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Gracenp2   14

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Good morning VJ members,

Thank you in advance for attempting to answer my question. Regarding my wife's birth certificate. I understand that it must be in inextensia and certified. However there was another post in which the member stated the following “ Make sure they are both "legalizados", we made the mistake of not legalizing them in the DR and got an NVC checklist and had to resubmit them again.” Should I just send them the certified or just get her Birth Certificate “legalizado”?

Again thanks for you assistance!!

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Moved from IR-1/CR-1 Progress Reports to Caribbean regional forum; topic is not a case status update, OP is asking a question about a document specific to the Dominican Republic.

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GodsGift225   54

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"certified" "certificado" & “legalizado” Are the something, If you go to the Capital they will do it for you and put the stamps necessary.

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GodsGift225   54

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Dominican Civil Documents: In the Dominican Republic, birth, marriage, divorce and death records are obtained from the local registry office (Oficialia del Registro Civil) closest to the place where the event took place. However, such documents must be brought to the central registry office (Oficina Central del Registro Civil) at the electoral commission (Junta Central Electoral) in Santo Domingo to be legalized by verifying them against the duplicate records kept there. Only legalized Dominican civil documents-signed, stamped and sealed on both sides-will be accepted.

http://santodomingo.usembassy.gov/adult_citizenship_documentary_evidence-e.html

Please see he link above.

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Gracenp2   14

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"certified" "certificado" & “legalizado” Are the something, If you go to the Capital they will do it for you and put the stamps necessary.

Ok you entiendo eso.. however to have it legalized thats when they stamp it on the back correct. I mean she has the original one and she explained to me that she would have to take it to Santiago to get it Legalized. My question is if that is necessary do I need to have it Legalized or can I just send what she got yesterday which is the certified copy. My apologies if I sound redundant pero quiero estar seguro definitivamente que tengo todo en orden. I dont want to give them an excuse!!

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GodsGift225   54

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Correct it passes through (Junta Central Electoral) and there ellos las legalizan, and correct that is when they stamp the back of it, and sometimes they enough sign it. they know when a person takes out an acta inextencia is because they are going to travel. Hope this help, Anyone else can be free to comment.

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Gracenp2   14

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Correct it passes through (Junta Central Electoral) and there ellos las legalizan, and correct that is when they stamp the back of it, and sometimes they enough sign it. they know when a person takes out an acta inextencia is because they are going to travel. Hope this help, Anyone else can be free to comment.

So with sending them to NVC they must be the original certified copies not the Legalized ones. At interview we need them Legalized? am i correct?

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They need to be legalized, that is what happened to us we send them without being legalized and the refused them. Do not send them to the NVC without being legalized, they check them.

Blessings

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Gracenp2   14

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They need to be legalized, that is what happened to us we send them without being legalized and the refused them. Do not send them to the NVC without being legalized, they check them.

Blessings

Ok thank you.. Yito.. so do they expire?as far as the time period that they can be legalized?? I have the Marriage Certificate Legalized, I just need to get her Birth Certificate the same. Good thing is that we still have time.

Again Thank you for your assistance!!

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Gracenp2   14

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They need to be legalized, that is what happened to us we send them without being legalized and the refused them. Do not send them to the NVC without being legalized, they check them.

Blessings

I ask if they expire because my wife has Legalize Birth Certificate that was done in November of Last year.

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Not sure if they expire but I have not seen anything stating that anywhere.

I do recommend you get two sets of those just in case since they are a pain in the you know what to get...

More info of the documents required here.

http://travel.state.gov/visa/fees/fees_5455.html?cid=8979

Yito & Gookie

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