Expires passport and different spelling of name [merged threads]

[HMM1234 19]

I want to apply for my siblings. My father lives with my siblings, my mother died last year. I want to apply for my siblings. I checked the requirements, it asks for birth certificate. My concern is that my father's name is Mahmood, his name spelling in my name are Mehmood while Mahmood in my sister's name and Mehmood in my brother's name. So does this difference of 'a' and 'e' going to create problem in further processing? And should I get all the spellings correct before applying for my siblings? Or this won't create any problem?

[JeanneAdil 6,505]

First conratulatons on citizenship

 

HOw is it spelled on your birth papers?

does he use both spellings?

did it cause any issues for u at interviews?

 

 

[HMM1234 19]

Me and my father have different spellings of his name but it didn't cause any problem for me.

[HMM1234 19]

I am a US citizen and applying for my siblings brother and sister. When I filled the form I-130, it asks for the passport no. And expiration date of my siblings.

We had a problem that my father's name spelling were different in my siblings name. So, we got them corrected. My dad, brother, sister and I have same father's name spelling now in our ID cards and birth certificates. But not in my siblings passports. My sister's passport is valid but with old spellings while my brothers passport is expired. 

My siblings are in Pakistan and it will take 15-17 years for them to be here as per my understanding and passports can't be valid for that long period of time. Right now, I just need to give passport no. And expiration date so what should I do?

1. For my sister, use same valid passport no. But with old spellings?

2. For my brother, use the same expired passport no.?

3. Get new unexpired passports with correct name spellings?

 

Please guide as new passports can be made with correct spelling when it's time for case to be processed. What should I do?

[Chancy 6,241]

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18 hours ago, HMM1234 said:

Right now, I just need to give passport no. And expiration date

 

Do just that -- provide current passport number and expiry date.  It's not a problem whether the most current passport is expired or not.  Also, the I-130 does not require a copy of the passport page(s), so it doesn't matter that your father's name is misspelled.

 

After you submit the I-130 petitions, remind your siblings to get their passports corrected.  There is no rush to get new passports because, as you know, it will take more than a decade before they would need to present their actual passports.