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Thank you! I thought I-130 standalone application processing times are few months to maybe a year or so . The long processing was after that for the availability of visa. I could be wrong. On the DOB (to be best of my knowledge), I know the year for sure so I assume enter that then state that I may provide month or day later. I didn't want to direct USCIS attention specifically to the missing day and month.

I was thinking that I-130 approval process would require USCIS to look at the information and may trigger RFE. I understand that it take that long but want to get the process started regardless and let the chip fall where they may.

Different times and cultures treat it differently. I never knew the actual day and month but I did know the year for both parents. I guess what I'm hearing from others here is to go ahead and fill in the year DOB for both parents and get the I-130 process started. I know this is a long process once I-130 is approved but have to start somewhere. If furing I-130, there's an RFE on the DOBs (specfically asking for days and months, I don't know how to handle that ...I'm inclined to say that day and months are not known and even affidavits from relatives could only confirm the year and not the day and month...My grand mother is alive and she probably doesn;t even know here own DOB let alone my mom or dads 🙂

Thank you for your replies. So if I understand it correctly, it's ok to enter the year of birth in the I-130 form and hopefully it wouldn't be an issue for the adjuducation of the I-130 form itself. One can figure it out before the the eventual visa issuance (long long time time in future 15-20 years). I could do the FOIA but wouldn't want to delay filing for I-130 any longer. Please share your perspectives. Both parents of the USC are deceased, their year of birth is known and documented but dates and months are not documented. Both have expired ID cards from Pakistan and have only year mentioned on them. Could one say in the additional information section that month and date are not known to USC at the time of filing or something along those lines to play it safe.

Thank you for your reply. I'm aware of the FOIA request but I'm in a mini panic given the current immigration env to file as soon as possible. The FOIA request seems to take a long time, I have not idea what the current times are but internet searches suggest that it's as quick as one would like it to be. Here's what's known: Mother's year of birth is known, supported by her ID card issued by Pakistani authorities when she was alive. The ID card has expired but it does bear her year of birth. It's not in English language. Family Registration Certificate shows her year of birth and doesn't show month and date. Please note this used to be common for people born before 1970 or digitization of records. The USC sponsor may have provided USCIS during his immigration journey (probably G-325 form) with month and date as well as the year of birth of mother. Now when filling up I-130, if USC provides just the year of birth of mother and leave out the month and day, would this cause RFE at the time of filing I-130? One could request FOIA and find out what's in USCIS records for mother's complete date of birth and then submit correction to already files I-130 form? What makes it tricky is that there may not be any supporting documentation to corroborate the date and month of the mother's DOB. I thought there was some sort of guidance in the Family Adjudication policy manual ( or was ir foreign service policy manual) about people born before certain year in Pakistan could provide just the year as records were not kept meticulously back then.

Dear VJ members, USC wants to file for I-130 for his siblings overseas. USC and the beneficiary overseas have birth certificates showing the name of the mother establishing sibling relationship. USC went though H1B-GC-USC process and provided date of birth of USC's mother but doesn't remember what he filled in the forms. USC remembers what the year was filled in the forms but doesn't remember day and month. Now filling up I-130, the concern is what to enter in the day and month for mother's DOB. The year will match what was provided to USCIS by USC during his immigration journey. Thinking to enter the year in I-130 form and submitted a paper application as the online version will force the petitioner to enter some date but I'm thinking the paper version one can enter ??/??/1990 (1990 as an example). Or 01/01/1990 and maybe attached explanation in the additional pages. Mother is deceased, never had a formal birth certificate but has country's ID card (think Pakistan, National ID card) but the date on that may not match what was provided by USC to USCIS years ago! Has anyone gone through this and what would you advise the USC? Please help! Thank you!

Thank you for your reply! Their other kids are US citizens, were born in the US. I think the other kids will travel with her if they decide to travel to US. They have their home in the US and are in Pakistan for extended period due to personal reasons. Husband is gainfully employed and has health insurance. I think they need to figure out if he can add coverage for the spouse if he currently has only coverage for himself.

Thank you for your reply. I've seen more examples of this, people who were born in Pakistan, then got naturalized as US citizens through various pathways (work visa- H1B, family-based immigration etc) and still kept their Pakistani citizenship. To be honest, I would like to know if the process of getting all the paperwork in order and what the US embassy may require for CRBA is too time consuming or if there're things to have in place (getting parents's US passport renewed if needed, social security card of the parent (probably not needed), proof of US parent living in the US.. Like I said I have no idea of the process hence asking all these questions.

Thank you for your reply. I know a lot of Pakistani origin naturalized citizens who also keep their Pakistani passport valid for travel etc. In case of newborn who was born in the US, their parents typically apply for Pakistani passport so in that sense those who were born in the US sometimes still choose to have the dual citizenship. I suppose by additional scrutiny by agencies you mean if one had to apply for Govt jobs? For private sector, it doesn't matter.

Hello VJ folks, I am asking for a friend; both husband and wife are US citizens, and his spouse is pregnant. His spouse and kids are currently in Pakistan for personal reasons and were planning to stay in Pakistan for a while. He's trying to decide whether to have the wife deliver the baby in Pakistan or have them travel to the US to their home. What's a better option, and if there are any potential downsides now or in the long run? Option 1: Deliver the baby in Pakistan, file CRBA and receive the US passport there in Pakistan. Babay's place of birth will be registered as Pakistan on his US passport. Does this post any real downsides for child's life. I think not but still asking in case there's something they should keep in mind. I've no idea how the CRBA process works in Pakistan, things like what's required of the US citizen parents, how long does it take to get the US passport for the newborn etc Option 2: Deliver the baby in the US, go through the passport application process and it's pretty streamlined, no surprises. Thank you for reading this far and I appreciate your help. Thank you!

Found the source web page at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-visa-requirements-list-for-carriers The PDF is found under UK visa requirements section at https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/676412103229e84d9bbde8be/UK+Visa+requirements+18+December+2024.pdf Attaching the same PDF here just in case: UK+Visa+requirements+18+December+2024.pdf

Thank you for your reply. Wait!! what? I already have a few family members (US citizens) pay and apply for ETA online and receive the approval. If I'm reading this right, does this mean the requirement for ETA for visa-exempt passengers (US citizens) specifically doesn't need ETA for traveling through Heathrow any longer, at least until further notice? Can they request a refund?

Thank you for your reply. That's very helpful may take a printout to show just in case. May I ask what's the website URL where this was posted? I want to see the context in which this was posted and also double check the date of posting the notice. The PDF shows Dec 2024 so quite recent but still would like to know more about the official web page where it came from.

Thank you for your reply. The luggage will be checked in for final destination at the departure airport from US. Passenger is not changing terminals at Heathrow airport so I'm assuming that passenger won't be going through border control but I may check with airlines too.

Thank you for your reply. Generally Pakistani nationals require visit visa to transit but there're exemptions. In this case, if the person has a valid green card from US, it looks like they don't need to apply for visa in advance if only transiting through Heathrow onto final destination, Lahore. I'm assuming if the passenger is not changing terminals at Heathrow airport, they won't be going through Border control which is one of the condition for not needing visit visa. UK_Visit_Visa_Pakistan_Exemption_Green_Card.pdf