Vampier

    > I have read the K1 FAQ, but still have a question. My fiance comes
    > from a small town in Italy and is currently living in Australia. We
    > have met and are starting the process to get her over here so we can
    > get married. She tells me that it will be nearly impossible to get
    > her birth certificate in a timely manner. Apparently the government
    > office is only open for a couple hours per week and you can only
    > communicate by fax. We are both pretty anxious to get this process
    > over and done with as soon as possible.
    > Is it possible for her to use her passport in place of a birth
    > certificate? I know it is an alternative for me, the citizen filing
    > the I-129F, but I could not find anything in the FAQ about this. If
    > not, I want to let her know so we can get started on the process of
    > getting her birth certificate while I begin filing the I-129F.
    > TIA,
    > Ben

Hi,

Can't you go to the Italian Consulate? Maybe they can help you, as far as I
know the INS/cbis doesn't care about a passport since a birth certificate is
always needed (work permit etc etc)