Birth Certificate errors

[EddieandLia 0]

I am writing you today to ask for your help. I have been attempting to get my K1 Visa approved. My fiance' Eddie and I have been trying for just under three years now to get my Visa approved. Eddie and I have completed all the necessary paper work, pictures, proof of lasting relationship, several sworn affidavits from various friends and family etc., required by the State Department of the United States, Department of Homeland Security as well as The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services. I have completed all required medical screenings and we have paid the required fees associated with K1 Visa application. We have both passed our back round checks as well as financial proof of support. I was granted my interview and all went well with that interview save one thing; my birth certificate. I was advised by my interviewing agent at the U.S. Consulate in Hong Kong that everything in my case was in order but, needed to have my birth certificate corrected before I could be granted my K1 Visa. The Philippine Government made a few typographical errors on my birth certificate, including my birth year. This Philippine Government has made this type of error to countless other Philippine nationals. I was even advised by my K1 Visa interviewing agent during my second interview I requested, to get a passport that matches my erroneous birth certificate. There are two reasons why I cannot do this. The first reason is due to the fact that my fiance' and I wanted to make sure that The United States Government had full honest disclosure of who I am. My fiance' is a Law Enforcement Officer in the United States and he informed me that there are severe penalties for lying on official documents and that we needed to make sure that we were completely up front and open with the U.S. Government. I have Visas for several other countries but, all these have been acquired on my behalf by hiring agencies I have went through over the years in order to gain employment. These agencies obviously used my erroneous birth certificate and were still able to get a Visa for me; so I never had cause to question anything. The second reason for not doing as the consulate interviewer suggested is due to severe penalties that would be imposed upon me if I went back to Hong Kong to work while I waited on my visa approval. The Hong Kong Government would incarcerate me if I attempted to reenter Hong Kong with the changed passport. The Hong Kong Government has my current records on file and they check their databases whenever foreign nationals enter/reenter the country. The reason I am in Hong Kong in the first place is due to the fact that it is extremely difficult, especially for women, to find gainful employment in the Philippines. I have tried numerous occasions to have the Philippine Government correct the mistakes they made on my birth certificate. In 2011 I went to my Local Civil Registrar (LCR) of Baggao Cagayan where I was born. President Aquino had passed RA10172 by this time, which amends RA 9048 allowing errors to be corrected to birth certificates however, LCR advised that this change in the law did not include corrections made to the birth year. I hired a lawyer and filed a petition in 2011. March 2012, I received a final decision stating that the correction could not be made and that decision also states that no further petition for correction is allowed to be filed again, anywhere in the Philippines. I also contacted the Philippine National Security Office (NSO) in 2011 several times. The woman I talked to asked in the last of the several emails I sent/received for my details and for the errors that were on my birth certificate however; I never heard back from her. I made several long distance calls to the LCR in Baggao Cagayan and managed to finally secure the documentation required for 6 corrections to my birth certificate but, again my birth year was not corrected and again stated that they cannot correct the year. I saved up money to fly to Baggao Cagayan from Hong Kong in order to deliver in person all the required documentation they needed including clearances, police records etc. and they told me to wait for processing. I flew back to Hong Kong and waited for three months. January this year, I was told The Philippine NSO disapproved all the corrections. It is very apparent that the Philippine Government is not concerned about correcting any mistakes they have made to my birth certificate. My birth certificate is the only thing stopping me from getting my K1 Visa approved; and finally completing the quest my fiance' and I have worked so hard these years to accomplish. Is there anything you can do to help? Is there any type of waiver for typographical errors made by uncooperative governments or any other type of waiver that would help my fiance' and I?

[hardrockangel 21]

For them Error in birth year is not really a mistake,thats why they are very strict 0n that..hope you will sorth everything out.goodluck

Edited January 13, 2015 by hardrockangel

[EddieandLia 0]

@hardrockangel; Thank you.It is unbelievable. The Phils government will not cooperate and The U.S. State Department will not approve my visa without those corrections.

[hardrockangel 21]

@hardrockangel; Thank you.It is unbelievable. The Phils government will not cooperate and The U.S. State Department will not approve my visa without those corrections.

just dont lose hope,hope you will find solution as soon as possible.. Edited January 13, 2015 by hardrockangel

[EddieandLia 0]

I am writing you today to ask for your help. I have been attempting to get my K1 Visa approved. My fiance' Eddie and I have been trying for just under three years now to get my Visa approved. Eddie and I have completed all the necessary paper work, pictures, proof of lasting relationship, several sworn affidavits from various friends and family etc., required by the State Department of the United States, Department of Homeland Security as well as The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services. I have completed all required medical screenings and we have paid the required fees associated with K1 Visa application. We have both passed our back round checks as well as financial proof of support. I was granted my interview and all went well with that interview save one thing; my birth certificate. I was advised by my interviewing agent at the U.S. Consulate in Hong Kong that everything in my case was in order but, needed to have my birth certificate corrected before I could be granted my K1 Visa. The Philippine Government made a few typographical errors on my birth certificate, including my birth year. This Philippine Government has made this type of error to countless other Philippine nationals. I was even advised by my K1 Visa interviewing agent during my second interview I requested, to get a passport that matches my erroneous birth certificate. There are two reasons why I cannot do this. The first reason is due to the fact that my fiance' and I wanted to make sure that The United States Government had full honest disclosure of who I am. My fiance' is a Law Enforcement Officer in the United States and he informed me that there are severe penalties for lying on official documents and that we needed to make sure that we were completely up front and open with the U.S. Government. I have Visas for several other countries but, all these have been acquired on my behalf by hiring agencies I have went through over the years in order to gain employment. These agencies obviously used my erroneous birth certificate and were still able to get a Visa for me; so I never had cause to question anything. The second reason for not doing as the consulate interviewer suggested is due to severe penalties that would be imposed upon me if I went back to Hong Kong to work while I waited on my visa approval. The Hong Kong Government would incarcerate me if I attempted to reenter Hong Kong with the changed passport. The Hong Kong Government has my current records on file and they check their databases whenever foreign nationals enter/reenter the country. The reason I am in Hong Kong in the first place is due to the fact that it is extremely difficult, especially for women, to find gainful employment in the Philippines. I have tried numerous occasions to have the Philippine Government correct the mistakes they made on my birth certificate. In 2011 I went to my Local Civil Registrar (LCR) of Baggao Cagayan where I was born. President Aquino had passed RA10172 by this time, which amends RA 9048 allowing errors to be corrected to birth certificates however, LCR advised that this change in the law did not include corrections made to the birth year. I hired a lawyer and filed a petition in 2011. March 2012, I received a final decision stating that the correction could not be made and that decision also states that no further petition for correction is allowed to be filed again, anywhere in the Philippines. I also contacted the Philippine National Security Office (NSO) in 2011 several times. The woman I talked to asked in the last of the several emails I sent/received for my details and for the errors that were on my birth certificate however; I never heard back from her. I made several long distance calls to the LCR in Baggao Cagayan and managed to finally secure the documentation required for 6 corrections to my birth certificate but, again my birth year was not corrected and again stated that they cannot correct the year. I saved up money to fly to Baggao Cagayan from Hong Kong in order to deliver in person all the required documentation they needed including clearances, police records etc. and they told me to wait for processing. I flew back to Hong Kong and waited for three months. January this year, I was told The Philippine NSO disapproved all the corrections. It is very apparent that the Philippine Government is not concerned about correcting any mistakes they have made to my birth certificate. My birth certificate is the only thing stopping me from getting my K1 Visa approved; and finally completing the quest my fiance' and I have worked so hard these years to accomplish. Is there anything you can do to help? Is there any type of waiver for typographical errors made by uncooperative governments or any other type of waiver that would help my fiance' and I?

Actually I made an error. (This is the post; I am posting on her behalf).

I am writing you today to ask for your help. I have been attempting to get my K1 Visa approved. My fiance' Eddie Summers and I have been trying for just under three years now to get my Visa approved. Eddie and I have completed all the necessary paper work, pictures, proof of lasting relationship, several sworn affidavits from various friends and family etc., required by the State Department of the United States, Department of Homeland Security as well as The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services. I have completed all required medical screenings and we have paid the required fees associated with K1 Visa application. We have both passed our background checks as well as financial proof of support.

I was granted my interview and all went well with that interview save one thing; my birth certificate. I was advised by my interviewing agent at the U.S. Consulate in Hong Kong that everything in my case was in order but, needed to have my birth certificate corrected before I could be granted my K1 Visa. The Philippine Government made a few typographical errors on my birth certificate, I have 6 multiple wrong entries including my birth year. The Philippine Government (employees) has made this type of error to countless other Philippine nationals. I was advised by my K1 Visa interviewing agent during my second interview to get a birth certificate that matches my passport.

I went to Philippine Consulate here in Hongkong to seek advice. I was told by the officer to have another option; to get a new passport in Philippines using the erroneous birth certificate. There are two reasons why I cannot do this. The first reason is due to the fact that my fiance' and I wanted to make sure that The United States Government had full honest disclosure of who I am. My fiance' is a Law Enforcement Officer in the United States and he informed me that there are severe penalties for lying on official documents and that we needed to make sure that we were completely up front and open with the U.S. Government. I have visas for several other countries from which were not required a copy of my birth certificate. My employment overseas all have been acquired on my behalf by hiring agencies I have went through over the years in order to gain employment. These agencies then didn't required applicants a copy of birth certificate for applying those who doesn't have passport.

The second reason for not doing as the consulate interviewer suggested is due to severe penalties that would be imposed upon me if I went back to Hong Kong to work while I waited on my visa approval. The Hong Kong Government would incarcerate me if I attempted to reenter Hong Kong with the changed passport. The Hong Kong Government has my current records on file and they check their databases whenever foreign nationals enter/reenter the country. The reason I am in Hong Kong in the first place is due to the fact that it is extremely difficult, especially for women, to find gainful employment in the Philippines.

I have tried numerous occasions to have the Philippine Government correct the mistakes they made on my birth certificate. In 2011 I went to my Local Civil Registrar (LCR) of Baggao Cagayan where I was born. President Aquino had passed RA10172 by this time, which amends RA 9048 allowing errors to be corrected to birth certificates however, LCR advised that this change in the law did not include corrections made to the birth year. I hired a lawyer and filed a petition in 2011. March 2012, I received a final decision stating that the correction could not be made and that decision also states that no further petition for correction is allowed to be filed again, anywhere in the Philippines. I also contacted the director of the Philippine National Security Office (NSO) in 2011 via email several times. She asked in the last of the several emails I sent/received for my details and for the errors that were on my birth certificate however; I never heard back from her.

I made several long distance calls to the LCR in Baggao Cagayan and managed to finally secure the documentation required for the rest of corrections to my birth certificate but, again my birth year was not corrected and again stated that they cannot correct the year. I saved up money to fly to Baggao Cagayan from Hong Kong in order to deliver in person all the required documentation they needed including clearances, police records etc. and they told me to wait for processing. I flew back to Hong Kong and waited for three months. January this year, I was told The Philippine NSO disapproved all the corrections. It is very apparent that the Philippine Government is not concerned about correcting any mistakes they have made to my birth certificate. My birth certificate is the only thing stopping me from getting my K1 Visa approved; and finally completing the quest my fiance' and I have worked so hard these years to accomplish. Is there anything you can do to help? Is there any type of waiver for typographical errors made by uncooperative governments or any other type of waiver that would help my fiance' and I?

[hardrockangel 21]

Actually I made an error. (This is the post; I am posting on her behalf).

I am writing you today to ask for your help. I have been attempting to get my K1 Visa approved. My fiance' Eddie Summers and I have been trying for just under three years now to get my Visa approved. Eddie and I have completed all the necessary paper work, pictures, proof of lasting relationship, several sworn affidavits from various friends and family etc., required by the State Department of the United States, Department of Homeland Security as well as The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services. I have completed all required medical screenings and we have paid the required fees associated with K1 Visa application. We have both passed our background checks as well as financial proof of support.

I was granted my interview and all went well with that interview save one thing; my birth certificate. I was advised by my interviewing agent at the U.S. Consulate in Hong Kong that everything in my case was in order but, needed to have my birth certificate corrected before I could be granted my K1 Visa. The Philippine Government made a few typographical errors on my birth certificate, I have 6 multiple wrong entries including my birth year. The Philippine Government (employees) has made this type of error to countless other Philippine nationals. I was advised by my K1 Visa interviewing agent during my second interview to get a birth certificate that matches my passport.

I went to Philippine Consulate here in Hongkong to seek advice. I was told by the officer to have another option; to get a new passport in Philippines using the erroneous birth certificate. There are two reasons why I cannot do this. The first reason is due to the fact that my fiance' and I wanted to make sure that The United States Government had full honest disclosure of who I am. My fiance' is a Law Enforcement Officer in the United States and he informed me that there are severe penalties for lying on official documents and that we needed to make sure that we were completely up front and open with the U.S. Government. I have visas for several other countries from which were not required a copy of my birth certificate. My employment overseas all have been acquired on my behalf by hiring agencies I have went through over the years in order to gain employment. These agencies then didn't required applicants a copy of birth certificate for applying those who doesn't have passport.

The second reason for not doing as the consulate interviewer suggested is due to severe penalties that would be imposed upon me if I went back to Hong Kong to work while I waited on my visa approval. The Hong Kong Government would incarcerate me if I attempted to reenter Hong Kong with the changed passport. The Hong Kong Government has my current records on file and they check their databases whenever foreign nationals enter/reenter the country. The reason I am in Hong Kong in the first place is due to the fact that it is extremely difficult, especially for women, to find gainful employment in the Philippines.

I have tried numerous occasions to have the Philippine Government correct the mistakes they made on my birth certificate. In 2011 I went to my Local Civil Registrar (LCR) of Baggao Cagayan where I was born. President Aquino had passed RA10172 by this time, which amends RA 9048 allowing errors to be corrected to birth certificates however, LCR advised that this change in the law did not include corrections made to the birth year. I hired a lawyer and filed a petition in 2011. March 2012, I received a final decision stating that the correction could not be made and that decision also states that no further petition for correction is allowed to be filed again, anywhere in the Philippines. I also contacted the director of the Philippine National Security Office (NSO) in 2011 via email several times. She asked in the last of the several emails I sent/received for my details and for the errors that were on my birth certificate however; I never heard back from her.

I made several long distance calls to the LCR in Baggao Cagayan and managed to finally secure the documentation required for the rest of corrections to my birth certificate but, again my birth year was not corrected and again stated that they cannot correct the year. I saved up money to fly to Baggao Cagayan from Hong Kong in order to deliver in person all the required documentation they needed including clearances, police records etc. and they told me to wait for processing. I flew back to Hong Kong and waited for three months. January this year, I was told The Philippine NSO disapproved all the corrections. It is very apparent that the Philippine Government is not concerned about correcting any mistakes they have made to my birth certificate. My birth certificate is the only thing stopping me from getting my K1 Visa approved; and finally completing the quest my fiance' and I have worked so hard these years to accomplish. Is there anything you can do to help? Is there any type of waiver for typographical errors made by uncooperative governments or any other type of waiver that would help my fiance' and I?

actually LCR and NSO can correct some minor error in BC,but they cant correct birth year as for them they cant accep it as an error,way back then there is some instances that some of my kabayan changing their age just to qualify to work abroad,that is one of the reason..hope you can find solution as soon as possible