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Hi So for i 485 part 8, question 1 ask for any organizations that I joined, and for part 8 question 56, it asks for any affiliation with the community party. I was never a member of the actual Chinese communist party, but I was in the youth program called Young Pioneers of China (中国少先队员）, should I write yes? and should I write this down in question 1 aswell? since this probably count as both organization and affiliation with communist party? Will I get in trouble for this? Since this was involuntary, I was an elementary school student, I didn't know enough to make my own decision, and it was required for the school, I was automatically in when I was around 6 and automatically out when I was around 14, Should I just attach an explanation? I don't have any evidence to prove that it was involuntary, or any evidence to prove that I am not a member anymore, everything happened automatically without my involvement, only the explanation itself.. Thanks!

I am less concerned about other parts of the application. Just worried about the birth certificate part. Most people are born before 1996 and used the traditional notarial certificate of birth, which I don't have, but I have the new medical certificate of birth, I just can't really find many posts that are similar to mine. Just hope that they can accept my medical certificate of birth as it is.

ok. So I guess the marriage certificate issued after 1996 now are usable, just need to be notarized instead of getting a completely different notarial certificate of birth. Hope everything works out, guess I will be one of the early adopters..don't want to be an example of failure... Just one more question, you quoted from consulate, They simply ask for a “certified copy of the birth certificate issued by a local notary public office” (“由当地公证处出具的出生公证书”). The Chinese part still says the old notarial certificate of birth, I wonder why is that? The white book format 公证书 issued by the 公证处 IS required by the consulate, even for the new medical birth certificates. That's why I'm suggesting you go ahead and get one. They may catch up to the NEW format birth certificates, but, so far, I haven't heard of one being accepted at the consulate. but have you heard of one being accepted by USCIS? and also (“由当地公证处出具的出生公证书”). it says 出生公证书 instead of 出生医学证明公证书, so I guess in the consulate they still ask for a 出生公证书?

ok. So I guess the marriage certificate issued after 1996 now are usable, just need to be notarized instead of getting a completely different notarial certificate of birth. Hope everything works out, guess I will be one of the early adopters..don't want to be an example of failure... Just one more question, you quoted from consulate, They simply ask for a “certified copy of the birth certificate issued by a local notary public office” (“由当地公证处出具的出生公证书”). The Chinese part still says the old notarial certificate of birth, I wonder why is that?

Most post I saw are about people born before 1996, not much information about people born after 1996...

??? What trouble are you having? They should be able to produce a notarial medical certificate of birth directly from your medical birth certificate. At the consulate - http://lawandborder.com/birth-certificate-china-immigrant-visa/ see http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/608984-medical-certificate-of-birth-notary-vs-birth-notary/ The old notarial certificate of birth was produced from hukou information According to the Dept. of State - https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/China.html If you are asking for a 出生公证书, or chu sheng gong zheng shu, which is generated from the hukou and ID information, you may need to INSTEAD ask for a Notarial Document or Certificate based on the birth certificate. The designation for the Notarial Certificate is Gong Zheng Shu, or 公证书. They should be able to generate a Notarial Certificate from ANY document, not just those based on the hukou. Ask for a 出生医学证明公证书, or Chūshēng yīxué zhèngmíng gōngzhèng shū If they still refuse, then I would simply turn in the birth certificate as is, along with an explanation that the Notarial Certificate could not be generated, and identify the Gong Zheng Chu, or 公证处 that declined it. The Guangzhou consulate REQUIRES the notarial certificates of medical birth (出生医学证明公证书), but the USCIS in the United States MAY NOT need it for your Adjustment of Status. Your birth certificate is already in English AND Chinese. We have problems getting the 出生公证书, or chu sheng gong zheng shu, medical certificate of birth is not the only documents needed, they ask for my mother's ID which we can't get it, she left a long time ago. ok so what you are saying is that , instead of asking for 出生公证书, or chu sheng gong zheng shu, ask for a 出生医学证明公证书, or Chūshēng yīxué zhèngmíng gōngzhèng shū, which is based on medical certificate of birth only, this will work as well? And also, what you are saying is that if I'm applying in the U.S., I might not even need 出生医学证明公证书, or Chūshēng yīxué zhèngmíng gōngzhèng shū, I just need my medical certificate of birth itself? So pretty much the old notarial certificate of birth, 出生公证书, or chu sheng gong zheng shu, is useless for me?

I am adjusting from f1 visa. so what you are saying is that if I'm applying within the country, most likely my medical birth certificate is fine?

Hi? I was born after 1996, so I have a standard green medical certificate of birth, however we are having trouble getting notarial certificate of birth, because my mother is not available and they asked for her ID. Is the medical certificate of birth alone enough for i130 and i485 application? thanks!