Birth Certificate (Copy or Original)

[LostConfused 0]

I sent in my I-130 petition about two months ago and did not include the immigrant's birth certificate with the original packet since the guide for the CR-1 said it was no longer needed. Today I received a letter from "U.S. Department of Homeland Security Citizenship and Immigration Services".

It says "Please comply with the below checked instructions" :

After a long list of pre-preinted items that have no X's in the boxes, at the bottom of the page there is a box with an X in it which states...

Submit the following : (1) A certified copy of your spouse's birth certificate with English Translation if written in a foreign language.

Question : Do I need to send the "actual" certified copy or will a photocopy of the certified birth certificate be sufficient?

The mailing address is Irving Texas so it looks like this is going to a regional office....anyone received one of these before?

Edited November 20, 2012 by LostConfused

[The Mean Lady 604]

Happening every so often. Copy version of the full long form is fine.

[hamigirl710 112]

I sent in my I-130 petition about two months ago and did not include the immigrant's birth certificate with the original packet since the guide for the CR-1 said it was no longer needed. Today I received a letter from "U.S. Department of Homeland Security Citizenship and Immigration Services".

It says "Please comply with the below checked instructions" :

After a long list of pre-preinted items that have no X's in the boxes, at the bottom of the page there is a box with an X in it which states...

Submit the following : (1) A certified copy of your spouse's birth certificate with English Translation if written in a foreign language.

Question : Do I need to send the "actual" certified copy or will a photocopy of the certified birth certificate be sufficient?

The mailing address is Irving Texas so it looks like this is going to a regional office....anyone received one of these before?

So were you transferred from Californina to the NBC and then to a USCIS office? I am assuming you live in the DFW area. What is your NOA1 date? I am trying to determine if I should go ahead and have my husband send me his because I filed about 2 months ago and I live in the Dallas area.

[Darnell 8,478]

Irving TX IS The 'USCIS Dallas Office'. Your casefile was sent from MSC to the Irving Office for adjudication. Congratulations on that, btw. http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=c3c7ca7c5fed9310VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD&vgnextchannel=e7801c2c9be44210VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD

HamiGirl and I are pegged to the Irving Office, as well, as that is 'our local'.

Edited November 20, 2012 by Darnell

[Alema_2011 33]

My dear friend..In other to have a smooth process..Attach the original birth certificate..USCIS would return all original certificate back when they done

verifying it..A copy of it also may also work

[hamigirl710 112]

My dear friend..In other to have a smooth process..Attach the original birth certificate..USCIS would return all original certificate back when they done

verifying it..A copy of it also may also work

USCIS will be fine with copies I would save the originals for the NVC. It says a copy so I would send a copy.

[LostConfused 0]

So were you transferred from Californina to the NBC and then to a USCIS office? I am assuming you live in the DFW area. What is your NOA1 date? I am trying to determine if I should go ahead and have my husband send me his because I filed about 2 months ago and I live in the Dallas area.

Yes I was transferred from California to a USCIS office and I do live in the DFW arae. My NOA1 date is Sept 4th 2012. I suppose it wouldn't hurt to send it in if they're just going to randomly ask for it, no sense in causing mini delays. I was just hoping a copy was acceptable since getting the actual document would take another two weeks in the mail !

[LostConfused 0]

USCIS will be fine with copies I would save the originals for the NVC. It says a copy so I would send a copy.

True but it does say "A certified copy of your spouse's birth certificate"...not a "copy of a certified copy" so I guess it could get denied

[hamigirl710 112]

Yes I was transferred from California to a USCIS office and I do live in the DFW arae. My NOA1 date is Sept 4th 2012. I suppose it wouldn't hurt to send it in if they're just going to randomly ask for it, no sense in causing mini delays. I was just hoping a copy was acceptable since getting the actual document would take another two weeks in the mail !

That is great news for those of us in DFW The USCIS allows copies and if they wanted the original I think they would say send original. But that is just my opinion.

[LostConfused 0]

That is great news for those of us in DFW The USCIS allows copies and if they wanted the original I think they would say send original. But that is just my opinion.

Guess I can send it in and see if I get a notice back...i'll let you all know what happens in case anyone else gets the same request from the Irving office.

[hamigirl710 112]

or you could just wait and send in the originals and not risk a denial because of this.

Edited November 20, 2012 by hamigirl710

[hamigirl710 112]

Irving TX IS The 'USCIS Dallas Office'. Your casefile was sent from MSC to the Irving Office for adjudication. Congratulations on that, btw. http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=c3c7ca7c5fed9310VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD&vgnextchannel=e7801c2c9be44210VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD

HamiGirl and I are pegged to the Irving Office, as well, as that is 'our local'.

Yes this gives me hope because once I get mine Darnell is next that is if they go in order of NOA1 dates :D

[Shiobhan 235]

yes they want the real macoy BC

[bigdog 376]

4. Copy of the full Birth certificate (front and back) for the US Citizen or a copy of ALL pages of the US Citizen's passport. This is used to establish citizenship. FROM VJ and direct from USCIS http://www.uscis.gov/files/form/i-130instr.pdf, states copy. We sent good color copies for our K1, and AOS.

[The Mean Lady 604]

4. Copy of the full Birth certificate (front and back) for the US Citizen or a copy of ALL pages of the US Citizen's passport. This is used to establish citizenship. FROM VJ and direct from USCIS http://www.uscis.gov/files/form/i-130instr.pdf, states copy. We sent good color copies for our K1, and AOS.

They're asking about copy or original of the BENEFICIARY'S Birth certificate