birth certificate for i-129F

[puffy4bunny 2]

I cannot locate my original birth certificate so i went down to the records office of my county and i got some copies of my birth certificate. My issue is that my mothers last name on the new one is her maiden name and on the original, i know for sure that it was her married name at the time. Is it going to matter that my new certified birth certificate and the original do not match? For Part 1: 32a where it wants my mothers family name (last name) do i put her maiden name or her married name as it appears on the original birth certificate that i do not have a copy of?

 

thanks in advance.

[J.M. 247]

Put your mother's CURRENT legal name.

[puffy4bunny 2]

2 hours ago, J.M. said:

Put your mother's CURRENT legal name.

I am the petitioner (male), are you sure it's a good idea to put something different than what appears on my birth certificate? Allow me to be clear. I will use fake names.

 

My mother's name on the original birth certificate was "A" (her married name when she had me)

My mother's name on the new birth certificate is "B" (her maiden name)

My mother's current name is "C"

 

So you are suggesting i put my mother's name as "C" and submit my birth certificate that says her name is "B"?

 

I contacted the USCIS after making this post and they suggested I use what is on the new birth certificate. But said so as "I would put what's on the certificate you got from city hall".

[J.M. 247]

I'm not sure why you are trying to tie the question to your birth certificate.  It does not ask for maiden name, or other names used.  It only asks for her name, not previous names.  I used my mother's "new" current name (after she re-married), which obviously did not match her name on my birth certificate.  If they wanted her maiden name, they would specifically ask for it.  If they wanted all other names ever used, they would specifically ask for them.

[puffy4bunny 2]

1 hour ago, J.M. said:

I'm not sure why you are trying to tie the question to your birth certificate.  It does not ask for maiden name, or other names used.  It only asks for her name, not previous names.  I used my mother's "new" current name (after she re-married), which obviously did not match her name on my birth certificate.  If they wanted her maiden name, they would specifically ask for it.  If they wanted all other names ever used, they would specifically ask for them.

Because the first tutorial I watched said to use her name as it appears on my birth certificate. Hence the whole birth certificate confusion. I know that government agencies aren't always the most specific and bureaucracy is messy. A USCIS agent even told me said "I would use what's it says on your new birth certificate". I'm trying to avoid as many delays as possible once I send in this application. 

Edited December 11 by puffy4bunny
Left something out.

[smilingstone 216]

On the I-129F I put my mother's current legal name. This name differs from her maiden name and her previous married name, as she divorced my father and remarried. My birth certificate shows her maiden name (and also misspelled my father's name). I didn't think twice about it, I just gave current factual information. 

 

You just put their current legal names. It is reasonable to understand that since your birth, things change. You don't have to evidence anything to do with your parent's relationships.