A question for all of the British / English

[Paul_Light 0]

Hi

When filling out "official forms" (I-129 etc.), if born in England, do you state you Country of Birth as :

(1) England

(2) United Kingdom

(3) Great Britain

Thanks

Paul

[Mew 0]

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland? I got that from the United Nations website.

[wherezdabearz 0]

I don;t think it's important as all are true, but I always put United Kingdom as this is the official name of the State (see passport)

[YuAndDan 153]

United Kingdom would be the place of birth.

[TracyTN 237]

I'm planning to use 'United Kingdom' (even though it doesn't bloody fit in all the spaces on the fillable forms, LOL).

[wherezdabearz 0]

U.K. does

[TracyTN 237]

I wasn't sure if it was OK to abbreviate - I figured they would send an RFE for it (wouldn't be beyond the pale) -- I can almost read it now -- 'Please clarify the citizenship of your fiance/e'........!

[munchkins 0]

United Kingdom where it would fit, UK where it wouldn't

[TracyTN 237]

Well you guys have made me feel better! You rock!!!

[amelynn43 0]

I actually put England. My visa was approved, so I guess it really doesn't matter. I was questioning that the other day though! Why does The United Kingdom have so many names? haha

[aussiewench 9]

Im going to be a pain here lol

The United Kingdom is made up of various countries. If one lives in Ireland, they would put Ireland not United Kingdom. Why would that be any different for England?

[jezebelseven 0]

I put Great Britain as I was told someone else had done the same and was approved, if memory serves.

My fiance and I weren't sure either, I kept telling him UK seemed right but he was sure Great Britain was proper as it showed he wasnt from northern ireland. He was *certain* England wouldn't do as it wasn't a proper real name.

I think we opted for Great Britain as that's what was in his passport under 'nationality'. British.

Edited August 29, 2006 by jezebelseven

[TracyTN 237]

I guess you have a point, Wenchie, except that Northern Ireland is part of the United Kingdom while Ireland is just Ireland. I'm sure those from N. Ireland (becca!) put N. Ireland on their I 129Fs instead of United Kingdom.

I just thought UK because when I pull up the site for the London consulate, it says London, UK.

Doesn't make it 'right', technically, but there you go.

Edited August 29, 2006 by TracyTN

[no name 1]

I asked my fiance, as he IS a Brit & he said put UK. We did & got approved!

Im going to be a pain here lol

The United Kingdom is made up of various countries. If one lives in Ireland, they would put Ireland not United Kingdom. Why would that be any different for England?

Beacuse Ireland is not part of the UK. Northern Ireland yes, but not the Republic of Ireland.

[Mark UK 3]

Im going to be a pain here lol

The United Kingdom is made up of various countries. If one lives in Ireland, they would put Ireland not United Kingdom. Why would that be any different for England?

Actually, technically, the UK is one country or sovereign state, made up of territories (Falkland Islands), crown possessions (Channel Islands) and nations (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland - though these can sometimes be called 'constituent countries'). These are not countries in their own right per se because they do not offer their populations citizenship (ie. passports) in their own right. The correct short name for the country is the United Kingdom as it is officially 'The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland'.

Great Britain is England, Scotland and Wales. Strangely, a person who is from the UK has a British nationality or citizenship. I guess in the same way that someone from the US is American...

The reason some people put 'Ireland' is that they're from the Republic of Ireland (or Southern Ireland) - which is a different country entirely from the UK. In fact, if you suggested to an Irish person that their country was the UK, they might get very mad about it.

However, because of common usage, you can put UK, GB or England/Scotland/Wales/NI and people will know what you mean.

Of course, my only experience is of putting the UK down for my visa application, so I can't advise on doing anything else and knowing whether it's successful or not. It probably will be as others have testified. Personally, I managed to get 'UNITED KINGDOM' into that little box, but I had to try quite hard.

Sorry, I'll get my coat...