Fiancee name is different on Birth Certificate

[Carpe-Diem 0]

In the VJ Step-By-Step Guide for K1 Visa, it is mentioned if you/fiancee is using a name different from the relevant docs, you must provide USCIS copies of docs that made the change like marriage cert, adoption decree or court order.

My fiancee's birth cert has a name that she never used after her birth. All her official docs like driving license, passport, degree certificates etc are using her new name. As a result I had to make a court affidavit to explain this which I will be enclosing with the I-129F petition and also mention her old name in "Other Names Used" field.

My question is, is it necessary to include the doc containing her old name (i.e. her birth cert) so USCIS can see where that old name was used?

The I-129F instructions do not ask for this but I am trying to prevent a RFE based on this.

[bszoom42 0]

I would provide it anyways. It shouldn't hurt your application, and can possibly deflect an RFE.

[Zee Bee 61]

I would provide it anyways. It shouldn't hurt your application, and can possibly deflect an RFE.

[Jeremy + Kristy 0]

A similar thing has cropped up with my petition. It turns out that on my fiancée's daughter's "long form" birth certificate, it lists her name as hyphenated since the daughter's father had checked the "we do not agree on the last name of the child" box. On her "short form" wallet sized birth certificate, which is the only one that my fiancée ever had, only lists her last name. It probably won't cause a problem at the USCIS side of things, but I'm wondering if it will when it comes to getting my future step-daughter's passport and then visa.

Edited June 6, 2007 by Jeremy + Kristy

[Carpe-Diem 0]

I would provide it anyways. It shouldn't hurt your application, and can possibly deflect an RFE.

Thanks. I will send in the birth cert.

bszoom42, are you going through Mumbai consulate? My fiancee & I are from Mumbai.

[bszoom42 0]

bszoom42, are you going through Mumbai consulate? My fiancee & I are from Mumbai.

Best of luck to you! I wish I was going through Mumbai, I think they are more friendly to Immigrant Visa applicants. I am going through New Delhi, once I reach that stage.