Birth certificate & National ID for Iranian

[Frank1 1]

Hello everyone!

I am from Iran and live in Canada (Citizen). Does anyone know the website which is discussing in detail about what kind of ID can be replaced or offered to immigration instead of Birth certificate? I lost my Birth certificate and it takes long time to obtain another one, I don't know what I could offer them. I have original translated Birth certificate, National ID card, and valid Passport from my country Iran. I would appreciate your immediate expertise and respond!

Thanks

[trailmix 77]

You may want to apply for an identity certificate right away. If you don't get it before you reach the NVC stage, you may want to go ahead and submit what you have - with a note stating you have applied for the identity certificate.

Here is the official word on what they will accept:

Documents

Birth Certificates

Unavailable.

Identity certificates (Shenasnameh)

Available. Identity certificates (Shenasnameh) showing the date and place of birth, parents' names, place of residence, and marital history where appropriate, are issued to Iranian nationals in urban centers by the Department of National Registration and Statistics (Edareh Sabt Ahval va Omar) and in rural regions by district (Bakhsh) offices of the Department. These are accepted by the Embassy in lieu of birth certificates for visa purposes. Information contained in these certificates must be evaluated with the understanding that certain data, particularly dates and places, may be inaccurate. No official fee is charged for delivering documents to the applicants. When these documents are requested from abroad, an indefinite waiting period should be expected before a reply is received.

Birth or baptismal certificates emanating from ecclesiastic authorities of the church to which non-Moslem applicants belong are frequently of doubtful value. Moslem ecclesiastic authorities in Iran issue no documents to visa applicants.

One other thing - when you submit your documents to NVC, be sure to submit a copy of your Canadian citizenship card, not sure if you are aware that you need to do this, so thought I would mention it.

Edited May 27, 2010 by trailmix

[Frank1 1]

Thanks for your respond,

I read somewhere that they accept either Birth certificate or National ID card, but I can't find that side! Do you know that website?

Thanks again

[trailmix 77]

I don't sorry.

That link I gave you is for the department of state - those are the rules they will follow for whatever you send to NVC.

[Kourt 0]

My husband and I had questions about that also when we did the I-130 petition, so I emailed the embassy and they told me the shenasnemah is needed in place of the birth certificate. From my understand, copies of your birth certificate are hard to get in Iran. But when in doubt email the US embassy, at first they will probably just send you the same information about the shenasnemah the trailmix posted (that's exactly what they sent me), but you can ask them specifically what they will accept and let them know what you have. Hope this help