after 4 months waiting,i didnt get gc but a RFE notice,requesting for birth certificate. In my 485 application,i included a photocopy of 国内出的 出生证明公证书 (复印件). i m not sure if the officer lost my copy or he/ she wants the orignial notarization. did you send the original copy of notarized birth certificate or a photocopy of that?i appreicate if you can share your experience. also,i didnt use an attorny for my gc appications. is it safer to get a lawyer as my legal representation to submit the rfe document? i have a very bumpy green card journey and painful experince with the USCIS,so i dont want to see things get screwed up at the last step by a small thing. any adviceis much appreciated. background: eb1a 485 RD apr 25 2012 FP june 8 2012 RFE aug 22 2012 many thanks!
【在 i****w 的大作中提到】 : after 4 months waiting,i didnt get gc but a RFE notice,requesting for : birth certificate. In my 485 application,i included a photocopy of 国内出的 : 出生证明公证书 (复印件). i m not sure if the officer lost my copy or he/ : she wants the orignial notarization. : did you send the original copy of notarized birth certificate or a photocopy : of that?i appreicate if you can share your experience. : also,i didnt use an attorny for my gc appications. is it safer to get a : lawyer as my legal representation to submit the rfe document? i have a very : bumpy green card journey and painful experince with the USCIS,so i dont : want to see things get screwed up at the last step by a small thing. any
Thank you all for your kind help and blessing. I put a separate set of documents for each of the applications -131, 765 and 485. It looks lie my case is handled by a newbie IO. A friend of mine suggested me sending me the RFE response via an attorney. An attorney might state that the notarial certificate is the official document for the birth certificates for Chinese born and his/her office has handled xxx chinese successful 485s using the same format of document. If paying an attorney some money buys more certainty, i am willing to do so. Does this make any sense? I am the primary applicant. My husband hasn't received RFE yet. If his case is also processed by the same officer, another RFE seems to be just a matter of time. Pray for more blessing.. Thanks again!
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【在 i****w 的大作中提到】 : after 4 months waiting,i didnt get gc but a RFE notice,requesting for : birth certificate. In my 485 application,i included a photocopy of 国内出的 : 出生证明公证书 (复印件). i m not sure if the officer lost my copy or he/ : she wants the orignial notarization. : did you send the original copy of notarized birth certificate or a photocopy : of that?i appreicate if you can share your experience. : also,i didnt use an attorny for my gc appications. is it safer to get a : lawyer as my legal representation to submit the rfe document? i have a very : bumpy green card journey and painful experince with the USCIS,so i dont : want to see things get screwed up at the last step by a small thing. any