RFE???

[chipsahoy 3]

Sorry to hear this.. But you must be thankful too that it is the only document you need to complete.. God bless.

Anywho, short form birth certificate has the american citizens' parents name on it, right? My fiance sent me a copy of his short form bc and that was also what he included in our packet but he attached the copy of his passport too.. Would this add up delays for us?

Well the RFE finally showed up in snail mail. And the final verdict is...always send in the long form of your birth certificate. I only had the short form when I filed. Fortunately I had ordered them and I have the long form to send in. If you have your passport this isn't an issue but since my fiancee is from Canada and I always drive up it hasn't been an issue till now. Your birth certificate MUST show BOTH parents names.

[ELW 5]

short form birth certificate has the american citizens' parents name on it, right? My fiance sent me a copy of his short form bc and that was also what he included in our packet but he attached the copy of his passport too.. Would this add up delays for us?

I guess it is different in different states of USA. I ordered my birth certificate (my mom can't find mine ) and they only sent the short form, without my parent’s names. I complained and they said no problem (I had to return the BC with a written request for the long form with my parent's names) and 6 weeks later I received in the mail the EXACT SAME SHORT FORM, except now my parent’s names were typed onto the bottom of the form! I gave up and didn’t complain further. One poster here said that after a certain age, they do not issue the “long form” but maybe that is only in certain states? Dunno.

Anyway I had my passport so didn’t send the BC in at all, and I got my I-129F approved fine, with no mention of it. I'm sure the BC won't be needed at the Consulate interview, but I sent it just in case.

[phila 0]

OH NO! I guess that means I have an RFE on the way My parents names were not on the back of the form.... :(

I will try to order online today ...

I discovered on this forum that Turkey requires ORIGINAL birth certificate anyway, so I guess I kind of expected an RFE anyway. Hopefully I'll have them in hand when the RFE arrives and send them the same day.

[GabachaYucateca 0]

Phila, but you sent in a copy of your passport, right? You should be fine then. I just stuck in my BC as an afterthought, but wouldn't have had my mom not brought it to me just before I sent in the petition.

[Wishbone111 0]

My Fiance forgot to submit my G325a....it is pretty easy actually to quickly forget something and get an RFE,but it can be corrected so it is no big deal

[chipsahoy 3]

I guess it is different in different states of USA. I ordered my birth certificate (my mom can't find mine ) and they only sent the short form, without my parent’s names. I complained and they said no problem (I had to return the BC with a written request for the long form with my parent's names) and 6 weeks later I received in the mail the EXACT SAME SHORT FORM, except now my parent’s names were typed onto the bottom of the form! I gave up and didn’t complain further. One poster here said that after a certain age, they do not issue the “long form” but maybe that is only in certain states? Dunno.

Anyway I had my passport so didn’t send the BC in at all, and I got my I-129F approved fine, with no mention of it. I'm sure the BC won't be needed at the Consulate interview, but I sent it just in case.

Oh okay. It's just confusing me coz methinks everyone has the prerogative to have the original/authenticated copy of their bc.. But who am I to question their law about it.. Hehehe..

OH NO! I guess that means I have an RFE on the way My parents names were not on the back of the form.... :(

I will try to order online today ...

I discovered on this forum that Turkey requires ORIGINAL birth certificate anyway, so I guess I kind of expected an RFE anyway. Hopefully I'll have them in hand when the RFE arrives and send them the same day.

You will be fine.. (My fiance and I just keep laughing everytime we talk about the possible RFE ahead) Just keep it cool and we'll all be fine.

My Fiance forgot to submit my G325a....it is pretty easy actually to quickly forget something and get an RFE,but it can be corrected so it is no big deal

Yeah, just prepare ahead of time the POSSIBLE docs they would ask if they'll give you an RFE and you will be fine..

[MDR 0]

Received our RFE on Saturday, I guess they can't find my passport photos

I know they were in there... but, oh well take some more on monday and hope that does it.

[NealandCari 0]

I think the brith certificate varies from state to state. I live in New Mexico, and I don't think there is any such thing as short form or long form. I was worried because it says to copy both sides, but mine is only one-sided. But that's the only one you can order, no one seems to know about anything longer. It does have both my parents' names on it, so hopefully I should be ok.