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I-485 - No Birth Certificate

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chitowncanuck   0

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Ah...so I have a little problem here - I've never had a birth certificate. I was born in a little town in the middle of no where in Asia and delivered by a mid wife. My parents immigrated to Canada when I was 1 years old (I think on refugee status). There is no way I can get a birth certificate (the hospital no longer exists and I'm pretty sure the midwife is dead - RIP).

When I reviewed the secondary evidence - it was also impossible - no government can vouch for the birth etc...

So...any suggestions?

I'm Canadian on a TN and he's my American boy!

11/10/2009 - Started dating officially
08/24/2010 - Received TN-1 (expires 08/24/2011)
08/24/2011 - Renewed TN-1 (expires 05/06/2013)
12/17/2011 - Got engaged
11/10/2012 - Got married <3
01/10/2013 - Conducted last minute document check tongue.png
01/11/2013 - Documents submitted
01/14/2013 - Documents received by FBAS-USCIS @ Chicago Lockbox
01/17/2013 - NOA1 received. Application routed to NBC for processing
01/25/2013 - Biometrics scheduled (on February 14)
01/30/2013 - RFE received for Foreign Birth Certificate (sh*t)
03/10/2013 - Sent in response to RFE
04/03/2013 - AP approved
04/09/2013 - EAD approved
06/03/2013 - Interview scheduled!

06/03/2013 - AOS approved dancin5hr.gif

08/15/2013 - Green card received!

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grrrrreat   109

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Ah...so I have a little problem here - I've never had a birth certificate. I was born in a little town in the middle of no where in Asia and delivered by a mid wife. My parents immigrated to Canada when I was 1 years old (I think on refugee status). There is no way I can get a birth certificate (the hospital no longer exists and I'm pretty sure the midwife is dead - RIP).

When I reviewed the secondary evidence - it was also impossible - no government can vouch for the birth etc...

So...any suggestions?

Are your parents still living? Can they supply affidavits? Do you have documentation of your refugee status--it might be enough to identify who you are and when and where you were born.

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MrsNotBonJovi   18

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Ah...so I have a little problem here - I've never had a birth certificate. I was born in a little town in the middle of no where in Asia and delivered by a mid wife. My parents immigrated to Canada when I was 1 years old (I think on refugee status). There is no way I can get a birth certificate (the hospital no longer exists and I'm pretty sure the midwife is dead - RIP).

When I reviewed the secondary evidence - it was also impossible - no government can vouch for the birth etc...

So...any suggestions?

I do not have a birth certificate either, simply because my birth was not registered. However, I was able to get a non-availability (of birth certificate) record from my local government office back in India and combined it with two affidavits (by two older relatives, who were aware of your birth, preferably your parents or aunts/uncles) stating their names, your name, their relationship to you, how they were aware of your birth etc. In addition, I supplied as secondary evidence my school records and some official documents issued by Indian government agencies. In your case, if no government document is available, the least you can do is get those affidavits. There are country-specific reciprocity links in the Department of State website that tell you what kind of documents you may need. Surely you must be having enough Canadian documentation showing your date of birth that may serve as secondary evidence? Good luck!

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The Journey

Arrived on F1 visa on 25 Dec 2008. Graduated June 2011. Started OPT Sep 2011.

AOS applied March 21, 2012. GC approved June 11, 2012 & received June 18, 2012.

Exactly three months from start to finish,no RFEs.

AOS Timeline:

Day 01,March 21, 2012: Concurrent filing of I-130/AOS/EAD/AP to Chicago Lockbox

Day 02,March 22, 2012: Package delivered to Chicago Lockbox

Day 04,March 24, 2012: USCIS Acceptance Confirmation received through e-mail

Day 07,March 27, 2012: Checks cashed.

Day 13,April 02, 2012 : NOAs received for I-130,I-485,EAD/AP & Biometrics

Day 36,April 25, 2012 : Biometrics Completed at Elizabeth, NJ.

Day 45,May 04, 2012 : E-mail notification for interview received for June 11

Day 46,May 05, 2012 : Received hard copy of interview notice

Day 56,May 16, 2012 : EAD/AP Production e-mail

Day 64,May 24, 2012 : EAD/AP Card in hand

Day 83,June 11,2012 : Interview. Approved same day. Card production email.

Day 84,June 12,2012 : E-mail Notification registering PR status.

Day 87,June 15,2012 : USPS picks up GC from USCIS.

Day 88,June 16,2012 : Received two hard copy mails, approving I-130 & I-485

Day 90,June 18,2012 : 10-year GC in hand. End of GC journey, for now.

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grrrrreat   109

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I do not have a birth certificate either, simply because my birth was not registered. However, I was able to get a non-availability (of birth certificate) record from my local government office back in India and combined it with two affidavits (by two older relatives, who were aware of your birth, preferably your parents or aunts/uncles) stating their names, your name, their relationship to you, how they were aware of your birth etc. In addition, I supplied as secondary evidence my school records and some official documents issued by Indian government agencies. In your case, if no government document is available, the least you can do is get those affidavits. There are country-specific reciprocity links in the Department of State website that tell you what kind of documents you may need. Surely you must be having enough Canadian documentation showing your date of birth that may serve as secondary evidence? Good luck!

I agree that OP needs: (1) evidence of non-availability of the records in her home country, (2) affidavits from relatives who have personal knowledge of her birth, and (3) any other early records that demonstrate her identity, place of birth and date of birth (such as the Canadian refugee documents).

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DandT14   272

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Ah...so I have a little problem here - I've never had a birth certificate. I was born in a little town in the middle of no where in Asia and delivered by a mid wife. My parents immigrated to Canada when I was 1 years old (I think on refugee status). There is no way I can get a birth certificate (the hospital no longer exists and I'm pretty sure the midwife is dead - RIP).

When I reviewed the secondary evidence - it was also impossible - no government can vouch for the birth etc...

So...any suggestions?

I'm not sure if you intended to be funny there or not, but that cracked me up. :lol:

AOS

5/16/2012 - Package delivered to Chicago Lockbox at 1:33pm

5/21/2012 - Email/text notifications received at 4:50 p.m.

5/26/2012 - NOA hard copies received for I-130, I-485 and I-765

6/19/2012 - Biometrics completed.

7/02/2012 - Text/email/hard copy notification of interview.

7/30/2012 - EAD card production ordered.

8/02/2012 - Interview @ 2:00

8/02/2012 - Email notification of GC production at 5:30pm

8/07/2012 - Second GC production email

8/07/2012 - EAD received.

8/08/2012 - GC mailed.

8/09/2012 - Welcome letter and I-130 approval letter received.

8/10/2012 - Green card received. :)

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