Multiple Birth Certificates from Different Countries?

[dsldesch 27]

My fiance and I are close to filing--the last thing we need is the city and country of birth for his parents. From what he and I know, his parents were born in Spain (they have Spanish passports), but before he was born, he moved to Mexico. This is where it gets confusing: apparently they now have birth certificates saying they were born in Mexico, not Spain. From what my fiance has said, getting new registration papers like this is fairly common outside the US... but what I'm not sure about is if it would be safe to use the Mexican information he's been given (they won't give him more than that) on the G-325A, or if we'd be better to write in "unknown."

On top of that, what's the proper way to handle two first names and two last names for his parents on the G-325A?

[CVGetz 1]

Birth certificates saying they were born in Mexico, or Mexican birth certificates?

There may be a difference. In some countries, when you become a citizen, you get a birth certificate from that country. That does not mean you were born there; it just means that the concept of a birth certificate is slightly different in those countries. Another difference: an "original birth certificate" might have an expiration date after which is not valid, because it might get "amended" with additional non-birth-related information such as a marriage. The US is different; for us, a birth certificate is only about birth. Many people born American but outside of the US don't get US birth certificates; they get CRBA certificates instead.

So unless something fishy happened with the records, there should be only one birth place, and it should be the same on however many countries' birth certificates they possess.

[dsldesch 27]

Yes, the birth certificates list birth places in Mexico.

This is what he sent me. Maybe it will make better sense to someone here:

"Again, this is the info my mom was willing to give. My family in both sides are a complete and absolute and utter disaster; My dad has a registration in both Spain and Mexico; and a Religious registration in Colombia also. My mom has both in Spain and Mexico. So, what my mom just explained is that they rather go as Mexicans and avoid all of the mess my grandparents did when they were deciding where to stay for a period of time when my parents were not born yet. My mom finally said that if you/we ever need a copy of birth certificates in Mexico, she can get those with no problem also."

[jatkins10 1]

My fiancee was approved in Mexico, just use the Mexican birth certificates, it should not be a problem. I used my both my fiancees names on the form, no problem there. It she be written as it appears on the passport, this is especially important for DS-160 and scheduling your interview.