which I had to reapply and RE-PAY) and it turned out my official records weren't updated in the federal system from a previous marriage (don't know how that happened). Good luck and I'm sorry for the delay.

[NikLR 13,227]

Actualy He hasn't got a passport, He tried applying for His passport using the birth certificate He had but they told Him He has to get another birth certificate to get the passport so He is going to have to get the birth certificate and a passport and it will take 30 days to receive the birth certificate, which means we will have to wait for that before everything is mailed off to the USCIS

Ah I see. The Canadian govt didn't accept my birth certificate either when I went to renew my passport last year so I had to order one online. I was born in a different province and I needed the passport ASAP. I was able to pay extra and have it expedited to me in 3 days. Did you guys see if that was possible?

[Zuya 0]

I checked and no way will they expidite. Really starting to think What else can go wrong ~shakes head~ They said if I was born after 1967 they could do so. But since I wasnt they have to hand search older files. Which is why the delay

Edited April 18, 2013 by Zuya

[speedwell 224]

I checked and no way will they expidite. Really starting to think What else can go wrong ~shakes head~ They said if I was born after 1967 they could do so. But since I wasnt they have to hand search older files. Which is why the delay

ah, I would have missed that one by three months myself, and yes they had to search old books to find mine, lol... it did get here before they said it would, though. I'm sorry for the delay, again, but remember each day is a day closer to the final day!

Edited April 18, 2013 by speedwell

[Mrs Zuya 0]

I checked and no way will they expidite. Really starting to think What else can go wrong ~shakes head~ They said if I was born after 1967 they could do so. But since I wasnt they have to hand search older files. Which is why the delay

Nothing is going to go wrong, we are are going to get through this and be together, our love is strong and I am not going to let a birth certificate beat us, You will see my Love, we will get there... Hugs