Birth Certificate Name Issue (Beneficiary)

[Corinne I 0]

Hello all, 

 

I would sincerely appreciate any input and advice you have regarding this situation:

 

At the time that we submitted our I-129f, my fiance (beneficiary) was already in the process of legally change his name, so I went ahead and included the name he intended to change his to on the form - and also included his current name in the "Other names used" field. His name change has now been officially approved and he is now in the process of getting a new national ID and passport (with his new name). 

 

These are my questions/concerns: 

 

-Is it important that he also get the name on his birth certificate officially changed, or is it sufficient if we skip the birth certificate and just include some form of explanation/affidavit when he goes to the embassy for his interview?

-Is it problematic that I wrote his (new) name(s) on the I-129 before those changes legally took effect? 

-If he changes all his documents (national ID, passport, and birth certificate) do we need to bother mentioning any name change at all? (he has never traveled to the US before, so I don't know if State would know one way or another)

 

Is there anything else that I should be taking in to consideration here? 

 

Thank you very much,

Corinne

[Greenbaum 12,259]

9 hours ago, Corinne I said:

Hello all, 

 

I would sincerely appreciate any input and advice you have regarding this situation:

 

At the time that we submitted our I-129f, my fiancé (beneficiary) was already in the process of legally change his name, so I went ahead and included the name he intended to change his to on the form - and also included his current name in the "Other names used" field. His name change has now been officially approved and he is now in the process of getting a new national ID and passport (with his new name). 

 

These are my questions/concerns: 

 

-Is it important that he also get the name on his birth certificate officially changed, or is it sufficient if we skip the birth certificate and just include some form of explanation/affidavit when he goes to the embassy for his interview? You use the legal name change papers to coincide with the BC.

-Is it problematic that I wrote his (new) name(s) on the I-129 before those changes legally took effect? It could be problematic as they will search on that "new" name as well as the "other" names when they do a background check. 

-If he changes all his documents (national ID, passport, and birth certificate) do we need to bother mentioning any name change at all? (he has never traveled to the US before, so I don't know if State would know one way or another) They will know about the name change so it's nothing to be concerned about. Bring the court papers for the name change to the interview and if asked then proceed with your explanation. No harm.

 

Is there anything else that I should be taking into consideration here? Honestly is the best policy to follow in this process. Talking too much can "sink your ship". So, pick what you say and when, but if asked to explain use a brief honest explanation and not a long-drawn-out explanation. I don't know is an answer so if you don't know say so but don't try and "fudge" your answer as the CO has seen every trick in the book. Just saying.

 

Thank you very much,

Corinne

 

 

 

 

Good luck and stay engaged in the process. 

Edited December 3, 2020 by Greenbaum

[Corinne I 0]

@Greenbaum, thank you so much for your thoughtful answers. I appreciate your assistance very much!!