Start process without Mama's Birth Certificate

[me_2015 0]

Hi Everyone! Hope someone can answer my inquiry here. I am planning to petition my mom to come here in the US however, she is still processing her birth certificate because she is late registered. The office in charge for her birth certificate told her that for late registered it will take one year for the NSO Birth be completed and if we want to expedite it, it's going to take 3 weeks. My question is can I start the Form I-130 without submitting her birth certificate and can someone please tell me the exact documents required to start the process. I know there's some guide on the site but it would be really helpful for me if someone who already done the process would help. Thank you so much.

[aaron2020 11,651]

Hi,

This is a DIY website. It's not a spoon feed you website.

If you don't bother to read the Guides, you will find people less likely to help.

Read the Guides, then come back with questions.

[oatmeal 8]

Hi request for electronic endorsement for your mom's late registration and you will get a copy from the NSO in just 4 weeks, just like my mom's case.

[me_2015 0]

Thank you so much oatmeal.

[apple21 953]

You can file i130 without your mom's BC. Read the i130 instructions. Don't just rely on what people post.

[etivac 0]

You could start the process as the I-130 instructions only requires your birth certificate with your mom's name on it as a proof of relationship.

The only delay you might encounter is that if you get the USCIS approval faster than expected and you still didn't have your mom's BC hence no passport, too.

I was wondering why it would take a year for NSO to process a BC late registration. My mom had a similar problem and it actually just took few months.

Edited January 29, 2015 by etivac