Obtaining a "Certified copy" in India

[cyberdeep 0]

In India, the registrar gave us the original marriage certificate, that has our photographs and original signatures, and stored a scanned version of it in their archival. I think this is a bit different from the way it works here in the US where the original is never given to you...only original certified copies are issued and can be requested any time as the original is in some government vault somewhere.

So now, when we requested a certified copy from the registrar in India, he

a) printed out that scanned version,

b) put a fresh seal and signature on it on the front (along with "certified copy" written in local script...but NVC can't read that),

c) put the following info on the back in english - copy applied by, copy applied on, copy ready on, copy prepared by, copy verified by and copy delivered on

Is this document acceptable? I am very hesitant to send the original as there is only one and, if lost, things are going to get seriously complicated for us in the future.

How have others from India dealt with this problem?

Thanks!

Edited August 13, 2008 by cyberdeep

[cmnb 0]

In India, the registrar gave us the original marriage certificate, that has our photographs and original signatures, and stored a scanned version of it in their archival. I think this is a bit different from the way it works here in the US where the original is never given to you...only original certified copies are issued and can be requested any time as the original is in some government vault somewhere.

So now, when we requested a certified copy from the registrar in India, he

a) printed out that scanned version,

B) put a fresh seal and signature on it on the front (along with "certified copy" written in local script...but NVC can't read that),

c) put the following info on the back in english - copy applied by, copy applied on, copy ready on, copy prepared by, copy verified by and copy delivered on

Is this document acceptable? I am very hesitant to send the original as there is only one and, if lost, things are going to get seriously complicated for us in the future.

How have others from India dealt with this problem?

Thanks!

i think it is ok to send a certified copy...again, I THINK...i am planning to do the same as i am not comfortable sending the originals...i know a lot of people here who sent in the originals and got it back during the interview but a part of me is just very hesitant..

[ROZA 0]

I tried hard to get the certified copies from local authorities and succeded for birth cerificates but copy of marriage cerificate ruined my plan to send certified copies coz it was just a photocopy of my marriage certificate and not sealed by gazzted officer.

So i sent originals and got them back on interview.

[AandLKC 1]

I know its a pain ...BUT I SEND ORIGINALS