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IDENTIGENE DNA Testing Center Partners with BabyCenter.com

IDENTIGENE DNA testing center  is proud to announce our partnership with babycenter.com.

Babycenter.com offers resources for parents who are thinking about having a child, and parents with children of any age. With expert answers and advice from other parents, this is an ideal site for answers to questions you may have about becoming or being a parent. I highly recommend you check out the site.

The other great thing about Babycenter is the ‘Free Stuff and Great Deals’ section. IDENTIGENE will contribute by offering 10% discount off the paternity test laboratory fee.

Working with the #1 destination website for expectant and new moms, IDENTIGENE strives to get the message out that DNA Paternity testing is more convenient and affordable than ever. IDENTIGENE is an accredited laboratory with years of experience helping people with paternity questions. With our two (2) business day turnaround times on paternity testing there is no waiting weeks or even months for paternity results.

The paternity test kit can be purchased at a pharmacy near you and offers the convenience of collecting samples in your own home. And of course, all cases are completely confidential. For those in need of a legal paternity test (used for legal purposes such as child custody, social security, etc.), IDENTIGENE will assist you through the entire process to help make the experience as convenient as possible.

Call us at 888-404-4363.

DNA Testing for Immigration Purposes

The process of immigration  to the United States can be an extensive and complex procedure. It takes a lot of time and money. DNA testing for immigration purposes has come a long way in helping a piece of that process become a bit easier.

Before DNA testing, confirming your relationship meant chasing down birth certificates and other legal paper work for relationship confirmation. If the information was not complete, this sometimes meant starting the process over again . . . and again. Now, providing evidence of a relationship for immigration purposes is a great deal more manageable.

The immigration DNA-testing process

  • DNA tests as part of the immigration process must be a legal paternity test  requested by the United States Embassy.
  • Legal paternity testing requires having samples for participants living in the United States collected at a collection facility near their home, by a disinterested third party.
  • The Collector supervises testing from collection to submission, ensuring an impartial chain-of-custody process.
  • A client support professional from a lab (like IDENTIGENE) schedules the appointment based on the individual’s time requirements, and advises what will be needed for the DNA test collection to help ensure the best possible experience.
  • Those living overseas have their DNA test collection conducted at the United States Embassy, or one of their affiliates.
  • The price for immigration testing does include the cost of shipping supplies to and from the embassy as well as sending the results to the embassy. Although the lab doesn’t have any control over how long the US Embassy takes to collect DNA for those overseas , we help make the process easier by walking you through the steps you should take prior to the collection so that you’re prepared.
  • The samples are all sent to the laboratory for DNA testing.
  • Once complete, results are sent directly to the embassy.

In all immigration situations, the US Embassy maintains strict criteria for DNA test results, which we vigorously adhere to. At IDENTIGENE we also do all we can to make the process as easy as possible for you.

Top 10 Common Myths about DNA Paternity Testing

10. DNA testing is too expensive

DNA testing for paternity is a somewhat new science; however, with the advances in DNA testing, DNA Paternity testing has become more affordable. You can purchase IDENTIGENE home collection paternity kits from your local pharmacy for about $30. Once you collect the samples, send them into the lab in the self addressed stamped envelope provided, along with a $129 processing fee. This is the price for peace of mind testing. If you want the test for legal purposes (such as child support or custody, or for social security), you can get a paternity test for $319 to $399 depending on your needs.

9. DNA Paternity tests are an invasion of privacy

False! All information pertaining to paternity results are kept confidential. IDENTIGENE does require a password and other case-specific information before details are releases. Only those involved with the DNA testing can receive information.

8. You have to wait for the child to be born before you can do a DNA Paternity test

This is not correct. A pre-natal paternity test can be conducted before the child is born. Our client support professionals can assist through the process. An amniocentesis or CVS must be conducted by a physician. Once the samples are collected they can be sent into our  lab for DNA testing.

7. DNA Paternity tests are complicated and painful

DNA Paternity test samples are collected by buccal swab (Cheek swab). This helps with making the process as easy and painless as possible.

6. All DNA Testing results are admissible in court

Not correct. You can purchase at-home paternity kits from your local pharmacy for at-home DNA collection for peace of mind testing. If you need the test for legal purposes, such as child support/custody or social security, you do need to have the collection done by a non interested third party. IDENTIGENE helps make this process as easy as possible by assisting you in scheduling your DNA collection appointments.

5. DNA Paternity tests take too long

Not on our watch! Here at IDENTIGENE, once we receive your samples at our laboratory the testing process is 2 business days. You also have the option to receive your DNA testing results sent by mail, or online with a secure login and password.

4. DNA Paternity clinics are too far away

We do DNA testing worldwide. The samples are mailed to us for DNA testing, and for those who need a legal test; we have collection facilities in your area.

3. DNA Paternity Results are too complicated

Reading paternity results is not as complicated as you might think. We follow paternity testing accreditation guidelines to report results. We offer paternity test result explanations on our website for easy to understand paternity results.  

2. The alleged father is gone so I will never know if he is the biological father

If the alleged father is not available you can still determine paternity using other relationship testing. This can be done by testing other relatives of the alleged father, such as his parent. You can also test siblings of the alleged father.

1. DNA Paternity tests are not really accurate

IDENTIGENE DNA paternity tests are the most reliable results available.  Typically, test results probabilities are greater than 99.99%. As an accredited laboratory, we follow strict scientific guidelines for every test.

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