Birth Certificate Alternatives
Many government authorities refuse to provide the non availability certificate because they have no evidence that the birth of a particular person actually happened there.
Birth certificate alternatives. If you are filing an adjustment of status i 485 the birth certificate is specifically listed as initial evidence for the i 485 filing. I am going to apply for i 485 as a beneficiary but i dont have an original or certified copy of my birth certificate. Now please take a pause and think of obtaining it. Go to municipal corporation office and give them the details eg registration no.
Sample non availability certificate birth. Vital records has birth records since 1881 for all of new york state except new york city. In order to provide required details for this immigration process i asked consulate general of india my birth country for the certificate of birth of date with name of my parents and birth place. The nyc office of vital records is unable to provide information about your childs birth certificate before then.
If you do not include it that will hold up the processing of your i 485 the issuance of the work permittravel document and ultimately the green card. There are no alternatives for birth certificate you need to have the original in any case. In this article part of an ongoing introduction to genealogy series gena philibert ortega discusses alternatives to one of the most important documents for genealogy. It does not have these records for new york city the boroughs of manhattan kings brooklyn queens bronx and richmond staten island.
Of the certificate or dob your name etc. It does not apply to new ones. Things dont always go as planned with your genealogy research. Average time of transaction 5 10 minutes.
Gone through the same. The health department mails birth certificates for newborns to parents about a month after the childs birth at no charge. There are two ways as you said you have copy of it. Birth records are also available from the local registrar of vital.
A birth certificategena is a genealogist and author of the book from the family kitchen. Therefore it would be best if you can try to get your birth registered later.