Beneficiary does not have birth certificate!

[YoshiE615 12]

Hello all, 

 

I am reading from some people that for the interview, my fiancé will need to bring a birth certificate? what can we do if we can’t provide that? 
 

My fiancé is currently a Turkish citizen but she was born in China, but since she is part of the Uyghur ethnic people who are being persecuted there it is impossible to get her birth certificate. All she has from china is her old Chinese passport and a Chinese identification card. Will that be enough to to explain her lack of birth certificate? What can we do?

 

thank you in advance for your help!

[powerpuff 6,697]

I came across this a while back when doing research: 

 

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If you’re unable to locate your birth certificate or obtain a copy containing the required information, you must submit a notarized personal affidavit(written explanation) in which you describe the facts of your birth and the reason you’re unable to get a certified copy of the document. You must be as specific and detailed as possible in your explanation.

You must also submit one of the following types of secondary evidence:

• A baptismal certificate
• Census records
• A birth certificate issued by a local or military hospital
• A certification of birth from the doctor who delivered you
• An original document from the appropriate government agency in your home country (if not the United States) explaining why your birth record does not exist and indicating whether similar records for that time and place are available

If your birth certificate was issued abroad, make sure to also check the appropriate country’s guidelines for specific types of acceptable secondary evidence.

When none of the above forms of secondary evidence is available, you must submit a notarized personal affidavit from either parent who is living or a close relative who is older than you. The affidavit must include the following from the person who agreed to provide it:

• Their full name, address, date and place of birth
• Their relationship to you
• How well they know you
• The date and place of your birth
• The names of both of your parents
• Other details describing the circumstances and facts of your birth”                                                    

https://www.boundless.com/immigration-resources/how-to-get-a-copy-of-your-birth-certificate/
 

 

 

[YoshiE615 12]

@powerpuff

 

Thank you for finding this! I need to see if her ID card and Old Passport counts as a secondary evidence. So since it is her birth certificate, does she have to write and explain the situation? Do we need to get an expert in that field to write something for us as proof?

[powerpuff 6,697]

53 minutes ago, YoshiE615 said:

@powerpuff

 

Thank you for finding this! I need to see if her ID card and Old Passport counts as a secondary evidence. So since it is her birth certificate, does she have to write and explain the situation? Do we need to get an expert in that field to write something for us as proof?

I doubt that it will count as secondary evidence but it would be good to ask. In the article I provided, it says that if secondary evidence doesn’t qualify then you will need one of the parents or close relative to sign a notarized personal affidavit. This means the person has “sworn under oath that the facts in the affidavit are true, the document has been signed in front of a notary public, and a notary public has signed and put a seal on the affidavit. The notary must see you sign it in front of him or her.”

 

Edited October 1, 2020 by powerpuff