hi,
I have submitted the GC sets using AOS for my mother GC and attached two affidavits from relative as the BC of my mother is not available and an an widow applicant. I got RFE on I 485 from USCIS stating the followings yesterday ( 87days time period is given in the RFE to response)
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In order to process your application firnher. you will need to submit a copy of the applicant’s birth ccrtiticate. If the document is in a language other than English, you must submit a copy of the foreign language document and an English translation.
If the birth certificate is not available, per TitleS Code of Federal Regulations, Section 103.2(b)(2Xii). you must submit “an original written statement on government letterhead establishing this from the relevant government or other authority. The statement must indicate that the record does not exist, and indicate whether similar records for the time and place are available.” If your birth certificate is not available, please submit acceptable secondary evidence including but not limited to church or school records listing your parents names and your date of birth, hospital records of your birth. etc.
See the Department of State’s Foreign Affairs Manual found online at
http://www.state.govi for more infonnation on acceptable birth records for people born outside the United States.
For more specific information, see Form l-4~5 instructions. page 3.2. Birth certificate.” For the most current ‘ersion of Form 1-485 including the instructions, go to ‘immigration Forms” at Imp:
www.uscis.gov or call iSOOm “11-3676.
India Reciprocity Schedule Page 1 of I
Biri:h Ce rft1i~cates
Available. Prior to 1970, the reporting of births was voluntary. Birth certificates of Europeans, Anglo-Indians, Armenian Christians, Jews and Parsis born prior to 1970 may be obtained from the State Registrar General of Births, Deaths, and Marriages. No standard or uniform certificate is issued by the authorities. In addition, acceptable certificates may often be obtained from the municipal and rural registration records, which are maintained under the state laws. Europeans, Anglo-Indians, and Indian Christians are usually able to obtain church baptismal certificates.
Under the Registration of Births and Deaths Act of 1969, births are required to be registered in almost all of the States and Union Territories of India. Birth certificates are available to any applicant born on or after April I, 1970, upon payment of a nominal fee to the appropriate authority.
In cases where birth certificates from the authorities are unavailable or contain insufficient information regarding the birth or the parents, a sworn affidavit executed by either the parents, if living, or other close relatives older than the applicant, may be submitted. It should set forth the relationship between the deponent and the applicant, how well the deponent knows the applicant, date and place of the applicant’s birth, the names of both parents, and arty other related facts. Such an affidavit, when a birth certificate is unavailable,
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Please help me out on the followings:
My questions are :
1) After reading the forum I came to know that Non Availability certificate from Local office like Municipal committee from india is required to be submitted.Should I submit as an Original? ( in refer :“an original written statement on government letterhead establishing this from the relevant government or other authority.)
2) Should I get above certificate referring Mother name with Maiden name or Mother name with Maiden name( family name). Please advice.
3) Should I need to get two affidavits from relative again and attach while submitting Non Availability certificate although I submitted the copies earlier and
4) should I need to get stated the mother family name (Mother's maiden name) or just mother with family name is fine in the affidavit?
5) The RFE notice copy is given in Yellow color? Any idea why it is in this color ?
Please reply based upon your experience.
Thanks