Mothers name on my birth certificate is different

[CJsmom 0]

Hello,

Wondering if you guys can help me. I am about to submit an i-130 petition for my mother . Looking at my birth certificate i noticed that it shows her name with a  first, middle and last name. The first name is one that she was given at baptism at a catholic school but was not official (Rebecca).when she had me and applied for my certificate she put that name (Rebecca) as the first name and then her official name (Brenda) and last name (Thomas), so my birth certificate shows mothers name as Rebecca Brenda Thomas. Rebecca is a nickname that school friends used and she went by that . Not sure why she put it on my birth certificate!

 

Her own birth certifccate says her birth name Brenda Thomas, so does her passport.

 

What can i  submit with the i-130 to show it's the same person?

 

Thank you

[MSSF 11]

According to my knowledge, You need a correction on our birth certificate and it can be done by showing your mother’s passport or proof of any other id. After correction, get an updated birth certificate of yours with original and translation, if not in English. Do that before you submit i-130 and attach updated BC with i-130 as a proof of relationship. 

 

Good Luck! 

[Demise 1,351]

In a case like this either you'd need to correct the birth certificate to match her legal name, or you might be better off just getting a DNA test instead. USCIS is picky with the labs it does accredite and the list of those can be found here: https://www.aabb.org/standards-accreditation/accreditation/accredited-facilities/aabb-accredited-relationship-testing-facilities

 

If mother's in Zimbabwe then the closest one is in Kampala, Uganda.

 

You might be able to chance it with affidavits explaining the name mismatch but in case like this they'll likely just want a DNA test since USCIS isn't exactly the most understanding for African countries.