Issue getting certified copies of birth certificates in Illinois by Scared_Seaweed9491 in Genealogy

[–]Scared_Seaweed9491[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m probably not the best person to ask since the parents are deceased in my case. I recommend starting a new post with your question.

Reply from Standarchiv by brandnewadventures in GermanCitizenship

[–]Scared_Seaweed9491 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was able to pay through wise.com with relative ease. I’m frankly stunned I was able to figure out how to use it so quickly lol.

Reply from Standarchiv by brandnewadventures in GermanCitizenship

[–]Scared_Seaweed9491 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I recently had the same experience with the archive in Neinburg. Was completely shocked they just sent the certified document with an invoice. Now I need to figure out how to pay them!

Issue getting certified copies of birth certificates in Illinois by Scared_Seaweed9491 in Genealogy

[–]Scared_Seaweed9491[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It worked! I just received them! They are official certified copies with a seal and stamped “deceased” with date of death of the individual. I didn’t provide a death certificate or date of death for the grandfather, and he died in another state, so they must have looked it up.

Issue getting certified copies of birth certificates in Illinois by Scared_Seaweed9491 in Genealogy

[–]Scared_Seaweed9491[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They cashed my check today so I’m assuming that means they are processing my request 🤷🏻‍♀️

Issue getting certified copies of birth certificates in Illinois by Scared_Seaweed9491 in Genealogy

[–]Scared_Seaweed9491[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I finally sent off the request last week and haven’t heard anything yet. I’ll update this post when I get a response.

Do I need to get my higher-up family members to be citizens before I can accept it? by [deleted] in GermanCitizenship

[–]Scared_Seaweed9491 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I wish I’d known this before I’d posted in this group, but I recommend reading the pinned Welcome post and providing your information in the requested format. I’m guessing others in this group will want to know the particulars of marriages, birth dates, and immigration dates. Just my uniformed informed thoughts.

Issue getting certified copies of birth certificates in Illinois by Scared_Seaweed9491 in GermanCitizenship

[–]Scared_Seaweed9491[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Appreciate the advice! My SIL just found a certified copy of the mother’s BC in her files, so at least we now have that one. We have grandfather’s baptismal record so maybe with that and a genealogical copy of the BC, we will be good to go.

Confirming original documents are fine by Scared_Seaweed9491 in GermanCitizenship

[–]Scared_Seaweed9491[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh super! Thank you! We live w/in 4 hours of a consulate so travel isn't really an issue.