Birth certificate

[CharlieTanger 76]

My fiance and I are getting all of our basic paperwork sorted.

We were wondering is a handwritten official birth certificate ok to use for the interview? It has both parents names on it, as well as the birthplace. I would assume that's considered "long-form?" Or does it have to be a computer printed one?

Edited March 8, 2015 by CharlieTanger

[Kintsukuroi 6]

My birth certificate is hand written (it's the original one, not a copy). I had no problems with it going through the immigration process.

[rob999 51]

The long form is what you need. They do not accept the short form at the interview. The long form specifies both your parents names. Google shows the various examples of the long form vs short form certificate, long form is usually A4 landscape/portrait.

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=long%20form%20birth%20certificate%20uk

[CharlieTanger 76]

The long form is what you need. They do not accept the short form at the interview. The long form specifies both your parents names. Google shows the various examples of the long form vs short form certificate, long form is usually A4 landscape/portrait.

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=long%20form%20birth%20certificate%20uk

Thanks. I was mainly curious if a handwritten one is suitable.

[N-o-l-a 7,167]

I can't see why not - my original British birth registration is actually type written, but when I ordered a new copy, the only one on file was hand written and it was basically a photocopy of that on official paper.

[Nich-Nick 3,354]

My husband used his that looks like this google photo. http://www.pask.org.uk/Maternal-p/BC_1848_Peck.jpg

It was good for visa all the way to US citizenship.

[ChicagoSarah 127]

agreed! my husband used the original hand-written one and it was fine

[CharlieTanger 76]

Great, thanks everyone!