Can a spelling mistake on I-130 cause issues?

[Roze 0]

I am a USC petitioning for my mother, who currently lives abroad. I filled out I-130 form in December. Just now I noticed a mistake that I made on the form Yeah I know Anyway, I misspelled city that she was born in..Just one letter..What should I do now? Is this a big deal? We'll have to send her birth certificate to NVC and it will have a correct spelling on it. Could it cause any issues?

Thanks for your help.

[Penguin_ie 5,996]

Does it make the city name significantly different? Is there another city with the wrongly spelt name?

If "no" to both, they will probably figure out it is a spelling mistake. I would do nothing for now, but maybe send an ammended I-130 with an explanatory note at NVC stage, ie next time you send in documents anyway.

[TimeTravel 78]

It should not be a problem, as you will be sending DS-230 at NVC Stage. Embassy can fix the error at the time of interview as they would verify every single details there.

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

I am a USC petitioning for my mother, who currently lives abroad. I filled out I-130 form in December. Just now I noticed a mistake that I made on the form Yeah I know Anyway, I misspelled city that she was born in..Just one letter..What should I do now? Is this a big deal? We'll have to send her birth certificate to NVC and it will have a correct spelling on it. Could it cause any issues?

Thanks for your help.

Nothing. Non issue.

The I-130 is a petition to determine if your beneficiary is eligible to APPLY for an IR-5.

She is.

Correct it at the interview when she fills out the application for the visa.

[Roze 0]

I would do nothing for now, but maybe send an ammended I-130 with an explanatory note at NVC stage, ie next time you send in documents anyway.

Thank you!

[Roze 0]

Correct it at the interview when she fills out the application for the visa.

thanks for your advice..спасибо!

i might be overreacting.just want everything to go smooth for my mom

Edited January 21, 2013 by Roze