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Katie Zelaya   1

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Hi friends,

 

Husband and I are getting everything around to apply for Cr-1 Visa. Our daughter just turned 1, we would have sooner but he was originally born in Honduras and his birth certificate had mistakes on it (parents wrongly listed and gender mistaken) Which I have sense found out, is not all that uncommon in Central America. We hired and paid for a lawyer to fix it, got a DNA test between him and his mother and now have his new one that states on it the day it was revised. How do we go about this situation in regards to the Cr-1 visa. It states that an original is needed so they will obviously know that we had to get the original fixed. Thanks for your help!

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payxibka   10,045

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14 minutes ago, Katie Zelaya said:

Hi friends,

 

Husband and I are getting everything around to apply for Cr-1 Visa. Our daughter just turned 1, we would have sooner but he was originally born in Honduras and his birth certificate had mistakes on it (parents wrongly listed and gender mistaken) Which I have sense found out, is not all that uncommon in Central America. We hired and paid for a lawyer to fix it, got a DNA test between him and his mother and now have his new one that states on it the day it was revised. How do we go about this situation in regards to the Cr-1 visa. It states that an original is needed so they will obviously know that we had to get the original fixed. Thanks for your help!

Original meaning as issued by the governmental authority.   The revised one qualifies 

YMMV

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LilyJ   1,258

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The new, revised, correct one is the one you will use. You don't need your husband's birth certificate until NVC stage though (around 8-12 months after filing the I130)

Our CR1 Journey:

 

USCIS Stage:

  • Feb 14 2019: NOA1 (NSC)
  • July 31 2019: I129f NOA1
  • Sep 19 2019: I129f NOA2 (Denied - 50 days from NOA1)
  • Sep 19 2019: I130 NOA2 (Approved - 217 days from NOA1)

 

NVC Stage:

  • Sep 27 2019: Sent to Department of State
  • Oct 31 2019: Case number received (34 days since sent)
  • Nov 1 2019: IV & AOS fees received & paid
  • Nov 14 2019: IV & AOS submitted
  • Dec 18 2019: All docs accepted, but one additional doc requested (5 weeks from submission)
  • Dec 18 2019: Requested doc submitted
  • Feb 19 2020: Documentarily Qualified (9 weeks from 2nd submission, 14 weeks from first submission)

 

Interview Stage:

  • Mar 11 2020: Interview letter received
  • Apr 1 2020: Interview date
  • Mar 17 2020: Interview cancelled due to COVID-19
  • August 3 2020: Rescheduled letter received, new appointment August 25 2020
  • August 25 2020: Visa approved at interview! (558 days from NOA1)
  • September 10 2020: Embassy received passport in mail
  • September 15 2020: Passport with visa in hand

 

October 11 2020: Arrived in US!

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Just now, LilyJ said:

The new, revised, correct one is the one you will use. You don't need your husband's birth certificate until NVC stage though (around 8-12 months after filing the I130)

Correct, and you will scan and upload it.  You will not hand over any original Birth Certificate.  "Original" in this context means the certified copy of the original, you can obtain from the government entity that holds and owns the "original".  Anybody who has an "original" birth certificate probably has a souvenir from the hospital that would be useless for immigration purposes.

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