Foreign Father name on birth certificate

[kaycome 7]

Please i have a question. My friend (male) got married to a usc last year. She petitioned I-130 late last year and they are yet to be approved. The wife is pregnant and he want to know if there is any procedure to get paternity for the child. The wife is in usa while he is in Nigeria. He want to have his name on the child birth certificate.  Thanks

[Rocio0010 5,579]

Paging @powerpuff to move this to the African thread -you might get more appropriate answers there.

@Timona any suggestions?

Why isn't your friend asking questions?

[kaycome 7]

14 minutes ago, Rocio0010 said:

Paging @powerpuff to move this to the African thread -you might get more appropriate answers there.

@Timona any suggestions?

Why isn't your friend asking questions?

He isn't on this forum

[Rocio0010 5,579]

7 minutes ago, kaycome said:

He isn't on this forum

Then I guess my question was Why isn't he on this forum? Or his spouse? I am sure members here will he happy to provide them with very valuable information for a male applying from Nigeria.

[powerpuff 6,706]

3 hours ago, Rocio0010 said:

Paging @powerpuff to move this to the African thread -you might get more appropriate answers there.

Honestly, not sure where to move this. Isn’t the question how to add him (father/intending immigrant) on a US birth certificate of the child since the child will presumably be born in the US?

[Timona 4,207]

Simple.....the wife should provide his name as the father upon birth of child...

 

Why does this question sound like there's an issue regarding paternity? Isn't your friend the dad? If he is, his wife should write his name down 

[kaycome 7]

53 minutes ago, powerpuff said:

Honestly, not sure where to move this. Isn’t the question how to add him (father/intending immigrant) on a US birth certificate of the child since the child will presumably be born in the US?

Yes

[kaycome 7]

13 minutes ago, Timona said:

Simple.....the wife should provide his name as the father upon birth of child...

 

Why does this question sound like there's an issue regarding paternity? Isn't your friend the dad? If he is, his wife should write his name down 

I thought since he is oversea he will prove by DNA test to show he is the father 

[Rocio0010 5,579]

1 hour ago, powerpuff said:

Honestly, not sure where to move this. Isn’t the question how to add him (father/intending immigrant) on a US birth certificate of the child since the child will presumably be born in the US?

Yeah I just thought that maybe someone from Africa had already done it before

[Timona 4,207]

2 hours ago, kaycome said:

I thought since he is oversea he will prove by DNA test to show he is the father 

 

Nope. 

[pushbrk 12,898]

3 hours ago, Timona said:

 

Nope. 

It depends really.  In the USA, States have their own regulations on this, so it's going to need a birth State specific answer.  The mother needs to simply ask about it or search the answer in her own State or local authority.  This is not an actual immigration question.  If the couple has immigration related question they are both free to join visajourney.

[Pinkrlion 2,722]

Regardless of what state she lives in, they are married.  They do not need a paternity affidavit.  She can add his name as the biological father without any issues.  

[Ontarkie 14,226]

~~Move to Moving Here and Your new Life, from IR1/CR1 P&P - as the topic is about adding the father's name to a US birth certificate while not present.~~

[SalishSea 17,836]

14 hours ago, kaycome said:

Please i have a question. My friend (male) got married to a usc last year. She petitioned I-130 late last year and they are yet to be approved. The wife is pregnant and he want to know if there is any procedure to get paternity for the child. The wife is in usa while he is in Nigeria. He want to have his name on the child birth certificate.  Thanks

If the child is born in the US, it is up to the mother to inform the hospital/birth center of the stats for the birth certificate, such as name.  It is not within his control.

[SalishSea 17,836]

9 hours ago, kaycome said:

I thought since he is oversea he will prove by DNA test to show he is the father 

In what context?  Immigration?  Not if he is coming as a spouse.

 

DNA/paternity testing is not routinely done unless there is a specific court order or legal reason.