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Thank you - hopefully that will work.

Did you eventually sort this out? If so, how? I am in a similar situation, so it would be really helpful if you could share your experience!

Nobody! We moved away from China nearly 40 years ago, and have no remaining tie to China, so to obtain a new birth certificate would be unreasonably onerous. Since the requirement is "All notarial documents must have an English translation, and be attached with a certificate stating that the English translation is in conformity with the Chinese original", and doesn't specify an "official" English translation or certificate from the notary public, I wonder if a translation made by a third party and an affidavit certifying the translation conforms with the Chinese original would be an acceptable alternative.

Thanks, but it will be highly difficult, if not impossible, to get a new notarized birth certificate, since it requires Hukou booklet, which my parents and I no longer have.

Hello, I encountered a similar issue (I have a notarized birth certificate with English translation, but am missing a certificate stating the English translation conforms to the Chinese original). How did you resolve this?

I read this page too, but like I said in my post, notarial birth certificates (or any notarial certificates) issued at the time did not contain a certificate stating that the English translation conforms with the Chinese original. It seems to be a new practice adopted in recent years.

I am applying for a spouse visa through my husband. My birth certificate has been repeatedly rejected and I cannot figure out why. I was born in China in the 80s but moved overseas when I was little. I have a notarial certificate containing 2 pages: the notarial birth certificate and an English translation issued by the same notary public. I have submitted the entire certificate including the English translation multiple times. Yet, the scanned document keeps getting rejected for the following reason: Part of this document is missing or is difficult to read. Please replace this with a scan that shows the complete text of the document. Please ensure all sides of every page are scanned and visible. Please visit https://nvc.state.gov/scan for further guidance. I have no idea what is missing - the scanned document includes the blank pages and all edges can be seen. I sent an enquiry to NVC through the Ask NVC form, but the response doesn't shed any light. According to https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/China.html, "All notarial documents must have an English translation, and be attached with a certificate stating that the English translation is in conformity with the Chinese original." I wonder if my document was rejected because it didn't contain this certificate. However, this seems to be a more recent practice. At the time my notarial birth certificate was issued (nearly 40 years ago!), notary publics in China did not issue any certificate stating that the English translation conforms with the Chinese original, and what I have is the entire thing. Has anyone (from China or another country) encountered a similar situation, and if so, how did you resolve it? Any suggestions would be much appreciated!

Thanks, but could I get a new SSN issued to me if I can't find my previous SSN (it has been almost 20 years!)? I read somewhere here that SSNs are "for life". What would the SSA do if I say I don't know my previous SSN and request for a new card to be issued - would they issue a new number or look up my previous number?

I lived in the US almost 20 years ago, and had a SSN then. However, since it's been a long time since then and I had moved a few times during this period, I can't find my SSN card, nor can I remember the number. I also worry that my old SSN was used by someone else for fraud during the period that I was away from the US (I was once a victim of identity theft in the US). Should I select the following options on the DS-260: "Yes" to "Were you issued a number?" Tick the "Do not know" box "Yes" to "Do you want a new card issued?"? Any idea what might happen if the relevant department found records of my previous SSN?