Discrepancy in My Daughter Birth Certificate

[asiankitty 0]

Hi Guys i just have question, My name on my daughter's birth certificate have a one letter missing, my name is Christina Santos but on my daughter's birth certificate have one letter missing and that is ?( H ) it was written Cristina Santos, i only have a Notarize letter from lawyer that there's a discrepancy on my daughter's Birth certificate and the correct one is Christina Santos. will they honor that? its gonna take 3 to 4 months to have it correct in NSO here in Philippines.And my Interview is this June.

Thank you in Advance for ur Help VJ Friends.

God Bless US.

[Hank_ 9,174]

RA 9048 allows these corrections:

correction of clerical or typographical errors in any entry in civil registry documents, except corrections involving the change in sex, age, nationality and status of a person.

(A clerical or typographical error refers to an obvious mistake committed in clerical work, either in writing, copying, transcribing, or typing an entry in the civil register that is harmless and innocuous, such as a misspelled name or misspelled place of birth and the like, and can be corrected or changed only by reference to other existing record or records.)

change of a person's first name in his/her civil registry document under certain grounds specified under the law through administrative process.

WHAT ARE THE CONDITIONS UNDER RA 9048 THAT THE PETITIONER NEEDS TO COMPLY WITH?

(1) The petitioner finds the first name or nickname to be ridiculous, tainted with dishonor or extremely difficult to write or pronounce;

(2) The new first name or nickname has been habitually and continuously used by the petitioner and he has been publicly known by that first name or nickname in the community; or,

(3) The change will avoid confusion.

WHO MAY FILE THE PETITION?

Whether it is for correction of clerical or typographical error, or for change of first name, the petition may be filed by a person of legal age who must have a direct and personal interest in the correction of the error or in the change of first name in the civil register.

A person is considered of legal age when he is eighteen years old and above. Thus, a minor (less than eighteen years old) cannot by himself file a petition, either for correction of clerical or typographical error or for change of his first name.

Only the following persons are considered to have a direct and personal interest in the correction of clerical error or change of first name:

Owner of the record that contains the error to be corrected or first name to be changed

Owner's spouse, children, parents, brothers, sisters, grandparents, guardian, or any other person duly authorized by law or by the owner of the document sought to be corrected.

WHAT SHOULD BE THE FORM AND CONTENT OF THE PETITION?

The petition, whether it is for correction of clerical error or for a change of first name, should be accomplished properly and in the prescribed form. Section 5 of RA 9048 and Rule 8 of Administrative Order No. 1, S. 2001 require that the petition should be in the form of an affidavit, hence, it should be subscribed and sworn to before a person authorized to administer oath.

Basically, the petition must contain the following facts or information:

Merits of the petition
Competency of the petitioner
Erroneous entry to be corrected and proposed correction; first name to be changed and the proposed new first name

WHAT SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS ARE REQUIRED FOR CORRECTING A CLERICAL OR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERROR IN A CIVIL REGISTRY DOCUMENT?

The petition shall not be processed unless the petitioner supports it with the required documents. The supporting documents should be authentic and genuine, otherwise, the petition shall be denied or disapproved pursuant to Rule 5.8 of Administrative Order No. 1, S. 2001. The following supporting documents are admissible as basic requirements:

Certified machine copy of the certificate containing the alleged erroneous entry or entries

Not less than 2 public or private documents upon which the correction shall be based. Examples of these documents are the following: baptismal certificate, voter's affidavit, employment record, GSIS/SSS record, medical record, school record, business record, driver's license, insurance, land titles, certificate of land transfer, bank passbook, NBI/police clearance, civil registry records of ascendants, and others.

Notice and Certificate of Posting

Certified machine copy of the Official Receipt of the filing fee

Other documents as may be required by the City/Municipal Civil Registrar (C/MCR)

WHAT ARE THE SUPPORTING PAPERS FOR CHANGE OF FIRST NAME?

As in the case of correction of clerical error, no petition for change of first name shall be accepted unless the petitioner submits the required supporting papers, as follows:

All the documents required of the petitioner for the correction of clerical error shall also be required of the petitioner for change of first name.

Clearance from authorities such as clearance from employer, if employed; the National Bureau of Investigation; the Philippine National Police; and other clearances as may be required by the concerned C/MCR.

Proof of Publication. An affidavit of publication from the publisher and copy of the newspaper clippings should be attached.

HOW MUCH IS THE FEE IN FILING A PETITION?

The C/MCR and the District/Circuit Registrar (D/CR) are authorized to collect from every petitioner the following rates of filing fees:

One thousand pesos (P1,000.00) for the correction of clerical error

Three thousand pesos (P3,000.00) for the change of first name

[asiankitty 0]

Hank Thank you very much for the complete information.

Your Always a Big help!"

God Bless you!!!

[apple21 953]

If your child is chasing a K2 visa with you, an NBI clearance with AKA for your misspelled name on the child's BC will also be needed.

A friend of mine got a 221g for that.

[Hank_ 9,174]

I agree with apple21, for sure do the NBI with an AKA for your mis-spelled name.

[Elleanor 10]

Hi Guys i just have question, My name on my daughter's birth certificate have a one letter missing, my name is Christina Santos but on my daughter's birth certificate have one letter missing and that is ?( H ) it was written Cristina Santos, i only have a Notarize letter from lawyer that there's a discrepancy on my daughter's Birth certificate and the correct one is Christina Santos. will they honor that? its gonna take 3 to 4 months to have it correct in NSO here in Philippines.And my Interview is this June.

Thank you in Advance for ur Help VJ Friends.

God Bless US.

hello i have a problem with my son's BC too on his record i have a middle name but the truth is I don't and we just noticed that now so I filed a correction for him,

well as for now We are just waiting for the USCIS approval and im thinking of just bringing the newly corrected BC of my child on my interview if we got an approval at the USCIS,I hope that will work tho

what did you do anyway and how was your interview?