yes I submitted a birth certificate but it didn’t have my name on it (just a -). my lawyers suggested that I submit supplementary evidence in the form of school leaving certificate, college leaving certificate, nationality certificate. If possible you can also have an affidavit confirming date of Birth and have a parent sign it.

I received a rfe since my birth certificate didn’t have my name. I did send affidavit also.I got a new birth crrtificate from my state of birth and responded back with it.

@K S so I received a RFE for birth certificate. I submitted the leaving certificate, Bonafide certificate, affidavit from parents An Indian consulates in US provide birth certificate based on passport.

Thanks for all the suggestions and helpful info. If we get her birth certificate from the embassy and attach that with the application would we still need the affidavits?

Indian embassy website says that non availability certificate can only be issued to people born before 1969

can we get it from India?

@Atharv A do we have to get the non availability certificate from the same city as on the passport? If that’s the case then is there any online service? Her birth place is in Uttar Pradesh but no one lives there. They ve been in Chandigarh all life.

@K S I submitted the document provided by consulate in NYC and it was accepted as I got my EB1A on that basis. just go to a consulate with your Indian passport and they will provide you the document and it works!

@B B Thanks for sharing this. Gives me hope. 🙏

hi @K S just wondering if you were able to get the certificate from Indian embassy?

@D J we ve sent the application. wait for it.

@D J we got it but they got the date wrong. I ve emailed them. And by the looks of it, doesn’t look like USCIS will accept it. All it says is that based on the passport of this person, their date of birth and place of birth are so and so.

Hi @K S just wondering did you submit the birth certificate?? can you update?? my husband doesn’t have birth certificate?? did you get one from embassy??

I did get it from them, but with an error in the date of birth they mentioned there. I emailed them to correct their typo but they haven’t responded. it’s been over a month. And honestly I am not even sure it will work. all it says is this: certified that according to the entries made in the passport this person was born on X date at Y place.

@jef GC I am waiting for PD to be current. Consulate sent me birth certificate with wing details. need to get it corrected.