My wife has no legal birth Day and Month, Only has year

[Leo212 0]

Hello.

I am trying to fill out my I-130 and the g-325a biographical information out. I have been at it for a few months now.

My wife is from Thailand. Her parents did not report her birth when she was born, so she never received a birth certificate.

We went to the district office and we went through a long procedure, where we had to find 9 witnesses and get them to come to the district office all at the same time so that we could get a birth certificate.

She received a birth certificate, which says that she was born on " - - 1989" This is also the birth date shown on all of her ID cards and passport. We have translated and certified the translations of these documents into English already as well.

So, when filling out the i-130 and g-325a what should I do when it asks for her birth date?

Edited September 18, 2014 by Leo212

[Karee 4,190]

Hello.

I am trying to fill out my I-130 and the g-325a biographical information out. I have been at it for a few months now.

My wife is from Thailand. Her parents did not report her birth when she was born, so she never received a birth certificate.

We went to the district office and we went through a long procedure, where we had to find 9 witnesses and get them to come to the district office all at the same time so that we could get a birth certificate.

She received a birth certificate, which says that she was born on " - - 1989" This is also the birth date shown on all of her ID cards and passport. We have translated and certified the translations of these documents into English already as well.

So, when filling out the i-130 and g-325a what should I do when it asks for her birth date?

That's an odd one. I'm going to move this to the Thailand Sub-Forum to see if you can get some better answers there.

~ Thread Moved to Thailand Regional Forum ~

[Karee 4,190]

Hello.

I am trying to fill out my I-130 and the g-325a biographical information out. I have been at it for a few months now.

My wife is from Thailand. Her parents did not report her birth when she was born, so she never received a birth certificate.

We went to the district office and we went through a long procedure, where we had to find 9 witnesses and get them to come to the district office all at the same time so that we could get a birth certificate.

She received a birth certificate, which says that she was born on " - - 1989" This is also the birth date shown on all of her ID cards and passport. We have translated and certified the translations of these documents into English already as well.

So, when filling out the i-130 and g-325a what should I do when it asks for her birth date?

I went through the birth certificate thing as well. My wife didn't have one either. Although she only needed her mother to go with her. Not sure why they needed 9 witnesses for your wife at her local Amphur. I honestly don't know how they're going to handle the no month/day thing down the road at the embassy. Once your case is completed with NVC and forwarded to the embassy, I would email them and ask before the interview if it's going to be ok not having a month and day birthdate.

Also, your profile says K-1 visa. You might want to fix that since a K-1 is a fiancee visa and your married. You'll be applying for an IR-1 or CR-1 visa depending on how long you've been married.

[Leo212 0]

Thanks. I am going to fix my profile now. I joined this site a while ago before I was married. I decided that getting married would be a better option since I am living in Thailand and can do DCF.

Thanks for your replies everyone.

I am really wondering what I should fill in on the initial I-130 and G325a forms. Should I write her actual birthday or just leave the day and month blank or NA?

I was also rereading the instructions on the I-130 where it says:

"Affidavits: Written statements sworn to or affirmed by two persons who were living at the time and have personal knowlege of the event.For example, the date and place of birth...."

So I am thinking I should have her parents make an affidavit.

So this poses another question: How do I get a sworn affidavit made in Thailand by two people (my wife's parents) who don't speak Thai or English and are actually illiterate?

[Karee 4,190]

Thanks. I am going to fix my profile now. I joined this site a while ago before I was married. I decided that getting married would be a better option since I am living in Thailand and can do DCF.

Thanks for your replies everyone.

I am really wondering what I should fill in on the initial I-130 and G325a forms. Should I write her actual birthday or just leave the day and month blank or NA?

I was also rereading the instructions on the I-130 where it says:

"Affidavits: Written statements sworn to or affirmed by two persons who were living at the time and have personal knowlege of the event.For example, the date and place of birth...."

So I am thinking I should have her parents make an affidavit.

So this poses another question: How do I get a sworn affidavit made in Thailand by two people (my wife's parents) who don't speak Thai or English and are actually illiterate?

Do they speak any language at all? Does she have any aunts or uncles that were around at the time of her birth? Maybe they can go to the Amphur with her and her parents. I don't have any evidence to back it up, but I suspect it's going to be a real issue not having a month and date for her birthday down the road, not just with the immigration process, but getting a driver's license in the U.S., getting a social security card, getting a bank account etc. etc. Seems you should really get this birthday thing nailed down now while she's still in Thailand. Since you're in Thailand as well, you can push this along and help out.

[Leo212 0]

I emailed the USCIS office again. I explained my situation:

"My wife's birth certificate lists her birthday as "- - 1989". Without a day or month. I would like to know how to fill out this information when filling out the I-130 and g-325a for her."

Today they responded and said to use the date shown in her passport.

"If she has a passport with her full and true birthdate you can write the full birthdate as it appears on the passport"

So, I should have indicated that there is no birthdate in ANY documents of hers. So I emailed them back, waiting for a response.

[Leo212 0]

I received a response from them:

Write is the way it is listed on the birth certificate and passport. If the computer will not let you enter it this way leave it blank, print the form, then hand write it in. Attach a letter of explanation. If she knows what month and day she was born and it is just not recorded officially she should add this information into the letter of explanation that is attached to the I130.

Sincerely,

Duty Officer

USCIS Bangkok

[Karee 4,190]

I received a response from them:

Write is the way it is listed on the birth certificate and passport. If the computer will not let you enter it this way leave it blank, print the form, then hand write it in. Attach a letter of explanation. If she knows what month and day she was born and it is just not recorded officially she should add this information into the letter of explanation that is attached to the I130.

Sincerely,

Duty Officer

USCIS Bangkok

Perfect.