Birth Certificate

[driz8 0]

My Fiance received a copy of her birth certificate about a year ago and is concerned that it is too long ago and i may be "expired".

I am trying to convince her this is not a problem but she wants some assurance. If anyone has any info about this please let us know so she can have a good night sleep!

Thank you

[dj1206 0]

Birth certificates don't expire. They are a legal document which should be kept on file by a government entity in the jurisdiction of the place of birth, and are reproduced and usually notarized by a government official when issued to an authorized person. Unless there is an issue with your SO's name or information (missing middle names, mis-spelled names, different name altogether, wrong parent names, birth dates, etc.), I wouldn't worry too much about it. Police certificates and something similar to the proof of eligibility to marry (and/or singleness) might need to be more recent, however. Since your SO is in China, make sure someone can translate all of this into English if the documents are not already in English. But if your SO got the BC a year ago, I personally wouldn't worry. Hope this helps.

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[pushbrk 13,121]

My Fiance received a copy of her birth certificate about a year ago and is concerned that it is too long ago and i may be "expired".

I am trying to convince her this is not a problem but she wants some assurance. If anyone has any info about this please let us know so she can have a good night sleep!

Thank you

Her notarial birth certificate with translation secured at the Gong Zheng Chu will never expire. Police certificates and affidavits of single status should be as current as possible, not more than one year old at the interview. Newer is better for those but not birth certificates.

[motu 6]

I am not sure about China but in Colombia they want 'fresh' birth certificates (less than 3 months old or so) - there you go to the notary where your birth was registered and they print out another one for you for $5 or so. Good Luck

[pushbrk 13,121]

I am not sure about China but in Colombia they want 'fresh' birth certificates (less than 3 months old or so) - there you go to the notary where your birth was registered and they print out another one for you for $5 or so. Good Luck

A birth certificate does not expire.

[SWA2 1]

My Fiance received a copy of her birth certificate about a year ago and is concerned that it is too long ago and i may be "expired".

I am trying to convince her this is not a problem but she wants some assurance. If anyone has any info about this please let us know so she can have a good night sleep!

Thank you

My wife's copy of her birth certificate was made in 2004 and we applied for our K1 2 1/2 years later. No problem. She's from China too, so that should comfort your fiancee.

[bora bora 1]

I am not sure about China but in Colombia they want 'fresh' birth certificates (less than 3 months old or so) - there you go to the notary where your birth was registered and they print out another one for you for $5 or so. Good Luck

A birth certificate does not expire.

Exactly. Unless you've passed away I guess.

[pushbrk 13,121]

I am not sure about China but in Colombia they want 'fresh' birth certificates (less than 3 months old or so) - there you go to the notary where your birth was registered and they print out another one for you for $5 or so. Good Luck

A birth certificate does not expire.

Exactly. Unless you've passed away I guess.

lol They don't expire first because the nature of the document itself as a one time record of birth and second because the information isn't subject to change. "Correction" yes, change no.

Most people in China don't have a birth certificate. What they submit is a product of the Gong Zheng Chu attesting to the contemporary information provided being accurate. In the USA, it's a copy of an actual document recorded at birth. In my daughter's case the family falsified a new birth certificate (again, not really a certifiicate of birth) so she could start school a year early. They forgot to change it back later so all her records now show her as three months older than she really is.

[bora bora 1]

I am not sure about China but in Colombia they want 'fresh' birth certificates (less than 3 months old or so) - there you go to the notary where your birth was registered and they print out another one for you for $5 or so. Good Luck

A birth certificate does not expire.

Exactly. Unless you've passed away I guess.

lol They don't expire first because the nature of the document itself as a one time record of birth and second because the information isn't subject to change. "Correction" yes, change no.

Most people in China don't have a birth certificate. What they submit is a product of the Gong Zheng Chu attesting to the contemporary information provided being accurate. In the USA, it's a copy of an actual document recorded at birth. In my daughter's case the family falsified a new birth certificate (again, not really a certifiicate of birth) so she could start school a year early. They forgot to change it back later so all her records now show her as three months older than she really is.

Yea, I was joking about it expiring at the time of death.

I don't understand why people would think it would expire.

[Skyler 0]

It's because some governments do request a birth certificate whose copy was issued within a certain time period before the paperwork is filed. I wasn't able to submit some work authorization paperwork to the Salvadoran government because the copy of my US birth certificate was issued 4 months previous and it was required that it was issued within 3 months. I asked the same thing to my fiance, "What the heck could have changed in the past 4 months? It's my birth certificate." But I had to get a newer copy just the same. So, that is why people may be unsure.

I am not sure about China but in Colombia they want 'fresh' birth certificates (less than 3 months old or so) - there you go to the notary where your birth was registered and they print out another one for you for $5 or so. Good Luck

A birth certificate does not expire.

Exactly. Unless you've passed away I guess.

lol They don't expire first because the nature of the document itself as a one time record of birth and second because the information isn't subject to change. "Correction" yes, change no.

Most people in China don't have a birth certificate. What they submit is a product of the Gong Zheng Chu attesting to the contemporary information provided being accurate. In the USA, it's a copy of an actual document recorded at birth. In my daughter's case the family falsified a new birth certificate (again, not really a certifiicate of birth) so she could start school a year early. They forgot to change it back later so all her records now show her as three months older than she really is.

Yea, I was joking about it expiring at the time of death.

I don't understand why people would think it would expire.

[ramin 0]

My Fiance received a copy of her birth certificate about a year ago and is concerned that it is too long ago and i may be "expired".

I am trying to convince her this is not a problem but she wants some assurance. If anyone has any info about this please let us know so she can have a good night sleep!

Thank you

Her notarial birth certificate with translation secured at the Gong Zheng Chu will never expire. Police certificates and affidavits of single status should be as current as possible, not more than one year old at the interview. Newer is better for those but not birth certificates.

Hi,

What is affidavits of single status, where my fiance would get it?

Ramin.

[pushbrk 13,121]

My Fiance received a copy of her birth certificate about a year ago and is concerned that it is too long ago and i may be "expired".

I am trying to convince her this is not a problem but she wants some assurance. If anyone has any info about this please let us know so she can have a good night sleep!

Thank you

Her notarial birth certificate with translation secured at the Gong Zheng Chu will never expire. Police certificates and affidavits of single status should be as current as possible, not more than one year old at the interview. Newer is better for those but not birth certificates.

Hi,

What is affidavits of single status, where my fiance would get it?

Ramin.

Take her family register to Gong Zheng Chu (Notarial office) and ask for one. Request this less than six months before the interview. As I recall there may be a preceding step but the Gong Zheng Chu can advise her if somebody else doesn't come along soon to advise.

[driz8 0]

I am not sure about China but in Colombia they want 'fresh' birth certificates (less than 3 months old or so) - there you go to the notary where your birth was registered and they print out another one for you for $5 or so. Good Luck

A birth certificate does not expire.

Exactly. Unless you've passed away I guess.

lol They don't expire first because the nature of the document itself as a one time record of birth and second because the information isn't subject to change. "Correction" yes, change no.

Most people in China don't have a birth certificate. What they submit is a product of the Gong Zheng Chu attesting to the contemporary information provided being accurate. In the USA, it's a copy of an actual document recorded at birth. In my daughter's case the family falsified a new birth certificate (again, not really a certifiicate of birth) so she could start school a year early. They forgot to change it back later so all her records now show her as three months older than she really is.

Thank you all for your kind help. It was very accurate and now we are scrambling to get police records!