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We just got married and my wife & me are filing I130 & I485 for me. I just saw that she has her biological fathers name on her Birth certificate. Her biological dad divorced and split from family when she was 2 and passed away 5 yrs back. But when we got married she gave her current dad's name which is on marriage certificate. The reason she gave her step dads name was coz she considered him to be her father all her life. Now all the forms we have filled and marriage certificate has her step dads name but Birth Certificate has real dads name. Will there be a problem? What should we do now? Thanks,

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Could be a problem. Was she ever officially adopted?

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It doesn't matter who she considers to be her dad. I believe immigration is interested in biological or legally adopted. If asked, then correct it. That is an understandable error; however, it can delay the process a bit.

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jdh   103

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She should maybe contact the issuing state for the marriage certificate and see if there is a way to correct the info.

She should have put her fathers name on the document. I want J-Lo to be my mommy, but I couldn't put her name on there. :rofl:

July 2005 - met my awesome, hot, amazing love in Lousiana.
July 2006 - Married said love and moved to Canada.
June 2011 - Entered US to visit family, decided to stay.
Feb. 2012 - Sent paperwork to Chicago.

May 2012 - Received green card.

Day 0 - Package sent to Chicago Lockbox - 02/27/2012
Day 2 - UPS Tracking Confirmation - 02/29/2012
Day 4 - NOA Emails Received - 03/02/2012
Day 7 - All Checks Cashed - 03/05/2012
Day 11 - Hard Copy NOA's Received - 03/09/2012
Day 11 - Biometrics Appointment Received - 03/09/2012
--------- - Booked for - 04/03/2012 (day 36)
Day 35 - Early Biometricts Walk-in - 04/02/2012
Day 44 - Received Appointment Letter - 04/11/2012
Day 58 - EAD Approval Online - 04/25/2012
Day 63 - EAD in the mail - 04/30/2012
Day 65 - EAD in hand - 05/02/2012
Day 77 - AOS Interview - 05/14/2012
Day 77 - AOS Approved!
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jdh   103

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Since we haven't sent the docs yet, i think i can update all forms. The only discrepancy would be between marriage certificate and birth certificate. Do you think marriage certificate can be updated with real dads name?

That's what I am suggesting she all the licensing state for. They would be the best ones to get an answer on that from. I would imagine its not the first time info needed corrected so they may have some process for it.

Unless she was actually adopted that is - I don't think you responded to that question. That may change things.

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July 2005 - met my awesome, hot, amazing love in Lousiana.
July 2006 - Married said love and moved to Canada.
June 2011 - Entered US to visit family, decided to stay.
Feb. 2012 - Sent paperwork to Chicago.

May 2012 - Received green card.

Day 0 - Package sent to Chicago Lockbox - 02/27/2012
Day 2 - UPS Tracking Confirmation - 02/29/2012
Day 4 - NOA Emails Received - 03/02/2012
Day 7 - All Checks Cashed - 03/05/2012
Day 11 - Hard Copy NOA's Received - 03/09/2012
Day 11 - Biometrics Appointment Received - 03/09/2012
--------- - Booked for - 04/03/2012 (day 36)
Day 35 - Early Biometricts Walk-in - 04/02/2012
Day 44 - Received Appointment Letter - 04/11/2012
Day 58 - EAD Approval Online - 04/25/2012
Day 63 - EAD in the mail - 04/30/2012
Day 65 - EAD in hand - 05/02/2012
Day 77 - AOS Interview - 05/14/2012
Day 77 - AOS Approved!
Day 84 - Green Card In Hand - 05/21/2012

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That's what I am suggesting she all the licensing state for. They would be the best ones to get an answer on that from. I would imagine its not the first time info needed corrected so they may have some process for it.

Unless she was actually adopted that is - I don't think you responded to that question. That may change things.

I dont think she was adopted in 89. She was 2 yrs old and her mom just married and her new husband automatically became her father. So wherever she went she used his name. Could there be a way to get a certified letter or something from her current dad which cud help lol

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jdh   103

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Doesn't matter, he's not her father if she wasn't legally adopted. Letters don't matter. Try to get the marriage cert. changed and above all put the correct info on all USCIS forms.

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July 2005 - met my awesome, hot, amazing love in Lousiana.
July 2006 - Married said love and moved to Canada.
June 2011 - Entered US to visit family, decided to stay.
Feb. 2012 - Sent paperwork to Chicago.

May 2012 - Received green card.

Day 0 - Package sent to Chicago Lockbox - 02/27/2012
Day 2 - UPS Tracking Confirmation - 02/29/2012
Day 4 - NOA Emails Received - 03/02/2012
Day 7 - All Checks Cashed - 03/05/2012
Day 11 - Hard Copy NOA's Received - 03/09/2012
Day 11 - Biometrics Appointment Received - 03/09/2012
--------- - Booked for - 04/03/2012 (day 36)
Day 35 - Early Biometricts Walk-in - 04/02/2012
Day 44 - Received Appointment Letter - 04/11/2012
Day 58 - EAD Approval Online - 04/25/2012
Day 63 - EAD in the mail - 04/30/2012
Day 65 - EAD in hand - 05/02/2012
Day 77 - AOS Interview - 05/14/2012
Day 77 - AOS Approved!
Day 84 - Green Card In Hand - 05/21/2012

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Doesn't matter, he's not her father if she wasn't legally adopted. Letters don't matter. Try to get the marriage cert. changed and above all put the correct info on all USCIS forms.

ughh! I guess im not sending docs for another week now :(

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ughh! I guess im not sending docs for another week now :(

I actually had a similar situation. Not step-father and birth father, exactly,

But there was a slight difference in my dad's name on my birth certificate, and the one I put down to be on our marriage certificate.

This was because, my whole life I thought that my dad's name was a nick name and his full name was something else.

Just for illustration: everyone reffered to him as Jack Doe and so I always assumed his full name was John Doe.

Well I double checked with my mother and his name was legally Jack Doe :bonk:

So we went back to the town hall to ask for a corrected certificate.

Luckily they hadn't sent it away to the main office for filing yet, so it was just a matter of retyping a new one.

So the corrected one was what we sent with the AOS forms.

AOS 05/08/10 - sent05/14/10 - receipt date on NOAs - transferred to National Benefits Center06/14/10 - Biometrics Done - Lawrence, MA (original appt)07/26/10 - Interview - APPROVED!!07/30/10 - Welcome letter rec'd (notice date: 07/26)08/05/10 - Green Card (&EAD) Received! - 2 months and 28 days total!ROC 04/28/12 - ROC package sent05/03/12 - check cashed05/04/12 - NOA1 received - dated 05/01/1206/07/12 - Biometrics done02/07/13 - Approved (status update via text msg)02/14/13 - Ten year Green card receivedNaturalization07/26/13 - eligible (90 day window opened 4/27/13)02/24/14 - N-400 sent to Dallas03/04/14 - Check cashed & case accepted (update via txt & email)03/10/14 - Biometrics appt letter rec'd (scheduled for 03/28/13)03/28/14 - Biometrics done04/01/14 - In line for interview 04/03/14 - Case status change to scheduled for interview04/10/14 - interview letter rec'd 5/13/14 - interview 6/3/14 - in line for oath 6/30/14 - Scheduled for oath
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I actually had a similar situation. Not step-father and birth father, exactly,

But there was a slight difference in my dad's name on my birth certificate, and the one I put down to be on our marriage certificate.

This was because, my whole life I thought that my dad's name was a nick name and his full name was something else.

Just for illustration: everyone reffered to him as Jack Doe and so I always assumed his full name was John Doe.

Well I double checked with my mother and his name was legally Jack Doe :bonk:

So we went back to the town hall to ask for a corrected certificate.

Luckily they hadn't sent it away to the main office for filing yet, so it was just a matter of retyping a new one.

So the corrected one was what we sent with the AOS forms.

My wife suggested me to send her mom's marriage certificate along with application as that would have step dad's name on it and that should clarify situation to USCIS but im not sure if thats the right way to go about it. Should i just send her mom's marriage certificate or i shud go and get the name fixed?

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My wife suggested me to send her mom's marriage certificate along with application as that would have step dad's name on it and that should clarify situation to USCIS but im not sure if thats the right way to go about it. Should i just send her mom's marriage certificate or i shud go and get the name fixed?

Get the name fixed! They don't care who her step dad is - they want info on her father! It's about security and background checking.

Sending a second marriage certificate with your package will accomplish nothing except maybe creating confusion.

Correct the info. Why is this a big deal?

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July 2005 - met my awesome, hot, amazing love in Lousiana.
July 2006 - Married said love and moved to Canada.
June 2011 - Entered US to visit family, decided to stay.
Feb. 2012 - Sent paperwork to Chicago.

May 2012 - Received green card.

Day 0 - Package sent to Chicago Lockbox - 02/27/2012
Day 2 - UPS Tracking Confirmation - 02/29/2012
Day 4 - NOA Emails Received - 03/02/2012
Day 7 - All Checks Cashed - 03/05/2012
Day 11 - Hard Copy NOA's Received - 03/09/2012
Day 11 - Biometrics Appointment Received - 03/09/2012
--------- - Booked for - 04/03/2012 (day 36)
Day 35 - Early Biometricts Walk-in - 04/02/2012
Day 44 - Received Appointment Letter - 04/11/2012
Day 58 - EAD Approval Online - 04/25/2012
Day 63 - EAD in the mail - 04/30/2012
Day 65 - EAD in hand - 05/02/2012
Day 77 - AOS Interview - 05/14/2012
Day 77 - AOS Approved!
Day 84 - Green Card In Hand - 05/21/2012

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Get the name fixed! They don't care who her step dad is - they want info on her father! It's about security and background checking.

Sending a second marriage certificate with your package will accomplish nothing except maybe creating confusion.

Correct the info. Why is this a big deal?

Besides going late to work it's not :P I'm gonna get it fixed, was trying to find a easy fix. But in the end if it delays my application with a RFE then its not worth it. Ill just fix it

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jdh   103

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Besides going late to work it's not :P I'm gonna get it fixed, was trying to find a easy fix. But in the end if it delays my application with a RFE then its not worth it. Ill just fix it

Always the best bet! Do it right the first time and you don't have to worry the whole time you are waiting! :thumbs:

July 2005 - met my awesome, hot, amazing love in Lousiana.
July 2006 - Married said love and moved to Canada.
June 2011 - Entered US to visit family, decided to stay.
Feb. 2012 - Sent paperwork to Chicago.

May 2012 - Received green card.

Day 0 - Package sent to Chicago Lockbox - 02/27/2012
Day 2 - UPS Tracking Confirmation - 02/29/2012
Day 4 - NOA Emails Received - 03/02/2012
Day 7 - All Checks Cashed - 03/05/2012
Day 11 - Hard Copy NOA's Received - 03/09/2012
Day 11 - Biometrics Appointment Received - 03/09/2012
--------- - Booked for - 04/03/2012 (day 36)
Day 35 - Early Biometricts Walk-in - 04/02/2012
Day 44 - Received Appointment Letter - 04/11/2012
Day 58 - EAD Approval Online - 04/25/2012
Day 63 - EAD in the mail - 04/30/2012
Day 65 - EAD in hand - 05/02/2012
Day 77 - AOS Interview - 05/14/2012
Day 77 - AOS Approved!
Day 84 - Green Card In Hand - 05/21/2012

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Besides going late to work it's not :P I'm gonna get it fixed, was trying to find a easy fix. But in the end if it delays my application with a RFE then its not worth it. Ill just fix it

Yesss, I vote for fixing the marriage certificate also!

That's what we did and no problems from thereon out!

Good luck.

AOS 05/08/10 - sent05/14/10 - receipt date on NOAs - transferred to National Benefits Center06/14/10 - Biometrics Done - Lawrence, MA (original appt)07/26/10 - Interview - APPROVED!!07/30/10 - Welcome letter rec'd (notice date: 07/26)08/05/10 - Green Card (&EAD) Received! - 2 months and 28 days total!ROC 04/28/12 - ROC package sent05/03/12 - check cashed05/04/12 - NOA1 received - dated 05/01/1206/07/12 - Biometrics done02/07/13 - Approved (status update via text msg)02/14/13 - Ten year Green card receivedNaturalization07/26/13 - eligible (90 day window opened 4/27/13)02/24/14 - N-400 sent to Dallas03/04/14 - Check cashed & case accepted (update via txt & email)03/10/14 - Biometrics appt letter rec'd (scheduled for 03/28/13)03/28/14 - Biometrics done04/01/14 - In line for interview 04/03/14 - Case status change to scheduled for interview04/10/14 - interview letter rec'd 5/13/14 - interview 6/3/14 - in line for oath 6/30/14 - Scheduled for oath
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