Long form birth certificate for Montreal?

[Mrsjackson 300]

Hello, 

 

I am currently prepping for my Montreal K1 visa interview. Our I 129F was approved, we have been assigned a case number from NVC and I have completed DS 160. Do I really need a long form birth certificate (I’m the beneficiary)? My mother said I was never issued one. I’ve seen conflicting accounts of some saying you do and others saying they didn’t have one but all was fine. Please advise, any info is much appreciated! 

[sumbunny 566]

Yes. Order one here:

 

https://www.orgforms.gov.on.ca/eForms/start.do?lang=en&_ga=2.125884557.1213277524.1523474413-1199871191.1523474413

 

Only takes 2 weeks or so to get it, why take the chance of not having what they need at the interview and waiting even longer?

[sumbunny 566]

Oops! That link is assuming you're in Ontario, but I would order and have one for Canada for SURE. 

[Mrsjackson 300]

59 minutes ago, sumbunny said:

Oops! That link is assuming you're in Ontario, but I would order and have one for Canada for SURE. 

I’m in BC but thank you! I’ll get on it 

[NikLR 13,231]

You can order one from vital statistics in BC.  Yes you need one.  They can be expedited. 

[kenikki 26]

After reading the forums, I applied for a long form birth certificate from MB Vital Stats.

I didn't want to risk any further delays in this already lengthy process.

On that note, if the document is required, they have done a very poor job at making it explicitly known.

Had I not accidentally stumbled upon a topic referencing the long form birth certificates, I would have never applied for one.

[Mrsjackson 300]

3 minutes ago, kenikki said:

After reading the forums, I applied for a long form birth certificate from MB Vital Stats.

I didn't want to risk any further delays in this already lengthy process.

On that note, if the document is required, they have done a very poor job at making it explicitly known.

Had I not accidentally stumbled upon a topic referencing the long form birth certificates, I would have never applied for one.

Same! You have to be really on top of it might be strategic on their part. Trying to weed out the disorganized ones maybe? lol. That’s the only reason I can come up with as to why it’s not clearly stated. Ordered mine yesterday lady said it will take 2 weeks. 

[kenikki 26]

1 minute ago, Mrsjackson said:

Same! You have to be really on top of it might be strategic on their part. Trying to weed out the disorganized ones maybe? lol. That’s the only reason I can come up with as to why it’s not clearly stated. Ordered mine yesterday lady said it will take 2 weeks. 

Hopefully you get it in two weeks!

I was told 6-8 weeks for mine and it was definitely closer to 8 weeks.

The only thing that is more ridiculous than that time frame is the cost of expediting my application.

What a cash grab!

[sumbunny 566]

6 minutes ago, kenikki said:

After reading the forums, I applied for a long form birth certificate from MB Vital Stats.

I didn't want to risk any further delays in this already lengthy process.

On that note, if the document is required, they have done a very poor job at making it explicitly known.

Had I not accidentally stumbled upon a topic referencing the long form birth certificates, I would have never applied for one.

Honestly, the only reason I know for sure is that my fiance was denied at the border back in July and we contacted a lawyer at the time to ask if there was anything we could do to get the decision reversed / changed. She told us at the time that she could help with the K1 process and said that she would help avoid many common mistakes like taking the short form birth certificate to the interview which many Canadians miss.

[kenikki 26]

1 minute ago, sumbunny said:

Honestly, the only reason I know for sure is that my fiance was denied at the border back in July and we contacted a lawyer at the time to ask if there was anything we could do to get the decision reversed / changed. She told us at the time that she could help with the K1 process and said that she would help avoid many common mistakes like taking the short form birth certificate to the interview which many Canadians miss.

Thank you for confirming!

So many posts online either confirming or denying that you need the long form birth certificate.

 

It's just dumb because the long form certs are relatively new so obviously the majority of us aren't going to have them.

 

On that note: People, please make sure that if you have to apply for a long form birth cert that you do so through your Province or Territory's Vital Stats! There are a lot of garbage links online that want you to apply through them, but it will not help with your application!

Alberta: https://www.servicealberta.ca/birth-certificates.cfm
British Columbia: https://ecos.vs.gov.bc.ca/ecos_prod/event.do
Manitoba: https://vitalstats.gov.mb.ca/how_to_apply.html

New Brunswick: https://www.pxw1.snb.ca/snb7001/e/1000/CSS-FOL-35-5246e.pdf

Newfoundland and Labrador: http://www.servicenl.gov.nl.ca/birth/birth_certificate/
Northwest Territories: http://www.hss.gov.nt.ca/en/services/birth/birth-certificate
Nova Scotia: https://novascotia.ca/sns/access/vitalstats/birth-certificates.asp

Nunavut: https://www.gov.nu.ca/health/information/birth-certificate

Ontario: https://www.orgforms.gov.on.ca/eForms/start.do?lang=en&_ga=2.101516545.1622496266.1523566454-8470303.1523566454

Prince Edward Island: https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/service/apply-birth-certificate

Quebec: http://www.etatcivil.gouv.qc.ca/en/default.html

Saskatchewan: https://www.ehealthsask.ca/residents/births/Pages/Order-a-Birth-Certificate.aspx

Yukon: http://www.hss.gov.yk.ca/birth.php

 

I also noticed that some sites reference that the long form birth certificate has the parent's names AND birthplace; however, mine only lists the names. The application did request birthplace, so I just assume that Manitoba doesn't put it on their long form certs.

[Mrsjackson 300]

50 minutes ago, kenikki said:

Hopefully you get it in two weeks!

I was told 6-8 weeks for mine and it was definitely closer to 8 weeks.

The only thing that is more ridiculous than that time frame is the cost of expediting my application.

What a cash grab!

Ugh that’s a drag. I live relatively close to where the certificates are issued so I’m not very worried but how ridiculous! Cash grab is right