birth certificate needed for USC spouse?

[LauLee 0]

Hello - we just received a "request for applicant to appear for inital interview" for my husband's I-485 application. On that NOA, it states that we need to bring my (USC) birth certificate as well. Since Korea doesn't issue birth certificates, and I'm not longer a Korean citizen, we don't have any family records and am not sure what to bring as a substitute. Has anyone run across this? Any advice would be helpful.

Thanks!!

[Calypso 464]

Hello - we just received a "request for applicant to appear for inital interview" for my husband's I-485 application. On that NOA, it states that we need to bring my (USC) birth certificate as well. Since Korea doesn't issue birth certificates, and I'm not longer a Korean citizen, we don't have any family records and am not sure what to bring as a substitute. Has anyone run across this? Any advice would be helpful.

Thanks!!

We have the same situation. My husband was born in India but his family moved here when he was three. My interview is scheduled before March ends.

Anyway, I am not worried about it. I won't do something about it either. We'll just bring his passport and certificate of citizenship.

All the best for us both.

[VanessaTony 3,567]

passport is sufficient, as is your naturalisation certificate. Take both.

I am not sure whether this is AOS from a family visa but in either event this is isn't the correct location, moving ---

** moving from "Adjustment of Status Case Filing and Progress Reports" to "Adjustment of Status (Green Card) from Family Based Visas" as the prior forum is for case updates/progress and this one is for questions**

[Nik+Heather 121]

According to DOS' reciprocity table, birth certificates ARE available for South Korea (you don't mention which one - but South Korea is the flag on your profile). See this link: http://travel.state.gov/visa/frvi/reciprocity/reciprocity_3599.html#docs

Did your family keep any records from your naturalization? If possible, I would bring whatever document was used to show your birth date and parentage when you went through your own immigration process- a birth affidavit or something, maybe?

When people are missing birth certificates for the visa process they are supposed to at least show that they have attempted to get it from their home country. It might be worth a phone call to contact the vital records for where it would be and get a letter which says it's unavailable.

Aside from all that, I do sort of agree with others who are indicating that it is probably only used to show your citizenship status, and that a passport or natz. certificate should also be accepted. I only offer these other solutions because the birth cert. is specifically requested, and was also asked for in our interview. If it were me, I guess I'd just like some more paper backing me up or at minimum have an action plan in case they send you back with an RFE.