Birth Certificate
Apr 26th 2009, 6:25 pm
#1
leelee
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Location: London
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Birth Certificate
Hello
We are in the throes of completing all the document collection for the NVC and we have:-
* applied for the Police certs,
* completed the DS-230I & II,
* the marriage certificate,
* petioner documents
* copy of passports,
* my Birth cert
* my daughters Birth cert
* BUT........... we have just asked my wifes father for her original birth cert and all he has is a copy, as the original was destroyed whilst their house was being shelled in the Lebanon
Would NVC accept a copy with an explanation? She also has an original baptism cert which shows her DOB etc. If not, any suggestions would be gratefully received.
Lee
We are in the throes of completing all the document collection for the NVC and we have:-
* applied for the Police certs,
* completed the DS-230I & II,
* the marriage certificate,
* petioner documents
* copy of passports,
* my Birth cert
* my daughters Birth cert
* BUT........... we have just asked my wifes father for her original birth cert and all he has is a copy, as the original was destroyed whilst their house was being shelled in the Lebanon
Would NVC accept a copy with an explanation? She also has an original baptism cert which shows her DOB etc. If not, any suggestions would be gratefully received.
Lee
Apr 26th 2009, 7:40 pm
#2
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Re: Birth Certificate
What nationality is your wife?
If she is British then you can obtain a certified copy from either her local registrar of Births Deaths and Marriage or alternatively from http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/
If she is British then you can obtain a certified copy from either her local registrar of Births Deaths and Marriage or alternatively from http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/
Apr 26th 2009, 8:46 pm
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Re: Birth Certificate
What nationality is your wife?
If she is British then you can obtain a certified copy from either her local registrar of Births Deaths and Marriage or alternatively from http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/
If she is British then you can obtain a certified copy from either her local registrar of Births Deaths and Marriage or alternatively from http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/
The above link refers to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland have separate registries.
Apr 27th 2009, 5:03 am
#4
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Re: Birth Certificate
This time I suspect Lebanon as being the place of birth....
Apr 27th 2009, 7:45 am
#5
leelee
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Joined: Jan 2008
Location: London
Posts: 26
Re: Birth Certificate
Thanks for the website
My wife was born in Tripoli, Libya (the copy of the BC shows this in Italian and Arabic) But she has been a resident in the UK for over 25 years.
My wife was born in Tripoli, Libya (the copy of the BC shows this in Italian and Arabic) But she has been a resident in the UK for over 25 years.
Apr 27th 2009, 4:06 pm
#6
Joined: Apr 2002
Posts: 35,082
Re: Birth Certificate
Once you select the country, be sure to scroll down past the big chart at the top of the page; the good stuff is down further.
Apr 27th 2009, 9:56 pm
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Posts: 68,280
Re: Birth Certificate
google 'reciprocity schedule' and it will take you to the Dept of State page with instructions about which documents your wife needs and how to get them.
Once you select the country, be sure to scroll down past the big chart at the top of the page; the good stuff is down further.
Once you select the country, be sure to scroll down past the big chart at the top of the page; the good stuff is down further.
