In the US on Fiance Visa: Lost Birth Certificate and NOA
May 10th 2002, 8:20 am
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In the US on Fiance Visa: Lost Birth Certificate and NOA
My fiance (American) and I (Indian) are planning on getting married this week. I came
to the US last month on a Fiance Visa. I was looking at the forms we would have to
submit to the INS after we're married and I realized I have some documents missing-:
1)My Birth Certificate This was submitted to the US Embassy in New Delhi for my VISA
and returned to me in the Sealed Brown Envelope. The contents of the envelope were
taken over by the INS at NY, my port of embarkation.
2)My fiance's Notice of Action/ Approval She got rid of these papers after I reached
the US assuming we had no further need of them.
My questions are: are we going to have a problem because we don't have these
documents? What can we do?
Would appreciate help from someone who's experienced a similar problem.
Best Regards.
to the US last month on a Fiance Visa. I was looking at the forms we would have to
submit to the INS after we're married and I realized I have some documents missing-:
1)My Birth Certificate This was submitted to the US Embassy in New Delhi for my VISA
and returned to me in the Sealed Brown Envelope. The contents of the envelope were
taken over by the INS at NY, my port of embarkation.
2)My fiance's Notice of Action/ Approval She got rid of these papers after I reached
the US assuming we had no further need of them.
My questions are: are we going to have a problem because we don't have these
documents? What can we do?
Would appreciate help from someone who's experienced a similar problem.
Best Regards.
May 11th 2002, 7:20 am
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Re: In the US on Fiance Visa: Lost Birth Certificate and NOA
Anyone experience a similar situation??
[email protected] (Sonny) wrote in message
news:<[email protected]. com>...
> My fiance (American) and I (Indian) are planning on getting married this week. I
> came to the US last month on a Fiance Visa. I was looking at the forms we would
> have to submit to the INS after we're married and I realized I have some documents
> missing-:
>
> 1)My Birth Certificate This was submitted to the US Embassy in New Delhi for my
> VISA and returned to me in the Sealed Brown Envelope. The contents of the
> envelope were taken over by the INS at NY, my port of embarkation.
>
> 2)My fiance's Notice of Action/ Approval She got rid of these papers after I
> reached the US assuming we had no further need of them.
>
> My questions are: are we going to have a problem because we don't have these
> documents? What can we do?
>
> Would appreciate help from someone who's experienced a similar problem.
>
> Best Regards.
[email protected] (Sonny) wrote in message
news:<[email protected]. com>...
> My fiance (American) and I (Indian) are planning on getting married this week. I
> came to the US last month on a Fiance Visa. I was looking at the forms we would
> have to submit to the INS after we're married and I realized I have some documents
> missing-:
>
> 1)My Birth Certificate This was submitted to the US Embassy in New Delhi for my
> VISA and returned to me in the Sealed Brown Envelope. The contents of the
> envelope were taken over by the INS at NY, my port of embarkation.
>
> 2)My fiance's Notice of Action/ Approval She got rid of these papers after I
> reached the US assuming we had no further need of them.
>
> My questions are: are we going to have a problem because we don't have these
> documents? What can we do?
>
> Would appreciate help from someone who's experienced a similar problem.
>
> Best Regards.
May 13th 2002, 1:20 am
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Re: In the US on Fiance Visa: Lost Birth Certificate and NOA
You will need to have the NOA to file. You'll have to get and pay for a copy:
http://www.ins.usdoj.gov/graphics/fo...orms/i-824.htm
The birth certificate should be OK if it really is in the brown envelope. You might
want to go into the local INS office to see if you can at least file without the NOA
so you can file within the 90 day period.
Andy.
--
I'm not really here - it's just your warped imagination. "Sonny"
<[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Anyone experience a similar situation??
>
> [email protected] (Sonny) wrote in message
news:<[email protected]. com>...
> > My fiance (American) and I (Indian) are planning on getting married this week. I
> > came to the US last month on a Fiance Visa. I was looking at the forms we would
> > have to submit to the INS after we're married and I realized I have some
> > documents missing-:
> >
> > 1)My Birth Certificate This was submitted to the US Embassy in New Delhi for my
> > VISA and returned to me in the Sealed Brown Envelope. The contents of the
> > envelope were taken over by the INS at NY, my port of embarkation.
> >
> > 2)My fiance's Notice of Action/ Approval She got rid of these papers after I
> > reached the US assuming we had no further need of them.
> >
> > My questions are: are we going to have a problem because we don't have these
> > documents? What can we do?
> >
> > Would appreciate help from someone who's experienced a similar problem.
> >
> > Best Regards.
http://www.ins.usdoj.gov/graphics/fo...orms/i-824.htm
The birth certificate should be OK if it really is in the brown envelope. You might
want to go into the local INS office to see if you can at least file without the NOA
so you can file within the 90 day period.
Andy.
--
I'm not really here - it's just your warped imagination. "Sonny"
<[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Anyone experience a similar situation??
>
> [email protected] (Sonny) wrote in message
news:<[email protected]. com>...
> > My fiance (American) and I (Indian) are planning on getting married this week. I
> > came to the US last month on a Fiance Visa. I was looking at the forms we would
> > have to submit to the INS after we're married and I realized I have some
> > documents missing-:
> >
> > 1)My Birth Certificate This was submitted to the US Embassy in New Delhi for my
> > VISA and returned to me in the Sealed Brown Envelope. The contents of the
> > envelope were taken over by the INS at NY, my port of embarkation.
> >
> > 2)My fiance's Notice of Action/ Approval She got rid of these papers after I
> > reached the US assuming we had no further need of them.
> >
> > My questions are: are we going to have a problem because we don't have these
> > documents? What can we do?
> >
> > Would appreciate help from someone who's experienced a similar problem.
> >
> > Best Regards.
May 13th 2002, 5:20 am
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Re: In the US on Fiance Visa: Lost Birth Certificate and NOA
Hi Andy,
Will this apply to me? My fiancée had to FedEx the original NOA to London because the
petition got lost somewhere between CSC and London. It went into the brown envelope
and there it stayed!
Denis
"Andy Platt" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> You will need to have the NOA to file. You'll have to get and pay for a copy:
>
> http://www.ins.usdoj.gov/graphics/fo...orms/i-824.htm
>
> The birth certificate should be OK if it really is in the brown envelope. You might
> want to go into the local INS office to see if you can at least file without the
> NOA so you can file within the 90 day period.
>
> Andy.
>
> --
> I'm not really here - it's just your warped imagination. "Sonny"
> <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > Anyone experience a similar situation??
> >
> > [email protected] (Sonny) wrote in message
> news:<[email protected]. com>...
> > > My fiance (American) and I (Indian) are planning on getting married this week.
> > > I came to the US last month on a Fiance Visa. I was looking at the forms we
> > > would have to submit to the INS after we're married and I realized I have some
> > > documents missing-:
> > >
> > > 1)My Birth Certificate This was submitted to the US Embassy in New Delhi for my
> > > VISA and returned to me in the Sealed Brown Envelope. The contents of the
> > > envelope were taken over by the INS at NY, my port of embarkation.
> > >
> > > 2)My fiance's Notice of Action/ Approval She got rid of these papers after I
> > > reached the US assuming we had no further need of them.
> > >
> > > My questions are: are we going to have a problem because we don't have these
> > > documents? What can we do?
> > >
> > > Would appreciate help from someone who's experienced a similar problem.
> > >
> > > Best Regards.
Will this apply to me? My fiancée had to FedEx the original NOA to London because the
petition got lost somewhere between CSC and London. It went into the brown envelope
and there it stayed!
Denis
"Andy Platt" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> You will need to have the NOA to file. You'll have to get and pay for a copy:
>
> http://www.ins.usdoj.gov/graphics/fo...orms/i-824.htm
>
> The birth certificate should be OK if it really is in the brown envelope. You might
> want to go into the local INS office to see if you can at least file without the
> NOA so you can file within the 90 day period.
>
> Andy.
>
> --
> I'm not really here - it's just your warped imagination. "Sonny"
> <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > Anyone experience a similar situation??
> >
> > [email protected] (Sonny) wrote in message
> news:<[email protected]. com>...
> > > My fiance (American) and I (Indian) are planning on getting married this week.
> > > I came to the US last month on a Fiance Visa. I was looking at the forms we
> > > would have to submit to the INS after we're married and I realized I have some
> > > documents missing-:
> > >
> > > 1)My Birth Certificate This was submitted to the US Embassy in New Delhi for my
> > > VISA and returned to me in the Sealed Brown Envelope. The contents of the
> > > envelope were taken over by the INS at NY, my port of embarkation.
> > >
> > > 2)My fiance's Notice of Action/ Approval She got rid of these papers after I
> > > reached the US assuming we had no further need of them.
> > >
> > > My questions are: are we going to have a problem because we don't have these
> > > documents? What can we do?
> > >
> > > Would appreciate help from someone who's experienced a similar problem.
> > >
> > > Best Regards.
May 13th 2002, 6:20 pm
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Filing for AOS: Lost Birth Certificate and NOA
Andy thanks for your very helpful reply! I've downloaded a copy of the form I-824.
How long will it take for the INS to respond to this form and send us a copy of the
NOA? Also is there any way I can check with the INS (before I file the AOS forms) if
they have a copy of my birth certificate?
"Andy Platt" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:<[email protected]>...
> You will need to have the NOA to file. You'll have to get and pay for a copy:
>
> http://www.ins.usdoj.gov/graphics/fo...orms/i-824.htm
>
> The birth certificate should be OK if it really is in the brown envelope. You might
> want to go into the local INS office to see if you can at least file without the
> NOA so you can file within the 90 day period.
>
> Andy.
>
> --
> I'm not really here - it's just your warped imagination. "Sonny"
> <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > Anyone experience a similar situation??
> >
> > [email protected] (Sonny) wrote in message
> news:<[email protected]. com>...
> > > My fiance (American) and I (Indian) are planning on getting married this week.
> > > I came to the US last month on a Fiance Visa. I was looking at the forms we
> > > would have to submit to the INS after we're married and I realized I have some
> > > documents missing-:
> > >
> > > 1)My Birth Certificate This was submitted to the US Embassy in New Delhi for my
> > > VISA and returned to me in the Sealed Brown Envelope. The contents of the
> > > envelope were taken over by the INS at NY, my port of embarkation.
> > >
> > > 2)My fiance's Notice of Action/ Approval She got rid of these papers after I
> > > reached the US assuming we had no further need of them.
> > >
> > > My questions are: are we going to have a problem because we don't have these
> > > documents? What can we do?
> > >
> > > Would appreciate help from someone who's experienced a similar problem.
> > >
> > > Best Regards.
How long will it take for the INS to respond to this form and send us a copy of the
NOA? Also is there any way I can check with the INS (before I file the AOS forms) if
they have a copy of my birth certificate?
"Andy Platt" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:<[email protected]>...
> You will need to have the NOA to file. You'll have to get and pay for a copy:
>
> http://www.ins.usdoj.gov/graphics/fo...orms/i-824.htm
>
> The birth certificate should be OK if it really is in the brown envelope. You might
> want to go into the local INS office to see if you can at least file without the
> NOA so you can file within the 90 day period.
>
> Andy.
>
> --
> I'm not really here - it's just your warped imagination. "Sonny"
> <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > Anyone experience a similar situation??
> >
> > [email protected] (Sonny) wrote in message
> news:<[email protected]. com>...
> > > My fiance (American) and I (Indian) are planning on getting married this week.
> > > I came to the US last month on a Fiance Visa. I was looking at the forms we
> > > would have to submit to the INS after we're married and I realized I have some
> > > documents missing-:
> > >
> > > 1)My Birth Certificate This was submitted to the US Embassy in New Delhi for my
> > > VISA and returned to me in the Sealed Brown Envelope. The contents of the
> > > envelope were taken over by the INS at NY, my port of embarkation.
> > >
> > > 2)My fiance's Notice of Action/ Approval She got rid of these papers after I
> > > reached the US assuming we had no further need of them.
> > >
> > > My questions are: are we going to have a problem because we don't have these
> > > documents? What can we do?
> > >
> > > Would appreciate help from someone who's experienced a similar problem.
> > >
> > > Best Regards.
May 13th 2002, 11:20 pm
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Re: Filing for AOS: Lost Birth Certificate and NOA
It usually takes a while for them to process it. That's why I suggested seeing if you
could file without it. You could also ask for them to open the brown envelope at that
time to see if the birth certificate is in there.
Andy.
--
I'm not really here - it's just your warped imagination. "Sonny"
<[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Andy thanks for your very helpful reply! I've downloaded a copy of the form I-824.
>
> How long will it take for the INS to respond to this form and send us a
copy
> of the NOA? Also is there any way I can check with the INS (before I file the AOS
> forms) if they have a copy of my birth certificate?
>
> "Andy Platt" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:<[email protected]>...
> > You will need to have the NOA to file. You'll have to get and pay for a copy:
> >
> > http://www.ins.usdoj.gov/graphics/fo...orms/i-824.htm
> >
> > The birth certificate should be OK if it really is in the brown
envelope.
> > You might want to go into the local INS office to see if you can at
least
> > file without the NOA so you can file within the 90 day period.
> >
> > Andy.
> >
> > --
> > I'm not really here - it's just your warped imagination. "Sonny"
> > <[email protected]> wrote in message
> > news:[email protected]...
> > > Anyone experience a similar situation??
> > >
> > > [email protected] (Sonny) wrote in message
> > news:<[email protected]. com>...
> > > > My fiance (American) and I (Indian) are planning on getting married this
> > > > week. I came to the US last month on a Fiance Visa. I was
looking
> > > > at the forms we would have to submit to the INS after we're married and I
> > > > realized I have some documents missing-:
> > > >
> > > > 1)My Birth Certificate This was submitted to the US Embassy in New Delhi for
> > > > my VISA and returned to me in the Sealed Brown Envelope. The contents of
> > > > the envelope were taken over by the INS at NY, my port of embarkation.
> > > >
> > > > 2)My fiance's Notice of Action/ Approval She got rid of these papers after I
> > > > reached the US assuming we had
no
> > > > further need of them.
> > > >
> > > > My questions are: are we going to have a problem because we don't
have
> > > > these documents? What can we do?
> > > >
> > > > Would appreciate help from someone who's experienced a similar problem.
> > > >
> > > > Best Regards.
could file without it. You could also ask for them to open the brown envelope at that
time to see if the birth certificate is in there.
Andy.
--
I'm not really here - it's just your warped imagination. "Sonny"
<[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Andy thanks for your very helpful reply! I've downloaded a copy of the form I-824.
>
> How long will it take for the INS to respond to this form and send us a
copy
> of the NOA? Also is there any way I can check with the INS (before I file the AOS
> forms) if they have a copy of my birth certificate?
>
> "Andy Platt" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:<[email protected]>...
> > You will need to have the NOA to file. You'll have to get and pay for a copy:
> >
> > http://www.ins.usdoj.gov/graphics/fo...orms/i-824.htm
> >
> > The birth certificate should be OK if it really is in the brown
envelope.
> > You might want to go into the local INS office to see if you can at
least
> > file without the NOA so you can file within the 90 day period.
> >
> > Andy.
> >
> > --
> > I'm not really here - it's just your warped imagination. "Sonny"
> > <[email protected]> wrote in message
> > news:[email protected]...
> > > Anyone experience a similar situation??
> > >
> > > [email protected] (Sonny) wrote in message
> > news:<[email protected]. com>...
> > > > My fiance (American) and I (Indian) are planning on getting married this
> > > > week. I came to the US last month on a Fiance Visa. I was
looking
> > > > at the forms we would have to submit to the INS after we're married and I
> > > > realized I have some documents missing-:
> > > >
> > > > 1)My Birth Certificate This was submitted to the US Embassy in New Delhi for
> > > > my VISA and returned to me in the Sealed Brown Envelope. The contents of
> > > > the envelope were taken over by the INS at NY, my port of embarkation.
> > > >
> > > > 2)My fiance's Notice of Action/ Approval She got rid of these papers after I
> > > > reached the US assuming we had
no
> > > > further need of them.
> > > >
> > > > My questions are: are we going to have a problem because we don't
have
> > > > these documents? What can we do?
> > > >
> > > > Would appreciate help from someone who's experienced a similar problem.
> > > >
> > > > Best Regards.
