HELP!! NVC/RFE Birth Certificates

[ingramj 0]

Hello,

I will try to explain my question/case as briefly as possible. In a nutshell, my wife and step-kids are Peruvian. Their I-130's are approved and we were sent a checklist of documents to provide the NVC (originals or certified copies). We sent everything and my wife and step-daughter's cases are complete. BUT, my step-son has dual nationality (Ecuador (where he was born) and Peru). His case is not completed and holding everything up because the NVC is saying that his birth certificate (certified copy) is not acceptable because it's not from the issuing government. SO, here's the situation. My wife got his birth certificate from the Peruvian Embassy in Ecuador. His birth certificate is on a Peruvian document BUT it is certified, stamped, etc...and apostilzed by the Ecuadorian Government which was issued by the Ecuadorian Government. How is it possible that this document isn't acceptable? Does this mean I need to send my wife to Ecuador? What do people do if they need these types of documents but aren't able to get them in person and not have it delay a long time. I say AND not have it delay a long time because we also have permission for the kids to leave Peru which will expire June 3rd. We are in the process of trying to extend the permission BUT it's possible we will have to go to court again in Peru to re-do the whole process for the permission to leave which could take 6 months. The next issue is that even if I send my wife to Ecuador to get the original birth certificate we won't have visas until after the permission expires. That being said, if we have the visas they are only good for 6 months...by the time we have the permission again the visas will have expired, etc., etc., etc...can you see the downhill spiral I am faced with?

Are there exceptions to any of these rules? How do we go about escalating this? What can we do?

Any advice would be more that greatly appreciated and I thank you in advance!

Sincerely Frustrated :-)

Joshua Ingram

P.S. I am an American Citizen...And live in NY.

Edited April 7, 2011 by ingramj