proof of relationship to sponsor parents
Nov 15th 2002, 7:33 am
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proof of relationship to sponsor parents
Gurus,
a friend of mine is trying to sponsor his parents. he is a US citizen
by naturalization process. INS has asked him for his birth certificate
and document stating that he is the born child to the said parents.
he was born in india before 1962 and the only record states that a
male child was born to XXX YYYY.(mom's name) cause child's name is
decided later during a ceremony.
Is there a workaround document that can be used in the form a signed
affidavit in front of a notary or a lawyer? since his parents are in
US right now on visitor visa and he wants to file the paperwork while
they are here. any documents that can be created or prepared here in
US and the format or directions to the same would be greatly
appreciated.
Thanks in advance and have a nice weekend everyone
Mumbai
a friend of mine is trying to sponsor his parents. he is a US citizen
by naturalization process. INS has asked him for his birth certificate
and document stating that he is the born child to the said parents.
he was born in india before 1962 and the only record states that a
male child was born to XXX YYYY.(mom's name) cause child's name is
decided later during a ceremony.
Is there a workaround document that can be used in the form a signed
affidavit in front of a notary or a lawyer? since his parents are in
US right now on visitor visa and he wants to file the paperwork while
they are here. any documents that can be created or prepared here in
US and the format or directions to the same would be greatly
appreciated.
Thanks in advance and have a nice weekend everyone
Mumbai
Nov 15th 2002, 8:36 pm
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Re: proof of relationship to sponsor parents
On Fri, 15 Nov 2002 12:33:32 -0800, mumbai wrote:
> Gurus,
> a friend of mine is trying to sponsor his parents. he is a US citizen by
> naturalization process. INS has asked him for his birth certificate and
> document stating that he is the born child to the said parents. he was
> born in india before 1962 and the only record states that a male child
> was born to XXX YYYY.(mom's name) cause child's name is decided later
> during a ceremony.
> Is there a workaround document that can be used in the form a signed
> affidavit in front of a notary or a lawyer? since his parents are in US
> right now on visitor visa and he wants to file the paperwork while they
> are here. any documents that can be created or prepared here in US and
> the format or directions to the same would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks in advance and have a nice weekend everyone Mumbai
This is a fairly common situation; in fact, often, there are no birth
certificates at all from India. In those situations, you would need a
certificate from the Indian government that there is no birth certificate,
plus two affidavits from people who were present at the birth, village
elders or the like.
In your case, the situation is slightly different, and I'm not positive
about the rules. I would use roughly the same approach: get two affidavits
from people who were present at the birth and can attest that you are
indeed the person described in the birth certificate. It's possible that
INS would accept the birth certificate just on its face, because even if
there was a name, it would not really prove much since birth certificates
don't have pictures or fingerprints.
> Gurus,
> a friend of mine is trying to sponsor his parents. he is a US citizen by
> naturalization process. INS has asked him for his birth certificate and
> document stating that he is the born child to the said parents. he was
> born in india before 1962 and the only record states that a male child
> was born to XXX YYYY.(mom's name) cause child's name is decided later
> during a ceremony.
> Is there a workaround document that can be used in the form a signed
> affidavit in front of a notary or a lawyer? since his parents are in US
> right now on visitor visa and he wants to file the paperwork while they
> are here. any documents that can be created or prepared here in US and
> the format or directions to the same would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks in advance and have a nice weekend everyone Mumbai
This is a fairly common situation; in fact, often, there are no birth
certificates at all from India. In those situations, you would need a
certificate from the Indian government that there is no birth certificate,
plus two affidavits from people who were present at the birth, village
elders or the like.
In your case, the situation is slightly different, and I'm not positive
about the rules. I would use roughly the same approach: get two affidavits
from people who were present at the birth and can attest that you are
indeed the person described in the birth certificate. It's possible that
INS would accept the birth certificate just on its face, because even if
there was a name, it would not really prove much since birth certificates
don't have pictures or fingerprints.
