EAD RFE Yellow Letter for Proof of Birth Certificate!

[Mo007 3]

Scheduled infopass appointment on Tuesday. Will know the solution to the birth certificate then.

Edited October 3, 2013 by Mo007

[Hypnos 6,576]

I would take a print-out of the DoS' site stating that no documents are available from Somalia.

[Mo007 3]

I would take a print-out of the DoS' site stating that no documents are available from Somalia.

Thank you so much for the great point.

I found this page on the DoS website on the no documents issue:

http://travel.state.gov/visa/fees/fees_5455.html?cid=9738#docs

Documents

Unavailable. There is no competent civil authority in Somalia. The Government of Somalia ceased to exist in December of 1990. Since that time the country has undergone a destructive and brutal civil war, in the course of which most records were destroyed. Those few records not destroyed are in the hands of private individuals or are otherwise not retrievable. There are no police records, birth certificates, school records etc., available from Somalia. There are no circumstances under which immigrant visa applicants can reasonably be expected to recover original documents held by the former Government of Somalia.

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

Yep, I linked that above already. I guess you didn't read it.

My efforts, for naught

Edited October 5, 2013 by Harpa Timsah

[Mo007 3]

Yep, I linked that above already. I guess you didn't read it.

My efforts, for naught

Sorry Harpa, I must have missed it fast.

Thank you always.

[gawan 8]

Wife has an aunt in the US that could attest for her place of birth. There is also an uncle of hers that can do the same if the aunt is not enough.

She ended up in Australia because there was a civil war in Somalia, so her parents filed for asylum to Australia. She got Australian citizenship through naturalization.

Salamu alekum brother, I have the same situation like yours, I would like to know how did you end the birth certificate issue. Did they accept the affidavit of birth certificate. mahadsanid

[Mo007 3]

Salamu alekum brother, I have the same situation like yours, I would like to know how did you end the birth certificate issue. Did they accept the affidavit of birth certificate. mahadsanid

Yes, we sent an affidavit letter explaining my wife lost her certificate when she was fleeing war in Somalia. They accepted it and proceeded with the application. Good luck.

[gawan 8]

Yes, we sent an affidavit letter explaining my wife lost her certificate when she was fleeing war in Somalia. They accepted it and proceeded with the application. Good luck.

thanks