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Hello, we received a letter back that we need to provide birth certificate or 2 affidavits. However, there is no copy of birth certificate we can order nor do we have the stipulations for the affidavits: requiring family members to swear to his birthdate. What else can we use for proof if the country does not have good records and there is no family to sign affidavits?

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Hello, we received a letter back that we need to provide birth certificate or 2 affidavits. However, there is no copy of birth certificate we can order nor do we have the stipulations for the affidavits: requiring family members to swear to his birthdate. What else can we use for proof if the country does not have good records and there is no family to sign affidavits?

There are no specific stipulations for birth affidavits. The common guidelines are:

1) Two of them, one each from someone elder to you in the family, preferably 7-10 years olders, most preferably parents or uncles/aunts

2) The affidavit should clearly state their name, age, address, country of citizenship and how they are related to you.

3) It should clearly state how they came to know of your birth and other birth details.

4) It is advisable to have them state why your birth certificate is not available.

5) I am not too sure if the affidavits have to be notarized, I got mine notarized and the USCIS accepted them without any issues.

6) You also need to get a certificate of non-availability from the relevant government agency in your home country as to why your birth certificate is not available. If this is not possible, then you should be able to prove that you made all possible efforts to obtain it.

The Journey

Arrived on F1 visa on 25 Dec 2008. Graduated June 2011. Started OPT Sep 2011.

AOS applied March 21, 2012. GC approved June 11, 2012 & received June 18, 2012.

Exactly three months from start to finish,no RFEs.

AOS Timeline:

Day 01,March 21, 2012: Concurrent filing of I-130/AOS/EAD/AP to Chicago Lockbox

Day 02,March 22, 2012: Package delivered to Chicago Lockbox

Day 04,March 24, 2012: USCIS Acceptance Confirmation received through e-mail

Day 07,March 27, 2012: Checks cashed.

Day 13,April 02, 2012 : NOAs received for I-130,I-485,EAD/AP & Biometrics

Day 36,April 25, 2012 : Biometrics Completed at Elizabeth, NJ.

Day 45,May 04, 2012 : E-mail notification for interview received for June 11

Day 46,May 05, 2012 : Received hard copy of interview notice

Day 56,May 16, 2012 : EAD/AP Production e-mail

Day 64,May 24, 2012 : EAD/AP Card in hand

Day 83,June 11,2012 : Interview. Approved same day. Card production email.

Day 84,June 12,2012 : E-mail Notification registering PR status.

Day 87,June 15,2012 : USPS picks up GC from USCIS.

Day 88,June 16,2012 : Received two hard copy mails, approving I-130 & I-485

Day 90,June 18,2012 : 10-year GC in hand. End of GC journey, for now.

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