Petitioner Birth Certificate Issue

[meizzz 1]

Hi everyone, NVC rejected my (petitioner) birth certificate as invalid. For background, I was born in China, naturalized US citizen and now applying for my mother's green card (IR5). The birth certificate I submitted has my mom's name and was accepted through the I-130 process, so I'm not sure what's the issue. However, it is in a different format than my mom's birth certificate, which is translated/notarized according to NVC country specific civil documents guidelines. Do I need to get my birth certificate in the same format, or are they just asking for proof of US citizenship? Thank you

[samuelam 19]

58 minutes ago, meizzz said:

Hi everyone, NVC rejected my (petitioner) birth certificate as invalid. For background, I was born in China, naturalized US citizen and now applying for my mother's green card (IR5). The birth certificate I submitted has my mom's name and was accepted through the I-130 process, so I'm not sure what's the issue. However, it is in a different format than my mom's birth certificate, which is translated/notarized according to NVC country specific civil documents guidelines. Do I need to get my birth certificate in the same format, or are they just asking for proof of US citizenship? Thank you

Yes, you do need a notarized Birth Certificate if you were born before 1996 because it has no English translation.

[meizzz 1]

Thank you for the reply! My current copy is translated by a certified translator, is that different from notarized version? 

[samuelam 19]

1 minute ago, meizzz said:

Thank you for the reply! My current copy is translated by a certified translator, is that different from notarized version? 

I guess you are born before 1996. So you will need a copy of your Birth Certificates from China Notary Public Office (Gong Zhen Chu).

 

Your mom will need a original copy of your Notary Birth Certificate when interview in Guangzhou. NVC just need a copy for you to upload to CEAC

 

Here is the link from US Department of State for China: Reciprocity Schedule: have all the information where document could be obtain.

 

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/China.html

 

Let me know if you have more question.