Don't have my US fiancee's Birth certificate

[CanadianGuy1 0]

My fiancee was born in Europe and has been in the US since she was 4 years old. She's a naturalized US citizen but unfortunately can't find her birth certificate. I have read it on several occasions that If the US citizen was not born in the US, you don't need to have their foreign birth certificate at the interview. She has the naturalization certificate which is essentially a proof of her US citizenship. In addition to the original naturalization certificate, I'm also taking copies of her US passport.

Has anyone gone through a similar situation before?

[Alex B 9]

My fiancee was born in Europe and has been in the US since she was 4 years old. She's a naturalized US citizen but unfortunately can't find her birth certificate. I have read it on several occasions that If the US citizen was not born in the US, you don't need to have their foreign birth certificate at the interview. She has the naturalization certificate which is essentially a proof of her US citizenship. In addition to the original naturalization certificate, I'm also taking copies of her US passport.

Has anyone gone through a similar situation before?

I'm a naturalized US citizen. I just successfully petitioned for my wife and step-daughter, who are also Canadian. I must have done OK because the green cards arrived in the mail this week. For a time-frame I sent the I-130 on Jan 10th.

At no time did I provide a copy of my birth certificate. I certainly needed them for my wife and step-daughter but not for me. This makes sense because I provided my birth certificate for my adjustment of status from H-1B back in the '90s. USCIS never forgets anything. I didn't provide them with my old A# because I'm now a citizen. When all of the receipt notices arrived I found my old A# attached. I also remember when I went for my naturalization interview the USCIS official had a stack of paper about 2" thick in front of her from everything we'd ever sent to them.

Also, remember that the interview is nothing to do with the petitioner. Their job was done when they ensured that a visa was available. That said, I was allowed to be present for the actual interview in Montreal, which was probably a good thing because we couldn't get one of the police certificates.

Just make sure you have your birth certificate and that it shows both your parents. My lawyer forgot that bit for my AOS and it was summarily RFEd.

Good luck

Alex.

[Brother Hesekiel 2,236]

Submitting a birth certificate of a naturalized U.S. citizen would be absolutely worthless.

Copy the Certificate of Naturalization or all pages of her U.S. passport for proof of U.S. citizenship.

[CanadianGuy1 0]

I'm a naturalized US citizen. I just successfully petitioned for my wife and step-daughter, who are also Canadian. I must have done OK because the green cards arrived in the mail this week. For a time-frame I sent the I-130 on Jan 10th.

At no time did I provide a copy of my birth certificate. I certainly needed them for my wife and step-daughter but not for me. This makes sense because I provided my birth certificate for my adjustment of status from H-1B back in the '90s. USCIS never forgets anything. I didn't provide them with my old A# because I'm now a citizen. When all of the receipt notices arrived I found my old A# attached. I also remember when I went for my naturalization interview the USCIS official had a stack of paper about 2" thick in front of her from everything we'd ever sent to them.

Also, remember that the interview is nothing to do with the petitioner. Their job was done when they ensured that a visa was available. That said, I was allowed to be present for the actual interview in Montreal, which was probably a good thing because we couldn't get one of the police certificates.

Just make sure you have your birth certificate and that it shows both your parents. My lawyer forgot that bit for my AOS and it was summarily RFEd.

Good luck

Alex.

Thanks for the speedy response guys! Yeah, absolutely...once you become a US citizen, there's pretty much no distinction between a citizen by birth or a naturalized citizen, unless of course you want to run for the office

Well, I was actually also in the US first on a student visa (got my undergrad degree there) and then worked for 3 years with H1 B visa just like you guys! So I'm assuming they might have information pertaining to my birth certificate, but since I'm the beneficiary of this petition, I'll still have my original birth certificate on me.

I'm bringing my fiancee's passports bio page and a couple of other pages with Canadian customs stamps at the airport to prove that she visited me...but most of her passport is blank, so I don't see a point in carrying copies of the blank pages.

Also, I'm bringing the original naturalization certificate (she brought it when she visited me in August) so I think together these two should seal the deal

Thanks again to both of you for your quick responses.