Regarding birth certificate

[elie]

Hi all, sorry to be redundant...

Does birth certificate have to be included into the I-485 package? I am looking through the wonderful instructions on -->
http://www.visajourney.com/forums/in...age=i130guide2
and see that it says AND/OR "A copy of the intending immigrant's birth certificate and/or passport along with English translation"
(I do attach copies of my passports)

At the same time I read quite a few posts mentioning that a birth certificate is necessary and people sometimes received RFEs for it. Would you say I should make an effort to include one? It should be a translated copy of course?

[EspoMan]

Originally Posted by elie

Hi all, sorry to be redundant...

Does birth certificate have to be included into the I-485 package? I am looking through the wonderful instructions on -->
http://www.visajourney.com/forums/in...age=i130guide2
and see that it says AND/OR "A copy of the intending immigrant's birth certificate and/or passport along with English translation"
(I do attach copies of my passports)

At the same time I read quite a few posts mentioning that a birth certificate is necessary and people sometimes received RFEs for it. Would you say I should make an effort to include one? It should be a translated copy of course?

I wouldn't say anything. How important is it for you to get a GC? Just include the birth certificate with an english translation. The USCIS does not have people working there that can read alll languages, after all you are in America! Translate it.

[elie]

"Making an effort" referred to the fact that I would have to ask my relatives in a foreign country find the certificate, take it to be translated and notarized and fax it to me. If it was as easy as taking it to a copying machine, I wouldn't even think twice...but thanks for your input!!

[EspoMan]

Originally Posted by elie

"Making an effort" referred to the fact that I would have to ask my relatives in a foreign country find the certificate, take it to be translated and notarized and fax it to me. If it was as easy as taking it to a copying machine, I wouldn't even think twice...but thanks for your input!!

Yeah I can see were you are coming from. But I can tell you this, you DO need your birth certificate. And if I were you, I wouldn't send USCIS a copy of a FAXED birth certificate. I can almost guarantee an RFE!

[kkboy]

...the headers of the fax and make the copy look like a real copy of BC, you are only supposed to take the real BC for the interview. you are ok, get the fax. '
YES a BC is REQUIRED for 485 !!

[elie]

Will do ! Thanks!!