Birth Certificate Unavailable / Affidavit for I-485

gcwait2002

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Hi,

I don't have a birth certificate and I had sent 2 affidavits (Signed my parents in Rs 10 Stamp Paper and notarised) to our attorney for review. Below is the response from the Immigration Specialist. Is this valid or not? I just have a few months (4 months) in my H1 and i'm wondering whether it is a must to get it from the local magistrate.

"Because you were both born after the time that registration of birth was required(1970), we will need either a copy of your birth certificates or an affidavit from the local magistrate indicating birth certificates are not available."
 
gcwait2002 said:
Hi,

I don't have a birth certificate and I had sent 2 affidavits (Signed my parents in Rs 10 Stamp Paper and notarised) to our attorney for review. Below is the response from the Immigration Specialist. Is this valid or not? I just have a few months (4 months) in my H1 and i'm wondering whether it is a must to get it from the local magistrate.

"Because you were both born after the time that registration of birth was required(1970), we will need either a copy of your birth certificates or an affidavit from the local magistrate indicating birth certificates are not available."

if u dont have BC u can submit affidvait from ur parents having ur name
and eact birthdate and also submit a non-availibilty certificate.
u can also have lets say ur uncles name included in affidvait
stating ur name and DOB. There are many forums here which can
give u a format if needed.


Hope this helps.
 
fast_gc_seeker said:
if u dont have BC u can submit affidvait from ur parents having ur name
and eact birthdate and also submit a non-availibilty certificate.
u can also have lets say ur uncles name included in affidvait
stating ur name and DOB. There are many forums here which can
give u a format if needed.


Hope this helps.

Hi fast_gc_seeker,
Thanks for the response. Regarding the non-availabilty certificate, where would one get it? Can you give more details on this?

Thanks.
 
gcwait2002 said:
Hi fast_gc_seeker,
Thanks for the response. Regarding the non-availabilty certificate, where would one get it? Can you give more details on this?

Thanks.


On the affidvait you can also mention that BC was not made when u
were born as it was not mandatory that time or not available that time
hence this affidvait.
 
You can birth certificate from embassy

Just get a birt certificate from embassy. they issue it based on your birth date on the passport. that worked just fine for me.
 
coolman said:
Just get a birt certificate from embassy. they issue it based on your birth date on the passport. that worked just fine for me.

absolutely wrong...there are many instances where BC issued by
embassies r not accepted.
 
u will go to the municipality of ur birth city, where u would have registered ur birth in normal case, and get the non-availability certificate from there.

www.yourmaninindia.com is a website that claims to do that for some fee. I have not used it neither do i know anyone who has, but have seen it cited on these forums.

but if ur parents live in or close to ur city of birth then it just involves 1-2 visits to the tehsil/municipality office.
 
certificate of non-availability of Birth certificate..

Hello gcwait2002/wait_toolong/fast_gcseeker,

Can you guys tell me where i can find a format for the non-availability certificate. I have affidavits from my parents on 20 Rs stamp paper stating birth was not registered. But I guess we need a local magistrate to confirm that birth certificate is not available.

Many thanks,
Tim.
 
Tim_h said:
Hello gcwait2002/wait_toolong/fast_gcseeker,

Can you guys tell me where i can find a format for the non-availability certificate. I have affidavits from my parents on 20 Rs stamp paper stating birth was not registered. But I guess we need a local magistrate to confirm that birth certificate is not available.

Many thanks,
Tim.

Tim, the file uploaded by me earlier in this thread is what u want.
 
Tim_h said:
Hello gcwait2002/wait_toolong/fast_gcseeker,

Can you guys tell me where i can find a format for the non-availability certificate. I have affidavits from my parents on 20 Rs stamp paper stating birth was not registered. But I guess we need a local magistrate to confirm that birth certificate is not available.

Many thanks,
Tim.

Hi Tim,
Attached is the doc which i rcvd from my attorney. Currently, I have the affidavit from my parents. Recently USCIS has been asking for the "Non-Availability Certificate". So, i have asked my Dad to get it from the municipal office of my birth place.

USCIS requires,

1. Birth Certificate [OR]
2. Two affidavits + Non-Availability Certificate.

The Non-Availability Certificate requirement is on a case to case basis. Some attorney's are fine with just the affidavits, but some ask for both affidavits and Non-availability Certificate.
Thanks.
 
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why do you say that?

fast_gc_seeker said:
absolutely wrong...there are many instances where BC issued by
embassies r not accepted.

the one I had submitted worked. My lawyer has filed numerous cases where submitting BC from embassy has worked fine.
 
Birth certificate from consulate works ......

Birth certificate from Consulate works


Received email this morning
This case has been approved. On September 30, 2004, an approval notice was mailed. If .....

Approooved RD Oct 2003

I am extremely happy and surprised to get the email this morning.
I did not have the birth certificate. Got it from Consulate which mentioned
"On the basis of passport....... "
Going thru this forum, I was a bit tensed bcos everywhere it said that birth certificate from consulate is not of much help. But took a chance....For me it worked. May be I am one of the lucky guys.....

WAC04022XXXX Approooooved ..........no RFE

LC applied Oct 2001
LC approved Aug 2003

I140/485 RD Concurrent EB2 Oct 2003
EAD/AP Jan 2004
FP Apr 2004
I140/485 AD Sep 30, 2004


Good luck guys .....I wish everyone good luck in their pursuit of GC..
 
Birth Certificate

I also know one of my friends who used birth certificate from the hospital accompanied by affidavits from parents. That worked too for him....

May be he was lucky too.....

----------------------------------------------------
LC applied Oct 2001
LC approved Aug 2003

I140/485EAD/AP RD Concurrent EB2 Oct 2003
EAD/AP AD Jan 2004
FP Apr 2004
I140/485 AD Sep 30, 2004
 
DOB diffrence in birth cert and passport

My passport has different date of birth from my bith certificate..
How I correct that use for GC..

Thanks
ss
 
Which one is your correct date of birth? BC or passport?
If passport is wrong, get a new passport with corrected DB. Contact nearest consulate.
If BC is wrong, request a new BC with correct date from where it has been issued.
 
siva user,

How did u correct the issue.

I have the same problem for my wife.
she got a RFE and not understanding how to address the issue. Municpality is saying they cannot issue with the date on passport or SSC.

thanks
Parshu
 
Not sure how to correct.
Municipality will not change the Birth certificate. Another option is to ask passport officials..
 
sivauser said:
Not sure how to correct.
Municipality will not change the Birth certificate. Another option is to ask passport officials..

In that case, I would recommand you to submit affdavits from your parents. Also, if you have school leaving certificate (and your DOB is mentioned there), you can provide that one as secondary proof.
Do you have any hospital record for your birth? If you have submit that one too.
Also, write a letter explaining that the record Municipal has is incorrect one.
 
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