RFE for Mothers I130. NAME DIFFERENCE.
RFE For Mother for I-130. (NAME DIFFERENCE)
Hi,
I am a US Citizen and applied for my mothers I-130 back in September 2009 along with a copy of my Birth Certificate from India. Unfortunately, my Birth Certificate that I submitted had my mothers name misspelled as "zohra" (it is written with lowercase running handwriting by the Clerk at the Mumbai Municipality and is a 35 year old document).
But her real name (as listed on her passpport and her Birth Certificate) is Zehrakhatoon and thats what I put on the I130 application.
The RFE states:
NAME DIFFERENCE: Submit documentary evidence to establish that Zohra and Zehrakhatoon are the same person. The most persuasive evidence is photo identification in each name. If the last name is different due to a marriage, submit the marriage certificate. Note: Affidavits will not be considered primary evidence.
Do i need an attorney to handle this further?
My Indian Passport (which is now Cancelled since I acquired US Citizenship) has my mothers name listed as "Zehra".
My OCI (overseas citizen of india) document - which i acquired after becoming a US citizen has her name listed correctly as "Zehrakhatoon".
Note that "Zehra" is a short form of "Zehrakhatoon"...since "Khatoon" just means lady in Arabic...kinda like an honorific title.
But I dont have any other document (other than my Birth Certificate) where her name has been misspelled as "zohra" (notice the "o" as opposed to the "e")
Any guidance/advice would be highly appreciated.
definitely no lawyer unless you have much to waste. Lawyers do not more documetations that you do. I had the same issue years back when I applied for my GC. My parents name are misspelled in G532 form and that triggered the rfe. What I did is my parents passport, and as much as other documentations you can provide. It was easy.
Could you get a reissued birth certificate, with the correct name fully spelled out? Or with "Zehra" instead of "Zohra"?
I was able to procure a Birth Cert with name spelled as "Zehra". How do I explain the "khatoon" issue though?
Can I get a print out from wikipedia educating that khatoon really just mean "lady"?