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When sending the application to remove conditions, do we have to send one a certified copy of our son's birth certificate or can it be a plain copy?
QUOTE(maguilart @ Aug 6 2007, 08:05 PM) 
When sending the application to remove conditions, do we have to send one a certified copy of our son's birth certificate or can it be a plain copy?
When in doubt! Submit the one you think has more validity!
You know for sure the certified copy will be OK.
No matter what others may have done and got away with submitting.
Submit a certified copy and you won't have to worry about it!
QUOTE(beckypua @ Aug 6 2007, 11:16 PM)
QUOTE(maguilart @ Aug 6 2007, 08:05 PM)
When sending the application to remove conditions, do we have to send one a certified copy of our son's birth certificate or can it be a plain copy?
When in doubt! Submit the one you think has more validity!
You know for sure the certified copy will be OK.
No matter what others may have done and got away with submitting.
Submit a certified copy and you won't have to worry about it!
Good advice! Also, keep in mind that as long as your child's birth registration with the NSO in the Philippines does not fall into one of these 2 categories:
1. Late Birth Registration
2. Amended Birth Registration( ie die to RA 9048 (clerical error corrections) or Judicial Action corrections
Then you can order the offical NSO Live Birth Certificates online and have them delivered, even from the USA. Here is the link: https://www.ecensus.com.ph/Secure/frmIndex.asp
they just ask you to send in copies....
http://www.uscis.gov/files/form/I-751instr.pdf
QUOTE
Submit copies of documents indicating that the marriage upon which you were granted conditional status was entered in ''good faith'' and was not for the purpose of circumventing immigration laws. Submit copies of as many documents as you wish to establish this fact and to demonstrate the circumstances of the relationship from the date of the marriage to the present date, and to demonstrate any circumstances surrounding the end of the relationship, if it has ended. The documents should cover, but not limited to,the following examples:
1. Birth certificate(s) of child(ren) born to the marriage.
2. Lease or mortgage contracts showing joint occupancy and/or ownership of your communal residence.
3. Financial records showing joint ownership of assets and joint responsibility for liabilities, such as joint savings and checking accounts, joint federal and state tax returns,insurance policies that show the other spouse as the beneficiary, joint utility bills, joint installments or other loans.
4. Other documents you consider relevant to establish that your marriage was not entered into in order to evade the U.S. immigration laws.
5. Affidavits sworn to or affirmed by at least two people who have known both of you since your conditional residence was granted and have personal knowledge of your marriage and relationship. (Such persons may be required to testify before an immigration officer as to the information contained in the affidavit.) The original affidavit must be submitted and also contain the following information regarding the person making the affidavit:his or her full name and address; date and place of birth;relationship to you or your spouse, if any; and full information and complete details explaining how the person acquired his or her knowledge. Affidavits must be supported by other types of evidence listed above.
1. Birth certificate(s) of child(ren) born to the marriage.
2. Lease or mortgage contracts showing joint occupancy and/or ownership of your communal residence.
3. Financial records showing joint ownership of assets and joint responsibility for liabilities, such as joint savings and checking accounts, joint federal and state tax returns,insurance policies that show the other spouse as the beneficiary, joint utility bills, joint installments or other loans.
4. Other documents you consider relevant to establish that your marriage was not entered into in order to evade the U.S. immigration laws.
5. Affidavits sworn to or affirmed by at least two people who have known both of you since your conditional residence was granted and have personal knowledge of your marriage and relationship. (Such persons may be required to testify before an immigration officer as to the information contained in the affidavit.) The original affidavit must be submitted and also contain the following information regarding the person making the affidavit:his or her full name and address; date and place of birth;relationship to you or your spouse, if any; and full information and complete details explaining how the person acquired his or her knowledge. Affidavits must be supported by other types of evidence listed above.
http://www.uscis.gov/files/form/I-751instr.pdf
Unless an original or a certified copy is explicitly required, you submit a plain copy.
We submitted just a copy of our daughter's birth cetificate
We just followed the instructions and submitted a plain copy.
Sure, a certified copy would have worked, but they explicitly tell you that plain copies are ok for all materials submitted as part of any USCIS petition. In the unlikely event that they have any doubts about the validity of your plain copy, they'll ask to see the certified copy (either via RFE or at an interview), but I've never heard of that happening.
If you DO send a certified copy, don't expect to ever get it back.
See the USCIS General Tips page
USCIS no longer routinely requires submission of original documents or "certified copies." Instead, ordinary legible photocopies of such documents (including naturalization certificates and alien registration cards) will be acceptable for initial filing and approval of petitions and applications.
At the discretion of the officer, original documents may still be required in individual cases. Please be advised that USCIS no longer returns original documents submitted with the exception of Certificates of Naturalization, Forms I-551, Permanent Resident Card, Forms I-94, Arrival/Departure Document, valid passports, or those specifically requested by the officer. Such documents will be returned when they are no longer needed.
Sure, a certified copy would have worked, but they explicitly tell you that plain copies are ok for all materials submitted as part of any USCIS petition. In the unlikely event that they have any doubts about the validity of your plain copy, they'll ask to see the certified copy (either via RFE or at an interview), but I've never heard of that happening.
If you DO send a certified copy, don't expect to ever get it back.
See the USCIS General Tips page
USCIS no longer routinely requires submission of original documents or "certified copies." Instead, ordinary legible photocopies of such documents (including naturalization certificates and alien registration cards) will be acceptable for initial filing and approval of petitions and applications.
At the discretion of the officer, original documents may still be required in individual cases. Please be advised that USCIS no longer returns original documents submitted with the exception of Certificates of Naturalization, Forms I-551, Permanent Resident Card, Forms I-94, Arrival/Departure Document, valid passports, or those specifically requested by the officer. Such documents will be returned when they are no longer needed.
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