Posted on: 24-08-05 17:07:37
hi I'm applying for me and my wife. We do not have birth certificates, and have requested the same from the authorities. Our application packet other than the Birth certificates, is complete. Can we file in the application to get and earlier priority date and mail other applications as we recieve them in the next 2 months?
Please advise,
Kiran
Quote:I believe that this will cause more delay.
Orginally posted by kchelluri
hi I'm applying for me and my wife. We do not have birth certificates, and have requested the same from the authorities. Our application packet other than the Birth certificates, is complete. Can we file in the application to get and earlier priority date and mail other applications as we recieve them in the next 2 months?
Please advise,
Kiran
What might happen in this case is that when they receive new documents from you, they will pull your file out of the queue, append the new documents and then have to push it back into the queue.
All this will not happen in a matter of minutes - it could take days, weeks.
Or, if they review your file before they receive your new documents, they will find that some documents are missing.
At that point, they will push the file back into the queue without further processing, and maybe send you a letter asking for the missing documents.
I believe you will be better off simply waiting till you have compiled all the documents and then sending your package.
Unlike US immigration, there is no "priority date" here.
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When I applied 5 1/2 years ago thru Buffalo, I also didn't have the birth certificate and didn't sent one ever.
I attached a notarized highschool marksheet (issued by state) that showed my date of birth in lieu of the birth certificate with an explanation about unavailability of birth certificate.
According to my parents, there was never a birth certificate issued by government at the time of my birth. I guess according to Indian government, I wasn't ever born even though they issued me a passport. ;-)
In the end, I had no trouble getting PR and have been in Canada for 4 years and 7 months now.
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Orginally posted by kchelluri
hi I'm applying for me and my wife. We do not have birth certificates, and have requested the same from the authorities. Our application packet other than the Birth certificates, is complete. Can we file in the application to get and earlier priority date and mail other applications as we recieve them in the next 2 months?
Please advise,
Kiran
Kchelluri,
Pratickm is right about sending application in one lot.
However in case birth certificates are not available, (as system came into vogue in India in 1960s in graded manner) notarised copy of class X or XI or XII certificate (bearing date of birth) is also taken as official.
Then do it as AnilKG says.
But send the complete set. (Either with birth certificate or notarised copy of Class X certificate ).
It will be much faster.
Best of luck.
We also did not have birth certificates and did not give one. Here we are in Vancouver.What we did though, was, we went to the place of our birth and asked the authorities to give a letter as to our birth was not registered and hence Birth Certificate could not be issued. In my husband's case, we got one like that. In my case, my birth was registered and I got my birth certificate. But, I did not give that too.Just gave copy of the SSLC certificate.Not having a birth certificate is not a problem at all.
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HOPE
I went to the Indian Consulate in New York and they issued me a birth certificate (same day) on the basis of my passport particulars. Cost 20 bucks.
