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You have to get the non-availability certificate from the municipal authority in the city where you were born. Your posting did not mention which country but in India, getting this certificate is a standard thing they do. Affidavits are only secondary documents - I dont think affidavits from...

For applying for parents' green cards, do we need to submit original documents or copies? I am talking about docs like non-availability certificate, marriage certificate etc. If we have to submit copies, do these need to be notarized? Thks!!

I can only answer for your first question - if you dont have the original birth certificate, you need to get a non-availability certificate from the government agency in the native country. A hospital's birth certificate is still a secondary certificate unless you have one from the governemtn...

Mother's petition from a U.S. citizen falls under immediate relative category - there is no wait for this apart from the entire processing time which is probably about a year or so.

How long did it take for you to get the certificate? Did the municipality ask for any document?

How long did it take for you to get the certificate? Did the municipality ask for any document?

Like marriages can be re-registered through the proper authority in India, it should be possible to re-register the birth through the court - isnt it the case? Please share your experience on whether the court can register the birth and provide a certificate.

I guess then the corporation has to be the municipal corporation - so according to your posting, INS did not accept the Non-Availability Certificate that you said Chennai Corporation sent you? Also, I am not sure if the birth certificate requirement for the alien (in this case your...

svjan - Can you please clarify why you need your father-in-law's birth certificate? Is that required as part of the I-130/485? Because according to INS instructions, if your wife is petitioning for her father, they need your wife's birth certificate to establish relationship between...

Actually the Indian consulate in NY issued my wife an affidavit for a birth certificate based on her (then) Indian passport details. I am planning to use this as the document for the birth certificate - however I am also thinking that I should talk to a couple of good lawyers to see what they...

No I have not - this is for my wife's missing birth certificate - I am not sure that the municipal corporation is the right agency or not, hence my question. If anybody has any similar experience, please share it here - you know how the government agencies work in India!! thanks in advance!

Does anybody know what is the appropriate government authority in India for declaring non-availability of birth certificate for a petitioner who wants to petition for her parents' family based GC? thanks in advance!!

If the birth certificate is missing for a naturalized U.S. citizen petitioner (petitioning for parents' Green Card) it says to get a Non-Availability Certificate from the Governmental Agency. I would really appreciate what this certificate is and who is the Government Agency to provide this...

I read a few posts on this forum that it is possible to get a government agency to certify for non-availability of birth certificates. Can anyone who has done this please indicate what government agency this could be? Does it have to be a U.S. govet agency? I have a missing birth...

Interview was a breeze Had my interview at Newark. Took not more than 10 mins. The officer questioned a bit about my five traffic tickets but said it was not a big deal. 5-6 civics questions and then he started chatting about basketball (he asked me whether I went to school in the U.S. and...

One more thing...when you get the Interview Letter it means your case has been forwarded to the DO - so that is why you dont see your case status online.

Are you sure you guys are right in what you are saying here? Isnt it the case now that they dont send the Interview Letter until the name check clears because of the lawsuits before when they had sent the interviews and then there was a long wait for the name check? I am under the impression...

Madhuri: It is really strange with CH - my DO is Newark and I did get my IL within 3 months. No wonder there is such a lack of logic and so much discrepancy in what USCIS does,

My interview date is also within 3 months of my sending the application. Please check signature below.

vramakrishnan: If you travelled to India between your interview and the oath ceremony, I am assuming they did not take away your GC at the interview? Is that correct that they took away the green card during your oath ceremony? thanks!!