which birth certificate is needed for the interview?

[shakennotstirred 0]

Hello everyone,

I have a rather particular question.

My fiance is French (a French citizen, has lived there practically his whole life). He was however born in another country. What kind of copy does he need to bring to the interview? Is the one we have fine? In France they want the (French) paperwork to be no more than 3 months old.

"STEP TWO: Obtain original or certified copies of documents listed below for yourself and each family member who will immigrate to the United States from the relevant issuing authority. All documents are required, even if previously submitted with a petition filed with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) in the United States."

"Birth certificates: One original or a certified copy of the birth certificate (copie integrale de l’acte de naissance) is required for each person named in the application. In countries such as France where an updated birth certificate is available, the birth certificate must be less than 3 months old. The birth certificate must state the date and place of birth and the names of both parents. The certificate must also indicate if it is an extract from official records. Birth listings in family books (livret de famille) are not accepted."

He has an "Extrait D'Acte De Naissance" from an African country (and it is in French, which is fine because at the French embassy everything has to be in either English, French, or Portuguese). The only thing is it does not say "copie integrale de l'acte de naissance". Though it is a copy, hand stamped etc but it dates from 2010 so it's not an original by any means.

Any insight would be appreciated.

[Jawaree 719]

He needs birth cert (original & current) from his birth country

Any residency , naturalization or legal permits from France

Police record from France

[shakennotstirred 0]

He has his citizenship papers, and police records.

He needs BOTH an original and current?

He doesn't have the original (issued when he was born). Nobody in his family has it.

He can't leave France now to get another copy. I suppose we will make a phone call because he said he cannot get another one issued at the consulate in France either. His copy from 2010 is from when he visited his birth country.

Thank you.

[shakennotstirred 0]

Well, ok, in case anyone else needs this info in the future I though I would add that after speaking with him he told me he DID get a "cuurent" French certified copy of his birth certificate. Something that they kept on file from when he got his citizenship years ago. I'm hoping this is all he will need (in addition to what he already has).