Im helping my fiend with her I-129F application so please bare with me on this (it feels like so long ago that id id this!) - she has limited internet access so the questions shes asking me that im not 100% on im coming to ask for your help!

Ive read the instructions and my understanding is that if a front and back copy of the USC's birth certificate is provided for the I-129F application, the copies of passport ages are NOT needed for the application?

apparently her USC doesnt have a passport, and i want to make sure both me and her are reading it right, because when i did it i used a visa "company" who scammed me out of money and made us both hand in copies of pages of our passports

thankyou!

Correct, birth certificate should be fine. At least until Donald Trump becomes President

The USC just needs to provide proof that he/she is a USC. A US birth certificate serves that purpose.

But I was confused a little by your references. At first you said it was your friend's I-129F application (which means she's the USC, since only a USC can do an I-129F application).

But then you say "her USC doesn't have a passport", which means that your friend is the non-USC in the relationship. So it's not really HER I-129F application, it's her USC fiance's.

Rene

Your right sorry!

Its because my friend (UKC) is filling it in for her USC fiance!

The USC just needs to prove US citizenship. They will require a long form birth certificate showing the names of his parents and where they were living at the time of his birth.

I'm assuming that she has come to the US to meet up with him since he doesn't have a passport. Have her compile the travel documentation she collected on her trip to prove her coming to the US, i.e. stamp in passport, boarding pass, etc. Pictures of the two of them together is great as are letters, cards, etc. to and from each other.

As many are aware, there is with some people a question of where a particular Federal employee was born. This "short form" birth certificate is just fine. In fact, I understand that the "long form" cannot be used.

While I'm sure there is some technical merit in your answer, to save our readers from confusion, applicants from the UK should still follow this instruction about which birth certificate to submit:

Birth Certificate: Obtain the original, or certified copy, of the birth record of each family member (yourself, your spouse, and all unmarried children under the age of 21, even if they are not immigrating with you. If the children are deceased, so state giving year of death). The certificate must contain the following:

* Person's date of birth;
* Names of both parents; and
* Annotation by the appropriate authority indicating that it is an extract from the official records.

Note: We will not accept the short form version of a UK birth certificate. The certificate must list both parents'names.

Respectfully, it was Rete's answer which prompted Mr. Folinsky's comment...

The pronoun "they" continues to reference the antecedent noun "USC" even though it's in a different sentence.

Ian

Note that I placed "short form" and "long form" in quotation marks. My intention was to point out that the very terms "short form" and "long form" can create confusion. The item you inserted has the phrase "UK short form." In contrast, a Hawaii state "short form" would be just fine.

The Hawaii "short form" meets the definition of the London consulate in that it has the parent's name on it. The UK "short form" [and the Canadian card form] simply have the date and place of birth and do not name the parents.

The important factor is that the parent's should be named.

People really should try to minimize their use of pronouns when posting. Although it may seem awkward, because use of pronouns is so common and more easily understood in face-to-face spoken communication, pronouns can become very confusing in written communication.

Regards, JEff


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The pronoun "they" continues to reference the antecedent noun "USC" even though it's in a different sentence.

Ian[/QUOTE]

This sort of conversation has become very un-fun for me. I'm going to disengage now.

er...so does the USC need a long form or short form birth certificate? is there even such a thing as a long form for a USC? i know my husbands birth certificate looks like my short form one...but has both his parents name on it as well as date and place of birth.

I don't think the USA has "long form" and "short form". As long as it's a photocopy of the certified copy of his birth certificate, it should be fine.

Rene

It doesn't matter... the USC only needs proof of citizenship - and either (if there even is such a thing as a long form) will suffice.

Ian

The USC needs the same kind of birth certificate that everyone else does - one that shows the names of both parents. Call it what you will keeping in mind that British English and American English have many differences. (Unless they chose to prove their US citizenship by use of their passport.)
Then it does not look like your short form birth certificate, if yours does not have that information on it? Regards, JEff