K1 Visa-Birth affidavit info reqd

[abhishek_09 0]

Hello,

I have received the packet 3 from the local consulate. That is what my questions are about.

I don't have a birth certificate and was hoping to obtain a "no registration of birth" letter from the district of birth here in India. My question is:

1) Is it ok to obtain this document for persons born after 1970? Or does this document apply only to those persons who were born before 1970?

Secondly. should I acquire the aforesaid document, I am required to attach an affidavit from one of my parents, which is sworn in before a "first class magistrate". So my questions are:

2) Does the affidavit have to made out specifically from a court/FC magistrate of the district where I was born? or can it be made from any district in India, say, where my parents may currently be residing?

3) Does getting this validation from a FC magistrate require any specific information documentation etc from my parents (what will the magistrate want to know from my parents)? and how easy/difficult is it to get the validation done (considering that a FC magistrate is a senior magistrate, does it involve waiting times of several days for appointment etc.?)

I would be grateful if someone could answer these questions please and share an image of an affidavit.

Regards

Abhishek

[ELW 5]

abhishek_09, my husband didn't have a birth certificate either, but he wasn't able to get a "no registration of birth", so I can't advise you on that. However I would think it would apply to those born after 1970 too. My husband did get an Affidavit signed by his mother (father is deceased). I will attach the file here so you can see. It was just a Notary who signed it, that too, a friend of a friend. His mother is illiterate so just did a thumb impression. The Affidavit was done in the district where he was born, but I don't think that matters. An Affidavit is just affirming that the correct person who wrote it, signs it.

As for the documentation, I would think you would have to bring some kind of proof like voting card, ration card, etc., to prove you are the right person. However in my husband's case, they did not ask for any proof because they already knew his mother.

In addition, my husband had a caste certificate and I think that made it easier because it looks like a birth certificate, giving his date of birth and father's name. We submitted both the caste certificate and his mother's affidavit for the visa interview in India and here in USA for SSN and AOS, and it was accepted fine. Good Luck to you!

[abhishek_09 0]

abhishek_09, my husband didn't have a birth certificate either, but he wasn't able to get a "no registration of birth", so I can't advise you on that. However I would think it would apply to those born after 1970 too. My husband did get an Affidavit signed by his mother (father is deceased). I will attach the file here so you can see. It was just a Notary who signed it, that too, a friend of a friend. His mother is illiterate so just did a thumb impression. The Affidavit was done in the district where he was born, but I don't think that matters. An Affidavit is just affirming that the correct person who wrote it, signs it.

As for the documentation, I would think you would have to bring some kind of proof like voting card, ration card, etc., to prove you are the right person. However in my husband's case, they did not ask for any proof because they already knew his mother.

In addition, my husband had a caste certificate and I think that made it easier because it looks like a birth certificate, giving his date of birth and father's name. We submitted both the caste certificate and his mother's affidavit for the visa interview in India and here in USA for SSN and AOS, and it was accepted fine. Good Luck to you!

Thank you ELW!!