AOS of Status Procedure. Need clear copy of birth certificate [merged threads]

[JANETandLYLE 11]

We need to obtain a copy of my Wife's birth certificate from the Philippines. My Attorney gave us a link. I think I may have ordered a copy at some point from them, but it is missing. Anyway, it seems they wanna send it through DHL. The quote I was given for one birth certificate sent to the USA through DHL is like $167.80. Does this sound right? Can't these be sent through like Fed Ex? I could of sworn last time we got one for like $30.00 mailed to the us. it took like a month to get, but was sent in a normal type envelope of some kind. 

 

Any suggestions? 

[Mike E 11,739]

DHL.com  quotes 2365 PHP or $43 to ship to U.S. 

[JANETandLYLE 11]

I will check again with them, thanks  

[IWander 589]

5 hours ago, Mike E said:

DHL.com  quotes 2365 PHP or $43 to ship to U.S. 

Unfortunately you must pay what PSA quotes if you want them to handle the shipping.  In order to use a different service the document will need to be retrieved by a family member and shipped separately 

[Mike E 11,739]

1 hour ago, IWander said:

Unfortunately you must pay what PSA quotes if you want them to handle the shipping.  In order to use a different service the document will need to be retrieved by a family member and shipped separately 

No doubt. OP now knows how much OP is being by PSA. 

[Chancy 6,241]

*** Moved from AOS from K1 Visas forum to the Philippines regional forum, where topics about acquiring PSA documents are discussed ***

 

10 hours ago, JANETandLYLE said:

We need to obtain a copy of my Wife's birth certificate from the Philippines.

 

Your wife did not bring the PSA BC she used to get her K1 visa?

 

[top_secret 2,417]

I think the crazy $167.80 quote you are seeing is DHL FROM the US TO the Philippines. Going from the Philippines to the US should be in line with what Mike E was seeing, plus PSA has a 30% discount code on top of that in their instructions so it's more like $34 all in for the shipping.

 

Though if you have it sent to a relative in the Philippines it's like $6 for the document delivered instead of $20, and the relivitive could send it PHLPost  to the US with tracking for about $2.50 instead of $34 for DHL.

 

 

 

 

[JANETandLYLE 11]

To answer a previous question, Wife's copy we have is blurry and would be unacceptable. I will see what I can do. Not much for family there that can help with this matter. 

 

Edited March 17, 2023 by JANETandLYLE

[seekingthetruth 1,246]

On 3/17/2023 at 8:05 AM, JANETandLYLE said:

To answer a previous question, Wife's copy we have is blurry and would be unacceptable. I will see what I can do. Not much for family there that can help with this matter. 

 

I think the lawyer gave you bad advice and the link is for a agent who charges an outrageous fee.

 

This is the correct website and it costs $20.30 all in:

 

https://www.psaserbilis.com.ph/Census/Payment#!

[JANETandLYLE 11]

We hired an attorney here in the USA to do my Wife's AOS. Her passport has expired, and her paperwork was lost or mis-placed. Our Attorney request a Freedom of Information Act from the USA hoping to get NSO copy of my Wife's Birth Certificate. It came back, anbd that copy is also not legible. How did they not have a legible copy of my Wife's Birth Certificate? 

 

Anyway, her Sister in the Philippines tried to go and get a copy of my Wife's birth certificate. Of course they want my Wife's valid ID, which she does not have. All we have now that the Attorney was able to get from the Freedom Of Information act in the USA was a copy of her now expired passport from the Philippine's, which does show who she is. 

 

So how do we go about getting a copy of her NSO Birth Certificate without a valid ID, when all her paperwork is missing? There has to be a way around this. We can show the now valid Philippine Passport for her, her marriage license in the USA from me. 

 

I read something that said that an affidavit from two individuals with personal knowledge is generally accepted if there is no primary or secondary evidence. Anyone know anything about this? Can her Sister who lives in the Philippines and Myself living in the USA do this. Could I show our marriage license and maybe some of her fiancée paperwork that got her to the USA? 

 

There has to be a way for people in this same situation to obtain a copy of their birth certificate without having a VALID ID. As I mentioned, she has an COPY of her expired passport ID from the Philippines, but that is all. Am I going to have to hire an Attorney from the Philippines to attempt to get a copy of her NSO Birth Certificate? Please advise. I am frustrated. Our USA Attorney seems to be lost at this point on how to get a copy of her Philippine Birth certificate. I do have another copy of one, but he says he never seen that kind before, and it doesn't look authentic. He says if we submit it, they may kick it back on us and deny the AOS. Could this copy that is legible be used to show NSO maybe as proof of who my Wife is? Our Attorney ahs already been paid in full to handle this AOS, but I am assuming he won't chase paperwork. Any advice is appreciated. 

[Mike E 11,739]

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/Philippines.html
 

 

[JANETandLYLE 11]

Mike, I have already read all that, but ty. That doesn't really answer my question I posted, but thanks, anyway. 

[Crazy Cat 41,836]

***Moved to the Philippines regional forum as OP questions center around country specific procedures***

-VJ moderation

[IWander 589]

NSO doesn't exist anymore.  According to the PSA the following is what is needed 

 

Information to be provided for the issuance of Birth Certificate:

1    Complete name of the child (first, middle, last)

2    Complete name of the father

3    Complete maiden name of the mother

4    Date of birth (month, day, year)

5    Place of birth (city/municipality, province)

6    Whether or not registered late. (If registered late, please state the year when it was registered.

7    Complete name and address of the requesting party

8    Relationship to the child

9    Number of copies needed

10    Purpose of the certification

[Adventine 3,196]

 

No need to go through an attorney or relatives. 

 

You can order her birth certificate online and have it shipped directly to your US address:

https://www.psaserbilis.com.ph

 

I recommend using the DHL delivery option because it's more reliable than PhilPost.