What to do if USC family members refuse to provide copy of birth certificate?

[NikLR 13,227]

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IMHO you've been given some good advice in this thread. Your lawyer is asking for something unusual. Most people do not submit all of their family's birth certificates. I certainly wouldn't provide mine or my child's. I don't blame your sister at all for feeling this is an invasion of her privacy and am glad you have decided to respect her decision.

Edited July 28, 2016 by NLR

[Boiler 45,525]

I have seen many many waiver cases, I have never once come across such a need.

Not can I think why it would be relevant.

[JFH 12,190]

I fail to see what the birth certificates of siblings and nieces/nephews would prove in your case. Has your lawyer given a valid and logical explanation? All the birth certificates prove is that your parents produced more than one child. It does not prove that you have any contact with them or if you ever saw them in your life. And the birth certificates of your nieces and nephews prove that your siblings produced children. Why should their ability and willingness to produce children affect your immigration petition for your husband? What if your siblings were unable to bear children? Or had no desire to have children?

[LionessDeon 2,060]

I'm getting the impression this isn't a lawyer who specializes in waiver flilings.

[Amy_and_Victor 159]

I have no ideas why your lawyer asking for birth certificates of your parents and siblings, there is no need for them for your kind of visa. He is either trying to make an impression of doing a lot of extra work to get more money or it looks very suspicious. Anyway, people here gave you a good advice, either get a better lawyer either say him no, you're not goin to provide these birth certificates because there is no need for them. I wouldn't care what kind of awards he win because he is obviously making some s**t up in your case. All you need is your own birth certificate for a spousal visa, your family has nothing to do with the entire legal process regarding visa for your spouse unless you need a co-sponsor because of unsufficient income.

By the way, if you're a USC by birth I don't see any reason you need to provide any ties to the US. Being a USC and living in the US is good enough for USCIS. Sounds like your lawyer playing his own game.

- Victor from Russia

Edited July 28, 2016 by Amy_and_Victor

[Beth & Achraf 328]

That does sound very odd, and what your attorney is asking for has nothing to do with the visa you have petitioned for your husband.

Good luck on your journey.

[Unlockable 7,314]

The concern now is the time lost.

Instead of running around chasing after anxillary documents the waiver could have already been submitted with the current evidence.

Edited July 28, 2016 by NuestraUnion

[Eternal Spring 10]

The concern now is the time lost.

Instead of running around chasing after anxillary documents the waiver could have already been submitted with the current evidence.

Yes, that's very true. If you've seen some of my previous posts, they do seem to have asked me for more documents than would even be necessary. This created a delay in my ability to give them all of the information they said they needed for the I-130 (however, fortunately, our I-130 was approved very quickly, in less than 3 months), and now is an issue for the I-601A. I provided them all of the requested documents back in May, and now they are finally requesting additional (and apparently, unnecessary) documents.

Despite my hardship letter being over 18 pages long with footnotes and evidence attached, they now say that they would like to schedule an appointment with me to go over the hardship letter. (SIGH) I'll be so glad when this is all over.

I can't switch lawyers at this point, either, since we're so close to the "finish line".