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Hello all,
I am applying for Green card for my Dad (parent of US citizen), but he does not have a birth certificate.
It appears from Indian consulate website that they do issue Non-availability of birth certificate
**** which states "Non availability of birth certificate can be issued to those Indian citizens who present their Indian passport in original and who were born in India before 2nd June 1969"
First question - Has anyone gotten a Non-availability of birth certificate from the Indian consulate (and yes my Dad was born in the 1930s!)? And did USCIS accept it as a non-availability of Birth certificate (even though it is not from actual city of birth)? We will submit affidavit from relatives along with this.
Please note I am not referring to Birth Certificate issued by the Consulate which I see mentioned as not acceptable.
Second question - My Dad was actually born in Burma (pre-Independence days), when it was all part of British India. Any experience with getting a non-availability of birth certificate for someone born in Burma? Will Indian consulate gives us a NBAC? Any one have experience with this situation? We have no family/connections in Burma anymore so no ability to get a NBAC from Burma directly.
What about Burma(Myanmar) embassy? Will they issues NBAC? Anyone have any experience with that?
I also came across this info from US Department of State website
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Note: (During the years 1942-1945, Burma was devastated by nearly continuous fighting. Almost every part of the country suffered heavy damage, often repeatedly. As a result, almost no civil records predate 1945, although, in rare instances, families may have preserved their own copies of birth certificates and family registers.)
Does this mean USCIS will accept that no birth certificate is available? Do we still need to get a NBAC?
Thanks,
Sandhya
I am applying for Green card for my Dad (parent of US citizen), but he does not have a birth certificate.
It appears from Indian consulate website that they do issue Non-availability of birth certificate
**** which states "Non availability of birth certificate can be issued to those Indian citizens who present their Indian passport in original and who were born in India before 2nd June 1969"
First question - Has anyone gotten a Non-availability of birth certificate from the Indian consulate (and yes my Dad was born in the 1930s!)? And did USCIS accept it as a non-availability of Birth certificate (even though it is not from actual city of birth)? We will submit affidavit from relatives along with this.
Please note I am not referring to Birth Certificate issued by the Consulate which I see mentioned as not acceptable.
Second question - My Dad was actually born in Burma (pre-Independence days), when it was all part of British India. Any experience with getting a non-availability of birth certificate for someone born in Burma? Will Indian consulate gives us a NBAC? Any one have experience with this situation? We have no family/connections in Burma anymore so no ability to get a NBAC from Burma directly.
What about Burma(Myanmar) embassy? Will they issues NBAC? Anyone have any experience with that?
I also came across this info from US Department of State website
Documents
Note: (During the years 1942-1945, Burma was devastated by nearly continuous fighting. Almost every part of the country suffered heavy damage, often repeatedly. As a result, almost no civil records predate 1945, although, in rare instances, families may have preserved their own copies of birth certificates and family registers.)
Does this mean USCIS will accept that no birth certificate is available? Do we still need to get a NBAC?
Thanks,
Sandhya
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