Front and Back of birth certificate?

[Cherieish 0]

I have a certified copy of my birth certificate. The VJ instructions for the I-129F state to include "Copy of the Birth certificate (front and back) for the US Citizen" but my birth certificate doesn't have a back. It's just blank. Will this be an issue?

[Al422 221]

Are you sure it is a complete copy? Sounds fishy, since I have never seen a certified copy of a government anything with only a front and not a back.

[Scott and Mhay 57]

how do they know it doesnt have a back if you dont copy it. Just copy it front and back...normally you can duplex on the copier. or just copy the front and be good to go. Or better yet, just copy your passport. You just have to prove you are a US citizen.

FWIW, my birth certificate that I made a copy of was basically a plastic credit card. I ordered ones from the state and the back does not have anything on it either.

Edited January 11, 2011 by Scott and Mhay

[Cherieish 0]

Yes, I am sure that it is complete. It is an official copy that I got from the Records department of my local courthouse recently. I cannot use a passport instead because mine expires in less than five years.

[TBoneTX 45,292]

Copy the back of it and write "back of birth certificate -- blank."

[Nich-Nick 3,354]

You don't have to copy the back if everything they are looking for is on the front. They aren't interested in blank pages. They are looking for birth in the US, name, date, and some kind of certification from the issuing state or county courthouse. If that info is all on the front, then you're good to go. Perhaps it says that to remind people to turn their BC over and see if there is info on the back that needs to be included....like maybe the certification.

I didn't copy the back of mine.

Edited January 11, 2011 by Nich-Nick

[Blob18 111]

If it's small enough to fit both front and back on one page, may as well do that. If nothing is on the back, you could do what TBone said.

Mine was small enough to fit both front and back on one page. Only thing on the back of mine was some random number. Either way, I did front and back.

[pushbrk 12,883]

Are you sure it is a complete copy? Sounds fishy, since I have never seen a certified copy of a government anything with only a front and not a back.

Many States issue birth certificates that are blank on the back side. To the OP, check the back of the photocopy of your birth certificate and see if it isn't identical to the back of the original you copied. I think you'll find it is. So, you WILL be submitting a copy of both sides, won't you. (Sorry , this is just my favorite response to this frequent question.)

In your cover letter, you could add (a one-sided document) to the description of your birth certificate.