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It's not clear whether you are asking about birth certificate for petitioner or beneficiary.
 
Certified birth certificate of beneficiary must be taken to the interview.
 
Certified birth certificate of petitioner is one of several options for proof of citizenship.  In the usual case (petitioner traveled to beneficiary's country) you would prefer to have petitioner's passport copy instead since it satisfies multiple purposes.

There's a big difference between providing the information to USCIS and putting it in the hands of non-US staff at the embassy.  Corruption levels vary wildly around the world and some countries don't prosecute (or investigate) identity theft.

If your tax transcripts / income are enough to prove that you exceed the threshold, you do not need to include assets. My income was more than enough and I did not include assets in either the I-134 or the I-864 and had zero issues.

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD/Gray News) - In Texas, police officers on horseback chased down a suspect who ran after taking a joke about a “narcotics-smelling” horse way too seriously.
Officers Bryson Lewis and William Trotter with the Lubbock Police Department’s Mounted Patrol Unit were assisting with a routine patrol last Monday afternoon when they stopped a man for walking in the road, rather than on the sidewalk.
The officers, who were on horseback, believed the man was acting suspicious and began to wonder whether he was in possession of illegal drugs. Body camera footage shows an officer asking the man whether they can check his pockets, to which he says no.
Trotter can be heard in the bodycam footage telling the suspect he has a “narcotics-smelling” horse. That’s when the man started running.
Somebody is silly enough to eventually run from a horse.

more at https://www.kctv5.com/2025/09/29/officers-joke-about-narcotics-smelling-horse-panics-suspect-leading-chase-arrest/

 

Why is it frustrating? It's not your timetable that USCIS, NVC or the embassy will follow. They have the gold so they get to make the rules. You are very fortunate to only have just received your NOA2 after 3 months when not long ago it was running 8-14 months.
 
There really isn't a limited validity to the NOA2 unless you think it takes more than a year (the current validity of NOA2's) so you have plenty of time to schedule and complete your interview.
 
Have you done any research as to what is needed for the next step? Have you visited and began and read the discussions in your sub-forum? 
 
Another member of this thread posted a link to a NOA2 to Embassy and there in the first post on the first page I authored a PDF file with all the information you need to know to keep yourself moving ahead. Your talking about things that I have given the "real" world steps that I think you would do well by yourself if you were to become a member and download the PDF. 
 
 

Why would you ever leave the country the day after entering? The K-1 is absolutely 100% a single entry visa, no if ands or buts. Also. how on EARTH did you file AOS if you didn't get married? You must get married BEFORE you file for AOS. You won't be coming back to the US anytime soon. you need a new K-1, as in starting over from the beginning.

We had a smooth entrance to the US, entering about 2 years and a week after our legal marriage.
 
I mentioned this to the immigration officer as he was finalizing our entrance (the entire process took maybe 3 minutes) and he said "Oh, hmm I wonder if I could go ahead and change you an IR-1."  The agent right next to him said "Yes, you can do that" and he acted surprised.  (He actually scribbled something out he already wrote on the visa and changed it to IR-1 haha I hope it's valid!)
 
His comments made it pretty clear he was going to erroneously issue us a CR-1 and he seemed to not even know he could change the visa status until his coworker advised him (THANK GOODNESS she overheard!).  I don't know how onerous the process is to correct such an oversight but I'm glad we didn't have to find out!
 
Just wanted to pass this along in the hopes it saves someone from any problems with the wrong stamp being placed in the passport, as I've read about here before....  I would kindly remind the officer "We married >2 years ago.  We can enter with an IR-1 visa now right?

Saying "Lost Receipt" works as of 8 May 2025!!!

A little update, so I sought a little legal advice on our situation and according to him, the consular officer has the final say on my proof of domicile despite the NVC approving the documents. And my domicile has to be crystal clear before the interview.
 
All the advice given is great here and I will be gathering evidence to mail in. I made the conscious decision to move back to the states next week with the kids and leave the wife behind to await their decision.
 
I'm quite uncomfortable with the situation, but I'm positive that we will get through this once everything is finished and mailed out. 
 
I will keep everyone updated if everything pans out. 
 
 

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You were out of status after 90 days inside the US via a K-1.  That would have been roughly September 25.  Leaving on February 25 would be about 5 months in unlawful presence.  That would be worst case.  Seems to me that you were out of status less than 180 days.  I see no ban for that.   US spouse can start the spousal visa process by submitting an I-130.

His wife is not a priority then... it doesn't look like a bonafide marriage, sadly.

Every couple has their own priorities, and each couple must decide which visa is better for their situation.
K-1 
  More expensive than CR-1
  Requires Adjustment of Status after marriage (expensive and requires a lot of paperwork)
  Spouse can not leave the US until she/he receives approved Advance Parole (approx 3-6 months) 
  Spouse can not work until she/he receives EAD (approx 3-6 months) 
  Some people have had problems with driver licenses, Social Security cards, leases, bank account during this period 
  Spouse will not receive Green Card for many months after Adjustment of Status is filed.
  A K-1 might be a better choice when 18-21 year old children are immigrating also
  In some situations, marriage can affect certain Home country benefits, making a K-1 a better choice 
  A denied K-1 is sent back to USCIS to expire
  K-1 entrant cannot file for citizenship until after having Green Card for 3 years.
  Once an I-129F has been approved, delaying the case is difficult to impossible if the need arises.

CR-1/IR-1
  Less expensive than K-1 
  No Adjustment of Status(I-485, I-131, I-765) required. 
  Spouse can immediately travel outside the US 
  Spouse is authorized to work immediately upon arrival. 
  Spouse receives Social Security Card and Green Card within 2 or 3 weeks after entering the US 
  Opening a bank account, getting a driver's license, etc. are very easily accomplished with GC, SS card, and passport.
  Spouse has legal permanent Resident status IMMEDIATELY upon entry to US.
  The clock for citizenship filing starts immediately upon entry to the US.
  A CR-1/IR-1 case can be delayed indefinitely at NVC if the need arises. 
   

 

Of course they will

Because whenever you sponsor somebody, your own immigration history is exposed and reviewed again.
 
By filing for anybody else, you're going to commit immigration fraud. Any immigration benefit you get your kids may be taken away from them many years later whenever fraud on your part is discovered.
 
There's more than ever fraud units in USCIS scrutinizing every case.  Especially from your country of origin. Especially with prior marriages involved.
 
I'm not going to go into detail, as you'd just going to think how to defraud US government again.
 

If you're a citizen, you must have been married to USC for at least 3 years. Having small children elsewhere puts legitimacy of that marriage in question.
It doesn't take a rocket scientist to spot a fraud in this scenario...

I remember your other post about sponsoring your kids from Nigeria. You fraudulently obtained your GC and US citizenship by deceiving your wife and US govt so the worst for you is denaturalization and possible deportation. Only a judge can denaturalize you after USCIS opens a case against you. Has your ex-wife contacted USCIS about the fraud yet? If so, you just have to wait till you hear from USCIS. Denaturalization involves a trial in federal court so USCIS will need time to examine the case carefully with their lawyers so nobody can tell you when you will hear from USCIS. 
I think you are going to be found out at the interview stage when your kids cases gets to the consulate for interviews. Good luck.