I-485 help...

[wanderingbeing 0]

2 questions:

1. My wife had only one copy of her birth certificate ready to bring here. They took it in the airport in the sealed envelope at immigration. But for the I-485 she needs a copy of the birth certificate it says. So my question is can we get away with not sending the birth certificate with the I-485? Or write a note saying immigrations in the airport has the birth certificate? Because we are not sure how to get a copy of the birth certificate now.

2. We will change my wifes last name with a judge because is "fathers last name" & "Mothers Last Name" but want to change it to just my last name. Should we do that before we do the I-485 so that it is all good on all the paperwork?

Thank you for your time and help.

[Stepbrow 0]

2 questions:

1. My wife had only one copy of her birth certificate ready to bring here. They took it in the airport in the sealed envelope at immigration. But for the I-485 she needs a copy of the birth certificate it says. So my question is can we get away with not sending the birth certificate with the I-485? Or write a note saying immigrations in the airport has the birth certificate? Because we are not sure how to get a copy of the birth certificate now.

2. We will change my wifes last name with a judge because is "fathers last name" & "Mothers Last Name" but want to change it to just my last name. Should we do that before we do the I-485 so that it is all good on all the paperwork?

Thank you for your time and help.

I recommend that you get someone from her home to get you some certified copies of the birth certificate. If the file is not complete, it will cause a delay. I am sure that you do not want that.

I don't have any experience about the name change.