RFE Question

[skeeball 0]

Hey all!

I have read about people getting RFEs for not including their passports, but have you come across anybody who sent a US passport, yet was asked to send in a birth certificate?

I'm asking because we only sent my fiance's (petitioner)US passport to prove citizenship. He's a naturalized American / citizen through his parents (the details are hazy at this point) so if they ask for a birth certificate, we can only send his local birth certificate. He also does not have a naturalization or citizenship certificate. So the passport (with more than 5 years validity) is pretty much all that we have to prove his citizenship.

Thoughts? TIA!

[sajdiddy 0]

I was recently asked to do the same for my wife. I've submitted everything they've asked for and received a second RFE for an original birth certificate. This happened right after the case was sent to CSC office. I'm a US citizen but I guess that wasn't good enough. If you need a birth certificate, the local embassy will be able to generate one once they validate all the information. Hope that helps

[skeeball 0]

I was recently asked to do the same for my wife. I've submitted everything they've asked for and received a second RFE for an original birth certificate. This happened right after the case was sent to CSC office. I'm a US citizen but I guess that wasn't good enough. If you need a birth certificate, the local embassy will be able to generate one once they validate all the information. Hope that helps

Thank you for the response! I am still worried though whether they will require the birth certificatee as a proof of citizenship, because my fiance's birth certificate is local, so that's not going to prove anything.

My fiance has his local certificate I believe. I suppose we should have sent it with the package.

[Robert de Bonda 3]

Thank you for the response! I am still worried though whether they will require the birth certificatee as a proof of citizenship, because my fiance's birth certificate is local, so that's not going to prove anything.

My fiance has his local certificate I believe. I suppose we should have sent it with the package.

I'm a naturalized USC. I also do not have my Naturalization Certificate available. I visited the local USCIS office on an InfoPass and requested the information to request a new Naturalization Certificate. After they verified that I was who I said that I was, they gave me the form to apply for a new Certificate and gave me the Certificate number. I used the certificate number and submitted a copy of all pages of my passport with the I-129f petition.

If you don't have your Naturalization Certificate available and had at one time applied for a passport, it's a good idea to always make sure that your passport does not expire.

Edited December 8, 2010 by Robert de Bonda

[skeeball 0]

I'm a naturalized USC. I also do not have my Naturalization Certificate available. I visited the local USCIS office on an InfoPass and requested the information to request a new Naturalization Certificate. After they verified that I was who I said that I was, they gave me the form to apply for a new Certificate and gave me the Certificate number. I used the certificate number and submitted a copy of all pages of my passport with the I-129f petition.

If you don't have your Naturalization Certificate available and had at one time applied for a passport, it's a good idea to always make sure that your passport does not expire.

Great tip! I'll ask my fiance to visit USCIS. Thanks!