DS-230 birth certificate

[British_Cupcake 1]

On LingChe NVC shortcut it says for the DS-230: Beneficiary’s birth certificate (Certified)

So this means i cant send copys of both my german and british BC's right? Am i allowed to send originals?

[sdw 10]

originals or certified copies.

[British_Cupcake 1]

originals or certified copies.

Thank you, sorry i freaked out and then carried on reading and realised it said it could be originals too

[mustafa1232 3]

On LingChe NVC shortcut it says for the DS-230: Beneficiary's birth certificate (Certified)

So this means i cant send copys of both my german and british BC's right? Am i allowed to send originals?

hi wifey Q. When they say 'certified copy from the issuing entity' what does that really mean.A. We will use a Birth Certificate as an example.

When someone is born their Mother will fill out a form to register the birth. The Doctor or hospital administrator will fill in other details. The Mother signs the form and submits it to hospital administration.

The form is then sent to the person who registers births in any given country, to be kept on file.

What NVC is asking is for you to go to the Government office, in the country of birth, (for this example) and ask them to give you a certified copy of the birth registry.

Technically the 'certified copy' may be a photocopy - however it is generally government issued and will have a stamp/seal and state that it is a true certified copy of the birth entry.

This is a general answer intended to clarify what NVC is asking for when they make that statement. In all cases

Birth, Marriage, and Death Certificates

Such certificates are available from the local registrar’s office (Standesamt) where the birth, marriage, or death occurred. For the former East Germany, this applies only to those civil status cases that occurred after October 2, 1990. For events occurring prior to this date, documents from this part of Germany are issued by the district office where the event occurred.

A registrar’s office charges a fee for each certificate and for any additional copy as well. The same amount is charged for certificates issued on an “international” form. The requested certificates are usually mailed out by the registrar’s office with the fees being collected on delivery. The applicant may enclose a self-addressed and stamped return envelope and use German postage stamps or a collection-only cheque for payment.

Civil status certificates from former German areas east of Oder and Neisse (boundaries of 1938), now belonging to Poland or Russia, are difficult and sometimes impossible to obtain. After World War II, a number of these documents were returned to Germany. Information regarding these documents can sometimes be requested from local registrars’ offices. More detailed information pertaining to these documents can be obtained at the Standesamt I in Berlin, Rueckerstr. 9, 10119 Berlin.

The following substitutes may be used for unavailable personal documents:

• The Familienstammbuch which some German families maintain. Births, marriages and deaths are entered in such books, and officially certified at the time of the event;
• Extracts from church books and parish registers. Access to or copies of these books can be requested from the following archive offices:Evangelische Kirchenbuecher:
  Evangelisches Zentralarchiv
  Kirchenbuchstelle
  Jebensstr. 3
  10623 Berlin
  Katholische Kirchenbuecher:
  Bischoefliches Zentralarchiv
  St. Petersweg 11-13
  93047 Regensburg
  If the desired documents cannot be obtained, these archive offices will furnish a negative response (Negativbescheinigung). In such cases, it is generally recommended that the document-seeker apply for a Familienbuch under the provisions of section 15a of the German Law on Civil Status (Personenstandsgesetz), which is maintained by the civil registrar having jurisdiction over the family’s place of residence. The civil registrar issues extracts or copies from this book that are fully recognized as formal certificates of birth, death, or marriage.
  if you have any other question you can feel free to ask me

[mustafa1232 3]

On LingChe NVC shortcut it says for the DS-230: Beneficiary's birth certificate (Certified)

So this means i cant send copys of both my german and british BC's right? Am i allowed to send originals?

Thank you for your reply. I have both british and german so i was worried. I dont think i would have such a problem getting a german certified copy but a british one may be harder as i am in germany so it will be simpler for me to just send the originals. Do you think there will be any probelms?

Im also planning on sending an extra page from the ''stammbuch'' that has info about me and my parents

Birth, Adoption, Marriage, and Death Certificates

• England and Wales (including Scilly Isles and Isle of Wight):Available. Certificates of births, adoptions, deaths and marriages may be obtained from the General Register Office, Smedley Hydro, Trafalgar Road, Southport, Merseyside PR8 2HH, or from the local registrar's office in the district in which the birth, death or marriage was originally registered. Long-form birth certificates should be requested, as short-form birth certificates do not contain the parents’ names.
• Scotland: Available. Certificates of births, deaths, marriages and The Adopted Children's Register may be obtained from the Registrar General, New Register House, Edinburgh EH1 3YT, or from the Registrar's Office for the district in which the event occurred. Long-form birth certificates should be obtained as short-form certificates do not contain parents' names.
• Northern Ireland: Available. Certificates of births, adoptions, deaths and marriages may be obtained from the Registrar General's Office, Oxford House, 49-65 Chichester Street, Belfast BT1 4UY or if registered before January 1, 1922, from the Registrar General, Dublin, Eire. Marriage certificates may also be obtained from the local registration office for the district in which the marriage was originally registered. Long-form birth certificates should be obtained as short-form birth certificates do not contain the parents' names.
• Jersey: Available. Apply to: Superintendent Register, States Office, Royal Square, St. Helier, Jersey.
• Guernsey, Sark, and Alderney: Available. Apply to: Registrar General's Office, Greffe, Guernsey.
• Isle of Man: Available. Apply to Registrar General, General Registry Building, Douglas, Isle of Man.
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