K-1 Russian Birth Certificate and translation

[jbmail 0]

Greeting all,

We are so far ahead of the game and already getting Packet 3 filled out and ready. Svetlana has all vaccination papers, is in process of going to Ukraine Police to get police records from Russia and Ukraine and this will be valid for ONE year as stated. I wanted her whole packet 3 filled out so when I arrive Sept 5th, we can check for errors together and make sure all is ready to go.

She already has a passport from 2005 when she traveled to Turkey from Ukraine, and is supposed to have this translated per agency advice, and back then , she showed her birth certificate and did a minor police check at that time and received it, but the agency is telling her now that she must apply for NEW Birth certifificate from Belomorsk where she was born in 1967. She sent letter over a month ago and two weeks ago, got reply that they sent it to local town office in Ukraine, but nobody can find it or can say it was EVER received, so she is still waiting for this, as she feels she NEEDS this to get police background check in the works, as some say it takes 3-4 weeks to come back from Russia??

My question is, Does she eveen NEED this new birth certificate (whats wrong with old?) and shouldn't she be able to get the police check going NOW, even if she doesn't have a NEW birth certificate

She is afraid she will never get this and i am wondering if she even needs it? What does one do if born in USSR and some Boris who doesn't like Ukraine requests NEVER sends you this certificate for ANY reason. I am thinking we could use old and attach letter from Belomorsk saying they sent it and then explain that it never came???

Any help would be appreciated

JB

[RyDa 1]

Hi jbmail,

Why would the agency (and what kind of agency?) need a new birth certificate from her? How do they explain that? I don't see why they would request a new one... Is hers incomplte or smth?

Regards!

Greeting all,

We are so far ahead of the game and already getting Packet 3 filled out and ready. Svetlana has all vaccination papers, is in process of going to Ukraine Police to get police records from Russia and Ukraine and this will be valid for ONE year as stated. I wanted her whole packet 3 filled out so when I arrive Sept 5th, we can check for errors together and make sure all is ready to go.

She already has a passport from 2005 when she traveled to Turkey from Ukraine, and is supposed to have this translated per agency advice, and back then , she showed her birth certificate and did a minor police check at that time and received it, but the agency is telling her now that she must apply for NEW Birth certifificate from Belomorsk where she was born in 1967. She sent letter over a month ago and two weeks ago, got reply that they sent it to local town office in Ukraine, but nobody can find it or can say it was EVER received, so she is still waiting for this, as she feels she NEEDS this to get police background check in the works, as some say it takes 3-4 weeks to come back from Russia??

My question is, Does she eveen NEED this new birth certificate (whats wrong with old?) and shouldn't she be able to get the police check going NOW, even if she doesn't have a NEW birth certificate

She is afraid she will never get this and i am wondering if she even needs it? What does one do if born in USSR and some Boris who doesn't like Ukraine requests NEVER sends you this certificate for ANY reason. I am thinking we could use old and attach letter from Belomorsk saying they sent it and then explain that it never came???

Any help would be appreciated

JB

[victor+natasha 0]

Hi jbmail,

Why would the agency (and what kind of agency?) need a new birth certificate from her? How do they explain that? I don't see why they would request a new one... Is hers incomplte or smth?

Regards!

Greeting all,

We are so far ahead of the game and already getting Packet 3 filled out and ready. Svetlana has all vaccination papers, is in process of going to Ukraine Police to get police records from Russia and Ukraine and this will be valid for ONE year as stated. I wanted her whole packet 3 filled out so when I arrive Sept 5th, we can check for errors together and make sure all is ready to go.

She already has a passport from 2005 when she traveled to Turkey from Ukraine, and is supposed to have this translated per agency advice, and back then , she showed her birth certificate and did a minor police check at that time and received it, but the agency is telling her now that she must apply for NEW Birth certifificate from Belomorsk where she was born in 1967. She sent letter over a month ago and two weeks ago, got reply that they sent it to local town office in Ukraine, but nobody can find it or can say it was EVER received, so she is still waiting for this, as she feels she NEEDS this to get police background check in the works, as some say it takes 3-4 weeks to come back from Russia??

My question is, Does she eveen NEED this new birth certificate (whats wrong with old?) and shouldn't she be able to get the police check going NOW, even if she doesn't have a NEW birth certificate

She is afraid she will never get this and i am wondering if she even needs it? What does one do if born in USSR and some Boris who doesn't like Ukraine requests NEVER sends you this certificate for ANY reason. I am thinking we could use old and attach letter from Belomorsk saying they sent it and then explain that it never came???

Any help would be appreciated

JB

A couple of things: 1. Her original birth certificate should be fine ( it is a 2page green book which was issued by USSR). 2. The police certificate in Ukraine is only good for 6 months, it states so on the certificate. So make sure you get it at the time so it does not expire at the time of the interview.

[jbmail 0]

Hi jbmail,

Why would the agency (and what kind of agency?) need a new birth certificate from her? How do they explain that? I don't see why they would request a new one... Is hers incomplte or smth?

Regards!

Greeting all,

We are so far ahead of the game and already getting Packet 3 filled out and ready. Svetlana has all vaccination papers, is in process of going to Ukraine Police to get police records from Russia and Ukraine and this will be valid for ONE year as stated. I wanted her whole packet 3 filled out so when I arrive Sept 5th, we can check for errors together and make sure all is ready to go.

She already has a passport from 2005 when she traveled to Turkey from Ukraine, and is supposed to have this translated per agency advice, and back then , she showed her birth certificate and did a minor police check at that time and received it, but the agency is telling her now that she must apply for NEW Birth certifificate from Belomorsk where she was born in 1967. She sent letter over a month ago and two weeks ago, got reply that they sent it to local town office in Ukraine, but nobody can find it or can say it was EVER received, so she is still waiting for this, as she feels she NEEDS this to get police background check in the works, as some say it takes 3-4 weeks to come back from Russia??

My question is, Does she eveen NEED this new birth certificate (whats wrong with old?) and shouldn't she be able to get the police check going NOW, even if she doesn't have a NEW birth certificate

She is afraid she will never get this and i am wondering if she even needs it? What does one do if born in USSR and some Boris who doesn't like Ukraine requests NEVER sends you this certificate for ANY reason. I am thinking we could use old and attach letter from Belomorsk saying they sent it and then explain that it never came???

Any help would be appreciated

JB

A couple of things: 1. Her original birth certificate should be fine ( it is a 2page green book which was issued by USSR). 2. The police certificate in Ukraine is only good for 6 months, it states so on the certificate. So make sure you get it at the time so it does not expire at the time of the interview.

This is WHY I ask questions, because there are SO many different answers

On Packet #3 instruction just downloaded from the Embassy, it states that Police Certificate is good for ONE year. The marriage agency that is helping her fill out documents in Ukraine and who says they do these all the time, said she needed a new BC, I thought because for some reason it didn't list everything? So I will need to check as to WHY, maybe BOTH parents weren't listed, but it also states that if Certificate isn't obtainable, must have signed document for mother(if living) or other relative to show birth, etc, so it can get confusing, and I am trying to make sure everything is OK early

Thanks for replies

JB

[payxibka 10,047]

2. The police certificate in Ukraine is only good for 6 months, it states so on the certificate. So make sure you get it at the time so it does not expire at the time of the interview.

Let's be clear about something.... and this answer is directly from the consulate in Kiev...

For consulate purposes, the police report is valid for ONE year.....

[jbmail 0]

2. The police certificate in Ukraine is only good for 6 months, it states so on the certificate. So make sure you get it at the time so it does not expire at the time of the interview.

Let's be clear about something.... and this answer is directly from the consulate in Kiev...

For consulate purposes, the police report is valid for ONE year.....

Thanks for the clarification, now what do we know about this Birth Certificate? Any reason why one issued in 1967 and used to get passprt 3 years ago WOULDN'T be good enough for embassy?

JB

[payxibka 10,047]

I cannot think of a reason why not... My wife got a new one but it was due to an error in the original... Not because it was old.