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4 minutes ago, Lanre30 said:

Does the beneficiary has to include his/her birth certificate in the first stage of CR1 visa USCIS stage? 

Yes they need a copy of both beneficiary and petitioner birth certificates

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I don't know if it's changed since last year...but beneficiary birth certificate is not required at USCIS stage. I included a copy of the bio page of my husbands passport...but that wasn't required either. At NVC stage is when the birth certificate is required. 

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I keep hearing different things on this.. some ppl get RFE for not including it and some dont. It is not listed as a requirement. I did not include it so I am waiting to see if I get RFE. I hope I don't.

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If you dnt include birth certificate and get RFE it could cost upto 2 months extra to get approval. Is it worth it not to include birth certificate? You need it for both petitioner and beneficiary in uscis and nvc stage.

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On ‎5‎/‎22‎/‎2018 at 1:36 PM, Lanre30 said:

Does the beneficiary has to include his/her birth certificate in the first stage of CR1 visa USCIS stage? 

 

No

 

On ‎5‎/‎22‎/‎2018 at 1:41 PM, CA1515 said:

Yes they need a copy of both beneficiary and petitioner birth certificates

 

Incorrect, beneficiary's birth certificate is not needed at the initial filing of an I-130 and the petitioner only needs to show proof of US Citizenship.  A birth certificate can accomplish that; however, US Citizen Petitioners have other options that show proof of their citizenship as well.

 

 

On ‎5‎/‎22‎/‎2018 at 3:46 PM, Reqahmed said:

If you dnt include birth certificate and get RFE it could cost upto 2 months extra to get approval. Is it worth it not to include birth certificate? You need it for both petitioner and beneficiary in uscis and nvc stage.

 

The section in bold and red is grossly incorrect.  A petitioner's birth certificate is not needed at the NVC stage when petitioning for a spouse and I already posted regarding the beneficiary's birth certificate at the initial I-130 filing stage.  It is true that the beneficiary's birth certificate will be needed at the NVC stage.

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On 5/22/2018 at 9:36 PM, Lanre30 said:

Does the beneficiary has to include his/her birth certificate in the first stage of CR1 visa USCIS stage? 

Your name sounds Nigerian. I hope you know the type of birth cert that is accepted?

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On 5/22/2018 at 3:57 PM, Lanre30 said:

But l thought the beneficiary birth certificate is not required at the stage please explain more

You are right.  The beneficiary birth certificate is not required until the NVC stage, unless the beneficiary is a step child of the petitioner.

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