I need some help please

[SonH 3]

Hi guys!

I am having a issue and need my fellow VJ help

Here the issue

My mother-in-law and father-in-law was serparated (divorced) since my wife was born, so on my wife birth certificate, her mom just put the father last name wrong, also the father birth date also wrong. When I filed I-130 and G-235A we based off that information,

Now when we ready to file DS-230, we found out that my wife's father last name and birth date is not correct, and now we dont know where he live.

My question is should we use the information (last name, birthday) from my wife birth certificate or try to find her father whereabout and get the correct information ?

Thanks

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[luckytxn 2,264]

Hi guys!

I am having a issue and need my fellow VJ help

Here the issue

My mother-in-law and father-in-law was serparated (divorced) since my wife was born, so on my wife birth certificate, her mom just put the father last name wrong, also the father birth date also wrong. When I filed I-130 and G-235A we based off that information,

Now when we ready to file DS-230, we found out that my wife's father last name and birth date is not correct, and now we dont know where he live.

My question is should we use the information (last name, birthday) from my wife birth certificate or try to find her father whereabout and get the correct information ?

Thanks

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May I ask how you know the info is incorrect?

[SonH 3]

May I ask how you know the info is incorrect?

Well my wife just had a talk with one of her uncle, then the story led to the past, her uncle dont know exactly her dad birth day but he sure that it not right because based on her dad and her mom ages difference.

Thanks

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[Penguin_ie 5,993]

Having both the birthdate and last name wrong is a bit odd. I think your wife needs to talk to her mother... maybe the guy who her mother said is the father isn't, and the guy on the birth cert is in fact a different person?

[JimVaPhuong 4,863]

They didn't keep accurate records before the war. In fact, in many cases they only recorded the birth year, and getting a birth certificate required producing a NEW document based on the information in the Ho Khau.

Frankly, I wouldn't worry about it all. My wife didn't know her father's birth day and neither did her mother. Her father is deceased, so we couldn't ask him about it. We put January 1st on every document where it was required. It wasn't questioned.

You've got an "official" document from the VN government - her birth certificate - that says her father's name is "XYZ" and his birthday is "1/2/3". I say stick with that. The consulate doesn't care what her father's name is or when he was born. It's not a relevant fact in adjudicating her visa application. As long as the information on the forms matches the information on the documents you submit then you should be ok.

[Dan_P 5]

They didn't keep accurate records before the war. In fact, in many cases they only recorded the birth year, and getting a birth certificate required producing a NEW document based on the information in the Ho Khau.

Frankly, I wouldn't worry about it all. My wife didn't know her father's birth day and neither did her mother. Her father is deceased, so we couldn't ask him about it. We put January 1st on every document where it was required. It wasn't questioned.

You've got an "official" document from the VN government - her birth certificate - that says her father's name is "XYZ" and his birthday is "1/2/3". I say stick with that. The consulate doesn't care what her father's name is or when he was born. It's not a relevant fact in adjudicating her visa application. As long as the information on the forms matches the information on the documents you submit then you should be ok.

I only knew the year of my wife's parents birth as well, I just put the year down, no month or day, and it wasn't an issue. Record keeping can sometimes be spotty, sometimes a child is several years old and getting ready for school before a birth certificate is requested even today.

[luckytxn 2,264]

They didn't keep accurate records before the war. In fact, in many cases they only recorded the birth year, and getting a birth certificate required producing a NEW document based on the information in the Ho Khau.

Frankly, I wouldn't worry about it all. My wife didn't know her father's birth day and neither did her mother. Her father is deceased, so we couldn't ask him about it. We put January 1st on every document where it was required. It wasn't questioned.

You've got an "official" document from the VN government - her birth certificate - that says her father's name is "XYZ" and his birthday is "1/2/3". I say stick with that. The consulate doesn't care what her father's name is or when he was born. It's not a relevant fact in adjudicating her visa application. As long as the information on the forms matches the information on the documents you submit then you should be ok.

This is the correct way. The official document you have is what the consulate requires. There is no need to open a Pandora's box. The fact that a relative is disputing the info could even be incorrect in itself.

[SonH 3]

Thank you guys!

That make me feel better now, you guys are awesome!

Thanks

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