Fiance says she needs my Birth Certificate

[DesertJason 1]

I've sent my fiance paperwork for the interview. She telling her friends that were interviewed were asked for a "my" Birth Certificate? Can anyone shed any light on this subject?

-Jason

Edited May 10, 2015 by DesertJason

[mallafri76 1,012]

From what I've heard, it's usually only the beneficiary's birth certificate that should be taken to the interview. They only need the petitioner's birth certificate to show proof of US citizenship or permanent residency and that you submitted to USCIS and to NVC. Maybe she misunderstood and they really meant her birth cert.

You don't have a timeline so don't know which embassy she's having the interview at. Could be a country specific requirement?!

[Aahil 90]

its not needed.just in interview checklist letter.it has some list.where you can also find. petitioner birth certificate.. but when you read the whole letter. u will find it says NVC did not request this paper.means u don't need it.

every one gets confused on those checklist.. you can do one thing.if you don't have one.just sent her a copy of your citizenship certificate.

[NikLR 13,220]

For K1 and even CR1/IR1 sometimes the original birth certificate or naturalization certificate of a person would be needed. Mostly this applies to K1 as only a USC can petition for a fiance. Also for K1 any previous original divorce decrees may also be asked for.

[DesertJason 1]

Thanks. It was hong kong. It was the Hong Kong Embassy. Also, i doubt she's misunderstanding her friends. Though, I may have been the only petitioner among her friends that knows what he is doing. I told her I"m not sending it. The affidavette of support have plenty of ID information in it, plus I did sumbit one with the orginal i-129F.

I'll have to fix the timelie, I didn't realize it wasn't showing.

[TabeaK 516]

Also, can you please fix your Service Center? If you have w WAC case number you were directly routed to CSC and have not been transferred from TSC. Keeps the data more reliable for the rest of us. Thanks.

[CowBoE 429]

I've sent my fiance paperwork for the interview. She telling her friends that were interviewed were asked for a "my" Birth Certificate? Can anyone shed any light on this subject?

-Jason

I (the US citizen) went through K1 visa and now doing the GC processing for my wife,

and I never had to provide my birth certificate. I only sent in the US passport and

US citizenship certificate.

However, the foreign beneficiary's birth certificate will be required.

The only time they would ask for your birth certificate is

if you don't have US passport or US citizenship certificate.

[clairegie 265]

Yeah, I went through the checklists I found for Hongkong and none of them included the petitioner's Birth Certificate for the interview:

http://hongkong.usconsulate.gov/iv_checklist.html

http://travel.state.gov/content/dam/visas/Supplemental/HNK%20-%20Hong%20Kong.pdf

My fiance did send me a copy of his because it is needed for a seminar before immigrating to the US. But that's just a Philippine-specific requirement.

[NikLR 13,220]

OP please Thanks.