Marriage and birth certificate

[immihelp]

Hi

I have two immigration questions and if you can offer free advice to me, I will appreciate it a lot.

1. I read on your site that if a birth is registered more than 3 years after birth in India, a magistrate order should also be submitted along with the birth certificate. I am applying for my mother’s green card and I just registered her birth because it was never registered. I got the birth certificate and I read later on your site about this magistrate order and a letter to support that it was not registered during birth.

I tried to obtain the magistrate order but the Municipal authority is saying that they did not retain the magistrate order and have destroyed it. I tried to get a letter from them that the birth was not registered during birth but they are not giving it to me. I have a RFE to submit the birth certificate and have only 15-20 days left to respond. Should I just submit the birth certificate along with 2 affidavits without the letter and magistrate order or try harder to obtain it?

1. My mom’s first name changed after marriage which is normal in our custom. Her marriage as far as we know is not registered. So, I obtained a letter from the Panchayat where her marriage took place that her name changed from “X” to “Y” due to marriage and that her marriage was not registered. Should I obtain a letter from the Municipal authority or is the Panchayat letter and 2 affidavits enough?

Thanks

[immihelp]

Read https://www.immihelp.com/birth-certificate-for-us-immigration-and-visas/ and https://www.immihelp.com/marriage-certificate-for-us-visa-immigration/