Can't find my original birth certificate!! please advise!

[Ally & Rach 24]

Im trying to put things in place in the event that at some stage I get approval.. However I have turned my house upside down looking for my birth certificate and can't find it.. If it does end up lost for good can I get round this.. I am a British Citizen but, as my father was in the army I was born in Germany. Will this cause extra hassle..

6 months this saturday folks.. hate to admit it this but the whole thing is now making me physically sick.. Pathetic I know!!

[YuAndDan 153]

I would check with the General Register Office, overseas birth may have been forwarded to them.

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.

http://travel.state.gov/visa/fees/fees_4881.html?cid=3699

Moving to regional forum..

Edited January 6, 2011 by YuAndDan

[Ally & Rach 24]

I would check with the General Register Office, overseas birth may have been forwarded to them.

http://travel.state.gov/visa/fees/fees_4881.html?cid=3699

Moving to regional forum..

Thanks very much for this..

[Nich-Nick 3,353]

Im trying to put things in place in the event that at some stage I get approval.. However I have turned my house upside down looking for my birth certificate and can't find it.. If it does end up lost for good can I get round this.. I am a British Citizen but, as my father was in the army I was born in Germany. Will this cause extra hassle..

6 months this saturday folks.. hate to admit it this but the whole thing is now making me physically sick.. Pathetic I know!!

The Embassy in London discusses birth certificate and options if you can't obtain one.

http://london.usembassy.gov/interview_documents.html

[Brother Hesekiel 2,235]

My guess would be that not many people still have their original birth certificate. Mine is 53 years old but looks like it's from the late 1800s and one of the reasons I still have it is that I've cherished and protected it and never gave it to anyone. I wouldn't mail it for any reason, that's for sure.

For immigration purposes a certified copy will do just fine.