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http://www.hotfrog.co.za/Companies/GMTM-Consultants/Unabridged-Birth-certificate-57604

Here's an image of an unabridged birth certificate. That's what my marriage certificate looks like, too.

Thank you, that does help me a lot. I actually emailed the people on that page to see if they could intact get it in 15 days. I'm going to get it for sure just in case. But hopefully the nvc still feels as if they made a mistake haha. ugh.

AJ

Thanks again!

This may be too small to see. My iPhone shrunk the picture when i put it into a paint app so i could cover up personal info. But this is exactly what we sent in.

NOTE: I was thinking. Is it an issue you think that the Identification number is "not stated"

This may be too small to see. My iPhone shrunk the picture when i put it into a paint app so i could cover up personal info. But this is exactly what we sent in.

NOTE: I was thinking. Is it an issue you think that the Identification number is "not stated"

Hi

I am not sure, but could it be that they want the UNABRIDGED version of her South African birth certificate. One of my sons was born in South Africa and they issued him with that handwritten birth certificate and then told us that we could apply for the unabridged version at the Department of Home Affairs in Pretoria (we were living in Cape Town). We didn't need it as my son is a US citizen and we didn't want South African citizenship for him, but my understanding was that the unabridged version is the 'more formal', typed out version of his birth certificate. In most instances, for any sort of formal paperwork, the unabridged version is required.

I just remembered too, that we got married in Cape Town and the US consulate requested an unabridged version of our marriage certificate (not the handwritten one we received on the day we got married) and we had to apply to the Department of Home Affairs in Pretoria for it.

Hope this helps.

The thing is, i looked up that term abridged and unabridged. and i came up with this link. http://www.differencebetween.com/difference-between-abridged-and-vs-unabridged-birth-certificate/ It states that with south africa there is a huge difference between the two. Though this birth certificate we sent in must be the unabridged one because it has parents details, and it is signed and stamped by internal affairs as stated, regardless of its hand written form. Thoughts?

AJ

Hey there,

I am new to the forum, but i have been watching the forum like a ghost for quite sometime. It's extremely helpful. Anyways, this is a very specific situation that I'm trying to solve.

SO my wife is from south africa, but currently living in london, england. She has a dual citizenship because her mom was from the united kingdom. Along with her DS-230 form. She sent in her South african birth certificate, it's a long from that is handwritten, and it was issued and stamped/signed by the internal affairs of south africa. It's the exact complete original from when she was born. She also included her british certificate that states that she is a citizen of the united kingdom, but was born in south africa.

About a week ago, we got a RFE stating that we need to submit the birth certificate. All they can tell me is that we didn't submit a birth certificate from the right issuing government. I hate how the people on the phone can't be super specific. I personally have two options in which i think went wrong here:

either she needs a south african birth certificate from home affairs (as opposed to internal affairs) because on the visa website it says that if you need a birth certificate then to send a letter to home affairs. Or they got confused when she sent in the other certificate explaining her citizenship to the UK.

We called and requested a supervisor re open the file and look at it, because it could be their error, but what do you think?

I just don't get how these two original documents aren't the most legit birth certificates they've ever seen. Yes the certificate has info about her parents, and yes its signed and stamped, and it has two sides to it, one in another language, and one with it full transcribed. i could provide a picture of it if you guys want to check it out.

Please help!

thank you

AJ