Birth Certificate Question...

[Yellowhead 12]

I am in the process of ordering my long form Birth Certificate from Vital Statistics in Canada and I have received a letter back from them stating that only my mother's name is on the records, father is blank on the certificate. I was a ####### child and now know my father, but we are not on speaking terms. I did include his name in my biographical information (G-325A) but it will not be present on the certificate. Is this going to be a problem? I can clearly explain that I did not know my father until much later. Any advice is appreciated. I want to make sure I have the right info on there before moving forward with having it sent. In order to have him added, I need to have my mother and father both sign this sheet of paper, and have it notarized - not going to happen basically as they both live over 3000 miles away, in different provinces. Advice!!!???

[joe_robin66 6]

Well...I wouldn't worry about this too much. Nothing else you can do...he is not on the birth certificate. Just be honest with everything and shouldn't be any issues.

[Yellowhead 12]

Well...I wouldn't worry about this too much. Nothing else you can do...he is not on the birth certificate. Just be honest with everything and shouldn't be any issues.

Ok, it has been ordered. Let's keep our fingers crossed.

[Yellowhead 12]

After reviewing Packet 3 from the Vancouver Consulate, page 1 states

"BIRTH CERTIFICATES: The certificate must show that it is an extract from official records and must bear the seal of the issuing authority. The certificate must state the names of both parents."

I have emailed the consulate about this and will post any further information I receive.

[payxibka 10,048]

consulate topics bes t posted in the consulate forum

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[Yellowhead 12]

consulate topics bes t posted in the consulate forum

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This is not a consulate topic.. this is a K-1 requirements topic.

I simply mentioned Vancouver as that is the site I got the packet from. The packet requirements should be the same for all US Consulates.

Edited November 7, 2010 by hithalynn

[JimVaPhuong 4,865]

This is not a consulate topic.. this is a K-1 requirements topic.

I simply mentioned Vancouver as that is the site I got the packet from. The packet requirements should be the same for all US Consulates.

The requirements are not the same at every consulate. The packets 3 and 4 my wife received both mentioned birth certificates, but neither said anything about both parents names being on the certificates. In her country, a birth certificate is generated at the time it's requested, meaning there is no original birth record on file somewhere. The government fills out a birth certificate based on any records the requestor can cobble together, and the format varies depending on which office you obtain the certificate from. My wife's uncle has three birth certificates, all officially issued, all different from each other, and each with significant errors.

If your father's name is not on your birth certificate then there's nothing you can do about that. It doesn't make the birth certificate invalid, and it's not really relevant for a K1. This may be a boilerplate requirement for family based visas, since it would be relevant for a parent petitioning for a child or adult son or daughter. I can't imagine you're the first child of unwed parents who has applied for a K1 visa in Canada, and I've never heard of anyone being denied because their father wasn't listed on their birth certificate. I'd be stunned if the consulate made an issue of this.

[Yellowhead 12]

I got a response from the Vancouver Consulate (In two days!) via email re this question. Here it is...

"You do not need to add your father in your birth certificate. If his name was not added in your birth registry then let it be. Father can be blank.

K Unit

Vancouver, BC"