U.S Embassy in Tunisia, IV interview requirements

[stm 61]

Hi all, 

 

I filed IV for my parents ( I am USC). 

I have questions I did not find answers for and the embassy is not responding to my emails after waiting > 2 weeks.  I will greatly appreciate it if someone can help with following question? 

 

1. Do we need to provide the original birth certificates we filed with NVC or we have to pull new ones? I am asking because in Tunisia the birth certificate expires in 3 months (it sounds stupid but it is true, I think this is because birth certificate includes other stuff like marital status)
2. Do we need to pull new birth certificates for the applicants' children or expired ones are ok? I am asking for the same reason as (1) 
3. The children for both applicants (my parents) are the same, do we need to provide double of the original birth certificates per each child (one for my Mum's file and one for my Dad's file) or one birth certificate is enough?

 

Thanks

 

The checklist does not clarify that: 

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Supplements/Supplements_by_Post/TNS-Tunis.html#pre_interview_checklist

[randy32 165]

If it expires after 3 months, I would say get new ones and take the original that was submitted to NVC with them

 

Hope someone who has been through this in Tunisia chime.

 

Also if the birth cert validity is just 3 months, how do Tunisian citizens outside the country get new birth certs every time the need one?  Just wondering

Edited June 25, 2022 by randy32

[stm 61]

1 minute ago, randy32 said:

If it expires after 3 months, I would say get new ones and the the original that was submitted to NVC with them

 

Hope someone who has been through this in Tunisia chime.

 

Also if the birth cert validity is just 3 months, how do Tunisian citizens outside the country get new birth certs every time the need one?  Just wondering

There is some kind of embassy service to get it, or generally family will get it from Tunisia and send it to the person abroad. Stupid system. 

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

US generally doesn’t care about local expiry dates, unless embassy rules specifically say so. Only civil document that expires is police certificate. 
 

check local details /specific requirements here https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Supplements/Supplements_by_Post/TNS-Tunis.html

 

[stm 61]

17 minutes ago, SusieQQQ said:

US generally doesn’t care about local expiry dates, unless embassy rules specifically say so. Only civil document that expires is police certificate. 
 

check local details /specific requirements here https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Supplements/Supplements_by_Post/TNS-Tunis.html

 

Thank you for the input. That is waht I am hoping. They specify the police certificate validity but not birth certificates.  

 

Do you an opinion about (3)?  My parents will have the interview at same date same time, and wondering if birth certificate of the children needs to be double per child is enough? 

[JeanneAdil 6,505]

Just know that in our embassy Morocco wants the same document (the original ) that was downloaded to NVC as experienced for a marriage certificate by one of our members 

 

but for our case  we also have birth and one of our 2 criminal reports expires in 90 days but that was not important /both of our 2 documents were well over the 90 day mark

will CO see yours and ask for new ones ?  up to CO / if the CO makes u get new ones ,  it is either inexperienced CO or one who wants to give u a hard time

 

Each parent would need originals as they are separate petitions

 

[JeanneAdil 6,505]

1 hour ago, randy32 said:

If it expires after 3 months, I would say get new ones and take the original that was submitted to NVC with them

 

Hope someone who has been through this in Tunisia chime.

 

Also if the birth cert validity is just 3 months, how do Tunisian citizens outside the country get new birth certs every time the need one?  Just wondering

Same as Morocco and when in the US ,  it doesn't matter

 

only important if the person wants to keep the passport of the birth country or   or National ID card

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

2 hours ago, stm said:

Thank you for the input. That is waht I am hoping. They specify the police certificate validity but not birth certificates.  

 

Do you an opinion about (3)?  My parents will have the interview at same date same time, and wondering if birth certificate of the children needs to be double per child is enough? 

One set of complete documents (copies) for each applicant. One original should be fine, you get that back. 

Edited June 25, 2022 by SusieQQQ