US Citizen Sponsoring Mother for Green Card in Pakistan

[M.A.C 1]

Hi all,

I'm becoming a US Citizen next week and would like to sponsor my mother for greencard.

The instructions on USCIS asks for my birth certificate with my mom's name, which unfortunately I do not have ... But I do have a "Family Registration Certificate" (Original) from NADRA (National Database & Registration Authority of Pakistan) with my mom's name on it. My mom requested for this certificate when I was applying for my greencard and it shows my mom as an applicant and me as her daughter on the certificate. The NADRA certificate has a water mark of Quaid E Azam's picture and it has a silver foil marking too. Would that be sufficient? Do I need to get it notarize before submitting it to USCIS (If, I've to get it notarize, where should I go)? Or sending a photocopy of this original document from NADRA should be sufficient?

Best, Mach

[Hypnos 6,578]

https://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en/fees/reciprocity-by-country/PK.html seems to indicate that a NADRA-issued birth certificate is acceptable.

Notarisation is not required; simply send a photocopy of this document with the I-130 you file for your mother.

Edited May 12, 2016 by Hypnos

[karachiite 4]

Hi all,

I'm becoming a US Citizen next week and would like to sponsor my mother for greencard.

The instructions on USCIS asks for my birth certificate with my mom's name, which unfortunately I do not have ... But I do have a "Family Registration Certificate" (Original) from NADRA (National Database & Registration Authority of Pakistan)

with my mom's name on it. My mom requested for this certificate when I was applying for my greencard and it shows my mom as an applicant and me as her daughter on the certificate. The NADRA certificate has a water mark of Quaid E Azam's picture and it has a silver foil marking too. Would that be sufficient? Do I need to get it notarize before submitting it to USCIS (If, I've to get it notarize, where should I go)? Or sending a photocopy of this original document from NADRA should be sufficient?

Best, Mach

I believe the Registration certificate you are talking about was use to known as "B form", with your and your sibilings name with your parents, if that so ,its very easy to get birth certificate from NADRA.

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its better to get birth certificate now, because it will create checklist later, and additionally , they will ask your mother`s birth certificate.

I filed for my mother few years back, they asked her to bring her birth certificate , my(petitioner) birth certificate and her nikahnama at the time of interview.

[M.A.C 1]

with my mom's name on it. My mom requested for this certificate when I was applying for my greencard and it shows my mom as an applicant and me as her daughter on the certificate. The NADRA certificate has a water mark of Quaid E Azam's picture and it has a silver foil marking too. Would that be sufficient? Do I need to get it notarize before submitting it to USCIS (If, I've to get it notarize, where should I go)? Or sending a photocopy of this original document from NADRA should be sufficient?

Best, Mach

I believe the Registration certificate you are talking about was use to known as "B form", with your and your sibilings name with your parents, if that so ,its very easy to get birth certificate from NADRA.

"

its better to get birth certificate now, because it will create checklist later, and additionally , they will ask your mother`s birth certificate.

I filed for my mother few years back, they asked her to bring her birth certificate , my(petitioner) birth certificate and her nikahnama at the time of interview.

My sister has contacted NADRA and they told, they do not do Birth Certificates and they said FRC is like a birth certificate and we could submit this to USCIS ... Secondly, my mom doesn't have a birth certificate ... And it seems to be really hard to get one for her now, any solutions? Should I submit my paperwork with FRC (this is what I submitted for my green card and they accepted it at that time) ... Your thoughts on this would be appreciated ... Thanks

[karachiite 4]

My sister has contacted NADRA and they told, they do not do Birth Certificates and they said FRC is like a birth certificate and we could submit this to USCIS ... Secondly, my mom doesn't have a birth certificate ... And it seems to be really hard to get one for her now, any solutions? Should I submit my paperwork with FRC (this is what I submitted for my green card and they accepted it at that time) ... Your thoughts on this would be appreciated ... Thanks

as u can see, i m here for F2b, meaning my greencard holder mother petitioned for my brother, so last month I submitted BRC(birth registration certificate) of my brother from NADRA, i donot know ,what is FRC(family registration certificate), I am guessing its equivalent to "B form". I guess it will work, if not u can try later for BRC.

As for my mother's birth certificate, I had hard time getting that, because my mother born in India,her family migrated to Pakistan when she was a baby, she is Pakistani National, and obviously we could not get BC from India,so we got her NO ENTRY birth certificate from "Baldia Uzma Karachi".

My mother didnot have Nikahnama either, so we got 2 affadavits from her relatives that they witnessed her wedding, on blah blah time and place.

I think should submit whatever you have, they will ask your mothers birth certificate at NVC stage.

Edited May 13, 2016 by karachiite

[pm5k 129]

Baldia Uzma Karachi = Karachi Municipal Corporation/KMC?  

 

Is there a certain department one needs to go to?  I have a relative in a similar situation.