Birth Certificate Checklist

[JE KA ES2K 0]

Hello everyone,

Just wondering if anyone had this experience. I'm the third party agent for my in-laws to immigrate here in the US. I got an email with a request 06JUL2015 CKLST COVER LETTER stating below. One thing I would like to find out is why would they require another copy of my Petitioner's (my wife) birth certificate and I made sure that there is a copy in there for both my mother and father-in-laws application as I have a copy of everything I sent my self. Why would my wife the petitioner all of a sudden it's the only thing missing to complete the case? I'm baffled that they don't have copies of it. I called NVC and they said that's all they needed and I ask them that it's already in the packet I sent and they didn't answer directly and said that's all it needs to complete the case. I'm really shaking my big head.

Now, I'm sending it this morning and it'll get there probably Saturday and not be reported as received til next week and another 30 plus stinking days to wait. UNBELIEVABLE!

Can someone shed a light to me please to ease up my frustration?

Thank you so much.

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We reviewed the documents you submitted to us. This letter has a list of documents that are missing or

that need additional information. Please review the instructions on the attached pages.

The instructions will ask you to either:

 Send the missing or corrected items to the applicant so he or she can take them to the visa interview.

 Send the missing or corrected items to the National Visa Center (NVC) and include a copy of the

Case Number Barcode Cover Sheet. Clearly write your case number MNL2016647107 on the

upper right-hand corner of every document you send. After you email or mail the requested

information, allow us 30 days to review your response. When we complete our review, we will send

you information about the next processing step.

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______CORRESPONDENCE INSTRUCTIONS:_________________________________

When responding to the National Visa Center, please include the bar code sheet that came with this

letter. Failure to include the bar code sheet may cause a delay in the processing of your case. The bar

code sheet should be placed on top of all documents being submitted for this case and mailed to the

address provided.

______F - PETITIONER BIRTH CERTIFICATE:____________________________

Please submit a copy of the petitioner's original birth certificate or a copy of the certified birth document,

obtained from the issuing government authority. The original birth certificate must contain the

petitioner's place and date of birth and names of both parents. If the birth certificate is a certified copy of

the original, it must come from the issuing government authority and it must contain annotation by the

issuing government authority indicating that it is an extract from the official records.

If a birth was never officially recorded, or if it is impossible to obtain a birth certificate because records

have been destroyed or the appropriate government authority will not issue one, you should obtain a

certified statement from the appropriate government authority stating the reason your birth record is not

available. Please submit this with secondary evidence of birth. For example, a baptismal certificate that

contains the date and place of birth and both parent's names providing the baptism took place shortly

after birth; an adoption decree for an adopted child; or an affidavit from a close relative, preferably the

applicant's mother, stating the date and place of birth, both parent's names, and the mother's maiden

name. An affidavit must be executed before an official authorized to take oaths or affirmations.

Information regarding the procedure for obtaining birth certificates is usually available from the

Embassy or Consulate of the country concerned.

All documents not in English or the official language of the country in which the visa will be applied for

must be accompanied by a certified translation. Your translation must include a statement signed by the

translator that states the following:

- Translation is accurate, and

- Translator is competent to translate

[xmaricrisx 25]

Hi there! I'm sorry you had to experience that Unfortunately, NVC does tend to lose paperwork from time to time. You are not the first this has happened to. So, even though it is their fault, there's nothing else you can do but just give them what they ask for. You never know, it might not take the full 30 days to review your case again. Good luck!