Birth Certificate

[sherpa 0]

Our case is on hold because NVC says that we are missing the original birth certificate. My wife's original birth certificate is not in English so we provided a government translated/signed birth certificate in English. Is there any way to ask NVC to complete the case and for us to provide the original birth certificate at the time of the interview? It will take at least 7-8 days to receive the original and another 2-3 days for NVC to receive it. What are my options? Please help.

Edited June 10, 2009 by sherpa

[payxibka 10,045]

they have specific requirements to which they rarely deviate.

[ao_cons 1]

In the interview appointment letter, it will state which docs were received by NVC and which still need to be submitted to the embassy. Any missing docs must be produced at the interview, along with other required docs like medical exam and ID photos.

Try talking to an NVC operator and explain this. Tell them you can furnish the original BC to the embassy at the interview and ask if it's possible to approve you anyway. However if it's only a week or so worth of delay, NVC might refuse. You may need to give a compelling reason for them to expedite your case. Good luck!

[waitingforhoney 0]

I am about to send DS-230 today, i have two birth birth certificate, one in english and other one in native language. Should i Submitt both? i was about to send only english version of birth certificate. now i am confuse. note that both certificate (native language and enlish) are issued by goverment office or personal.

[trailmix 77]

I am about to send DS-230 today, i have two birth birth certificate, one in english and other one in native language. Should i Submitt both? i was about to send only english version of birth certificate. now i am confuse. note that both certificate (native language and enlish) are issued by goverment office or personal.

The difference with yours is that yours are both original government issued copies. The person who started this thread only sent the translation, that is why they received a request for an original.

If I am understanding you, in the country where you live you can ask for the certificate in English or in the native language. If this is the case, I would just send the one in English (ie: if they are identical in every way - just different language).

[sherpa 0]

Thanks all for your reply. My wife has already fedex'd the certificate. It should be here in 3-4 days. Oh well, I have to pay for my mistake. Hehe!

[irfsahi 0]

My original certificate is in native language but the certified copy is in english. How is certified copy different from translated copy? The only difference i can think of is that the certified copy should have a stamp and the translated copy should not. Can someone please clerify?