Hi!

The Packet 3 that I received from the US Embassy mentions that birth certificates presented must be originals. I was born in France and they don't deliver originals of birth certificate documents. The only document that they deliver is a "copie intégrale d'acte de naissance" which is a copy certified conform to the original and bearing the seal of the issuing office on it. Is it acceptable?
Is there a way to obtain any kind of original of that document?? (I don't think so but can someone confirm?)

Thank you in advance!!

Yohann

I don't think so either, but I'm still waiting for NOA2...
So maybe someone who already went through the interview could confirm?

The "copie intégrale" is accepted by the embassy.

Yeah don't worry that's what we get in France, it's accepted

You never have a pure original. The original document is always kept by l'Etat Civil in France or the Service of Deeds in the US.
What they give you is an original certified copy of it and that's what they mean by it. They just don't want a photocopy of the document.

hello,

Does someone knows where I can find on internet a translation of the french birth certificate.
Usually I am not too bad at translation, but there are a lot of "par-devant nous blablabla"...

thanks,
nicolas

Hi, I thought that if I would show my version it would be better and more polite,
and being helpful for future generation of applicants.


Funny version

CHRISTMAS Father:
The 31 of december 2001, at 23H55, is born in Pole North,1, Antartica,
CHRISTMAS Father, male, from Christmas Grand-dad, born in Pole North,1, Antartica,
on the 31 of december 1001, toys' marker, and Christmas Grand-mom, born in Pole North,1, Antartica,
on the 31 of december 1001, toys' marker, both living at Pole North,1, Antartica.
This document has been issued and certified by CHRISTMAS Doctor, 37 years old,
working at north pole hospital, being a witness of the birth, after reading this document
with CHRISTMAS bob, 13th district of Paris city town civil servant, and and mayor delegate civil officer.


More informal

NAME:
The DATE, at HOUR, is born in PLACE,
NAME, male, from DAD's NAME, born in PLACE,
on the DATE, JOB, and MOM's DATE, born in PLACE,
on the DATE, JOB, both living at PLACE.
This document has been issued and certified by WITNESS's NAME, AGE years old,
working at PLACE, being a witness of the birth, after reading this document
with CIVIL OFICER's NAME, 13th district of Paris city town civil servant, and and mayor delegate civil officer.

I also do have a lot of little issues:
can you translate LYON 7eme, by 7th district of LYON?

cheers, and Mahalo,
Nicolas