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kamlani1

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Applied green card for my parents.

I had attached two affidavits for Birth certificate, during the interview the officer requested a letter from Government authorities, saying that the birth record does not exist and the records for that time period and place are not available. My parents are Pakistani nationals but were born in India (Agra and Mumbai) but migrated to Pakistan when they were very young. We don't have any relatives in India and don't know anybody there.

I go to the local Indian Consulate and try to get a letter from them stating the same but since my parents are Pakistani nationals, I am not hopeful that they will even respond to me. Please advise.

Thanks in advance for all your help
 
kamlani1 said:
Applied green card for my parents.

I had attached two affidavits for Birth certificate, during the interview the officer requested a letter from Government authorities, saying that the birth record does not exist and the records for that time period and place are not available. My parents are Pakistani nationals but were born in India (Agra and Mumbai) but migrated to Pakistan when they were very young. We don't have any relatives in India and don't know anybody there.

I go to the local Indian Consulate and try to get a letter from them stating the same but since my parents are Pakistani nationals, I am not hopeful that they will even respond to me. Please advise.
-------------I dont think Indian consulate will give any letter or that will be acceptable to USCIS. Even if Indian Citizen gets Birth certificate based on passport information from Indian consulate USCIS don’t accept that document and ask for non availability certificate from Municipality or Registrar of birth. you can try Pakistan embassy/consulate for the Document that they are unable to get the information from India or British India. Document from Consulate related to birth are not accepted by USCIS. you should contact Indian or Pakistani lawyer who deal with US immigration in US and they may provide you info.
Thanks in advance for all your help
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you can check the Link and then select country PAKISTAN
http://travel.state.gov/visa/frvi/reciprocity/reciprocity_3644.html

Documents
Birth Certificates
Available. Reporting of births is voluntary, and records are not uniformly kept, particularly in rural areas. Almost all records of vital statistics of the Karachi Municipality were burned in 1948. Where a record of birth exists, a certificate to that effect may be obtained from the Registrar of Births and Deaths or the Director of Health Services in the municipality or, in rural areas, from the union council, district council or district health officer. Caution should be used, however, in accepting such certificates, since they frequently do not match the original ledgers. Births also may be registered late. In lieu of a birth certificate, Pakistanis often use school records attested by the headmaster or principal of the school or matriculation certificates, both of which identify the father and the date of birth.

Marriage Certificates
The marriage certificate for Muslims, the Nikah Nama, is registered with a Nikah Registrar, who is appointed by the municipality, Panchayat committee, cantonment board or union council. The original is always in Urdu, although attested translations may be provided. Marriage certificates for religious minorities (Christians, Hindus, Parsis) are issued by church or temple leaders, and unlike Muslim marriages, registered with local authorities, although they can be made a matter of civil record with subsequent preparation of registrar certificates witnessed by magistrates under the Christian Marriage Act of 1892. Because of frequent marriage fraud, many foreign embassies require wedding photographs in addition to the nikah nama or other certificate as proof of marriage.
 
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