birth certificate "damaged" AKA unavailable

[zephyrblau 2]

latest status: 04/07/2021 NVC emailed me that they were transferring the approved I-129F to BKK and warned that the transfer could take "...several weeks". more on that later as time (...and my patience) allows.

with some coaching from this end my fiance has started the ball rolling with document requirements on her end.  

the good news: Kanya visited the district office in Phitsanulok yesterday and received her name change docs translated to English (sound of crowd cheering) she changed both first and last names this means 1 document each (!) receiving the docs in English 

means no need for the extra step (...and time) of sending them out for translation. 

the bad news: her birth certificate is "damaged". packet 3 instructions read: "...If an official birth certificate is not obtainable, applicants should submit a Certificate of Birthplace, their Household Registration, and their Thai National ID card as secondary evidence."

ID card = OK 

Household Registration: her dad died last year and the farm was settled between her and her siblings earlier this year. it's not clear to me if this is what the embassy is referring to. anybody know ?  she lives at the salon she operates in Phitsanulok. 

Certificate of Birthplace: the folks at the district office offered little more than "no have". OK ... apparently they only process requests for visa docs once or twice a year, but still. (at one point she was spell checking during typing of name change docs)    

bad news pt 2: the above took 4 1/2 hours. she was a little frazzled during our Messenger chat last night. bless her heart... what a trooper 😉 

 

any insight appreciated. 

 

 

[Chancy 6,241]

16 minutes ago, zephyrblau said:

her birth certificate is "damaged"

 

Can't she get a certified copy from the amphur district office?

 

[zephyrblau 2]

22 minutes ago, Chancy said:

 

Can't she get a certified copy from the amphur district office?

 

she was at the district office to attempt to get 3 things; 

1) name change docs (check) 

2) "single" certificate: booking next Wednesday a.m. 

3) birth certificate: "no have" 

 

I will ask her to press them on Wednesday about the alternate document "... Certificate of Birthplace" as indicated in the packet 3 instructions. I may have to run this one by the embassy to see if they have any input. 

 

thanks for chiming in.