lost certificate of naturalization - applying for k1

[hely y nora 0]

I am applying for k1 visa but lost my certificate of naturalization. The I-134 asks for certificate number. Is there any other option - the replacement costs $345. I also do not remember if I used my complete birth name or just my father's last name as is the custom in the US. Thanks.

[Penguin_ie 5,997]

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[Brother Hesekiel 2,236]

I don't think you lost it, as it's darn impossible to lose it. I'm sure you have it where you have the $10,000 emergency cash and your great-grandmother's irreplaceable diamond necklace. The things that I own and that are virtually irreplaceable are in the banks safe. Have you checked there?

If you, however, managed to lose what is impossible to lose--and to replace--be aware that the $345 is the good part of this. The bad part is that it will take 12 to 21 months to get a "replacement" which isn't really a replacement, more like a certified copy. That's why I call even the CoN "irreplaceable."

Look again, and again, and again, until you find it. I'm sure you didn't throw it out with the recycables, so if it's not in the bank safe, it must be in your house somewhere.

Regarding the certificate number, why don't you look at a copy of it. You did scan it and make a few copies before putting it in the bank safe, didn't you?

Edited January 28, 2012 by Brother Hesekiel

[didopage 337]

I am applying for k1 visa but lost my certificate of naturalization. The I-134 asks for certificate number. Is there any other option - the replacement costs $345. I also do not remember if I used my complete birth name or just my father's last name as is the custom in the US. Thanks.

Hmmm, I can't help you but the I-129F form also asks for it, and I see you sent your petition and got your NOA1 already. So what did you put in?