i-130 & deed poll

[mindthegap 2,590]

Hello all

Long time lurker - first post, so be gentle

About to send off our i-130 (wife USC, I am british and we are doing it via DCF in London as she is dual citizen and has been living here for years).

No problems with most of it, just one niggling question regarding something on the order of documents/checklist, as follows;

Listed on the order of documents list-

Statutory declaration of 1835 for name change in UK or Court Order for petitioner and beneficiary (if applicable)

and on the DCF checklist provided by the embassy-

Record of Name Change: If either you or the

person you are filing for is using a name other than

that shown on the relevant documents, you must

provide legal documents that effected the change;

e.g, marriage certificate, adoption decree, court

order or within the UK, a Statutory Declaration

which has been executed Record of Name Change: If either you or the

person you are filing for is using a name other than

that shown on the relevant documents, you must

provide legal documents that effected the change;

e.g, marriage certificate, adoption decree, court

order or within the UK, a Statutory Declaration

which has been executed under the Statutory

Declarations Act of 1835.

Now, I changed my name by deed poll before we were married.

The first thing I did was get a new passport & drivers licence, so it is fully legal & documented, done and dusted. My question is, do we have to include my deed poll (witnessed by a solicitor at the time) or a statutory declaration regarding my name change- as my old name is listed in box 7 (other names used) or should we not bother?

We don't want to over complicate things by including something that may not be needed or relevant, but nor do we want any unnecessary delays by not including something that is needed! The wording on the checklist mentions using names that don't match on the relevant documents, whereas my name does match my passport and isn't just an assumed name.

My wifes surname change is documented on our marriage documentation and she has changed her passports too, so no worries about that- my question purely concerns me!

Any opinions welcomed.

Thanks in advance!

Edited September 11, 2012 by mindthegap

[Ryan H 3,812]

Moved from IR-1/CR-1 Process & Procedures to DCF Discussion; OP's spouse filed petition at overseas field office.

[LauraDP 10]

I would include it simply because this whole process is very bureaucratic and it seems to me that crossing all the Ts and dotting all the Is is the best policy. We have not even submitted our I130s yet but we are making sure we are gathering every scrap of documentation that might be relevant.

[Holly2234 66]

I would say to include it too. Only a photocopy though and take the original to the interview.