Birth certificate for application

[JasVW19 18]

Hello all together,

In one of the Visa Guides for the K1 it is written which documents to send with the K1 application.

It says that the US citizen has to send a copy of the birth certificate to establish citizenship. That makes sense to me.

But just to be sure: do they also need my birth certificate from Germany or would it be better/helpful to send it too?

And if yes, I guess they would need a translation? Do you know where I can translate it so they would accept it?

Thank you all and have a nice day!

Jasmina

[Shauneg 762]

The benficeriary does not need to send theirs in, no. Makes sure the petitioner sends just a copy of the front and back, not the original. You will need yours for the embassy interview later though.

Edited April 9, 2015 by Shauneg

[rnab32 19]

The beneficiary's birth certificate is not required for the I-129F submission. I know for the Philippines, the beneficiary's birth certificate is needed for the Embassy interview. I'm not sure if the Embassy in Germany has the same requirements. You might want to ask this question in the Germany regional forum.

Hope that helps!

[JasVW19 18]

You helped a lot, thank you!

[Verenaaa 3]

You will need to send in your German birth certificate once the embassy in Frankfurt contacts you - thats after your petition has been approved and forwarded to the embassy. It is ok to send in the German original version, no need for a translation (German and English documents are allowed!)

[JasVW19 18]

You will need to send in your German birth certificate once the embassy in Frankfurt contacts you - thats after your petition has been approved and forwarded to the embassy. It is ok to send in the German original version, no need for a translation (German and English documents are allowed!)

Ok. Do you know if it is possible to get another original?

I have one at home but don't feel so well about giving away my only original.

Or do they send it back later on?

[Shauneg 762]

Ok. Do you know if it is possible to get another original?

I have one at home but don't feel so well about giving away my only original.

Or do they send it back later on?

Complete copy of original. They meant yoy dunt need a translated one.

[Verenaaa 3]

Ok. Do you know if it is possible to get another original?

I have one at home but don't feel so well about giving away my only original.

Or do they send it back later on?

You can get how many originals that you want if you go to your local Rathaus (the city you were born in). I just got 3 of them last week, each cost 12 Eur. I got 2 standard ones, and one international one. I just wanted to have several in case I will need them in the future - you never know!

I am not sure if they give the original back to you.

[JasVW19 18]

Ok, if it is that easy, then it shouldn't be a problem to get some more

[Pitaya 2,577]

Ok. Do you know if it is possible to get another original?

I have one at home but don't feel so well about giving away my only original.

Or do they send it back later on?

Welcome to the forum.

Avoid sending in your original documents. Many of the USCIS form instructions indicate to send in a legible photocopy, and that originals are usually kept as part of the permanent record, and are not routinely returned. As a consequence, send in a legible photocopy of the front and back of the original document. Bring the original to the interview for possible comparison by the CO.

It is a good idea to get several copies while you are in your home country. It is likely far easier to get them now, than when you are living in America.

There is a process for getting original documents back from USCIS. Not sure how effective it is.

http://www.uscis.gov/g-884

Good luck on your immigration journey.

Edited April 10, 2015 by Pitaya

[N&S 32]

Just pointing out what Verenaaa hinted at - you can request international birth certificates in Germany (I'm German, I just lived in England when I signed up here), which will be in multiple languages, including English - you might want to get a couple of those for when you get here, even though they would also send them out to you if need be.

[JasVW19 18]

Thank you all!