Birth Cert

[StaceyG 0]

Ok I kinda have what could be a silly question... Does the fiancee receiving the visa need to have a Long birth Cert at any point in the process or is the Small wallet size one ok ?

[KimandRuss 0]

You (the beneficiary) will need a long form certified birth certificate at interview stage.

It's all in the Guides & FAQ's.

[Carlawarla 1]

Ok I kinda have what could be a silly question... Does the fiancee receiving the visa need to have a Long birth Cert at any point in the process or is the Small wallet size one ok ?

Indeed you do.

Haven't seen your screen name before StaceyG. Don't forget to check out the Canada Forum to visit and get information that might be specific to US/Canada immigration.

Edited August 12, 2008 by Carlawarla

[MichelleN 0]

You (the beneficiary) will need a long form certified birth certificate at interview stage.

It's all in the Guides & FAQ's.

Probably a stupid question but what exactly is a long form birth certificate? I was a little worried when I made the copy of mine for the original submission because it asked for a scan of the back and...well there's nothing on the back of mine. It's the original certificate from when I was first born. It's got the seal on it though. My mom said it's a valid certificate and should be fine but I'm wondering if I should go ahead and just order a new one to be safe.

[Nich-Nick 3,354]

Not all birth certificates will have anything on the back. Considering all the countries involved, they will be quite different. And in the US, birth certificates are issued by the state, so 50 different versions here. The long form, as I understand it means it should show your parents names on it. Apparently there are some that show the person's name and place/date of birth but nothing about the parents of the baby. If it has a seal, then it sounds like an official or certified copy, which is all they need in the petition from the US citizen. Actually they need just a Xerox copy of the official one. The foreign person will have to take the real certificate with the seal/embossing (whatever it has to be official), and a copy of it to the interview. They look at it and see it's real, then keep the copy and let you take the real certificate home with you.

[payxibka 10,045]

Ok I kinda have what could be a silly question... Does the fiancee receiving the visa need to have a Long birth Cert at any point in the process or is the Small wallet size one ok ?

Long or short, wall size or wallet size does not matter... What does matter is if the bc is an official one and it contains all the required information. You might find that the short one does not contain all the information (such as birth parent information).

[Carlawarla 1]

I said specifically the long one as I noted the beneficiary was from Canada and that's the only form one the Consulate will accept, as that's the only one that has the parental information on it.