Wrong place of Birth

[Rosaly 32]

My US fiancé filed his place of birth on the petition as Springfield, now i received the i-134 bij mail, and he Filed Decatur there...

 

We are screwed arent we?

[hplusj 135]

42 minutes ago, Rosaly said:

My US fiancé filed his place of birth on the petition as Springfield, now i received the i-134 bij mail, and he Filed Decatur there...

 

We are screwed arent we?

Not necessarily.  

[Rosaly 32]

He requested a copy of his birth certificate, but it gonna take 3 to 8 months?... Im very confused by the amount of time this takes since in the netherlands i had a copy of mine within a week 😅

 

I dont think the consulate is going to overlook this one...

[hplusj 135]

28 minutes ago, Rosaly said:

He requested a copy of his birth certificate, but it gonna take 3 to 8 months?... Im very confused by the amount of time this takes since in the netherlands i had a copy of mine within a week 😅

 

I dont think the consulate is going to overlook this one...

What proof of nationality for the petitioner was submitted with the I-129F?  

Did your fiance explain to you why the cities are different?  Have you asked?

Reason for these questions: if it comes into question during your visa appointment interview, then you can clarify.  Maybe he guessed it was Springfield because it's the state capital of Illinois, and didn't realized it specifies on the birth certificates the actual city of birth (Decatur).

Every state is different in issuance time, but as far as I understand it if your petition was approved without incident/RFE, then the proof of nationality for your fiance was already sufficient.

[Rosaly 32]

He submitted a copy of his passport with the petition and submitted Springfield at the place of birth question. 

When he started filing the i-134, he said he needed to ask his mom what city he was born in because he wasnt sure and that he had brought it down to 2 options, Springfield and Decatur.

I then send him a picture of the place of birth he filed in the petition, which is springfield and He never mentioned it again.

 

Today i received the i-134 per mail and it said decatur, so ... if that whats his mom said then i believe that to be true. 

I couldn't care less where he was born to be honest, his passport says Illinois and both cities are Illinois. I just hope it not going to be a problem during my interview

 

And indeed, our case was approved without RFE. 

am i worrying too much or is he not worrying enough?😂

Edited May 30 by Rosaly

[Vickys_Mom 225]

It's a mistake, but it wasn't an intentional act of fraud.  You thought it was A and it turned out to be B.

 

At some point they will want to see the actual birth certificate.  That's the information they'll want to use...especially since there's a question about which one is correct.

 

One or both of you will do an an interview.  When you do, point out that it was originally reported as A, but the birth certificate actually says B, and provide a copy of the birth certificate.  They can fix it.

 

The only place I see both Springfield and Decatur are in the state of Illinois.  Illinois Department of Public Health says "...approximately 12 weeks from the time your paperwork is received."  It also appears that you can request the certificate directly from the County Clerk's office which might be faster.  Vital Check indicates that they can provide it even faster albeit with a lot more cost. 

 

And no, this isn't the Netherlands.  12 weeks for normal mail processing sounds about right to me.  Eight months is too much.  (I've gotten one on the spot before, but I had to go directly to the State Department of Health and do it in person.  And that was years ago before identity theft became an issue.)

 

You're not screwed.  Just a little off-center.  But it's fixable.

 

Your fiancé should join us on here.  Much of what we talk about involving procedures is specific to the US citizen.

 

Regards,
Vicky's Mom

[Rosaly 32]

His birth certificate will not arrive in time, we fear. He has already requested one about 4 weeks ago, so maybe, just maybe he will get it in time but we dont think so.
He will now provide the textmessages he send to his mother to ask about it and the answer he got, and i will print the chatlogs of him and me talking about this mistake.

He honestly thought it was Springfield.

 

If they indeed do want to see the certificate, i hope the just put our case in the administrative processing until it arrived and i was able to send it in.

This would just be another delay like we have had many already.😅

[Crazy Cat 41,814]

4 hours ago, Rosaly said:

but it gonna take 3 to 8 months?

That is odd.  A BC can be obtained in a matter of 2 or 3 days. Google birth certificate services.

[Crazy Cat 41,814]

2 hours ago, Rosaly said:

am i worrying too much

Yes.  Just explain it at the interview....if it even comes up for discussion.

Edited May 30 by Crazy Cat

[Scott-Ilyn 81]

I agree with Crazy Cat.  You are worrying about this too much.  I remember looking over my original K1 petition and seeing a couple of errors related to birth places that I made in the petition.  They were overlooked and never even mentioned to me as the petitioner or my fiance (now wife) during the interview.

[hplusj 135]

3 hours ago, Rosaly said:

He submitted a copy of his passport with the petition and submitted Springfield at the place of birth question. 

When he started filing the i-134, he said he needed to ask his mom what city he was born in because he wasnt sure and that he had brought it down to 2 options, Springfield and Decatur.

I then send him a picture of the place of birth he filed in the petition, which is springfield and He never mentioned it again.

 

Today i received the i-134 per mail and it said decatur, so ... if that whats his mom said then i believe that to be true. 

I couldn't care less where he was born to be honest, his passport says Illinois and both cities are Illinois. I just hope it not going to be a problem during my interview

 

And indeed, our case was approved without RFE. 

am i worrying too much or is he not worrying enough?😂

As others have said, you're completely fine.  Your fiance's citizen status has been proven and if there's any question about why the cities were different, you now know how to explain what happened to the officer.  He assumed the capital city, his mom cleared it up later.  Easy peasy.

 

You're going to do great at the interview, so take a deep breath and don't stress. <3

[JeanneAdil 6,489]

documents needed at Travel.state.gov

list birth certificate not birth certificate(s) this would be the immmigrant's birth certificate

 

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/family-immigration/nonimmigrant-visa-for-a-fiance-k-1.html#:~:text=Applicants should take to the,and translations will be returned.

• Completed Form DS-160, Online Nonimmigrant Visa Application. You (and any eligible children applying for K-2 visas) must: (1) complete Form DS-160 and (2) print the DS-160 confirmation page to bring to your interview. 
• A passport valid for travel to the United States and with a validity date at least six months beyond your intended period of stay in the U.S. (unless country-specific agreements provide exemptions).
• Birth certificate.
• Divorce or death certificate(s) of any previous spouse(s) for both you and the U.S. citizen sponsor
• Police certificates from your present country of residence and all countries where you have lived for six months or more since age 16 (Police certificates are also required for accompanying children age 16 or older)
• Medical examination (vaccinations are optional, see below)
• Evidence of financial support (Form I-134, Affidavit of Support, may be requested)
• Two (2) 2x2 photographs. See the required photo format explained in Photograph Requirements
• Evidence of relationship with your U.S. citizen fiancé(e)
• Payment of fees, as explained below

I did not have the USC certificate at my interview for IR1

Federal registry says USC  birth certificate needed if petitioner is applying for parents (as proof of relationship)

 

the one thing that is not listed above but is needed is proof of US residency like copy of DL or state ID

Edited May 30 by JeanneAdil

[Rosaly 32]

4 hours ago, Vickys_Mom said:

 

 

And no, this isn't the Netherlands.  12 weeks for normal mail processing sounds about right to me.  Eight months is too much. 

He just send me the confirmation page of his order, it literally says 3 to 6 months (i said 8, my bad) And the estimated delivery is going to be somewhere between august and november... 😳 Holy moly!
I need to prepare for long waiting times for anything in the US i feel🙈 im not used tot that at all!😂

[Rosaly 32]

1 hour ago, JeanneAdil said:

 

• Divorce or death certificate(s) of any previous spouse(s) for both you and the U.S. citizen sponsor

Wait... both our divorce certificates/decrees? The letter from consulate only mentions mine 🤔
Ill ask my fiance for his then, better to have it and it not needing it, than needing it and not having it

[hplusj 135]

1 hour ago, Rosaly said:

Wait... both our divorce certificates/decrees? The letter from consulate only mentions mine 🤔
Ill ask my fiance for his then, better to have it and it not needing it, than needing it and not having it

This is only relevant if either of you have been previously married, and are now either divorced or widowed.