Documents needed for alias at Manila consulate

[ebnj 0]

Hello, I have petitioned for my Filipino fiancee. and an interview has been scheduled. We recently discovered that on her sons NSO that my fiancees middle name is different on that document than what is on her own NSO. Her son is on my petition but we are not planning on bringing him to the US. My question is, does she need two NSO's for her? or does She need only NBI clearance with both full names? She has never been married or had a name change and has never used that name before, only on her son's NSO. Also on the Manila consulate page it says you should submit child's NSO even if you are not applying for a visa for them. How strict are they on this? In legal speak, should means recommended and shall, or must, means required.

this is from the US consulate in Manila state department website

c. BIRTH CERTIFICATE. Your birth certificate should be a copy issued by the National Statistics Office

(NSO) on security paper (not from the Local Civil Registry Office). If applicable, you should also submit

NSO birth certificates for all your children, even for those who are not applying for a visa. You may call

the NSO Information Center at 02-737-1111 to inquire on securing a birth certificate or visit their website

at http://www.census.gov.ph. If the NSO does not have a copy of the birth certificate, you must obtain a

statement about its unavailability from the NSO and obtain a certified original copy (not an extract) of the

birth certificate from the local registrar in the town where you were born.

[Pitaya 2,580]

~Moved from K-1 Process to Phil Regional Forum~

~At this stage of the process, instructions/requirements are often embassy-specific~

[Hank_ 9,174]

Hello, I have petitioned for my Filipino fiancee. and an interview has been scheduled. We recently discovered that on her sons NSO that my fiancees middle name is different on that document than what is on her own NSO. Her son is on my petition but we are not planning on bringing him to the US. My question is, does she need two NSO's for her? or does She need only NBI clearance with both full names? She has never been married or had a name change and has never used that name before, only on her son's NSO. Also on the Manila consulate page it says you should submit child's NSO even if you are not applying for a visa for them. How strict are they on this? In legal speak, should means recommended and shall, or must, means required.

this is from the US consulate in Manila state department website

c. BIRTH CERTIFICATE. Your birth certificate should be a copy issued by the National Statistics Office

(NSO) on security paper (not from the Local Civil Registry Office). If applicable, you should also submit

NSO birth certificates for all your children, even for those who are not applying for a visa. You may call

the NSO Information Center at 02-737-1111 to inquire on securing a birth certificate or visit their website

at http://www.census.gov.ph. If the NSO does not have a copy of the birth certificate, you must obtain a

statement about its unavailability from the NSO and obtain a certified original copy (not an extract) of the

birth certificate from the local registrar in the town where you were born.

I only know of a few that didn't process a visa for their child at the same time, I don't recall them bringing NSO birth certificates for those children to the interview. Just the same I would do the NBI with an AKA (for any names used) to cover her "other name" on the BC.

Hopefully some who did this will post whether they brought the additional BC.

BTW her son's BC can be corrected (for future reference).

Edited March 31, 2014 by Hank_