Hi Friends,

I got RFE for my father's IR5 case for late registered Birth certificate. they are asking for evidence that establishes parent-child relationship.

has anyone gone through the similar experience? if so, what are the documents that were submitted to satisfy the ask?

They are looking for the following document. since Pakistan doesn't have established system to track any of the listed asks, it will be not easy to get any of the documents from 1986 (my birth year).

1.Religious documents

2.Early school records

3.Medical records

4.Census Records

5.Affidavits: Written statements sworn to or affirmed by two persons, other than yourself and the person for whom you are petitioning.

LATE REGISTERED BIRTH CERTIFICATE The birth certificate submitted on behalf of you was registered on July 12, 2012, 26 years after the actual event occurred. In Matter of Rehman, 27 I&N Dec. 124 (BIA 2017), the Board of Immigration Appeals (the Board) addressed delay-registered births. The Board held that a late registered birth certificate might be sufficiently reliable proof of a parental relationship. The Board provided a non-exhaustive list of factors to consider when making a determination.Even if a birth certificate does not reflect that its registration was contemporaneous with the birth, an adjudicator may conclude that it is sufficiently reliable to establish parentage,depending on the circumstances. In making this determination, the adjudicator should consider all relevant factors, including, but not limited to, (1) information in the FAM regarding the availability and reliability of birth registrations in the country of birth during the time period at issue; (2) the length of time between the birth and the registration; (3) any credible explanation proffered by the petitioner as to the personal, societal, or historical circumstances that prevented a particular birth certificate from being registered contemporaneously, and any evidence in support of that explanation; (4) any credible explanation for why a particular birth certificate was lost or destroyed; (5) any evidence that the parental relationship was independently corroborated prior to the registration of the birth;(6) the length of time between the birth registration and the filing of the visa petition; and (7)information regarding whether the document was based on facts that were contemporaneous with the birth or on facts that were more recently established. Matter of Rehman, 27 I & NDec. 124 (BIA 2017).

The documents submitted as evidence of a parent-child relationship were executed 26 years after the actual event occurred. When considered in light of the factors listed above and with all other evidence currently in the file, USCIS has determined that the birth certificate is insufficiently reliable and will be accorded little or no weight. Therefore, you must submit additional documentary evidence

Any help will be highly appreciated.

Can someone explain what is lockbox and how it's functioning, please? we have sent the I-129f petition to the USCIS on 22 January 2021. I contacted with the USCIS personnel today and she replied that there is no record available related to our petition so it might be at the lockbox. So I wanna know what is the lockbox and why our petition has been shifted to the lockbox instead to the USCIS operational office ?

NVC Working with the U.S. Embassy ISLAMABAD to schedule an interview: Anyone has an idea what is the current status for NVC to schedule an interview. I have not seen any new updates on VISAJourney page from Pakistan. My first NOA1 was on 05/26/2020, Approval received on 01/14/2021. NVC received on 1/17/2021, now DQ ( documentary APPROVED on 02/09/2021) ....just want to know how many of us are on same boat with this current situation. What would be the expected interview date?

Please advise

Thank you for your time.

Filed for sister and family in 2003 she her husband were able to come here but due to not having an Affadavit of support for her children they werent able to Immigrant with them now embassy is closed and i hadn t paid fees yet for 3 of her children i paid for eldest at time because of money issues but 3 others i wasnt able to now how can them for them 3 when case is in Islamabad already but embassy isnt offering appointments?

She had 4 kids one was included through cspa rule born in 1993

but other daughter born in 1998 no response yet about whether she would be included or not

1. born 1993 included through cspa

2.born 1998 no idea yet if included

3.born in 2004

4.born in 2003

Hey guys

super excited as we just received a letter request for petitioner to appear for Initial Interview

I-751 Filed: December 2019

N-400 Filed: November 2020

I was not expecting this to come so early as we are in one of the most busiest location which is Chatsworth, CA USCIS center

I have few questions if someone can help:

will it be a combo interview ?

The letter does not mention at all if its a combo interview or not. It just says your spouse MUST come with you

can someone link us to a guide to prepare for this interview ?

Thanks