need help with QC birth certificate

[VandJ 0]

we are kind of confused as to what papers we should send for the birth and marriage certificate. (we are putting together the I-130 for the IR1-CR-1)

on this website; http://travel.state.gov/visa/frvi/reciproc...ocity_3531.html

for the province of quebec, it says that the certificates accepted are COPIES OF ACT.

"Quebec: Applicants should obtain "certified copies of an act" from the Direction de l' Etat Civil in Montreal"

i have in hands our wedding certificate AND our copy of an act of marriage.

i also have my birth certificate AND my copy of an act of birth. both of those have my parents name on it. the problem is, the copy of an act has ALOT of blank spaces because if you were born before 1994, they dont have acces to most of those information. (parents adress, their date of birth, identification of the witness)

but on the US gouvernement website, it clearly says they need the birth certificate with my parents name on it. so they actually dont need the COPY OF AN ACT?

also, when sending the I-130 packet, do we have to include all our proof of relationship or keep that one minimal and bring everything to the interview later?

(like the phone bills, plane tickets, pictures, letters from friends about our relationship ect)

thanks alot!

[Krikit 1,165]

Try doing an advanced search for posts by Mephys. I believe Kizza is also in Quebec so maybe she'll be along to help out.

Welcome to VJ.

[VandJ 0]

also, if we send originals to USCIS, will they transfer them with the case to NVC?

[Malrothien 6]

You don't need to send originals with the I-130 filing to USCIS.

[VandJ 0]

thank you so much! and i PMed both of them!

[VandJ 0]

and what about the proof of relation to send with the I-130?

only letters from friends talking about our relationship and a couple of pictures? or the whole package with phone bills and all that?

[Necrotica 0]

I'll ask my husband what he did to get his birth certificate since he lived in Montréal. His birth certificate was in French so it had to be translated to English. I can find the person/company that did the translation if you need it.

[Kathryn41 3,205]

My birth certificate is from Quebec. It only has my parents names on it and my birth information. When I was born Quebec wasn't even issuing birth certificates so I had to use my Baptismal Record and state the Parish of my birth for them to track down the information. As long as you have the birth certificate that includes your parents' names you will be fine.

[VandJ 0]

thanks guys!

i think i'll just get my regular birth certificate translated with my parents name and not the reallly long form with all my parents info on it (which is all blank anyways)

and it seems like i dont have to send a copy with the I-130 anyways? so it will give me time to get it translated while were getting the I-130 approved!

[Kimbear 53]

you can order your BC from quebec online.. i did and go ####### within a week.

http://www.etatcivil.gouv.qc.ca/publicatio...-13%20Birth.pdf

that is the pdf you can fill out and mail for express service like i did.

https://services.etatcivil.gouv.qc.ca/del/?lang=en

that link above is the online link where you can fill it out pay with CC.

fyi i had to get long form..the small one is just a credit card one which is ueseless. only the long form has your parents names on it etc. which is the info they want.

Edited December 3, 2009 by Kimbear

[VandJ 0]

i already have both.

i have the birth certificate (the long ish one with my parents name on it)

but i also have the COPY OF AN ACT OF BIRTH which i thought was the long one! theres way more info on that one (but not mine since everything was left blank)

so ill just go with the regular one.

[La Souris 19]

I sent my file a few months ago and I sent them the Copy of an Act of Birth as it is what they were requesting http://travel.state.gov/visa/frvi/reciproc...ocity_3531.html -- however, I have to admit that, as yours, most of the fields in mine are empty. Same for the Marriage (I did order both the certificate and the copy of an act - I'll have them for future reference) but I sent the copy of an act...

Then, I got the Copy of an Act of Birth translated... the marriage stuff was done in English from the start.

I can't remember who it was, but I read about someone getting an RFE for the "Copy of an Act" a while back; which is not too bad if you have it already, but why not send it from the start and save the hassle...

Edited December 3, 2009 by La Souris

[VandJ 0]

I sent my file a few months ago and I sent them the Copy of an Act of Birth as it is what they were requesting http://travel.state.gov/visa/frvi/reciproc...ocity_3531.html -- however, I have to admit that, as yours, most of the fields in mine are empty. Same for the Marriage (I did order both the certificate and the copy of an act - I'll have them for future reference) but I sent the copy of an act...

Then, I got the Copy of an Act of Birth translated... the marriage stuff was done in English from the start.

I can't remember who it was, but I read about someone getting an RFE for the "Copy of an Act" a while back; which is not too bad if you have it already, but why not send it from the start and save the hassle...

thank you so much for the reply!

yeah our copy of an act for the wedding is in english and we'll use that one. i was just really confused with the birth certificate.

and the person who got a RFE for the copy of an act, what is because they sent the copy of an act and it was wrong or their sent the regular certificate and they had to send the copy of an act?

thanks!

(well get through this! haha)

[La Souris 19]

thank you so much for the reply!

yeah our copy of an act for the wedding is in english and we'll use that one. i was just really confused with the birth certificate.

and the person who got a RFE for the copy of an act, what is because they sent the copy of an act and it was wrong or their sent the regular certificate and they had to send the copy of an act?

thanks!

(well get through this! haha)

Sorry, I don't remember exactly how it went...

Bonne chance!