Immigration has birth certificate

[slefevre 0]

Hello -- we are getting ready to get married under a K-1 visa and apply for adjustment of status.

I looked at the requirements and they say they need a birth certificate. However, her birth certificate was in the immigration packet that the she gave to the officer upon arrival. ( We know this because she accidentally opened the first, and we had to get a second envelope sealed :S )

Will immigration return the documents to us, or do we need to get a new birth certificate?

[KayDeeCee 4,891]

Get a new birth certificate and only send in a copy of it this time. You will also need an English translation if the birth certificate is not in English.

[Pitaya 2,576]

Agree with Kay Dee Cee.

Take a look at this link, don't know how long it takes: http://www.uscis.gov/g-884

[susysteele 9]

She should be able to get a certified (RENIAC-sp?) copy of her birth certificate in one day. Not sure where she lives but my wife got hers at the mall in Lima (hint- get multiple certified copies just to be safe). Then she can scan it and email to a translation service which can have an electronic copy mailed to her in about 24 hours. They can also mail the hard copies to you in the U.S. in about a week's time. We've done this twice with no issues. We used World Access Trans and they were affordable. And as mentioned by others you can just use a photocopy of the certified version (I still prefer to have multiple certified copies for my own records). Best of luck to you!

[slefevre 0]

Thanks so much everyone! : )

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Can anyone tell me what the "A-number" in this form is? It has an "if any" in parentheses next to the box.

[KayDeeCee 4,891]

Alien Registration Number > http://www.uscis.gov/tools/glossary/number

The A# can be found on the I-129F approval notice(NOA2) near the beneficiary's name.

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You all are life-savers! Thanks so much! : )