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Adopting a Baby to Bring to United States
Posted by Josun in Child Adoption Overseas on June 5, 2010
Short story of adopting a baby overseas
If you are living in the United States and planning to adopt a baby from another country, then here’s a story of one of our client’s that may help you:
Irene emigrated from India with her parents when she was 3 years old. She married and got divorced four years ago. She didn’t have any child from her marriage. Instead of living alone, she wanted to raise a child. She went back to New Delhi to visit her relatives and told them about her plans.
Irene visited four orphanages and decided to adopt a five-month old baby boy who was left at a hospital.
Requirements for adopting a baby
She contacted consular section of the U.S. Embassy and learned about the requirements for adoption of a child: she must be an American citizen and over 25 years old (she met these requirements). She was reminded that she should first meet the adoption requirements of the Government of India. She contacted a local attorney to avoid any legal problem.
Irene had two options to adopt the baby: one option was to bring the baby to the United States as orphan and adopt him in the U.S. The other option was to complete all adoption paperwork in India. She preferred to do it while she was in India as she missed her home country so much and had enough time.
Forms and application to U.S. embassy abroad
She filed Form I-600 “Petition to Classify an Orphan as an Immediate Relative” and submit it with visa application. She had an interview at the embassy by bringing the baby. She also brought legal papers allowing her to have the legal custody of the child from local authority along with a medical examination report. Medical report showed that the baby boy needed a testis operation. This was no problem for the adoption and bringing him to the United States.Irene obtained a “Non-Availability of Birth Certificate” from the local authority as the baby didn’t have a birth certificate.
Consular officer at the U.S. embassy was very much familiar with adoption process and helped Irene in preparing and completing all paperwork within a very short period of time.
Certified translation of adoption papers
Irene is back to the United States with her baby. She contacted us for certified translation of her baby’s Non-Availability of Birth Certificate and is living happily with her son in Los Angeles.
Non availability of birth certificate when applying for Green Card
Posted by Josun in Green Card application on April 19, 2010
What happens when you have no birth certificate?
Many immigrants face a problem of not having a birth certificate when applying to U.S. Immigration for their Green Card. People especially from several regions of India have never got birth certificate. We translated and certified non-availability of birth certificates from Hindi, Gujarati, Marathi, Kannada, and many other languages. Certificates issued by local governments for food supply contain information about the individuals and are used to prove the place and date of birth of the individual.
Many refugees do not have birth certificates
Modern-day tragedy still continues. Many people are being forced to leave their home country due to civil wars, riots, and political regime changes. These people leave their hometowns by leaving their belongings, including their valuable papers.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) accepts alternative documents for Green Card applications
In cases where our clients have no birth certificate, they try to find any official document that shows their place and date of birth, names of their father and mother, and any other relevant document. In many countries, civil registration offices, and in others, churches issue certificates containing birth certificate information. Certificates of baptism are common in many European countries.
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security accepts certificates or some other official documents (driver’s license, passport, etc.) under different titles if the application does not have a birth certificate.
Embassy of your country can help you in getting your documents for immigration
If you lost your birth certificate, marriage license, divorce decree, or any other document, then you can contact the consular section of the embassy of your country. All embassies are located in Washington, D.C., the nation’s capital. Some embassies have consulate offices in major cities such as New York, Miami, Boston, Los Angeles, Houston, and other cities and they ask you to contact the nearest consular office for your application. Many embassies have online system connected to their headquarters in native counties to facilitate issuance of birth certificates, marriage certificates, and other documents in a short period of time.
How can you get certified translation of your new certificate?
Any document that is not in English must be translated and certified for the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS, formerly Immigration and Naturalization Service – INS). Certified translation is on professional translation agency’s corporate letterhead with authorized signature, raised/embossed corporate seal with a statement as required by the USCIS. This “Certification by Translator” document certifies that (a) the translation is accurate and true, and (b) the translator is competent in translating such document.
Certified translation of your documents must be submitted to the USCIS in hard copy as copies (electronic or photocopied) are not acceptable.
How can you get “certified” translation for USCIS?
Posted by Josun in Certified translation of your documents on September 6, 2009
If you need professional translation of your birth certificate, marriage certificate/license, divorce decree, diploma, transcript, police report, passport, apostille, driver’s license, military record, or any other document from your native language to English language and certified for the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS, formerly Immigration and Naturalization Service – INS) to get your Green Card or U.S. citizenship, visit ACR Language Translation Services to get “instant” quote (”certified” translation fee and turnaround time).
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