Birth Certificate Translation.

[Fobosdaemios 24]

Hello there, 

 

I'm current at DQ stage at NVC and waiting for interview letter. However, I just noticed that there's a mistake on my long birth certificate translation and the mistake was on my first name and also my parents first name.

 

FOR EXAMPLE:

 

This is my legal name on my passport and PR card  --  First name: QUOC PHONG 

And this is on my birth certificate translation             -- First name: PHONG QUOC 

 

So basically the 2 words switch around and that happened to my parents first name, too. Would that be an issue at the interview? 

 

Thanks!

Edited December 15, 2020 by Fobosdaemios

[payxibka 10,045]

10 minutes ago, Fobosdaemios said:

Hello there, 

 

I'm current at DQ stage at NVC and waiting for interview letter. However, I just noticed that there's a mistake on my long birth certificate translation and the mistake was on my first name and also my parents first name.

 

FOR EXAMPLE:

 

This is my legal name on my passport and PR card  --  First name: QUOC PHONG 

And this is on my birth certificate translation             -- First name: PHONG QUOC 

 

So basically the 2 words switch around and that happened to my parents first name, too. Would that be an issue at the interview? 

 

Thanks!

Not likely to be an issue 

[JeanneAdil 6,508]

Seems the translator did not know that many countries write last name first 
i would make the person redo the translation at her expense

[Fobosdaemios 24]

5 hours ago, JeanneAdil said:

Seems the translator did not know that many countries write last name first 
i would make the person redo the translation at her expense

nawh, it has nothing to do with it. Im just giving an example how the first name was in wrong order. The first name is 2 words. I didnt include the last name.

 

[aaron2020 11,651]

Common problem for Vietnam.

The translation was done correctly.  

Quoc is your middle name and Phong is your first name.  In Vietnam, it's Nguyen Quoc Phong.  In America, it should be Phong Quoc Nguyen.  But alas, the problem with how names are written in passports, your legal name in America will be Quoc Phong Nguyen.  Quoc will be your first name and Phong will be your middle name.  

When you get your visa and green card, your first and middle name will be switched.  This is how it's going to be in America.  

You have some choices once you get to America.

 

1.  Pay and go to state court and get your first and middle names corrected.  Pay again to file the I-90 to get a green card with your correct first and middle names.  You would need to send in your green card and this will create problems since you will not have a green card in your possession for a LONG TIME - maybe a year.  I would not recommend this path.

 

2.  Do nothing and live with your first and middle names switched.

 

3.  Live with option 2 for at least 3 or 5 years and then change your name when you file for US citizenship.  You can do this for free as part of the citizenship process.

Like I said, I have seen this numerous times with Vietnamese.  

 

 

Edited December 16, 2020 by aaron2020

[Fobosdaemios 24]

3 hours ago, aaron2020 said:

Common problem for Vietnam.

The translation was done correctly.  

Quoc is your middle name and Phong is your first name.  In Vietnam, it's Nguyen Quoc Phong.  In America, it should be Phong Quoc Nguyen.  But alas, the problem with how names are written in passports, your legal name in America will be Quoc Phong Nguyen.  Quoc will be your first name and Phong will be your middle name.  

When you get your visa and green card, your first and middle name will be switched.  This is how it's going to be in America.  

You have some choices once you get to America.

 

1.  Pay and go to state court and get your first and middle names corrected.  Pay again to file the I-90 to get a green card with your correct first and middle names.  You would need to send in your green card and this will create problems since you will not have a green card in your possession for a LONG TIME - maybe a year.  I would not recommend this path.

 

2.  Do nothing and live with your first and middle names switched.

 

3.  Live with option 2 for at least 3 or 5 years and then change your name when you file for US citizenship.  You can do this for free as part of the citizenship process.

Like I said, I have seen this numerous times with Vietnamese.  

 

 

Thanks for your very informative reply! And I acknowledged your points, therefore when I did my passport I put the whole 2 words as First name and told them that I have no middle name.

Would there be any problems at all at the interview?

[aaron2020 11,651]

1 minute ago, Fobosdaemios said:

Thanks for your very informative reply! And I acknowledged your points, therefore when I did my passport I put the whole 2 words as First name and told them that I have no middle name.

Would there be any problems at all at the interview?

It will not be a problem.