Documents required for sponsoring parents [merged threads]

[Sizzy and Terry 2]

Hi, I wanted to check in with you guys. If any of you has recently applied for your parents to bring the to the US from Pakistan.

1..Can you please list out the documents required at the I-130 stage to avoid RFE?

2. Documents required at NVC stage?

 

My mother was born in 1967, do we need her birth certificate? and at what stage should she apply for her passport?

Edited December 22, 2021 by Sizzy and Terry

[Crazy Cat 42,131]

Have you read the VJ guide section?

 

 

[JeanneAdil 6,610]

At the top of this page hit the word "guides"

under that hit the Immigration guides 

and find Immigration guides for other family members

 

all u need to know is there

 

as for passport the one she will need has to be good for 6 months 

go to your portal and read timelines of those in your embassy showing time from DQ to interview and apply according to the time it takes to get a passport in Pakistan to have one in time for interview 

[arken 4,197]

20 minutes ago, Sizzy and Terry said:

1..Can you please list out the documents required at the I-130 stage to avoid RFE?

Your birth certificate that lists her name- It is so clearly mentioned in i130 instructions which i assume you will read if you are filing i130.
 

Several docs including the passport are required during NVC. 
 

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/the-immigrant-visa-process/step-1-submit-a-petition/step-2-begin-nvc-processing.html

[Nasirlahore 28]

To get 1967 birth  certificate  you need  to apply at nadra office  along with her id card .

[Sizzy and Terry 2]

1 hour ago, Crazy Cat said:

Have you read the VJ guide section?

 

 

Hi,

Thanks for your response. I have read through the VJ guide section. I just wanted to be 100 percent sure because I  don’t want to apply and getting an RFE later.

[Lil bear 4,295]

1 minute ago, Sizzy and Terry said:

Hi,

Thanks for your response. I have read through the VJ guide section. I just wanted to be 100 percent sure because I  don’t want to apply and getting an RFE later.

Best way to avoid RFE is to throughly read and comply with the official USCIS instructions for the form you are using 

[Sizzy and Terry 2]

Hi,

i have a quick question for the group! Will I be needing my mother’s birth certificate at any stage (USCIS or NVC) if I am petitioning for my mother!

My mother was born in ‘67, I am finding it extremely hard to get a birth certificate issued for her in Pakistan! Can you guys please clarify., if it’s worth all the hassle..?

i didn’t read the parents birth certificate listed in documents required for I-130 or NVC stage!!

Thank you.

Edited December 23, 2021 by Sizzy and Terry

[Lemonslice 4,961]

See https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/Pakistan.html for acceptable documents.  It is not clear from your question if it is for your visa, or hers.

Edited December 23, 2021 by Lemonslice

[SteveInBostonI130 3,482]

1 hour ago, Sizzy and Terry said:

Hi,

i have a quick question for the group! Will I be needing my mother’s birth certificate at any stage (USCIS or NVC) if I am petitioning for my mother!

My mother was born in ‘67, I am finding it extremely hard to get a birth certificate issued for her in Pakistan! Can you guys please clarify., if it’s worth all the hassle..?

i didn’t read the parents birth certificate listed in documents required for I-130 or NVC stage!!

Thank you.

 

"Parent's" BC is not required.  The visa applicant's birth certificate will be required.  In this case, the applicant is your mother at the NVC stage.  She will be applying for an IR-5 visa.

 

At the NVC stage, for the IV section, your mother will need to fill out the DS-260 online and submit a scan of her birth certificate, among other documents. 

 

 

[Sizzy and Terry 2]

1 hour ago, SteveInBostonI130 said:

 

"Parent's" BC is not required.  The visa applicant's birth certificate will be required.  In this case, the applicant is your mother at the NVC stage.  She will be applying for an IR-5 visa.

 

At the NVC stage, for the IV section, your mother will need to fill out the DS-260 online and submit a scan of her birth certificate, among other documents. 

 

 

I am sorry I should have been more clear, I am actually planning for my mother. I am US citizen.

2 hours ago, Lemonslice said:

See https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/Pakistan.html for acceptable documents.  It is not clear from your question if it is for your visa, or hers.

My apologies… I am planning to apply for my mother.

[Lemonslice 4,961]

9 minutes ago, Sizzy and Terry said:

I am sorry I should have been more clear, I am actually planning for my mother. I am US citizen.

My apologies… I am planning to apply for my mother.

Then, she will need her own birth certificate.  She should try to get it, following the instructions in the link I posted. 

[Dashinka 24,743]

The person applying for the visa via the DS260 does have to include a BC.  If it is absolutely impossible to obtain one, there are other options according to the DS260 instructions.  
 

2.BIRTH CERTIFICATES: each applicant's original birth certificate and one notary certified copy is required. If a visa applicant is an adopted child, they must submit the original and a notary certified copy of their final adoption decree.
UNOBTAINABLE BIRTH CERTIFICATE: In rare cases, it may be impossible to obtain a birth certificate, for example, when official records have been destroyed or when governments are unable or unwilling to issue a certificate. In such cases, you should obtain a statement to that effect from the civil registrar's office and proceed to obtain secondary evidence of birth. A baptismal certificate may be submitted for consideration, if baptism of the child took place shortly after the child’s birth. The certificate must contain the child’s date of birth, place of birth and information concerning parentage. Should a baptismal certificate be unobtainable, a close relative, preferably the applicant's mother, should prepare a notary certified statement giving the child’s date of birth, place of birth, the names of both parents, and the maiden name
 of the mother.

 

https://travel.state.gov/content/dam/visas/Supplemental/RGA - Riga.pdf

Edited December 23, 2021 by Dashinka

[TBoneTX 45,963]

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[pm5k 129]

Your mother can get a "NO ENTRY" certificate from the municipal council.  That document will certify that there is no birth record for your mother, and can be used in place of a birth certificate.