Birth Certificate Related

[kd2008]

Hi Guys,

Can you please answer my questions below? - The link provided (http://india.gov.in/howdo/index.php) does not seem to provide info on corrections to certificates.

1. What documents are required to correct the spelling errors in the bc?

Depends on the local authority reissuing the certificate. A photocopy of the original is needed. If the correct spelling names appear in the Passport - first and last page, school leaving certificate etc. In my case, a photocopy of original and the first and last page of passport was enough as it showed clear connection between the original birth certificate and the passport - except for name everything else was same.

2. Should we go to any specific govt. authority who has jurisdication over the place of birth to get the bc corrected, in India? The reason being, I was born in a city different and far away from where my parents reside now and I am not sure how they can get it from my place of birth.

Yes you will most likely have to do that as there is no centralized system or database. Mostly likely the local municipal office. You don't need to send your parents. Anyone in that town you know will work who has the photocopies and can establish connection. In my case I sent scanned copies to my uncle and he printed them out.

3. If jurisdiction does not matter, does a general statement from my parents (notarized by any Notary Public) suffice?

If you are making an affidavit then yes.

4. Is there a specific template used for spelling correction? If so, can you please provide it as well? - Nishant, I looked at the templates you provided earlier in the forum but I am not sure, if they can be used for spelling corrections as well. Can you please throw some light?

When you make the affidavit you have to mention the reason for it. In your case the discrepancy in the spelling of your name etc. Use Nishant's template - it captures the important details you will need in the affidavit. But it does not need to be worded exactly. There is no format here. It is just a template. Consult an attorney in US for best advice.

Thanks for the help.

You are welcome

[mysati]

Thanks KD!

[krishnav]

Hello Gurus,

Question more on the medical side...just wanted to see if anyone had a similar situation.
Our dates became current in the Nov bulletin and so we went to the doctor for the vaccinations and medical tests etc.
I had all the medical records and so I didnt get any vaccinations. My wife had to get a TDAP vaccine and thats all.

Now, we were planning on having kids and our doctor didnt tell us anything about how long we need to wait after vaccinations (except in the questionaire they asked if there was chances of my wife gettign pregnant in next 1 month).
Today one of my friend told me that one of the immigration doctors told his sister that one needs to wait for 6 months after vaccinations are done to plan on getting pregnant.
I was wondering if any of the people here had a similar situation or know more about this?

Our parents are killing us to have kids and telling them NOT FOR ANOTHER 6 MONTHS would be a tough task for us...haha.

Any thoughts would be appreciated.

[pch053]

I think yesterday was a good day for approvals. I got my I485 approval email as well. My PD is 11th July'07 and my case was with NSC. I am a bit surprised as I did't submit my medical tests during the Aug'07 rush (I would have missed the deadline had I waited for the medical tests) and was expecting a RFE. Can USCIS ask to do the medical tests (like fingerprinting) after I485 approval or during ADIT processing?

My journey in US so far:
1998 - 2003 (MS + Phd)
2003 - 2005 (Employer A)
2005 - 2006 (Employer B)
2006 - 2009 (Employer C) --> filed my green card through this employer
2009 - present (Employer D) --> switched jobs using AC21
I probably should have applied earlier for green card but all is well that ends well. Looking forward to seeing more approvals and advancement of PDs in near future.

[grnwtg]

Congrats pch053....yours is a heck of journey...

I think yesterday was a good day for approvals. I got my I485 approval email as well. My PD is 11th July'07 and my case was with NSC. I am a bit surprised as I did't submit my medical tests during the Aug'07 rush (I would have missed the deadline had I waited for the medical tests) and was expecting a RFE. Can USCIS ask to do the medical tests (like fingerprinting) after I485 approval or during ADIT processing?

My journey in US so far:
1998 - 2003 (MS + Phd)
2003 - 2005 (Employer A)
2005 - 2006 (Employer B)
2006 - 2009 (Employer C) --> filed my green card through this employer
2009 - present (Employer D) --> switched jobs using AC21
I probably should have applied earlier for green card but all is well that ends well. Looking forward to seeing more approvals and advancement of PDs in near future.

[qesehmk]

PCH congrats! looks like you didn't wait on your career even as you lost time in filing GC. Way to go if true.

I think yesterday was a good day for approvals. I got my I485 approval email as well. My PD is 11th July'07 and my case was with NSC. I am a bit surprised as I did't submit my medical tests during the Aug'07 rush (I would have missed the deadline had I waited for the medical tests) and was expecting a RFE. Can USCIS ask to do the medical tests (like fingerprinting) after I485 approval or during ADIT processing?

My journey in US so far:
1998 - 2003 (MS + Phd)
2003 - 2005 (Employer A)
2005 - 2006 (Employer B)
2006 - 2009 (Employer C) --> filed my green card through this employer
2009 - present (Employer D) --> switched jobs using AC21
I probably should have applied earlier for green card but all is well that ends well. Looking forward to seeing more approvals and advancement of PDs in near future.

[sandeep11]

Congratulations!!!!

It is a bit surprising that there was no RFE for medicals..Thats is a long wait but your persistence paid off....as you said all is well that ends well.......Have Fun.

I think yesterday was a good day for approvals. I got my I485 approval email as well. My PD is 11th July'07 and my case was with NSC. I am a bit surprised as I did't submit my medical tests during the Aug'07 rush (I would have missed the deadline had I waited for the medical tests) and was expecting a RFE. Can USCIS ask to do the medical tests (like fingerprinting) after I485 approval or during ADIT processing?

My journey in US so far:
1998 - 2003 (MS + Phd)
2003 - 2005 (Employer A)
2005 - 2006 (Employer B)
2006 - 2009 (Employer C) --> filed my green card through this employer
2009 - present (Employer D) --> switched jobs using AC21
I probably should have applied earlier for green card but all is well that ends well. Looking forward to seeing more approvals and advancement of PDs in near future.

[immitime]

I think yesterday was a good day for approvals. I got my I485 approval email as well. My PD is 11th July'07 and my case was with NSC. I am a bit surprised as I did't submit my medical tests during the Aug'07 rush (I would have missed the deadline had I waited for the medical tests) and was expecting a RFE. Can USCIS ask to do the medical tests (like fingerprinting) after I485 approval or during ADIT processing?

My journey in US so far:
1998 - 2003 (MS + Phd)
2003 - 2005 (Employer A)
2005 - 2006 (Employer B)
2006 - 2009 (Employer C) --> filed my green card through this employer
2009 - present (Employer D) --> switched jobs using AC21
I probably should have applied earlier for green card but all is well that ends well. Looking forward to seeing more approvals and advancement of PDs in near future.

PCH053 that was a very long journey, I admire your patience and courage to withstand the frustations, beacuse of this useless EB system created in your life and of course in all of our lives too. I do not know when I will be relieved from this mess! Have a nice weekend, enjoy the Green!

[nishant2200]

Congratulations friend!

Let me tell you, approval without even medicals, that proves to me a point my lawyer always says to me: He says that people who have done masters education here in a good university, and have a clean straightforward full time job history, USCIS just rubber stamps the approval, they don't scrutinize much at all. He thinks it will be a piece of cake to get approval once dates get current.

Another thing, these days you get finger printed at POE as well as home consulate. I have known of cases when after GC approval, within few days people were asked to get finger printing done.

I have never seen a case of GC being given without medicals though. Guess a PhD deserves it

I think yesterday was a good day for approvals. I got my I485 approval email as well. My PD is 11th July'07 and my case was with NSC. I am a bit surprised as I did't submit my medical tests during the Aug'07 rush (I would have missed the deadline had I waited for the medical tests) and was expecting a RFE. Can USCIS ask to do the medical tests (like fingerprinting) after I485 approval or during ADIT processing?

My journey in US so far:
1998 - 2003 (MS + Phd)
2003 - 2005 (Employer A)
2005 - 2006 (Employer B)
2006 - 2009 (Employer C) --> filed my green card through this employer
2009 - present (Employer D) --> switched jobs using AC21
I probably should have applied earlier for green card but all is well that ends well. Looking forward to seeing more approvals and advancement of PDs in near future.

[harick]

I am a bit surprised as I did't submit my medical tests during the Aug'07 rush (I would have missed the deadline had I waited for the medical tests) and was expecting a RFE. Can USCIS ask to do the medical tests (like fingerprinting) after I485 approval or during ADIT processing?

Congratulations pch053. Did you submit your midical reports afterwards or did you not submit them at all?

Thanks

[pch053]

Thanks everyone for the good wishes! It was a long journey and I was expecting a RFE (for medical test) rather than approval. Anyway, I won't complain; sometimes we are in for pleasant surprises. This the most amazing online forum I have ever been and I will surely hang around and pass on anything I have learned from the great people (too many names to list!) so that it might help future green card applicants.

Nishant, qblogfan and others waiting for the dates to move forward: I am surely hoping that your time will come in the Dec bulletin. Teddy, PWMBs and people waiting for their I485 approval: Wishing you a speedy approval in the final part of the GC journey.

[veni001]

I think yesterday was a good day for approvals. I got my I485 approval email as well. My PD is 11th July'07 and my case was with NSC. I am a bit surprised as I did't submit my medical tests during the Aug'07 rush (I would have missed the deadline had I waited for the medical tests) and was expecting a RFE. Can USCIS ask to do the medical tests (like fingerprinting) after I485 approval or during ADIT processing?

My journey in US so far:
1998 - 2003 (MS + Phd)
2003 - 2005 (Employer A)
2005 - 2006 (Employer B)
2006 - 2009 (Employer C) --> filed my green card through this employer
2009 - present (Employer D) --> switched jobs using AC21
I probably should have applied earlier for green card but all is well that ends well. Looking forward to seeing more approvals and advancement of PDs in near future.

pch053,
Looks like your journey is the longest out of all registered members on this forum!

Congratulations.

[qblogfan]

thanks my friend.

best wishes to you and your family. enjoy your freedom and be happy!

Thanks everyone for the good wishes! It was a long journey and I was expecting a RFE (for medical test) rather than approval. Anyway, I won't complain; sometimes we are in for pleasant surprises. This the most amazing online forum I have ever been and I will surely hang around and pass on anything I have learned from the great people (too many names to list!) so that it might help future green card applicants.

Nishant, qblogfan and others waiting for the dates to move forward: I am surely hoping that your time will come in the Dec bulletin. Teddy, PWMBs and people waiting for their I485 approval: Wishing you a speedy approval in the final part of the GC journey.

[TeddyKoochu]

Thanks everyone for the good wishes! It was a long journey and I was expecting a RFE (for medical test) rather than approval. Anyway, I won't complain; sometimes we are in for pleasant surprises. This the most amazing online forum I have ever been and I will surely hang around and pass on anything I have learned from the great people (too many names to list!) so that it might help future green card applicants.

Nishant, qblogfan and others waiting for the dates to move forward: I am surely hoping that your time will come in the Dec bulletin. Teddy, PWMBs and people waiting for their I485 approval: Wishing you a speedy approval in the final part of the GC journey.

Thanks again my friend for your good wishes. Iam trying hard to have everything together for the filing. Your profile is amazing; you could probably have been EB1 as well. Someone of your caliber with a Phd having to wait so long is quite unique.

[chandrukv]

Q and rest of the team...

You guys are doing a wonderful job. I have been the silent spectator all these days. My Priority date is Sep 14 2007. I just completed doing my paperwork for 485 filing. I would like to share my Medical experience which might benefit others...

Medical cost $177 (Including shots & doctor Fee). This is in Minneapolis and the doctor is an Afghani and they accept only cash. I didn't have any shots history.

Day1 - Went for the physical check up. Doctor gave 3 Mandatory booster shots and did the TB skin test.
He referred to local hospital for blood test where they accepted my Insurance.
Day3 - Went to hospital to have the TB results checked. I had a positive reaction and my wife had negative.
Doctor recommended for a Chest X-ray and referred to another close by hospital where they accepted my insurance (Not sure how much it will cost until I receive the bills from the hospital)
Day 5- I had the chest X-ray results which was negative. Doctor signed the Medical report and gave me the sealed envelope.
Doctor didn't recommend for any further treatments...

[TeddyKoochu]

guys and guru's... is it really important to file 485 on the first day itself? please let me know.

You should definitely aim for that if possible because there have been numerous postings on forums that USCIS finally goes by Receipt Date and Notice date within the PD ranges that is current. But realistically don't lose sweat on it these days once the date is current people do get approved it’s only a matter of few days here and there. This has always been a big question what USCIS uses RD/ND/PD though maybe it’s a little bit of luck. On another note best to ensure that the application is comprehensive and correct. In my own case the lawyer and company HR will do everything possible to slow things down but its upto us to keep pushing to an extent. My lawyer refused to accept the packet unless everything is there so I could only send the stuff to him today after I got the affidavits for the birth certificate, now he will review it and Iam sure there will be some back and forth, so personally I have given up filing on the 1st even though hoped for it.

[gc0907]

I sent the required docs to my lawyer last week and he confirmed everything is all set and ready to go on 10/31. So hope it will be @USCIS by 11/02-03 unless he mails by nextday air.

guys and guru's... is it really important to file 485 on the first day itself? please let me know.

You should definitely aim for that if possible because there have been numerous postings on forums that USCIS finally goes by Receipt Date and Notice date within the PD ranges that is current. But realistically don't lose sweat on it these days once the date is current people do get approved it’s only a matter of few days here and there. This has always been a big question what USCIS uses RD/ND/PD though maybe it’s a little bit of luck. On another note best to ensure that the application is comprehensive and correct. In my own case the lawyer and company HR will do everything possible to slow things down but its upto us to keep pushing to an extent. My lawyer refused to accept the packet unless everything is there so I could only send the stuff to him today after I got the affidavits for the birth certificate, now he will review it and Iam sure there will be some back and forth, so personally I have given up filing on the 1st even though hoped for it.

[kpt112107]

If you don't mind, please check this with personal doctor instead of asking public.
I hope you understand.

Hello Gurus,

Question more on the medical side...just wanted to see if anyone had a similar situation.
Our dates became current in the Nov bulletin and so we went to the doctor for the vaccinations and medical tests etc.
I had all the medical records and so I didnt get any vaccinations. My wife had to get a TDAP vaccine and thats all.

Now, we were planning on having kids and our doctor didnt tell us anything about how long we need to wait after vaccinations (except in the questionaire they asked if there was chances of my wife gettign pregnant in next 1 month).
Today one of my friend told me that one of the immigration doctors told his sister that one needs to wait for 6 months after vaccinations are done to plan on getting pregnant.
I was wondering if any of the people here had a similar situation or know more about this?

Our parents are killing us to have kids and telling them NOT FOR ANOTHER 6 MONTHS would be a tough task for us...haha.

Any thoughts would be appreciated.

[Karma1979]

My birth year is 1979 and my birth certificate was made in 1982. is this a problem? If so then what is the solution?
thanks in advance. u guys rock!!!

[gcseeker]

Karma1979

Please refer to this thread.Nishant and others have already done a lot of work posting sample affidavits which can be used.

http://www.qesehmk.org/forums/showth...Related-Issues..

You need to submit an affidavit from your parents since date of registration was done later on. Hope this helps.

My birth year is 1979 and my birth certificate was made in 1982. is this a problem? If so then what is the solution?
thanks in advance. u guys rock!!!

[Karma1979]

Nishant and Others,
I am facing a similar problem. On my birth certificate my father's name is spelled as "Pradip" and on my passport it is "Pradeep". can someone please send me a sample affidavit that I have to get from my father to prove that it is one and the same person and no name change. Also should I get affidavits signed my grandmother that Pardip and Pradeep are one and the same person??? thanks in advance.

I have a similar problem. There is a "ben" attached to my mother's name. What you can do is explicitly specify in the affidavit that:

Lakshmi and Laxmi are different ways to spell the name from your native language of the region into English. This should not be considered name change. The following names refer to one and same person:
list down all full names like lastname lakshmi middle, lastname laxmi middle etc

Next write down this affidavit is being provided to clarify the naming translation and is being provided as a proof of your birth and parentage.

Remember the affidiavits are first person from the deponent's point of view. so the language would be as if your mother is saying it.

[kd2008]

Nishant and Others,
I am facing a similar problem. On my birth certificate my father's name is spelled as "Pradip" and on my passport it is "Pradeep". can someone please send me a sample affidavit that I have to get from my father to prove that it is one and the same person and no name change. Also should I get affidavits signed my grandmother that Pardip and Pradeep are one and the same person??? thanks in advance.

Each person's case is unique. A public forum is not a place to obtain case specific opinion for such a sensitive matter. This forum and its members do not wish to be liable for inadvertent and incorrect advise. Please consult a competent attorney. Yes, your matter is that important.

You can if you wish, get the birth certificate reissued following the guidance given above to mysati.

[vizcard]

Question regarding the medicals... If I choose a civil surgeon who is also in my insurance network, would the blood work and vaccination be covered by the insurance?

I have read from few other posts that vaccination was paid by the insurance. I am wondering, would the insurance company treat the claims the same way whether the claim is from my PCP or the civil surgeon in the USCIS list who is also in my PPO network??

That depends on your insurance. Typically, insurance covers medical conditions and preventative care (vaccinations, physicals). Immigration certification does not fall in these categories. You may be able to pass it off as an annual physical but that depends on the way the civil surgeon and your insurance wants to handle it. I believe the blood work is covered as well... just knowing from past blood work that I've done to test for medications in my blood stream.

[nishant2200]

On first page of the thread, go through the posts, you will find information about affidavit formats and websites.

Nishant and Others,
I am facing a similar problem. On my birth certificate my father's name is spelled as "Pradip" and on my passport it is "Pradeep". can someone please send me a sample affidavit that I have to get from my father to prove that it is one and the same person and no name change. Also should I get affidavits signed my grandmother that Pardip and Pradeep are one and the same person??? thanks in advance.

[Reader]

I need advice from the experts for couple of issues in my birth certificate.

1. In my BC, my name is prefixed with the initials of my father's name which is common in south India. But, in my passport the name is given without initials and father's name is given as the family name. Does this need to be mentioned in the affidavit? (I am preparing affidavit anyway due to the registration date)

2. In my BC, the place of birth is given as City A which is a bigger city where the hospital is located, but the passport has the place of birth as City B which is a nearby city. What is best course of action to get this corrected. Is it easier to get the passport reissued with the correct place of birth based on the bc at the Indian consulate rather than trying to get the BC corrected?