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Hello, my wife who is now a US Citizen applied to bring her mother to the US from Peru. We received a request for additional evidence saying her birth certificate did not meet the requirements. The letter includes several requirements and then says "All certificates must bear the seal of either the Provincial or District Council and, for immigrant visa processing, must be certified by the Chief of the Registro Nacional de Identificacion Y Estado Civil (RENIEC) office that certifies the documents.  Her birth certificate was issued by the Municipalidad Metropolitana De Lima and carries the seals and certification as well as a stamp that states it is a legal copy of her original birth certificate.

 

Does anyone know why this document was rejected and how to get the proper version? We are confused and do not know what to do next.

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43 minutes ago, James Alexander said:

Hello, my wife who is now a US Citizen applied to bring her mother to the US from Peru. We received a request for additional evidence saying her birth certificate did not meet the requirements. The letter includes several requirements and then says "All certificates must bear the seal of either the Provincial or District Council and, for immigrant visa processing, must be certified by the Chief of the Registro Nacional de Identificacion Y Estado Civil (RENIEC) office that certifies the documents.  Her birth certificate was issued by the Municipalidad Metropolitana De Lima and carries the seals and certification as well as a stamp that states it is a legal copy of her original birth certificate.

 

Does anyone know why this document was rejected and how to get the proper version? We are confused and do not know what to do next.


Does it also have the stamp certifying their relationship? Did you send a copy of the back and front? Not sure why yours isn’t meeting the requirements but double check it carefully and hopefully you can work it out. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/Peru.html

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Directly consulting the consulate in Lima might also shed light on precisely what's expected.

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06-04-2007 = TSC stamps postal return-receipt for I-129f.

06-11-2007 = NOA1 date (unknown to me).

07-20-2007 = Phoned Immigration Officer; got WAC#; where's NOA1?

09-25-2007 = Touch (first-ever).

09-28-2007 = NOA1, 23 days after their 45-day promise to send it (grrrr).

10-20 & 11-14-2007 = Phoned ImmOffs; "still pending."

12-11-2007 = 180 days; file is "between workstations, may be early Jan."; touches 12/11 & 12/12.

12-18-2007 = Call; file is with Division 9 ofcr. (bckgrnd check); e-prompt to shake it; touch.

12-19-2007 = NOA2 by e-mail & web, dated 12-18-07 (187 days; 201 per VJ); in mail 12/24/07.

01-09-2008 = File from USCIS to NVC, 1-4-08; NVC creates file, 1/15/08; to consulate 1/16/08.

01-23-2008 = Consulate gets file; outdated Packet 4 mailed to fiancee 1/27/08; rec'd 3/3/08.

04-29-2008 = Fiancee's 4-min. consular interview, 8:30 a.m.; much evidence brought but not allowed to be presented (consul: "More proof! Second interview! Bring your fiance!").

05-05-2008 = Infuriating $12 call to non-English-speaking consulate appointment-setter.

05-06-2008 = Better $12 call to English-speaker; "joint" interview date 6/30/08 (my selection).

06-30-2008 = Stokes Interrogations w/Ecuadorian (not USC); "wait 2 weeks; we'll mail her."

07-2008 = Daily calls to DOS: "currently processing"; 8/05 = Phoned consulate, got Section Chief; wrote him.

08-07-08 = E-mail from consulate, promising to issue visa "as soon as we get her passport" (on 8/12, per DHL).

08-27-08 = Phoned consulate (they "couldn't find" our file); visa DHL'd 8/28; in hand 9/1; through POE on 10/9 with NO hassles(!).

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We had a similar issue when getting our documents approved. This was from Honduras, and they also have different types of birth certificates. I looked up Peru and it looks like they only accept the long forms birth certificate from RENIEC (Registro Nacional de Identificación y Estado Civil.  We also found that there are different types of police clearances, and different countries. Some that people use for perspective employers, but they are not accepted for USCIS purposes.

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19 hours ago, James Alexander said:

Hello, my wife who is now a US Citizen applied to bring her mother to the US from Peru. We received a request for additional evidence saying her birth certificate did not meet the requirements. The letter includes several requirements and then says "All certificates must bear the seal of either the Provincial or District Council and, for immigrant visa processing, must be certified by the Chief of the Registro Nacional de Identificacion Y Estado Civil (RENIEC) office that certifies the documents.  Her birth certificate was issued by the Municipalidad Metropolitana De Lima and carries the seals and certification as well as a stamp that states it is a legal copy of her original birth certificate.

 

Does anyone know why this document was rejected and how to get the proper version? We are confused and do not know what to do next.

Just asking here, but how old is the birth certificate? Over the years, Peru has been moving district documents into a more centralized (RENIEC) system. If it is a certificate that mom's had lying around for several years, I would suggest getting a new one straight from RENIEC. Not sure if they are still around, but a few years back you could get one issued from a kiosk at Jockey Plaza (among other locations). 

 

Does the top left of the certificate have a bar code and number, "Republica del Peru" in the center, and the RENIEC logo on the top, right?

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