Name Change evidence issue

[blackhorse25 0]

When I was born I was called Firstname Middlename MotherSurname. I was called as such for the first 18 months of my life.

 

Now I am called Firstname Middlename FatherSurname.

 

This name change does not have a court order. It simply is stated on my birth certificate that I'm called Firstname Middlename MotherSurname. This birth certificate has an attachment where it is stated that my father acknowledged me and that the family name is now FatherSurname.

 

Is this enough evidence of a name change?

 

In what part do I upload this?

 

There is a name change part to upload it, but in the way it is worded it is insinuating that there's a mismatch between relevant documents. Such as for example, our marriage certificate and my passport (e.g. my marriage certificate would have MotherSurname and my passport would have FatherSurname). However, this is not the case, all names match. I was simply called Firstname Middlename MotherSurname eons ago. Nowadays everything has FatherSurname on it.

 

So I'm not sure where I upload the birth certificate on the online I-130 form.

 

 

[OldUser 6,169]

4 hours ago, blackhorse25 said:

Now I am called Firstname Middlename FatherSurname.

But how did you get any official documention in this name that didn't match your legal name at birth? Say your passport... Did you just use different name and whoever issued your passport was OK with name not matching birth certificate? 

[pushbrk 12,636]

5 hours ago, blackhorse25 said:

When I was born I was called Firstname Middlename MotherSurname. I was called as such for the first 18 months of my life.

 

Now I am called Firstname Middlename FatherSurname.

 

This name change does not have a court order. It simply is stated on my birth certificate that I'm called Firstname Middlename MotherSurname. This birth certificate has an attachment where it is stated that my father acknowledged me and that the family name is now FatherSurname.

 

Is this enough evidence of a name change?

 

In what part do I upload this?

 

There is a name change part to upload it, but in the way it is worded it is insinuating that there's a mismatch between relevant documents. Such as for example, our marriage certificate and my passport (e.g. my marriage certificate would have MotherSurname and my passport would have FatherSurname). However, this is not the case, all names match. I was simply called Firstname Middlename MotherSurname eons ago. Nowadays everything has FatherSurname on it.

 

So I'm not sure where I upload the birth certificate on the online I-130 form.

 

 

If  you are the foreign spouse, you do not provide a birth certificate with the I-130 filing.  That comes at the NVC stage, and there is a definite location for it there.   If you are documenting a name change, it simply goes the same place the marriage certificate or any other supporting documentation goes.

[blackhorse25 0]

In the Netherlands, when a father acknowledges their child (in my case 18 months after my birth), they can change the name immediately upon acknowledgement to his surname. That's what he did. The birth certificate gets amended and that amendment shows the name change.

 

The Dutch government states at https://www.government.nl/topics/registering-a-birth-and-name-of-child/question-and-answer/which-surname-can-i-choose-for-my-child:

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Your child will automatically be given the mother’s surname. If you would prefer your child to be given the father’s surname, he must acknowledge the child. At the time of acknowledgement you will also be asked for your choice of surname. To acknowledge the child and choose its surname both parents must go to the registers van de burgerlijke stand (Registrar of Births, Deaths, Marriages and Registered Partnerships). You can do this before birth, when registering the birth or at a later time after the birth.

 

 

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If  you are the foreign spouse, you do not provide a birth certificate with the I-130 filing.  That comes at the NVC stage, and there is a definite location for it there.   If you are documenting a name change, it simply goes the same place the marriage certificate or any other supporting documentation goes.

The birth certificate is evidence for the name change, given that it is amended, so does that mean I'd need to upload it at the place where I uploaded the marriage certificate? Or should I still wait for the NVC stage?

[pushbrk 12,636]

11 hours ago, blackhorse25 said:

In the Netherlands, when a father acknowledges their child (in my case 18 months after my birth), they can change the name immediately upon acknowledgement to his surname. That's what he did. The birth certificate gets amended and that amendment shows the name change.

 

The Dutch government states at https://www.government.nl/topics/registering-a-birth-and-name-of-child/question-and-answer/which-surname-can-i-choose-for-my-child:

 

 

The birth certificate is evidence for the name change, given that it is amended, so does that mean I'd need to upload it at the place where I uploaded the marriage certificate? Or should I still wait for the NVC stage?

If you are indicating another name used, then yes you document it when filing the petition.