Discrepancy between place of birth on birth certificate and passport

[EmilyW 1,495]

Hi guys,

Hoping someone might be able to help me out given this is a general visa question...

My husband's passport says that his place of birth is Adelaide, however his birth certificate says that his place of birth is [insert Adelaide suburb] in the District of Adelaide.

My concern is: if we change the passport to match the birth certificate, it will conflict with what he entered into the initial registration form for the Diversity Lottery. But it would be more accurate and, given the DS260 is the actual visa application, I'm guessing that should be the accurate one.

I'd appreciate advice on whether we just leave the passport as is and continue with Adelaide as his city of birth or whether we should change it and explain it to the Consular Officer if asked.

Em.

[Penguin_ie 5,995]

I would send a cover letter explaining the difference (maybe even including a map) next time you send in papers.

[EmilyW 1,495]

Cheers Penguin, we're going to do something like that (ie explain the difference). It was an honest mistake that doesn't change the country of chargeability or even the city / state he was born.

We're just trying to be as thorough and technically correct as possible.

Appreciate your advice.

Edited June 2, 2014 by EmilyW

[RobertonVJ 0]

Hi, my fiance faces a similar problem and we would be interested in knowing how things turned out in your case.

When he got his national ID (Colombia) many years ago, the official screwed up on the place of birth so it is different from the city shown on the birth certificate. And his passport was issued based on the national ID so it also has the wrong date of birth. We are wondering if he should take the trouble to go to different offices in different cities and try to get new documents with uniform place of birth. Perhaps the discrepancy could create a problem not just at the K-1 visa interview but later getting a green card.

Thanks for any information and advice.