birt certificate

[khaandyce 0]

Hi All,

I'm new here so a little baqckground: I came to the US on an F1 visa and overstayed, and am now married to a USC and adjusting my status. We filed our AOS at the end of July to beat the fee increase and I know we're going to get an RFE for my birth certificate. So here is problem. I was born in Ghana but am a South African citizen and don't know where my birth certificate is. Now I called the Ghana consulate in New York and they were basically very unhelpful and said I would have to actually physically go to Ghana to apply for a copy of my birth certificate, is this true?? Or is there a way for me to acquire it, because I'm an overstay if I leave the country I'm liable to be subject to the 10 year ban.

Any help is greatly appreciated.

Thanks

[payxibka 10,045]

Hi All,

I'm new here so a little baqckground: I came to the US on an F1 visa and overstayed, and am now married to a USC and adjusting my status. We filed our AOS at the end of July to beat the fee increase and I know we're going to get an RFE for my birth certificate. So here is problem. I was born in Ghana but am a South African citizen and don't know where my birth certificate is. Now I called the Ghana consulate in New York and they were basically very unhelpful and said I would have to actually physically go to Ghana to apply for a copy of my birth certificate, is this true?? Or is there a way for me to acquire it, because I'm an overstay if I leave the country I'm liable to be subject to the 10 year ban.

Any help is greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Look here:

http://travel.state.gov/visa/frvi/reciproc...ocity_3568.html

[Zee Bee 61]

Do you know anyone in Ghana who can go and apply on your behalf? I believe that if you write a letter authorizing someone to apply for you then you can get it that way.

Good luck.

Zee

[jeje 0]

Hi All,

I'm new here so a little baqckground: I came to the US on an F1 visa and overstayed, and am now married to a USC and adjusting my status. We filed our AOS at the end of July to beat the fee increase and I know we're going to get an RFE for my birth certificate. So here is problem. I was born in Ghana but am a South African citizen and don't know where my birth certificate is. Now I called the Ghana consulate in New York and they were basically very unhelpful and said I would have to actually physically go to Ghana to apply for a copy of my birth certificate, is this true?? Or is there a way for me to acquire it, because I'm an overstay if I leave the country I'm liable to be subject to the 10 year ban.

Any help is greatly appreciated.

Thanks

yeah zeenusah said it all, u an african man, west of african for that matter likewise me, just contact any of ur relatives to get it for u, that is how we do get most of paper back home u dont need to go back home, most of west africa embassy around here re bunch of lazy element, re helpless all time especially the one of my country.best of good luck to u