Birth certificate denied

[janw 4]

Well I guess the NVC will not accept the hand-written ORIGINAL BC the ONLY one he has from Denmark!!..NOW WHAT??..Its what he was given

[janw 4]

I DONT understand this!!!

[Hypnos 6,576]

http://travel.state.gov/visa/fees/fees_5455.html?cid=8978 has this to say about Danish birth certificates:

"Available. Free of charge from the State Church Registrar. Birth and Baptismal Certificate (Fodsels og Daabsattest) is issued to persons baptized in a Danish State Church; Birth and Name Certificate (Fodsels og Navneattest) is issued to persons not baptized in a Danish State Church."

[Happytobe 164]

have you spoken to a supervisor? I am having a supervisor review the birth document my husband sent me to send to them. After I explained that it is a new Moroccan document with all the information that is required, and then some, he was receptive to look into it. I had to email a written request in......bottom line have a supervisor review the document and tell them why.

[Cathi 5,755]

Well I guess the NVC will not accept the hand-written ORIGINAL BC the ONLY one he has from Denmark!!..NOW WHAT??..Its what he was given

more details...who said the NVC won;t accept it? You are being very vague. And if that is the case, why can't he get a certified copy from Denmark? No one said it has to be the original birth certificate. My husband didn't submit an original, he submitted a certified copy from the civil status department in his country. Find out where in Denmark he can obtain a certified copy.

[janw 4]

I am the US citizen and the operator told me that today 8 july the document sent is not enough..its a Original document!!..Its all Jan has from Denmark!..I just called him and he is crying as Thios is all he has!..I don't know what to do,,she said that the hand written doc is not good enough..OMG,,Ill call the NVC night and day now..I just woke him..6AM his time to tell him this, I told hiom to call the medical board in Copenhagen and ask them what to do...I cannot believe that the NVC is doing this as we are both almost 50 yrs old and going thru this

Its his Original Birth certificate of birth from the church......here in the USA all we have to do is go online and get a copy..is Denmark not the same?

[NikLR 13,227]

First contact a supervisor at the NVC and request that they look into this. If they still say no then try this:

[if you need a copy of your Danish birth certificate, you should contact the church where your birth was registered. You can find the address of the church on the following website for all churches in Denmark
http://www.kirker.dk/

If you do not have that information, you should contact the Ministry of Ecclesiastical Affairs in Denmark. Make sure to include all the information you have about your birth.

Kirkeministeriet
Frederikholms Kanal 21
Postboks 2123
1015 Copenhagen
DENMARK
Tel. +45 33 92 33 90
Fax +45 33 92 39 13
E-mail: km@km.dk

Because he has all this information is should be easy for him to get a new birth certificate. However I really think a Supervisor review would solve this problem.

[janw 4]

Yes..well its now under supervisor review..the problem with a new BC is..jan has taken my last name!..so any BC will now be under my last name..GRRRRR..Things are so different In other countries then the uSA..in the uS your birth certificate will always be your born last name..today he is going to the forgien monisters office in Copenhagen and he has a lot to do..I cannot believ this is happening to him..Its not like so many illegals coming into America and things..Im sooo angry!..Ill be 50 yrs old and he is 47..to be treated like this by my own GOVT and Ive served in Iraq and retired/disabled war vet..pfffttt

[NikLR 13,227]

Actually the last name thing is only for women. When men change their last names they need a new birth certificate. They're legally changing their name, they cannot just do it through marriage. That is probably why the birth certificate wasn't accepted.

[N-o-l-a 7,167]

Actually the last name thing is only for women. When men change their last names they need a new birth certificate. They're legally changing their name, they cannot just do it through marriage. That is probably why the birth certificate wasn't accepted.

In Denmark they can just do it through marriage, both men and women have their names changed on their birth certificates as far as I know. You also get a different document if you resign from the Danish church, etc. It is a very different system. When we got married they asked both of us if we wished to have our names changed.

You can just request a new birth certificate online and provide another copy of the marriage certificate and explanation of the law. It is not a huge problem.

The more important question is what is his legal name (new or old)? What names is on his passport and his official communication from the Danish government? Did you change his name in America or Denmark?

[NikLR 13,227]

The problem I see is if he changes his name in Denmark, in the USA this isn't customarily done and the NVC may be having the issues with that. So the option of course would be to wait for the supervisor review to finish because they normally have a better idea of how things can work outside the USA vs the normal people who review cases.

[pushbrk 12,898]

Only one he has, and the correct docment are not the same thing. Have you followed the prescribed process to secure the document specified in the instructions or are you trying to push through without obtaining the correct document. You must obtain the prescribed document.

Birth Certificate

Available. Free of charge from the State Church Registrar. Birth and Baptismal Certificate (Fodsels og Daabsattest) is issued to persons baptized in a Danish State Church; Birth and Name Certificate (Fodsels og Navneattest) is issued to persons not baptized in a Danish State Church.

Name Change

Persons in possession of a Danish Social Security Number (CPR-number) can file for a name change with the Registrar of the State Church Office in his local parish. The Registrar will issue a new Birth and Baptismal/Name Certificate. All previous names are kept on file with the State Church Registrar. Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, any person may ask for release of information registered in his name by contacting the State Church Registrar in writing. State Church Registrations have been entered electronically since 2003, which makes it possible to request release of information online over your digital signature by visiting www.personregistrering.dk

[Eve n Reed Mccann 1]

What???? Does it mean in Denmark, there are no computers or even a typewriter???? How is that possible Hand written BC?????

[N-o-l-a 7,167]

What???? Does it mean in Denmark, there are no computers or even a typewriter???? How is that possible Hand written BC?????

My American birth certificate and my British birth registration are both hand written and I was born way past the age of typewriters. It is normal for the actual original to be handwritten.

Edited July 9, 2013 by Nola123

[janw 4]

OK..this is whats happening..when we married last july here in the USA..jan went back to Denmark..we did the I130 etc here ..its allllll done,..OK..he sent in all required docs and he didn't send in his Original BC he made a copy of it..and made a copy of the marriage cert..sent it in as they asked for an RFE on June 7th of his ORIGINAL BC and Marraraige and where he lived since 16 yrs of age..he left a gap On the places lived since 16..Anyways....He sent the ORIGINAL copy of BC and marriage and filled the gap in...Nothing to do with his name change in this.....The PROBLEM is..Now he has let his ORIGINAL BC out of his hand..he CANNOT get another like it..ever...because when he went back to Denmark he changed his name to MINE..so for some ODD reason..he can never ever get a BC in Jensen again..Its so diff then the uSA..The name change is NO affect on this Issue with NVC YET...He sent what he needed to..Our worry is now..He can NEVER send a JENSEN BC as he changed it....It sux cause its NOT this way in america1!...I told him when we married..PLEASSE don't change your name....*sigh*