Filing petition for mother whose name is different between birth certificate and passport

[SFA14 22]

I am filing i130 petition for my mother. I just realized her name on the birth certificate has surname as her father and on passport her surname is of her husband (my father). When i saw this I selected yes for “was the beneficiary known by any other name”. Will uploading her birth certificate and passport suffice? Or do i need to upload her marriage certificate as well? Her marriage certificate is in the native language which is not english? Her marriage certificate is only “nikahnama” from Pakistan and not a Nadra certificate. Is this enough? I have no other document that clearly states the name change. The only place that reflects name change is passport vs birth certificate 

[Lil bear 4,189]

15 minutes ago, SFA14 said:

I am filing i130 petition for my mother. I just realized her name on the birth certificate has surname as her father and on passport her surname is of her husband (my father). When i saw this I selected yes for “was the beneficiary known by any other name”. Will uploading her birth certificate and passport suffice? Or do i need to upload her marriage certificate as well? Her marriage certificate is in the native language which is not english? Her marriage certificate is only “nikahnama” from Pakistan and not a Nadra certificate. Is this enough? I have no other document that clearly states the name change. The only place that reflects name change is passport vs birth certificate 

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/Pakistan.html
 

this link will tell you what version of the marriage certificate is required. Always go directly to the USCIS source documents 

[SFA14 22]

8 minutes ago, Lil bear said:

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/Pakistan.html
 

this link will tell you what version of the marriage certificate is required. Always go directly to the USCIS source documents 

Thank you for the link. However this does not explain what to submit in case of name change/differences between passport and birth verification.

 

also, based on the link you shared, it means the nikahnama suffices as marriage certificate?

[Lil bear 4,189]

8 minutes ago, SFA14 said:

Thank you for the link. However this does not explain what to submit in case of name change/differences between passport and birth verification.

 

also, based on the link you shared, it means the nikahnama suffices as marriage certificate?

Yes i see that. Unfortunately n there seem to be no “name change “ info 

 

let me move this to the  regional subforum when you might get some “ local” knowledge. 

[TBoneTX 45,267]

Country-specific thread is moved to the Asia: South regional forum.

[Leo The Great 141]

5 hours ago, SFA14 said:

I am filing i130 petition for my mother. I just realized her name on the birth certificate has surname as her father and on passport her surname is of her husband (my father). When i saw this I selected yes for “was the beneficiary known by any other name”. Will uploading her birth certificate and passport suffice? Or do i need to upload her marriage certificate as well? Her marriage certificate is in the native language which is not english? Her marriage certificate is only “nikahnama” from Pakistan and not a Nadra certificate. Is this enough? I have no other document that clearly states the name change. The only place that reflects name change is passport vs birth certificate 

You can upload the birth certificate and marriage certificate with different surnames. Once approved you need to follow country specific list for civil documents. I believed you need only birth certificate and marriage certificate(including English Translation for both if applicable) of your mother  at  I-130 stage. I would not upload mother passport if not asked for. Other civil documents are required  once your case is sent to NVC stage after I-130 approval.

Edited July 13 by Leo The Great