Is original birth certificate required at AOS interview?

[piff 46]

Hi everyone, is original birth certificate required for AOS interview? Any experience please? We've submitted a copy with the translation and got a notice for an interview and started gathering the documents but we cannot find the original birth certificate. Is one really required for a beneficiary if a copy & translation were originally submitted?

 

If it is required, what secondary evidence will USCIS consider? Parents' affidavits and school records?

 

Thank you all!

[Nitas_man 3,100]

2 minutes ago, piff said:

Hi everyone, is original birth certificate required for AOS interview? Any experience please? We've submitted a copy with the translation and got a notice for an interview and started gathering the documents but we cannot find the original birth certificate. Is one really required for a beneficiary if a copy & translation were originally submitted?

 

If it is required, what secondary evidence will USCIS consider? Parents' affidavits and school records?

 

Thank you all!

My recollection unfortunately was yes, they asked for it.

[Californiansunset 332]

7 minutes ago, piff said:

Hi everyone, is original birth certificate required for AOS interview? Any experience please? We've submitted a copy with the translation and got a notice for an interview and started gathering the documents but we cannot find the original birth certificate. Is one really required for a beneficiary if a copy & translation were originally submitted?

 

If it is required, what secondary evidence will USCIS consider? Parents' affidavits and school records?

 

Thank you all!

Depending on your homecountry you might be able to just order a new birth certificate online. Worst comes to worst you get an RFE at the interview and then submit it once you receive it. 

[montblanc 6]

I had an interview for K1->AOS last week and I would say my case was really a no-brainer one. I scanned the interview appointment letter and brought everything except those that were indicated "(unless submitted with original submission)". I had to drive 3 hours round trip to visit my Consulate General, but I really think it was worth it. 

 

First thing the officer asked when I entered the room was if she can see all the original documents for birth certificate, IDs, & marriage certificate. They were all included in my original submission, and I am not sure what her response would have been if I did not have it in hand. Later she asked some questions to both me and my husband looking at the birth certificate. The officer did not ask for my husbands though. 

3 minutes ago, piff said:

Hi everyone, is original birth certificate required for AOS interview? Any experience please? We've submitted a copy with the translation and got a notice for an interview and started gathering the documents but we cannot find the original birth certificate. Is one really required for a beneficiary if a copy & translation were originally submitted?

 

If it is required, what secondary evidence will USCIS consider? Parents' affidavits and school records?

 

Thank you all!

 

[piff 46]

2 minutes ago, montblanc said:

I had an interview for K1->AOS last week and I would say my case was really a no-brainer one. I scanned the interview appointment letter and brought everything except those that were indicated "(unless submitted with original submission)". I had to drive 3 hours round trip to visit my Consulate General, but I really think it was worth it. 

 

First thing the officer asked when I entered the room was if she can see all the original documents for birth certificate, IDs, & marriage certificate. They were all included in my original submission, and I am not sure what her response would have been if I did not have it in hand. Later she asked some questions to both me and my husband looking at the birth certificate. The officer did not ask for my husbands though. 

 

and you are the beneficiary, right?

[montblanc 6]

Just now, piff said:

and you are the beneficiary, right?

Yes. I was the beneficiary. FYI I translated the birth certificate by myself & had it verified by the Consulate as well. I do not know if verification is necessary, but I just did it for my own peace of mind.