Another Question regarding DS-230

[Negrecita2010 1]

OK, maybe there are some of you that can relate to this question:

Question #20 & #25 on the DS-230 ask for parents date of birth. My husband's parents are having a hard time getting this information. I guess back in the days, when someone was born you had so much time to register their birth with the state. There are a few dates floating out there for my in-laws parents. Any advice on what to do with this?

[trailmix 77]

If you cannot obtain the date, just write approx. dd/mm/yy

Nothing else you can do

[Bernie C 24]

This is not from an official site but it was all I could find. Hopefully it may be useful.

A Birth certificates (Actas de Nacimiento, in Spanish) are available for all persons born in the Dominican Republic. Certified copies of birth certificates may be obtained by visiting the Civil Registry Office (Oficialía del Estado Civil) having jurisdiction over the place in which the birth occurred. Alternatively, birth certificates may be obtained by writing directly to the General Directorate of Civil Registry Offices of the Republic (Dirección General de las Oficialías del Estado Civil de la República) in Santo Domingo, giving the place and year of the person’s birth. The address of the General Directorate is Calle Paul Harris esq. Horacio Vicioso.

Two types of birth certificates are available: a condensed version called an "Extracto de Acta" and a longer version, called an "Acta Inextensa," which contains more information. Both versions are legitimate civil documents; however, only the Acta Inextensa is accepted for immigrant, K and V visa purposes.

Dominican civil documents used for visa purposes must be legalized at the Oficina Central del Estado Civil, the main civil registry office in Santo Domingo.

[trailmix 77]

Actually that information is from an official site - it is from the Department of State Reciprocity Schedule:

http://travel.state.gov/visa/frvi/reciprocity/reciprocity_3551.html#docs