Required Documents Validity (Paris Embassay)

[Christian And Van 6]

Greetings,

My name is Christian, the sponsor, and myself and my fiancée are both residents in Portugal at the moment, and have our NOA2, waiting for the NVC to have our case in the Consulate (Paris).

Since we are both not from Portugal, and are outcourced to the Paris embassay, we are really wanting to make sure things go smooth....since we need to get documents from Brazil...and go then to France. COVID times make these all the more fun as everyone knows!!

I apologize if this is answered somewhere else, I swear I have been looking! haha

Questions:
1. How long must the birth-certificate be valid for? (For example, my fiancee has her official birth certificate from September of 2020, would this work...or is another needed?)
           1.2 I looked here https://www.visajourney.com/consulates/index.php?ctry=France&cty=Paris...but it only says the French one needs to be within 3-months
            1.3: When it says ALL applicants birth certificates, it only means hers...they wouldn't need mine also, correct?

2. Does the I-134 have a valid-period? For example, I am going to need to ask my father for support, and would like for him the already have the document completed, before we are aware of the date of the interview.

3. I keep seeing things about translation...and languages valid at the embassy..I have seen that all things must be in French and/or English...but have also seen that it can be in Portuguese, French, or English.   I don't think this will be too much of a problem...but just wondering if anyone knows?

I sincerely appreciate the help!

-Christian

[JobbinsKnobbins 240]

Olá Christian!

For the first question, your fiancé needs to check the expiration date for the Brazilian official birth certificate. Portuguese have a 6 months expiration date, so if the Brazilian one is around the same, she will need to get a new one.
The document also needs to be bilingual/multilingual, it can't be in full portuguese.
On the official document regarding what is needed to provide for the interview, it doesn't state the 3 months for it: https://travel.state.gov/content/dam/visas/iv-dv-supplemental/PRS-Paris-092519.pdf
The "ALL" applicants must be regarding if there's children, therefor doesn't apply to this case.

Regarding the second question, I don't know.

Finally, yes it's needed translations for the documents. I'd recommend calling the Brazilian Embassy/Consulate in Portugal and ask if the documents needed (Criminal Report, Birth Certificate, others...) can be issued for international intent/other languages because the translations need to be official.
 

Sorry we can't be of much help.

[Chancy 6,233]

14 hours ago, Christian And Van said:

1. How long must the birth-certificate be valid for? (For example, my fiancee has her official birth certificate from September of 2020, would this work...or is another needed?)

 

For US immigration purposes, birth certificates do not expire.  But the embassy will only accept Brazilian birth certificates of the type listed here -- https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/Brazil.html

 

Document Name: Birth Certificate (Certidão de Nascimento)

Issuing Authority: Civil Registry (Cartório de Registro Civil das Pessoas Naturais).

Special Seal(s) / Color / Format: Certificates vary in form depending on the state where it was issued. There are standard and unabridged versions of birth certificates.  Both are acceptable. The extended versions (Certidão de Inteiro Teor and Certidão de Pública Forma) contain the same basic information required in the simplified version as well as more detailed information about the birth and a history of any amendments.  Birth certificates may include annotations regarding adoptions or the acquisition of social-affective parents

 

[Christian And Van 6]

Thank you both so very much! I really appreciate it!

[Hilde 381]

On 6/4/2021 at 6:24 AM, Christian And Van said:

Greetings,

My name is Christian, the sponsor, and myself and my fiancée are both residents in Portugal at the moment, and have our NOA2, waiting for the NVC to have our case in the Consulate (Paris).

-Christian

Hello Christian,

Not sure if you are talking about a financial sponsor... so if you are, just  make sure the sponsor has domicile in the US. Apparently, it's possible, but not so straightforward. 

 

"A financial sponsor, including a petitioner, must be at least 18 years old and either a U.S. citizen or a lawful permanent resident (LPR). The sponsor must also have a domicile (residence) in the United States."

 

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/i-864-affidavit-faqs.html#aos7