birth certificate

[nervouswreck10 0]

Have another question hoping for some help. I do not have any birth certificate since I was a refugee 25 years ago and never been back to my birth country but I'm a Canadian citizen since 1994. My husband is in the same situation, how am I gonna explain this?

[Idy Fdez 34]

Hi!!

You need to request a copy of your birth certificate maybe thru the embassy of your birth country or maybe a family member or friend can requested for you. it depends of the law in that country. ( If they allow somebody else to make the request on your behalf) btw, if it's not in english you will need to translate it.

[nervouswreck10 0]

Thanks Idy. I'll try to find a way and I think I have to be there physica

Physicall

[nervouswreck10 0]

I'm pretty sure I got no idea where to go to get it now IF I ever go back. This is frustrating,

[NikLR 13,220]

The NVC explains on their website how to go about this.

https://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en/fees/reciprocity-by-country.html

Unobtainable birth certificates

If a birth certificate is unavailable per the country-specific guidelines above, you do not need to submit a copy of one to the NVC. If you cannot obtain a birth certificate for another reason, please submit a written explanation when you submit your other documents.

Go to the country reciprocity page and see if you can get a birth certificate abroad. If not follow the instructions above.

[nervouswreck10 0]

Thank you so much. I searched for the country but the visa category is not on the list of visa classification?

[NikLR 13,220]

It's not. Just on the side there is a list of things that say birth certificate, police certificate etc... click on the birth certificate one.

[nervouswreck10 0]

".....has no centralized national system for vital records. Many records have been lost through war and inconsistent record keeping, but larger cities may have old documents on file, and records from the north are generally available. Registrars will sometimes certify that certain documents were lost or destroyed. Records for Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)-Cholon since 1953 are kept at the Central Registrar's office of the Ministry of the Interior (Phong Ho Tich So Tu Phap) in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC). Some pre-1954 records from Haiphong, former North Vietnam are now at the Central Court of Records in HCMC and are available for extracting. Fraudulent civil documents are common in Vietnam and it has been relatively easy to establish false identities both before and after 1975."

[NikLR 13,220]

http://www.justanswer.com/immigration-law/4mvhg-lost-birth-certificate-born-vietnam-during.html

If you can't get it, then generally having people who were present at your birth sign affidavits, along with any other documents can help.

[nervouswreck10 0]

Thank you very much, NLR. You've been a great help, I appreciated. I'll ask to sign an affidavit, I do not wants them to send me a fake one . More trouble!