NVC birth certificate rejection

[Leonardo Cabrera 0]

Hello everyone,

I’m currently in the IR-1 (spouse of a U.S. citizen) visa process and I would appreciate hearing from anyone who has had a similar experience.

I am a Peruvian citizen, but I was born abroad (outside Peru). For Peruvian citizens born abroad, RENIEC does not issue birth certificates. The competent authority is the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Peru (Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores – MRE).

Following NVC instructions from a prior inquiry, I marked the Birth Certificate as “Not Available” in CEAC and uploaded my original Peruvian birth certificate issued by the MRE and duly apostilled under “Other Documents”.

As of January 12:
- Birth Certificate: REJECTED
- Other Documents (MRE birth certificate): ACCEPTED

Before writing another inquiry requesting a review, explaining that a RENIEC-issued birth certificate is not available in my case and that the MRE document has been accepted.

Has anyone experienced something similar with a birth certificate issued by a foreign affairs ministry (or for births abroad)?
How long did it take for NVC to correct the rejection and grant DQ?

Any shared experiences or advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you!
 

[pushbrk 14,232]

You were not born in Peru, so no birth certificate from Peru would be accepted. Get the applicable birth certificate from the country in which you were actually born.  If it is not in Spanish or English, provide a certified translation.

 

In short, what you provided from Peru was not accepted because Peru is not where you were born.