ADVICE NEEDED PLEASE

[MnnnB 4]

Hello everyone. Please I would like to know if someone has gone through this before. Does the USCIS accept declaration of age ( from beneficiary ), that is what I sent in among the documents for our K-1 petition. We are still waiting for NOA2.. Do you think that will lead to RFE OR they will request we provide the original birth certificate.

Thanks in advance.

Edited January 16, 2012 by s.elsenwholebunch

[baron555 934]

Hello everyone. Please I would like to know if someone has gone through this before. Does the USCIS accept declaration of age ( from beneficiary ), that is what I sent in among the documents for our K-1 petition. We are still waiting for NOA2.. Do you think that will lead to RFE OR they will request we provide the original birth certificate.

Thanks in advance.

Age declaration is not a required document. Both parties must be free (meaning legal) to marry in the US state in which they intend to marry (meaning the state of residence of the petitioner) when the petition is filed. Why would you have sent this?

Also the beneficiary's birth cert. is not required for the petition; needed for the interview later.

[midge and isi 8]

It may and it maynot- you will have to wait and see. I would suggest for your interview to get the new electronically printed birth record.

[Hank_ 9,174]

I would suggest moving this to the forum more related to Ghana - get better answers

[Penguin_ie 5,993]

** Moving from K1 to African Regional forum as birthcert problem is country specific ***

[payxibka 10,045]

Birth Certificates

Available. Persons over l8 years of age must apply in person at the appropriate Registrar's Office. Records of registrations more than one year old are deposited with the Office of the Registrar of Births and Deaths for Ghana, C/O Ministry of Local Government, P.O. Box M.270, Accra, Ghana. If the applicant resides outside of Ghana, the person applying must present a written authorization from the individual whose birth certificate is being requested. Persons under 18 years of age must have their parent or guardian obtain the certificate. There may be a fee for this service.

Note: The majority of registrations are not made at the time of birth, and often no registration is made until an individual requires a birth certificate for immigration purposes. Registrations not made within one year of an individual's birth are not reliable evidence of relationship, since registration, including late registration, may often be accomplished upon demand, with little or no supporting documentation required.

Ghanaian authorities issue two documents as evidence of birth. A "Birth Certificate" is provided to the person making registration at the time of registration. This document which bears no seal, may be white, light gray, ledger green, or light blue, and, in recent years, has often been forged. The "Certified Copy of Entry in the Register of Births," also called "Certified True Copy of Entry in the Register of Birth," is provided to persons who request birth documentation at some time after the initial registration. This document, which is either white or pink, is approximately 6-1/2 inches by 18 inches and bears the raised seal of the Registrar of Births and Deaths for Ghana. Persons registered before March 1957 received a "Certificate of Registration of Birth" at the time of registration. This document is approximately 5 inches square and was issued by the Government of the Gold Coast Colony. It bears no raised seal.

Secondary Evidence: Because of the prevalence of late registrations, secondary evidence of birth is often required. Common secondary evidence includes midwife's certificates of birth, weight cards or welfare centre cards, and baptismal certificates. Recent affidavits by relatives or friends are not reliable.

Illegitimacy: Ghanaian birth documents do not indicate the marital status of the parents, and the appearance of a man's name on a birth document should not be taken as prima facie evidence of legitimate birth or of subsequent legitimation.