Travis y Sara

Ok so that explains it.

Even though the "short" version of the birth certificate that we've already submitted contains the following requested informaton:

• Your date of birth
• Your place of birth
• Names of both parents
• Indication by the appropriate authority that it is an extract from the official records

Have you seen birth certifactes with less??

At any rate it seems safest to submit the long version just because of this statement:

"Important Notice: All Immigrant Visa applicants must submit a long form original birth certificate. Short form birth certificates will not be accepted."

I really appreciate the help with this!

Does Canada have different versions of birth certificates?

Hi, I'm hoping someone can help answer this question. I've been searching these forums and can't really seem to find anything talking about which version of birth certificate USCIS will accept.

My fiance is planning on traveling to the US on her K1 visa and recently picked up a few extra copies of her birth certificate so we can use them for the AOS package. When she picked them up from the registro they asked if she wanted the literal / long form or not. She just said the normal (not long) version would be fine since that's what we submitted with our interview package. Since the interview was in Costa Rica I don't see any problem with them accepting the "short" version but what exactly does USCIS want?

I didn't even know there were different versions of birth certificates. All I know is that mine (US citizen) states the exact place and time of birth with both my parents names and their places of birth. To me that sounds like a long version and I'm not sure what USCIS expects.

Has anyone else gone through this? Which form did you submit? I appreciate any help on this issue. Thanks!

South African fiance wants to visit for the holidays and hopefully stay 6 months on her B2 visa that expires in 9 years, or until NOA2 and interview is scheduled back home. She has had a B2 visa for over 8 years and has visited many times before we met. The K1 NOA1 was early June. What are the chances of getting 6 months and are there any tips to make this process go smoothly? Will the 129F in the system cause a denied entry or any other issue when she enters? We will both return to SA for the interview etc.

Thanks!

f1000, My fiancé is planning to visit me in December and we also want her to stay for 6 months. I'm assuming by holidays you mean Christmas and this trip hasn't happened yet? Anyway, what kind of ties to SA is your fiancé planning on bringing? We're gonna make sure that my fiancé a copy of the I129f packet and the NOA1 but she won't have a job and she lives with her Mom currently. We're just struggling with how to convince immigration that she isn't going to simply stay in the US on this trip. Good luck with your journey and I hope everything works out for you two.