No Father on Birth Certificate

[johncheinna 15]

Good morning,

 

I have a question regarding filling out fiance's parent information.  On her birth certificate she doesnt have a father listed but she does know who he is and has made contact with him after 10 years.  My question is, would it be better to just fill out i-129f with just her mother's info and no father or add her father's information even though he doesnt show up on her birth certificate?  

 

PS - this refers to her "real" father

        Also, she has no stepfather

 

Thanks in advance,

John and Cheinna

 

[canadian_wife 1,829]

In my opinion everyone has a father.  She knows the name of hers so why not list it?  The I129F does not ask if the beneficiary has a relationship with the father, just to list his name.

 

Good luck 

[sharkfin07 16]

1 hour ago, johncheinna said:

Good morning,

 

I have a question regarding filling out fiance's parent information.  On her birth certificate she doesnt have a father listed but she does know who he is and has made contact with him after 10 years.  My question is, would it be better to just fill out i-129f with just her mother's info and no father or add her father's information even though he doesnt show up on her birth certificate?  

 

PS - this refers to her "real" father

        Also, she has no stepfather

 

Thanks in advance,

John and Cheinna

 

if the birth certificate does not indicate a father, it is best that your application reflects it. while it is good that they have a relationship, questions might arise later why the birth certificate is not consistent with her application.

If the form provides a space to explain this then do so, but the birth certificate is one of the major civil docs you are to submit so try to explain it wherever there is space for it.

[K1VISAT 7]

Mine doesn't show  a father. I also have no idea who he is. I left that question and wrote N/A. I feel it should reflect the birth certificate. He isn't listed, don't write down a name. Not everyone has two parents, it's understandable. 

[sharkfin07 16]

36 minutes ago, K1VISAT said:

Mine doesn't show  a father. I also have no idea who he is. I left that question and wrote N/A. I feel it should reflect the birth certificate. He isn't listed, don't write down a name. Not everyone has two parents, it's understandable. 

You are right. Birth certificates are legal documents so anything derived from it should so indicate.

So even if the writer says she / he knows the father, that is irrelevant. it is already outside the scope of what is in the document. 

Unless in the future he/she wants to claim some inheritance from his real father , then he/she has to prove that the father recognizes or has recognized him/ her by other means provable.

the birth itself w/o the father's name can be used against him by other heir/claimants.

misty 

[johncheinna 15]

Thank you all for your responses.  We will not put a name down for father.