EAD RFE Yellow Letter for Proof of Birth Certificate!

[Mo007 3]

Just got this yellow letter in the mail for my wife's EAD application, asking for he birth certificate.

1 problem.

Wife's place/country of birth is not able provide this document, there is no central government there (at this time).

What are other options to get around this RFE?

Thanks

[nitrous_guy 23]

See this thread for ideas :

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/453793-complicated-ref-please-help/

[Mo007 3]

See this thread for ideas :

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/453793-complicated-ref-please-help/

Thanks. But not sure if that topic/link itself lead to a solution to the issue.

Will a notary of an affidavit work?

[nitrous_guy 23]

Thanks. But not sure if that topic/link itself lead to a solution to the issue.

Will a notary of an affidavit work?

I was posting that thread for ideas that might be relevant/helpful to your cause

[Mo007 3]

I was posting that thread for ideas that might be relevant/helpful to your cause

Any advise is always greatly appreciated.

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

What country?

Did you try to send any explanation or did you just ignore the requirement?

Edited October 2, 2013 by Harpa Timsah

[Mo007 3]

What country?

Did you try to send any explanation or did you just ignore the requirement?

Country = Somalia.

We just got the yellow letter today, asking to submit the birth certificate.

So an explanation can suffice?

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

No, an explanation won't suffice, I am just wondering why you didn't think a lack of BC wouldn't be a problem. Did you mention that Somalia was the birth country or just note mention it at all?

Lots of effort to go fast fast might trip you up. Hopefully not.

DOS says nothing is available from Somalia. http://travel.state.gov/visa/fees/fees_5455.html?cid=9738#docs

I believe that you can write up an attestation of birth written by witnesses to the birth (mother, father, etc) but I might ask a lawyer or at least make infopass to get the details.

How did your wife get Australian citizenship? Is there any record of her being Somali in any refugee documents or the like? Maybe that could help in filling in he gaps too.

Edited October 2, 2013 by Harpa Timsah

[jerni 24]

You could try sending in a letter of explanation, possibly mention the information in http://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6a6a218.html although there is no guarentee it will satisfy the RFE.

Is your wife in contact with her parents or any relatives that would have been present at her birth? If so could they could write a letter attesting her birth and have it notarized as a sworn statement.

Is your wife an Australian Citizen, how did she end up there? Perhaps there is some paper trail there that could provide something helpful.

Edited October 2, 2013 by jerni

[Mo007 3]

No, an explanation won't suffice, I am just wondering why you didn't think a lack of BC wouldn't be a problem. Did you mention that Somalia was the birth country or just note mention it at all?

Lots of effort to go fast fast might trip you up. Hopefully not.

DOS says nothing is available from Somalia. http://travel.state.gov/visa/fees/fees_5455.html?cid=9738#docs

I believe that you can write up an attestation of birth written by witnesses to the birth (mother, father, etc) but I might ask a lawyer or at least make infopass to get the details.

How did your wife get Australian citizenship? Is there any record of her being Somali in any refugee documents or the like? Maybe that could help in filling in he gaps too.

Wife got Australian citizenship because that's where her parents immigrated to when she was at the age of 5. Her father passed away not long after, and her mom is still in Australia and doesn't have any documents to proof my wife's birth certificate.

Infopass might be the best option at this point.

[Mo007 3]

You could try sending in a letter of explanation, possibly mention the information in http://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6a6a218.html although there is no guarentee it will satisfy the RFE.

Is your wife in contact with her parents or any relatives that would have been present at her birth? If so could they could write a letter attesting her birth and have it notarized as a sworn statement.

Is your wife an Australian Citizen, how did she end up there? Perhaps there is some paper trail there that could provide something helpful.

Wife has an aunt in the US that could attest for her place of birth. There is also an uncle of hers that can do the same if the aunt is not enough.

She ended up in Australia because there was a civil war in Somalia, so her parents filed for asylum to Australia. She got Australian citizenship through naturalization.

Edited October 2, 2013 by Mo007

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

What did you do in the initial package, to address this issue?

[Mo007 3]

What did you do in the initial package, to address this issue?

To be honest, I think that's where we failed to address this - which lead to the RFE.

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

To be honest, I think that's where we failed to address this - which lead to the RFE.

So nothing? Did you mention she was born in Somalia at all? if you had done that, then you could know if that would be good enough.

So now you can try affidavits from the mom and aunt, but one of your chances to see if it works is already used up. For that reason, I would contact an attorney or make infopass, or both. Good luck.

[Mo007 3]

So nothing? Did you mention she was born in Somalia at all? if you had done that, then you could know if that would be good enough.

So now you can try affidavits from the mom and aunt, but one of your chances to see if it works is already used up. For that reason, I would contact an attorney or make infopass, or both. Good luck.

We did note in the forms that my wife was born in Somalia. I guess that was not enough.

We will work on the infopass.