Colombian birth certificate

[ChuckYJeison 2]

My fiancé's interview is Jan 23 in Bogota. We have a question about the birth certificate. This is the text of packet 3 instructions regarding the birth certificate.

BIRTH CERTIFICATES: Each applicant must present an original or a notarized copy of his or her birth certificate. The date and place of birth, parents’ names, and date the birth was registered must be included. We do not accept ‘short form’ birth certificates as they are not official extracts from government records. Applicants who present birth certificates issued more than two years after their birth (including corrected birth certificates) should be prepared to provide additional documentation of their birth, including baptismal certificates and/or the original birth certificate.

We have no idea if the attached copy of his birth certificate is the long form or the short form. Does anyone know?

[DANMA66 0]

Yup, thats the right one.

[js2015 2]

Hmmm, that one looks to me like the short form of a birth certificate here in Colombia. To make sure you guys have the right one, you need to ask for a "registro civil con parentesco". That´s the one that will have all the pertinent information including the names and cédulas of the parents.

[TBoneTX 43,057]

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[Mononoke28 134]

My fiancé's interview is Jan 23 in Bogota. We have a question about the birth certificate. This is the text of packet 3 instructions regarding the birth certificate.

BIRTH CERTIFICATES: Each applicant must present an original or a notarized copy of his or her birth certificate. The date and place of birth, parents’ names, and date the birth was registered must be included. We do not accept ‘short form’ birth certificates as they are not official extracts from government records. Applicants who present birth certificates issued more than two years after their birth (including corrected birth certificates) should be prepared to provide additional documentation of their birth, including baptismal certificates and/or the original birth certificate.

We have no idea if the attached copy of his birth certificate is the long form or the short form. Does anyone know?

So, that actually looks like a short form of the birth certificate, so they may not accept it. What I do know for sure is that they won't accept it based on the date it was issued because from what I see it looks like it's from 2005 and that will be "too old" for the embassy. In Colombia, everything has to be recent, and any old document will be rejected. So, your fiancé needs to go to the notary where he was registered to get a recent copy of his "registro civil de nacimiento" (birth certificate).

Diana

[kronina 0]

One question regarding the birth certificate and other documents to take to the embassy.

Is it still needed to translate the documents?

thank you

[ChuckYJeison 2]

One question regarding the birth certificate and other documents to take to the embassy.

Is it still needed to translate the documents?

thank you

According to the documentation, you don't needed it translated if the birth if it written in the native language of the country doing the interview. In our case we are good because his in in spanish. But it does need to be translated for the AOS once he arrives in the US.

[kronina 0]

According to the documentation, you don't needed it translated if the birth if it written in the native language of the country doing the interview. In our case we are good because his in in spanish. But it does need to be translated for the AOS once he arrives in the US.

Thank you so much ChuckYJeison!