Kind of stupid question ...

[cartaverde 12]

On all the forms ... Is the place of birth the one on paper or the one that it actually was when it was different than what is on all the documentation?

Stupid country has invented that the people are always born where their mothers are resident on the moment the kid is born .. so I wasn't born where the paper says. Nor was my sister and most of my relatives .. even though it's not a difference of half the world in distance, still : which one is the correct one? Usually as it's less explaining when I put the same place on the papers that is on the documents, however it really annoys me since I wasn't born where it says on the papers, for the reason above. Then again, having 2 different places of birth is always more hassle than just having the wrong one there.. [wrong in the sense that I think people are born where they are born physically, irregardless of where their parents residency was on that moment]

Just use the one on paper and that's it?

[YuAndDan 153]

I am not following this, What country does the birth cert state, and what country were you actually born in? Will this make any difference with regard to your case?

Please clarify, and provide details.

[cartaverde 12]

The country is the same, but the city is the different one. So it probably would not make much difference then?

[YuAndDan 153]

The country is the same, but the city is the different one. So it probably would not make much difference then?

Makes no difference. Only would makes a difference if one parent were American, and born in a different country, then immigration would not be an issue.

[pushbrk 12,877]

The country is the same, but the city is the different one. So it probably would not make much difference then?

Makes no difference. Only would makes a difference if one parent were American, and born in a different country, then immigration would not be an issue.

It is critical to be consistent. The data you use on the forms you fill out must match the evidence you provide, so go with what is on the birth certificate. My step daughter has an even crazier issue. China doesn't really have "birth certificates" based on hospital or official birth records. They are produced after the fact based on what is in the family registry book. Her mother had the registry changed to reflect an earlier birth date (by three months) in order to enroll the daughter in school a year earlier. When it came time to obtain the birth certificates for immigration purposes, there wasn't enough time to change the registry back to the correct date, so the certificate is as wrong as her Chinese ID card is. I didn't know this until 6 months after they arrived.

[arwensun1965 0]

I would say be consistent and use the one on the actual piece of paper

[MaydayDas 1]

what the birth certificate says..........

[vikasp 0]

Back when my father was born (in India), they didn't keep birth certificates in our village. When he needed one for his visa petition, the village authorities used the default date for all unrecorded birthdays: April 1st. He later found out his birthday is actually in December and we celebrate that each year. But on paper and for all official purposes, he was born on April 1st.

-vikas

[MaydayDas 1]

Back when my father was born (in India), they didn't keep birth certificates in our village. When he needed one for his visa petition, the village authorities used the default date for all unrecorded birthdays: April 1st. He later found out his birthday is actually in December and we celebrate that each year. But on paper and for all official purposes, he was born on April 1st.

-vikas

wow

my husband was born on 21 and on the birth certif is 22....thanks God is only a day difference