completing form 1-140, but ive lost my birth certificate. pls help.
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completing form 1-140, but ive lost my birth certificate. pls help.
I have lost my birth certificate,and I need to file form i-140 by tomorrow am. What can I do? Will this delay or cause my application to be rejected? My mother is in my country, and it will take weeks for her to mail me stuff, or helo me . What are my options?
Asked on July 15, 2019 under Immigration Law, California
Answers:
SB Member California Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 4 years ago | Contributor
You don't need your birth certificate for the I-140; you need it for the I-485. You can still submit the application and then the USCIS will send you a RFE to provide the birth certificate and hopefully by that time you will have it. It should not present a big problem.
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