Posted by: AwaTar October 13, 2008
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Documentation of birth must be submitted. A birth certificate is preferred.
If it is not available, the applicant may submit notarized affidavits from
his/her parents. If the applicant cannot obtain affidavits from his/her
parents, the applicant may submit affidavits from other relatives who are
older than the applicant and were at least 10 years old at the time of his/her
birth. The affidavits must include the individual's name, address, date of
birth, relationship to the applicant, and how the person knows when the
applicant was born. The affidavits must also include the applicant's name,
date and place of birth, and the names of both of the parents. Preferably,
these relatives cannot obtain any immigration benefit from the adjustment
applicant. Examples are grandparents, aunts and uncles.
In general, if a birth certificate is not available, one should obtain:
(a) a certificate of non-availability from the government agency that would have issued the birth certificate if one were available, and
(b) two affidavits as described above. Either instead of the non-availability certificate, or in addition, the applicant can submit any other evidence of his/her date of birth, such as a school certificate, religious certificate, certificate from the hospital or midwife, etc. However, a letter from the consulate or a date of birth certificate declaration based upon passport records would not generally be acceptable. If the birth certificate was registered late, the client should provide at least one affidavit as described above.
Source: http://www.murthy.com/485faq.html#6
In general, if a birth certificate is not available, one should obtain:
(a) a certificate of non-availability from the government agency that would have issued the birth certificate if one were available, and
(b) two affidavits as described above. Either instead of the non-availability certificate, or in addition, the applicant can submit any other evidence of his/her date of birth, such as a school certificate, religious certificate, certificate from the hospital or midwife, etc. However, a letter from the consulate or a date of birth certificate declaration based upon passport records would not generally be acceptable. If the birth certificate was registered late, the client should provide at least one affidavit as described above.
Source: http://www.murthy.com/485faq.html#6