Want to Apply Green card for Mother, Don't have Birth Certificates

[kdhairyavan 0]

I am US Citizen and I want to apply Green card for my mother while my mother comes here in USA, I found that I don't have her birth certificates, is there any other document that can be used as a proof to show the date of birth, My mother has indian PAN card, her passport. She travelled many times to USA on her Visit Visa.

Not sure how to overcome this situation, your help in answering this query will be greatly appreciated.

Edited July 20, 2014 by kdhairyavan

[NigeriaorBust 4,087]

For your mother to come to the US on a visitors visa with intent to stay is fraud. Beware of intent on entry. You can file at any time and your mother can come and go.

[ak205 1]

I am US Citizen and I want to apply Green card for my mother while my mother comes here in USA, I found that I don't have her birth certificates, is there any other document that can be used as a proof to show the date of birth, My mother has indian PAN card, her passport. She travelled many times to USA on her Visit Visa.

Not sure how to overcome this situation, your help in answering this query will be greatly appreciated.

You need to get Non availability for Birth certificate from her place of Birth.

[sasaqlain 24]

When I was applying for my AOS, I didn't have my birth Certificate. I attached a letter explaining that most of South Asia back in the days had a poor track record when it came to maintaining Birth Records. I sailed through my immigration without any issue. I am doing the same for my mother now as I am sponsoring her. Her I-130 got approved without the BC with a letter of explanation.

[Ian H. 207]

What they are mostly going to be concerned about is your birth certificate. Since you are petitioning her as a parent, they will want to see your birth certificate with her name as your mother. For now, in order to submit the I-130 you do not need her birth certificate. You will need proof of her birth when the NVC process starts. I'm sure that whatever she used to get her passport should be valid proof. Usually a letter of "no record available" or something like that plus some secondary evidence. Here are two links concerning required documentation. The first one is general instructions. The second is specific to India.

http://travel.state.gov/content/visas/english/immigrate/immigrant-process/documents/submit/documents-to-submit-to-nvc.html

http://travel.state.gov/content/visas/english/fees/reciprocity-by-country/IN.html

Also it's possible that if the documentation isn't enough the consul can have you do DNA testing to prove that the family relationship exists.