Interview this Thursday

[speriamo 1]

Hello,

My interview is scheduled for this Thursday, January 22nd. I think I have all the necessary documents with the exception of one. My husband (USC) doesn't have a birth certificate, so he is just going to bring his passport to prove his American citizenship (the passport is also expired but we have been told that it's not a problem since it still proves that he is a citizen).

Our lawyer doesn't seem to think that it will be a problem and he told him to just bring the passport in lieu of the birth certificate, but I'm still very worried.

Do you think that not bringing a birth certificate for the USC could cause our petition to be denied?

Thank you in advance for your help.

Edited January 21, 2009 by speriamo

[Jasman0717 8]

Passport should work

[Corey-Mariya 14]

I had my interview yesterday, and we're specificly asked for my husband's birth certificate, we had both passport and birth certificate! I would suggest you find his birth certificate!

[Old Dominion 26]

Hello,

My interview is scheduled for this Thursday, January 22nd. I think I have all the necessary documents with the exception of one. My husband (USC) doesn't have a birth certificate, so he is just going to bring his passport to prove his American citizenship (the passport is also expired but we have been told that it's not a problem since it still proves that he is a citizen).

Our lawyer doesn't seem to think that it will be a problem and he told him to just bring the passport in lieu of the birth certificate, but I'm still very worried.

Do you think that not bringing a birth certificate for the USC could cause our petition to be denied?

Thank you in advance for your help.

The passport should be OK. Meanwhile, it is possible to get a certified copy of his birth certificate FedExed to him from the county or city in which he was born, but it will cost a bit and take a few days. So, if they ask for it, he can provide it soon after the interview.

[Jasman0717 8]

I had my interview yesterday, and we're specificly asked for my husband's birth certificate, we had both passport and birth certificate! I would suggest you find his birth certificate!

many USC have gone through this but couldn't find their birth certificate. I suggest you do a forum search, there is a solution there somewhere.

[speriamo 1]

Thank you all for the replies.

I basically forced my husband to look for his birth certificate all night and he finally found it around 5:30am, just about 30 minutes before we had to leave for our interview! The funny thing is that after stressing him out and making him stay up looking for it all night, they did not ask for his birth certificate and didn't ask for mine either!

Always better to be over-prepared than under-prepared anyway, and that's what I kept telling him while he complained about not being able to get any sleep.