Certified copy of UK Birth Certificate

[dvrjwh 0]

Hi everyone,

We've just received an RFE for the DS 230 package as they are saying that my Certified Long Copy of my Birth Certificate is not the long copy

It IS the long copy!!! I explained that to an operator and she has referred it to a supervisor and told us to wait 15 days. I can't believe they've never seen one of these before?? Maybe I was just unlucky and got a new employee. Do things take long when they get to the Supervisor?

I was thinking of sending over my original short copy so that they can compare the difference. Having checked with my mother, she confirmed she was only given a short copy way back in 1958!! Therefore I had to apply to the UK General Register Office to get certified copy of long version.

Apart from that, we could have got case complete these week and stood a chance of a June interview.

Thanks,

[SirJon 0]

I am surprised that they do not recognise a UK long birth certificate. I know from my experience when they were checking my papers at the embassy, they were a little bit dubious that the copy I had received from the GRO was a certified copy. It could be worth while trying to speak to someone and find out exactly what the problem is.

[dvrjwh 0]

Thanks SirJon, I appreciate your reply.

I'm going to try and talk to a supervisor later this evening and see whether I can get any further information.

If not, I think I will forward to them tomorrow via DHL the original of my Short birth cert, together with another copy of the Certified Long one, so that they can make the comparison. I also have a form from GRO which they sent back with my certs which I could include which would add weight to the fact that the Certified copy was ordered via them.

It seems such a strange thing for an RFE!!