i lost my birth certificate ! can't get a new one to apply for green card

[kalanka 0]

i searched for my birth certificate and i could not find it . and i cant go out from the USA to get it my self.

even the embassy of my country they said we cant issue a new one for you . they told me go get it by your self ! i came here with student visa F1 and i already have been graduated and my i20 has expired. leaving the USA now will require me another I20 when i comeback ! maybe aproblem because i have completed more than 60 days after graduation !

im stuck and i dont know what to do guys. i cant find a job without EAD card and i cant have the EAD without applying to the green card @! and

i cant apply to the green card without having the reguirements fulfilled ! and one of the requirements is the birth caertificate.

i even looked to the list of countries which doesnt reguired from them to have a birth certificate and i did not see my country there ..

so it means it's reguired. i dont know what to do now and i need to survive . i cant leave my wife do all the work and im stuck here

doing nothing !! there must be a solution ..

i did not send my papers yet.. im afraid i send it without the birth certificate and they will lose it or put me in hold because im missing something.

please help

[benuk 18]

i searched for my birth certificate and i could not find it . and i cant go out from the USA to get it my self.

even the embassy of my country they said we cant issue a new one for you . they told me go get it by your self ! i came here with student visa F1 and i already have been graduated and my i20 has expired. leaving the USA now will require me another I20 when i comeback ! maybe aproblem because i have completed more than 60 days after graduation !

im stuck and i dont know what to do guys. i cant find a job without EAD card and i cant have the EAD without applying to the green card @! and

i cant apply to the green card without having the reguirements fulfilled ! and one of the requirements is the birth caertificate.

i even looked to the list of countries which doesnt reguired from them to have a birth certificate and i did not see my country there ..

so it means it's reguired. i dont know what to do now and i need to survive . i cant leave my wife do all the work and im stuck here

doing nothing !! there must be a solution ..

i did not send my papers yet.. im afraid i send it without the birth certificate and they will lose it or put me in hold because im missing something.

please help

Hello there, You could send a power of attorney to a family member in Spain that could get a birth certificate for you this is a option...You just need to go to a Spanish Consulate in the city or state that you live and get the power of attorney done in the name of the family member or whoever you choose in Spain.

Good Luck

[fazmo 24]

That is why it is very important to safeguard your official documents all the time.

Try if you can choose an agent (also known as power of attorney in the US) to go get the certificate for you. The embassy may not help you with the certificate but may help you certifying your power of attorney giving a family member or a friend to act on your behalf in your home country.

[Harsh_77 718]

The two answers you got are not correct, you are talking about OPT which gets you an EAD (authorization to work in US) for 1 year. It is not a Green Card. Green Card is for perm resident you need to apply for OPT for which you do not need a Birth Certificate. You apply for OPT thru your school you will have to check with your schools DSO to apply for OPT. I am not sure how that would work as you have passed waited for 60 days since you graduated. When I was in school our DSO had got all our stuff ready before we graduated and then they sent it out.

[Bsze 50]

On what basis are you applying for the green card? Marriage to a US citizen?

[Harsh_77 718]

On what basis are you applying for the green card? Marriage to a US citizen?

Please read the post OP is in country on F1, not married to USC.

[Bsze 50]

Please read the post OP is in country on F1, not married to USC.

I did read the post. Just because OP is in country on F1, doesn't he/she isn't married to USC. I just wanted to find out all I can and to know what basis is OP trying to AOS from.

Edited July 20, 2011 by Bsze

[Harsh_77 718]

I did read the post. Just because OP is in country on F1, doesn't he/she isn't married to USC. I just wanted to find out all I can and to know what basis is OP trying to AOS from.

Yea that can be true may be OP is married to USC why not, but since it posted in F1 section and posted in reference to OP completed the course, I would guess it would be for OPT.

I can be wrong…..