Posted by: Bennedict October 21, 2022
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@Damar,
The birth certificate from Ward office that you are talking about, embassy "may" accept it but not USCIS. Since the person who started this thread said he is filing GC for his parents, that means he has to send documents that USCIS approves of. If you look old Sajha threads, there are so many people asking again and again the same question regarding the birth certificate.
If you ever happen to do the in-depth study of USCIS website, they have a whole section about birth certifications from different countries they accept as a documented proof. USCIS knows it very well that Nepal started this registration process in late 70s. But people as you know, never cared much about registering the birth or death of their family members then and even now! And now USCIS is giving problems to us, because they want the same certificates as described in their website. Maybe they copied the deskription from Nepali news source, but they very well know the format of Nepali birth certificate and what it looks like. And this is not a birth certificate issued from Ward Office, but from Panjikadhikari of City, registered within a year of birth or something. You can register your birth after 20 years too, but USCIS "can" have a problem, as this is not it how it should be done "technically". But yes, they give relief to older people who are born before 70s, for newer generations, they may face issues to prove why they do not have registered birth certificates, but I have seen affidavits working for them too.
If anybody thinks this may be wrong, please let me know.
B.