Only have a short form birth certificate -- unable to get the long form

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Hello All,

We're preparing all of the documents necessary for the packet 3 phase since our I-129F petition has just left the NVC.

I noticed on the Sydney consulate website that they require a "long form" birth certificate with the names of the parents on there. My fiancee only has a short form birth certificate with just her name, date, and location of birth (no names of parents on there). The problem is that my fiancee was not born in Australia and her family have maintained no ties to her country of birth, and so we would be unable to obtain a long-form birth certificate.

Do you think that this will be a problem with the embassy, and if so, what have others provided as alternative documentation?

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Personal ties aren't needed. If the birth was recorded in the birth country then you would obtain it from the appropriate authority.

As you stated, it is required. Contact the embassy to learn what will meet the requirement if the birth was not recorded.