Will I be denied if I dont bring everything requested to the interview?

[Freedove7 17]

My husband cant locate his birth cert.Will this be an issue?

[jkelly07 120]

get another one asap.

[scott76 22]

Most states can turn them around in less than a week if you pay an expedite fee.

And if it's a requirement, then yes it will be a problem. That's why they tell you it's a requirement.

[ChrisPG 30]

My husband cant locate his birth cert.Will this be an issue?

You will not be denied due to a lost birth certificate, but you very well could receive an RFE at your interview which will give you time to order a new one and submit it the USCIS.

[Mike X Man 37]

Huh? Go to the vital stats office at the health department and get one! OMG you are sooo not ready for the interview and you will be beat into a pulp. That is probably the most important document to have! It is the basis of his petition for you! Took us 10 minutes to get a certified copy of my wife's BC. The IO didn't even ask to see the original one at the interview but I had sent them a colored copy with the original paperwork.

Edited June 12, 2012 by MikeX

[Freedove7 17]

Huh? Go to the vital stats office at the health department and get one! OMG you are sooo not ready for the interview and you will be beat into a pulp. That is probably the most important document to have! It is the basis of his petition for you! Took us 10 minutes to get a certified copy of my wife's BC. The IO didn't even ask to see the original one at the interview but I had sent them a colored copy with the original paperwork.

My husband has a foreign birth cert,thats the issue.We would have to do a research for it at our country of birth.

[SOflaherty 40]

The guide says that you can send in the birth certificate of the petitioner OR a full copy(all pages) of their passport. I would assume the certificate is not needed if you have his passport, but it probably wouldn't hurt to do what you need to do to get a copy before the interview. We had to order a copy of my husband's divorce papers from Denmark and they had it to us in 6 days. Most places allow you to order copies over the phone or online, you have time.

Edited June 13, 2012 by SOflaherty

[ChrisPG 30]

My husband has a foreign birth cert,thats the issue.We would have to do a research for it at our country of birth.

If you don't have it or can't obtain one then the best thing you can do is document all of the steps that you have taken in order to attempt to obtain the document. Keep a record of emails, times and dates of phone calls & what was sent. Photo-copy all letters that you sent and keep all of the official responses to such requests. This is called due diligence and the IO may ask that you show this at your interview.