Certificate of Baptism

[Carlos Torres 0]

Hey yall...another question...does my wife needs to get a copy of my certificate of Baptism for her interview date??? because I have asked my father and my mother but they cant remember where is the church I got baptized and I have no idea and I dont have a copy of the certificate...is my wife actually going to need that??? would they make her wait longer just because she doesnt bring that to the interview.

Thank you again,

Carlos Torres.

[walls1010 3]

don't worry about your certificate of baptism coz' the birth certificate was one of the important documents the USE need from every applicant/beneficiary.

Edited April 24, 2008 by walls1010

[Carlos Torres 0]

don't worry about your certificate of baptism coz' the birth certificate was one of the important documents the USE need from every applicant/beneficiary.

Thank you, that helps me breathe a little better because my wife was going nuts since we dont have any idea how to obtain a copy of it...but thanks again

Carlos Torres

[katiushka 1]

babtism for the embassy???? i dont think they care for religious stuff.... just get her birth certificate

[payxibka 10,045]

babtism for the embassy???? i dont think they care for religious stuff.... just get her birth certificate

Please be careful what you say .... there is one embassy/consulate in South America that does makes a big deal about baptismal certificates...

[Mononoke28 134]

That's correct. In Colombia is very important to get every document the embassy requests or you might get denied, this includes the certificate of baptism. The reason they ask for it is because it acts as a second piece of evidence that backs up the birth certificate since a lot of people don't register their kids when they're born but do get them baptized due to their Catholic faith. People who were not baptized for whatever reason or who are not Catholic can get a notarized document explaining the absence of the document, a waiver per se.

Please double check this information with the embassy so you're not blindsided the day of the interview.

Diana

[pushbrk 12,401]

That's correct. In Colombia is very important to get every document the embassy requests or you might get denied, this includes the certificate of baptism. The reason they ask for it is because it acts as a second piece of evidence that backs up the birth certificate since a lot of people don't register their kids when they're born but do get them baptized due to their Catholic faith. People who were not baptized for whatever reason or who are not Catholic can get a notarized document explaining the absence of the document, a waiver per se.

Please double check this information with the embassy so you're not blindsided the day of the interview.

Diana

This is requested of the beneficiary/applicant, not the US Citizen petitioner as the OP is asking.

Also, there are instructions on the Bogota Consulate's website on what to provide if no baptismal certificate is available.

Only a modicum of common sense is needed to know a US Government agency cannot require that immigrants submit to a specific religious rite.

Edited May 7, 2008 by pushbrk