back of birth certificate- to include or not?

[jezebelseven 0]

Okay, hoping to finally have everything ready to mail by tomorrow. For reference, I'm sending BOTH a copy of every page of my passport AND my copy of a birth certificate, just to cover all bases, so maybe that's really the answer to my own question.

I went out earlier this week and copied the front of my birth certificate, and didn't copy the back. I didn't remember if we had to, and seeing as there's not a single thing besides a bunch of white and off white lines on the back of it, I figured I didn't need to. Well, I read in the guides I needed to, so I went back today and made a copy.

The problem is, the white and off white lines basically don't show up on the printer. One or two of them did, but it's really impossible to tell what the hell the paper is. Just random artifacts on a sheet of paper. I'm worried if I include this in the packet, it's going to confuse someone more than help.

Should I just leave it out, should I write on the bottom of it 'Back of US Citizen's Birth Certificate', or should I include it with no explanation? Like I said, I'm including all of my passport as well, so...

[bebop + rocksteady 0]

The back of mine was completely blank, and the genius point was made that the back of the certificate WAS in fact blank on the photo copy (flip over the piece of paper, it's blank, therefore an exact copy of the birth certificate). But, just for saftey sake, I wrote on the back of mine "back blank on original".

I can't imagine that the white and off white lines are really critical. If you are concerned, I'd say add the copy with the faint lines and write "Back of US Citizen brith certificate" on it.

Cass (bebop the great)

Okay, hoping to finally have everything ready to mail by tomorrow. For reference, I'm sending BOTH a copy of every page of my passport AND my copy of a birth certificate, just to cover all bases, so maybe that's really the answer to my own question.

I went out earlier this week and copied the front of my birth certificate, and didn't copy the back. I didn't remember if we had to, and seeing as there's not a single thing besides a bunch of white and off white lines on the back of it, I figured I didn't need to. Well, I read in the guides I needed to, so I went back today and made a copy.

The problem is, the white and off white lines basically don't show up on the printer. One or two of them did, but it's really impossible to tell what the hell the paper is. Just random artifacts on a sheet of paper. I'm worried if I include this in the packet, it's going to confuse someone more than help.

Should I just leave it out, should I write on the bottom of it 'Back of US Citizen's Birth Certificate', or should I include it with no explanation? Like I said, I'm including all of my passport as well, so...

[heishe 2]

Might as well include it.. try turning up the darkness/contrast on the copier so it shows up a bit. Or hold it with your hand so that gets into the copy and provides some definition for the edge of the paper. Also mark it like she said.

[*Robert* 2]

The back of mine was completely blank, and the genius point was made that the back of the certificate WAS in fact blank on the photo copy (flip over the piece of paper, it's blank, therefore an exact copy of the birth certificate). But, just for saftey sake, I wrote on the back of mine "back blank on original".

Now that sounds like a good idea!

Either way, having copies of all the pages in your passport, along with the front of your BC, will be more than sufficient to prove you are a US Citizen, which is the whole purpose of those documents.

Good Luck!

[aussiewench 9]

The back of mine was completely blank, and the genius point was made that the back of the certificate WAS in fact blank on the photo copy (flip over the piece of paper, it's blank, therefore an exact copy of the birth certificate). But, just for saftey sake, I wrote on the back of mine "back blank on original".

Now that sounds like a good idea!

Either way, having copies of all the pages in your passport, along with the front of your BC, will be more than sufficient to prove you are a US Citizen, which is the whole purpose of those documents.

Good Luck!

Not necessarily. As both front and back of a BC is required and RFE's have been issued for only submitting the front......once you sumbit something even with the added extra of the passport pages to show US citizenship, I would not put it past them to still send an RFE for the back of the BC.

[*Robert* 2]

You're right Wenchie, I should have said "front of BC with note on the back about being blank".

Edited August 15, 2006 by roi_aggie

[jezebelseven 0]

Not necessarily. As both front and back of a BC is required and RFE's have been issued for only submitting the front......once you sumbit something even with the added extra of the passport pages to show US citizenship, I would not put it past them to still send an RFE for the back of the BC.

That was my concern mostly, I'll go ahead and attach a note to the back about it being blank, and send it that way. Thanks again guys