FAQ: Birth certificate problems for parents
Hi Rajiv,
I applied I-130 for my father to get his GC through Consular processing. I'm a US citizen myself. However I got RFE asking for his birth certificate. I have these queries:
1- The supplemental documents for I-130 for parents as per USCIS application only need US citizen's birth certificate and not the parent's birth certificate. So I don't understand why RFE was issued at this stage?
2- My father was born in the time when the birth certificates were not available. As per the dept of state reciprocity website, it clearly states:
"Exceptions: Birth certificates are not available to persons born prior to 1968. "
Since it is acknowledged by reciprocity that birth certificates are not available, do I still need to provide NABC (Non-Availability of Birth Certificate)?
3- My last question is regarding the affidavit of birth certificate from the close relatives. What does affidavit need to show about affiant's knowledge of birth of beneficiary, besides the date and place of birth and parent's name?
"I have a direct knowledge of XYZ birth because I'm his/her Uncle. We are very close relative and I clearly remember his/her birth"
Is something like above line is good enough?
Thanks,
Chris
++++++++++++++++++From ctanya ++++++++++++++++++++
Hi Rajiv,
Thank you for all the great work you are doing to the community. I recently became US Citizen and planning to sponsor my mother Green Card. She is currently in USA on Travel Visa and is suppose to leave to India in early September. However, due to corona virus situation, We are looking into either extending her visa or apply green card. I have few questions and need your advice:
1.I am planning to apply Green Card for my mother but her last name on my birth certificate is different than her birth certificate, marriage certificate and Passport. My birth certificate has her married last name but her current passport,birth certificate and marriage certificate has her maiden name. Please advise on what additional documentation should i submit to prove that she is my mother and not get rejected.
2.In order to avoid travel during this corona virus time, I wanted to extend her travel visa in as am not sure how long Green Card processing may take? She has valid travel visa until Nov, 2021 and came to US March 6, 2020. She has been frequent visitor to US in recent years and this is 9th year of her Travel Visa. Please advice if it is okay to apply for extension while GC application is submitted? How long should we extend the visa safely without getting rejected? Also, Should we apply for Green Card first and then apply for extension of travel visa or vise versa?
Thank you again,
Tanya