Question about birth certificate

[sdhiman 0]

Hello

We have mailed our I-130 petition and recieved NOA1 on June 12, 2009. While waiting for NOA2, we wanted to get started on items needed once the case goes to NVC. 1 of them includes birth certificate of beneficiary, we have a "date of birth" certificate issued by the Indian consulate in Toronto. Will it work? The certificate mentions the name of the father but not the name of mother.

On a side note, we have used the same certificate during Canadian PR processing and it worked without any issues but we are not sure if it will work for CR1. Any thoughts?

Thanks

sdhiman

[trailmix 77]

Hi Sdhiman,

Generally they require a certificate that has both the parents names on it.

Perhaps these guidelines will help, from the reciprocity tables:

Birth Certificates

Available. Prior to l970, the reporting of births was voluntary. Birth certificates of Europeans, Anglo-Indians, Armenian Christians, Jews and Parsis born prior to l970 may be obtained from the State Registrar General of Births, Deaths, and Marriages. No standard or uniform certificate is issued by the authorities. In addition, acceptable certificates may often be obtained from the municipal and rural registration records, which are maintained under the state laws. Europeans, Anglo-Indians, and Indian Christians are usually able to obtain church baptismal certificates.

Under the Registration of Births and Deaths Act of l969, births are required to be registered in almost all of the States and Union Territories of India. Birth certificates are available to any applicant born on or after April l, l970, upon payment of a nominal fee to the appropriate authority.

In cases where birth certificates from the authorities are unavailable or contain insufficient information regarding the birth or the parents, a sworn affidavit executed by either the parents, if living, or other close relatives older than the applicant, may be submitted. It should set forth the relationship between the deponent and the applicant, how well the deponent knows the applicant, date and place of the applicant's birth, the names of both parents, and any other related facts. Such an affidavit, when a birth certificate is unavailable, should be accompanied by a document from a competent governmental authority confirming that the certificate does not exist, or no longer exists.

Edited June 22, 2009 by trailmix