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Hi guys, my case is a bit complicated and uncommon
so I would really appreciate any useful advice or similar experiences shared!

So here is my story:

After being stuck at NVC since Jan 2015
I was finally able to fill out DS260 after submitting all packets and such because their system was all screwed up.

After over 42 days of waiting, they have reviewed my DS 260,
and the case was on a supervisory review,
my husband could finally talk to a supervisor but she said she could not complete the case over the phone like some VJers said :(

Then all of a sudden we got a CHECKLIST!
We got a checklist back in April and the problem was solved.
And we had been told that the packets were okay and good.

NOW they told me that my birth certificate is suspected to be a forged one!

Here's a little bit of my personal background:
I was born in China, moved to HK and have lived here since I was 5.
Hence I have no records or any sorts of legal residency living in China.

Now they want me to go obtain an notarial birth certificate from a notarial office in China
which is EXTREMELY difficult for me because I do not have any official identification documents of China but a HK ID card.

Here is an abstract from http://travel.state.gov/ :

Most of the documents listed below can be obtained from one of China's Notarial Offices (Gong Zheng Chu). All Chinese documentation to be used abroad is processed through the notary offices and issued in the form of notarial certificates. Notarial offices are located in all major Chinese cities and in rural county seats. These offices are part of the Ministry of Justice structure, but are separate from the people's court system.

Notaries in China do not perform the same functions as their American counterparts. Chinese notaries affix their signatures and office seal to certificates that attest to the probity of claims made by the applicants. By regulation, notaries are empowered to issue certificates only after they conclude that the applicant's claims are true. Notarial certificates of birth, death, marriage, divorce, no criminal record and pre-1981 adoptions are, at best, secondary evidence of the events they purport to document. Although these certificates are secondary evidence, they are used because primary evidence is not standardized, is easily forged, and difficult to evaluate. Notarial certificates are easier to interpret than primary evidence and theoretically represent an expert judgment on the part of the notarial official as to the facts documented.

The certificates can be based upon primary evidence, secondary evidence, testimony of the applicant or other parties, or investigation by the notary. For most notarial certificates of birth or adoption, the primary underlying documentation is the household register (HHR) which appears to be extremely susceptible to fraud and manipulation, especially if the holder of the HHR lives outside of a major metropolitan area. Notarial certificates rarely cite the basis for their issuance.

Thus a certificate in itself may not be adequate evidence of the facts claimed, and is best used in conjunction with primary and contemporaneous secondary evidence: old land deeds and old family registers; letters or money receipts; family records from countries that have reliable public documents; school and medical records. In relationship cases, especially where the petitioner left China years before, the best evidence of relationship, or lack of it, would be the Hong Kong Certificate of Registered Particulars (for petitioners who lived in Hong Kong), or the petitioner's immigration and/or naturalization file.

So Here's my question, is HK Certificate of Registered Particulars good enough in my case as a secondary evidence?
I don't really want to deal with another nasty government (China I mean, not HK) and I don't even know how much they need (bribery that is
)
Here is the link of the application from of
HK Certificate of Registered Particulars

http://www.immd.gov.hk/pdforms/rop122.pdf

I called the immigration department of HK today,
they told me that my name, birthday, place of birth, my spouse's name will be printed on the certificate upon request
(but not my parents' names)

I am really hoping someone can tell me
'YES, all you need is HK Certificate of Registered Particulars and you shall have your case completed!' :( :( :(

I have been arguing with my husbands these days over this issue and we are both mentally and physically tired,
I have been telling myself not to give up and it's really hard :(
I am even too tired to cry now
This whole thing has really driven me crazy

 
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