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Misspellings on birth certificate. How to proceed on G-325a?

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kettlefish   10

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hey peeps

my mothers maiden name and one of my fathers forenames are misspelt on my birth certificate.

So not sure if I should enter as is on the certificate or to correct the misspelled names, when entering the biographic information for the G-325a?

Getting the birth certificate changed is not really an option because it takes months and home affairs in my home country is pretty useless, meaning there is a good chance it will get lost, delayed again.

would hate to get an RFE because of it. :cry:

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Hypnos   6,576

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You would need to get the birth certificate corrected.

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Confusedtinybird   41

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Hi,

Yes Home Affairs is totally useless! You should go through a third party agency to get the birth certificate. It will cost, but it will be much much faster and much less than Home Affairs.

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kettlefish   10

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Hi,

Yes Home Affairs is totally useless! You should go through a third party agency to get the birth certificate. It will cost, but it will be much much faster and much less than Home Affairs.

Thanks! yup they are hopeless! sooo i guess you may mean something like DontQ.co.za?

The thing is I have the birth certificate, it just has errors on it. Is that something a 3rd party can fix?

Another option I'm considering is maybe writing a note to uscis, along with copies of my parents marriage certificate and passports showing the correct names and an affidavit stating correct spellings.

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5/27/2014 0 Submitted via UPS 2 day (cover letter thread)

5/29/2014 2 Arrived at Chicago Lockbox

6/6/2014 10 Checks cleared

6/10/2014 14 Notice of Action NOA1 (I130, I485, I131, I765) received. [Mailed out: Jun 05 2014)

6/11/2014 15 Notice of Action NOA1 (Biometrics) received. [Mailed out: Jun 09 2014]

6/18/2014 22 Biometrics done (early walk-in)

6/27/2014 31 Biometrics appointment date

6/28/2014 32 RFE (I-485/I-864) Joint Sponsor (rfe thread)

7/3/2014 37 RFE reply sent via UPS

7/8/2014 42 RFE received by USCIS. Processing now at NEBRASKA SERVICE CENTER

7/15/2014 49 I-485: Testing and Interview

8/13/2014 78 Received EAD/AP card in mail. (Date of issue: 08/06/14)

8/18/2014 83 Received notification: interview date assigned

9/18/2014 114 Interview date

9/18/2014 114 Green card approved (2yr Conditional)! Case status: Card in production

9/24/2014 120 USPS 2 day: Shipped from KORBIN, KY

9/25/2014 121 Delivered: Greencard (2yr Conditional) in hand. YAY!

 

Removal of Conditions (ROC) - SUCCESSFUL

9/9/2016 Submitted via USPS - Priority flat rate medium box (3 or 4 business days)

9/13/2016 Delivered: LAGUNA NIGUEL, CA 92607

9/13/2016 I-797 NOA1 - Conditional Residence Extension

9/24/2016 I-797 NOA2 - Biometric Appointment

10/13/2016 I-797 Biometric Appointment

3/8/2017 I-551 InfoPass Passport stamp (extended to 12/8/2017)

2/2/2018 Case status update: Card in production

2/15/2018 Delivered: Greencard (10 yr) in hand. YAY!

 

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Harpa Timsah   13,258

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How mispelled are they? Many people report that they made it through with minor mispellings; I am thinking of many Russian reports where BCs have bad or inconsistent transliteration on them (Julia, Yulia, Yulya, etc.) My husband's BC also has an incorrect transliteration on it for his mother's name and it was no problem. I never considered that it would be a problem because there is no question that it is her.

So, if it is plainly obvious that it is them, if there is one letter off or something, then I would suggest it is fine. You could show their IDs to help with the story too.

But, if it looks like a strange attempt to have a fake BC, or suppress something, then it should be changed (this is common in some areas, not sure if applicable to you).

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Confusedtinybird   41

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Thanks! yup they are hopeless! sooo i guess you may mean something like DontQ.co.za?

The thing is I have the birth certificate, it just has errors on it. Is that something a 3rd party can fix?

Another option I'm considering is maybe writing a note to uscis, along with copies of my parents marriage certificate and passports showing the correct names and an affidavit stating correct spellings.

You are talking about the unabridged one that is not spelled correctly?

You could e-mail or call and see if it would work. Before you order it.

Yes I was thinking something like DontQ.co.za

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If its a minor misspelled mistake it shouldn't be any problem but to be on safe side you can get affidavit from your parents stating about spelling mistakes on your BC.

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