Original birth certificate needed for Adjustment of Status Interview (K-1)?

[MattND3 0]

Hello.  Me and my wife have an interview scheduled in less than a month in Norfolk for her adjustment of status interview (K-1 process, she’s a Canadian citizen).  When we filed all the paperwork during this process, we filed a copy of her birth certificate.  Will she need her original for the interview?  We don’t have that here so will need to expedite getting that ASAP if so.  Thanks in advance.

 

Matt

[Ed&Midori1031 330]

I brought a copy of my wife's just in case, along with my step-son's.  I figured if they needed to see it, they Officer wouldn't want to take the time to dig through the application folders.  Just go off the interview notice they will end you in the mail for all the documents required for you and your wife to bring.  Like they always say:  "Better to have it and not need it, than to need it and not have it." 

[MattND3 0]

Yeah, it says to bring each of our birth certificates but doesn’t specify “original” or not.  We were definitely going to bring the copies, just wasn’t sure if the Original was needed.  I don’t even have my original, had to get a certified copy from the state of Virginia.  

[Ed&Midori1031 330]

7 minutes ago, MattND3 said:

Yeah, it says to bring each of our birth certificates but doesn’t specify “original” or not.  We were definitely going to bring the copies, just wasn’t sure if the Original was needed.  I don’t even have my original, had to get a certified copy from the state of Virginia.  

Certified copy is just as good for us.  Fo rmy wife's I brought her original and a copy translated in English.  I even brought a copy of our marriage certificate, but when I tried to show it to the Officer, he said it wasnt required since he knows it was in the file already, most likely be the same case with your birth certificates.