birth certificate is necessary for i-485.

for USCIS your nationality is determined by the place of birth. You can check how nationality/priority date can be replaced in some cases by spouse's country of birth.

@Artur D ok so far they never requested one. I understand what you mean 😀 I have that from India 🇮🇳 ♥️ 😊

did you file i-485 without birth certificate? or only 140?

@Artur D all submitted without birth certificate, L1A got approved in UK 🇬🇧. I140 got approved in May 2023. Concurrent submission of I485 I765 I130 etc without birth certificate. my spouse is indian origin as well haha

USCIS listed the required documents for i-485. https://www.uscis.gov/forms/filing-guidance/checklist-of-required-initial-evidence-for-form-i-485-for-informational-purposes-only

@Artur D thanks for sharing the link, alternative option they have given school certificate, I have provided that :)

@Rakesh Sharma that's good. I was just saying that USCIS need to confirm somehow the country of birth.

@Artur D yes. so they can allocate queue 😉

@Artur D As far the federal and state laws says no discrimination on the basis of country of origin, race, sex, age etc so mortgage and real estate companies etc does no discrimination, though USCIS is allowed to discriminate not based of 1st come 1st serve, qualifications etc but on the basis of country of origin hahaha 😉

it's not discrimination. every country has 7% quota. If you see a discrimination here it's better for you go back to India and enjoy your life there.

@Artur D shows your DNA is rotten. A low dirty soul.

@Artur D you reply in human way, I reply in a human way. you start talking differently ...so it comes back to you.

@Artur D UK Australia Canada Germany etc immigration is on qualification purely not quota based. If you have a broader view, you would never said go back to India 🇮🇳... I lived in most of the countries and I don't know where you come from but India is a better option too 😉 for you to try and learn some etiquette haha

@Rakesh Sharma well believe it or not, they do care about diversity and that's the reason why they have quotas. Were you born in India or UK?

@Rakesh Sharma I heard for GC they see country of birth. I know folks who are Australian citizen but born in India and they have same EB1/EB2 PD as other Indian citizens.

@Rakesh Sharma Doesn't matter even if you are the citizen of UK or any other country all your life. When you apply for greencard, uscis only look for county of birth. Sweet and simple rule

@Rakesh Sharma If your wife is not born in India, you can go for cross-chargeability. No other solution what so ever. Wait for the dates to become current

@Rakesh Sharma For i485 submission, they need birth certificate. How you applied without birth certificate? If you do not have birth certificate, you need affidavits of your parents and 2 other proofs of place of birth. You did not use a lawyer?

country of birth matters.