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PakistaniRussian   83

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We are preparing all our documents for our interview in a few months time and wanted to see if anyone had Russian documents that needed an apostille? 

 

We have the original birth certificate and we got the Russian Police Clearance from the Gosuslugi system. We will get the Original Birth Certificate translated, the Police Clearance was already translated into English for us. 

 

I just need to know if the birth certificate needs to have an apostille? 

 

Thank you

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Yes, I had an apostille for my Russian BC.

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5 hours ago, PakistaniRussian said:

We are preparing all our documents for our interview in a few months time and wanted to see if anyone had Russian documents that needed an apostille? 

 

We have the original birth certificate and we got the Russian Police Clearance from the Gosuslugi system. We will get the Original Birth Certificate translated, the Police Clearance was already translated into English for us. 

 

I just need to know if the birth certificate needs to have an apostille? 

 

Thank you

No, these documents don't need an apostille but they do need a notarized transition (at least for Almaty post.)

 

I believe it's the same for other locations https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/the-immigrant-visa-process/step-5-collect-financial-evidence-and-other-supporting-documents/step-7-collect-civil-documents.html

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PakistaniRussian   83

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30 minutes ago, Simplytex said:

No, these documents don't need an apostille but they do need a notarized transition (at least for Almaty post.)

 

I believe it's the same for other locations https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/the-immigrant-visa-process/step-5-collect-financial-evidence-and-other-supporting-documents/step-7-collect-civil-documents.html

Thank you for sharing. On the state.gov site it doesn't mention apostille anywhere, but other sources have told me I do need an apostille (hence the confusion). 😅

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On 3/8/2023 at 4:43 PM, PakistaniRussian said:

Thank you for sharing. On the state.gov site it doesn't mention apostille anywhere, but other sources have told me I do need an apostille (hence the confusion). 😅

Yeah I've heard that float around, but so far I've kept everything by-the-book, literally, and had no problems. I can tell you in April if they ask for them 😆 at least, out of Almaty consulate...

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On 3/15/2023 at 4:01 AM, Simplytex said:

Yeah I've heard that float around, but so far I've kept everything by-the-book, literally, and had no problems. I can tell you in April if they ask for them 😆 at least, out of Almaty consulate...

May I kindly ask how long you have been waiting from dq to receive interview letter?

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1 hour ago, SantiCompos said:

May I kindly ask how long you have been waiting from dq to receive interview letter?

Welcome to the forum!  The answer would differ from what the Islamabad consulate would be.  If you meant to ask about that consulate, post your question in the appropriate thread in the Asia: South regional forum. :) 

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On 3/15/2023 at 1:01 AM, Simplytex said:

Yeah I've heard that float around, but so far I've kept everything by-the-book, literally, and had no problems. I can tell you in April if they ask for them 😆 at least, out of Almaty consulate...

Congratulations on your visa journey! I wanted to ask if you needed an apostille for the Russian birth certificate when you did your interview. My fiance has her original birth certificate and we wanted to know if the US Embassy will accept it without an apostille? (we'll bring a notarized translation)

I-1295F Sent - 12/31/2021

I-1295F NOA 1 - 01/07/2022

I-1295F NOA 2 - 03/17/2023

USCIS Shipped to NVC - 5/12/2023

NVC Received -  5/15/2023.

NVC Case Number - 5/31/2023

NVC Left: 6/8/2023

Ready At Embassy: 7/5/2023

Medical Exam: 8/14/2023

Interview Date: 8/17/2023

Flight to USA: 8/30/2023

Marriage: 9/13/2023

AOS & EAD NOA1: 10/16/2023

Bio Appt: 11/08/2023

EAD Approved: 01/06/2024

Green Card Approval ETA: 02/13/2024

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On 5/19/2023 at 11:42 AM, PakistaniRussian said:

Congratulations on your visa journey! I wanted to ask if you needed an apostille for the Russian birth certificate when you did your interview. My fiance has her original birth certificate and we wanted to know if the US Embassy will accept it without an apostille? (we'll bring a notarized translation)

For my wife's interview, they only wanted to see the original documents (birth cert, police cert, wedding) and translations. No need for apostille - generally speaking I think the embassy staff knows what a 'real' document looks like.

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