Leperon
11/25/2016 19:19 EST
Does anyone know of a way around the requirement for an apostillated (sp?) birth certificate for immigration as a retiree? The only version of my Argentine BC I had was a photostat (no xerography 73 years ago) and it was lost when my family home flooded 18 years ago. It probably wouldn't have helped anyway since the Spanish spelling of my name didn't match the English (nor include my first name) on my current US passport, my only documentation of citizenship. Has anybody on the forum dealt with similar issues? Thanks!
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Morell
11/26/2016 06:02 EST
I think you will need to apply for a new one from where ever you were born. This would then need to be authenticated which means that the signature on it matches the signature of the current person who issues them. Then it is apostilled. This is what we had to do even though we had the original ones.
Most women's birth certificates from overseas do not have the same name as their passports so you also have to show why it was changed such as an apostilled marriage certificate, adoption papers or what ever.
I doubt you can get by without it but an immigration lawyer might give you better information.
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focus
11/26/2016 07:56 EST
Do you have Argentine citizenship? If so, you get automatic residency.
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carlitos
11/26/2016 08:08 EST
you can go to the closest Argie consulate and ask for your birth ceritificate. I tried to it once and it did not work but it normally does.
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Leperon
11/26/2016 19:09 EST
Focus, many thanks for that idea. When I was a child my parents told me they renounced my Argentine citizenship on my behalf in order to qualify for US citizenship since at that time the US didn't recognize dual citizenship. Since that's no longer the case your idea might work.
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Leperon
11/26/2016 19:15 EST
Carlitos, thanks--I'll give that a try. It appears the nearest consulate is in LA and I'm planning a trip there this spring (I'm in Seattle). It would be interesting to see how the BC would work in the immigration process since no parts of the Spanish and English versions of my
name match and neither of my parents are alive to verify I'm the same person...
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Leperon
11/26/2016 19:22 EST
Morell, many thanks. I wasn't too optimistic about alternatives, but it's probably worth trying to get a certified copy via the Argentine embassy or a consulate. Wish I could find an immigration lawyer here in Seattle with experience dealing with Uruguayan immigration.
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Morell
11/27/2016 06:55 EST
It does not matter if you have citizenship in Argentina. I do not have citizenship in the country I was born in either but I was able to get a birth certificate.
http://csidn.mrecic.gov.ar/en/content/argentinian-birth-marriage-and-death-certificates-0
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