Looking for definitive answer on original Birth Certificates.

[TAB2TAB 52]

Hi all,

We know from the Visa Journey K1 guide checklist that my fiance will need his original birth certificate for the interview. However the VJ K1 guide later states:

4.3.6)...What should I bring with me to the interview?
A...You need everything from the checklist, of course, but you also need originals of everything that was originally submitted as a copy, even with the I-129F petition (except the US Citizens passport and the original I-797 approval notice). Original birth certificates, divorce or death decrees, and originals of any documents to support the I-134 fall into this category. The Consulate has the right to ask for the original of any document, so best be prepared.

Since I included a copy of my birth certificate (I'm the US Citizen) as required in my I-129F packet, the guide seems to suggest that my fiance is going to need to have my original birth certificate at the interview as well. Can this be right? I've never let my original birth certificate leave my possession, let alone mailed it to another country. Can someone answer definitively whether the US Citizen's original birth certificate needs to be sent to the fiance for the interview?

I've tried to search for this answer on the VJ forum, and seen people ask this before, but the answers were unclear (didn't differentiate between fiance and USC) and in some cases contradictory. Unless my original birth certificate really needs to be mailed to my fiance, I'd rather not send it.

Thanks very much!

Rob and Adrian

[lost_at_sea 995]

This is the information for K1s going to interview from the embassy: http://london.usembassy.gov/iv_15.html

If you follow the links through to the document checklist, you'll see they ask only for the applicants birth certificate, and those of any immediate family (so not yours).

http://london.usembassy.gov/application_documents.html

Birth Certificate: Obtain the original, or certified copy, of the birth record of each family member (yourself, your spouse, and all unmarried children under the age of 21, even if they are not immigrating with you. If the children are deceased, so state giving year of death). Note: We will not accept the short form version of a UK birth certificate. The certificate must list both parents' names. Please follow this link for further information.

You could always order a new official certified copy of your birth certificate to mail to her if you do want to send one just in case (or just to have a spare one down the line, should something happen that you need it).

[jkelly07 120]

a certified copy is fine you keep the original for the interview-use a certified copy for nvc.

[thebeat4c 2]

I didn't need the petitioner's birth certificate. I only had to have mine ( beneficiary).

[Nich-Nick 3,354]

Since I included a copy of my birth certificate (I'm the US Citizen) as required in my I-129F packet, the guide seems to suggest that my fiance is going to need to have my original birth certificate at the interview as well. Can this be right? I've never let my original birth certificate leave my possession, let alone mailed it to another country. Can someone answer definitively whether the US Citizen's original birth certificate needs to be sent to the fiance for the interview?

Rob and Adrian

The VJ guidelines are just plain over the top excessive for an interview in London. All your fiancé needs from you the US citizen is an I-134 affidavit of support and two proofs of income. One is enough and the other is just in case. It doesn't even have to be a tax return.

No to--

Anything in the I-129F packet.

USC's birth certificate or divorce decree

Further proof of meeting, skyping, declaring your love on Facebook, buying a ring, proposing...

NOA 1 or NOA2

[csayers1982 0]

At the interview you only require the original or a certified copy of the certificate for the beneficiary. You do not require the certificate of the petitioner.

The birth certificate needs to be the long form version that shows both the father and the mother's names.

Good luck!!