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Hi everyone, NVC rejected my (petitioner) birth certificate as invalid. I was born in Korea, recently became US citizen and am now applying for my mom's green card (IR5). The birth certificate I submitted establishes my relationship with my mother and was accepted in the I-130 process, so I'm not sure what's the issue. However, it's different from my mother's birth certificate, which is translated/notarized and follows NVC's country specific civil documents guidelines. Do I need to get my birth cert. in the same format?? or just submit my naturalization proof that I'm a citizen. Thank you
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First, was your birth certificate submitted as proof of your relationship with your mother again? or was it for proving your US citizenship? You were not born in the US, so your birth certificate is not a proof of US citizenship; your Certificate of Naturalization or US passport should be used instead. On the other hand, for proof of your relationship with your mother, you need your birth certificate; a Certificate of Naturalization or US passport won't do it.
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Thank you for the reply. It is one of two civil documents required from the petitioner (birth cert and marriage cert). I think it's not supposed to establish relationship or citizenship but just standard requirement
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In your case, a certified copy should work. This is a copy of a primary document that features an endorsement or seal that proves it is a true copy of the primary document.
The process for the certification of copies may vary depending on state laws, but it basically includes:
The document’s custodian requests the certified copy
A Notary compares the original and the copy
A Notary certifies that the copy is accurate
A certified copy of a birth certificate is a copy that has a registrar’s seal. The main difference between the original birth certificate and the certified copy is that latter has a registrar’s seal that might be raised, embossed, impressed or multicolored.
More information: https://www.usbirthcertificates.com/...py-of-documentComment
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