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lilkim007 said:
Hi guys, I have a general question regarding the Birth Certificate.

My Birth Certificate includes the wrong surname of my father (My parents have different surnames but on the document, they hold the same - my mother's last name). As per DS-260, the form asks to include the father's surname, which will be different from the one on the Birth Certificate.

What's more, is that my parents were never in a legal marriage. And I don't know any information about my father except his real surname and DoB.

What do you think I should do to play safe? Include the father's real last name on the DS-260 but to cause confusion with surnames? Or should I put the same surname per Birth Certificate? Or should I try to secure an application of a single mother or smth like that?

On the "reciprocity by country" page, it is stated in the comment section that "if the child's parents are not in a legal marriage, the father's information shall be written based on the mother's statement, certified by a notary public or a medical facility".
I am not sure if I should follow along with the comment since both of my parents are included on my Birth Certificate? And I've never heard of cases when embassies ask for the marriage certificate of the parents of the derivative applicant.
I don't intend to hide anything, It's just I'd rather not include my father at all but at the same time he is mentioned on my Birth Certificate.
Thanks in advance.
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You write the truth, as one always does in immigration paperwork. and you can explain it in the interview. It’s not going to be a reason for denial. If I were you I would get a notarized statement from mother about the name on birth certificate being incorrect, just in case.
 
I have a question about filling out DS 260. I thought I was reading you have to use the US form for a street: Housenumber followed by street name, e.g. 5 Ocean Drive. Here in Germany we are using it vice versa, e.g. Ocean Drive 5 or Bahnhofstr. 5. So I filled the form with the US format "5 Bahnhofstr." - is this fine although it is officially Bahnhofstr. 5? If not, could this be an issue?
 
Is there a point in asking for reopening of DS-260 after 21 days from sending this form? Some people say that if you ask for reopening before 21 days pass, you will lose your "queue" and counting will start from resubmission date.
 
Wendy Fox said:
Is there a point in asking for reopening of DS-260 after 21 days from sending this form? Some people say that if you ask for reopening before 21 days pass, you will lose your "queue" and counting will start from resubmission date.
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It's the first time I hear about 21 days rule. where does this information come from?
 
DV2020EU44 said:
It's the first time I hear about 21 days rule. where does this information come from?
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I'm from Georgia (Europe) and here, some people suggested this and when I wanted to know where was this coming from, they pointed to one particular person who assists them in filling up DS-260. Though I couldn't find anywhere such kind of information.
 
lilkim007 said:
Hi guys, I have a general question regarding the Birth Certificate.

My Birth Certificate includes the wrong surname of my father (My parents have different surnames but on the document, they hold the same - my mother's last name). As per DS-260, the form asks to include the father's surname, which will be different from the one on the Birth Certificate.

What's more, is that my parents were never in a legal marriage. And I don't know any information about my father except his real surname and DoB.

What do you think I should do to play safe? Include the father's real last name on the DS-260 but to cause confusion with surnames? Or should I put the same surname per Birth Certificate? Or should I try to secure an application of a single mother or smth like that?

On the "reciprocity by country" page, it is stated in the comment section that "if the child's parents are not in a legal marriage, the father's information shall be written based on the mother's statement, certified by a notary public or a medical facility".
I am not sure if I should follow along with the comment since both of my parents are included on my Birth Certificate? And I've never heard of cases when embassies ask for the marriage certificate of the parents of the derivative applicant.
I don't intend to hide anything, It's just I'd rather not include my father at all but at the same time he is mentioned on my Birth Certificate.
Thanks in advance.
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My answer was a bit imprecise on the video (not scripted of course). Just found a lawyer webpage where they listed crimes that could be considered CIMT, although remember the circumstances (intent) and the time since the offence will be factors that a CO might consider. I think the lawyers webpage explains it better than I did.

www.aerlawgroup.com

Crimes Involving Moral Turpitude

Crimes involving moral turpitude carry harsh penalties. Let The Rodriguez Law Group Los Angeles Criminal Defense Attorneys defend you.
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Wendy Fox said:
I'm from Georgia (Europe) and here, some people suggested this and when I wanted to know where was this coming from, they pointed to one particular person who assists them in filling up DS-260. Though I couldn't find anywhere such kind of information.
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Unlocking generally doesn't cause any delay, but it depends what was changed during the unlock. If you change a spelling mistake, date of graduating high school or something very innocuous, there will be no delay. If on the other hand you just got married to a nuclear weapons expert from Iran and you are adding the new spouse, yeah that might cause some delay. In a healthy year even adding a spouse didn't delay much. The reason people are making up nonsense about unlocking is because everything has been screwed up from DV2020 and we didn't know why KCC weren't doing anything right.

The 21 days thing is nonsense.
 
DV2020EU44 said:
It's the first time I hear about 21 days rule. where does this information come from?
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There’s a special place on the Internet where the most bizarre stories get made up and uncritical people repeat them.

I’d be more worried about this person that everyone seems to be using to fill in a DS260. You have just about every detail you need for identity theft in those applications, and it’s not like it’s complicated..it’s just your own factual details.
 
Britsimon said:
Unlocking generally doesn't cause any delay, but it depends what was changed during the unlock. If you change a spelling mistake, date of graduating high school or something very innocuous, there will be no delay. If on the other hand you just got married to a nuclear weapons expert from Iran and you are adding the new spouse, yeah that might cause some delay. In a healthy year even adding a spouse didn't delay much. The reason people are making up nonsense about unlocking is because everything has been screwed up from DV2020 and we didn't know why KCC weren't doing anything right.

The 21 days thing is nonsense.
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Happy to hear this from you, thank you.
 
Thanks a lot for the help,

I completely agree with you about being honest and telling the truth.
It's just a huge mess in my country to get any document properly issued. And I am worried about the potential confusion my documents can cause to the immigration officer.
 
lilkim007 said:
Thanks a lot for the help,

I completely agree with you about being honest and telling the truth.
It's just a huge mess in my country to get any document properly issued. And I am worried about the potential confusion my documents can cause to the immigration officer.
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Assuming you actually want to immigrate to the US, then it’s a bigger mess to lie on a US immigration form. Especially when you want to do it for something that is a not a deniable issue, and when the CO will be aware of document issues where you are, it is just - pardon the bluntness - stupid to take the risk.
 
Hi All,

I've been trying to find an answer elsewhere but can't find anything too helpful so I thought I'd ask some experienced minds here!

The DS-260 asks for an address (permanent residential and postal) in the States. What should we provide if we don't have any valid US-based addresses?

Thanks in advance!
 
The Nomad said:
Hi All,

I've been trying to find an answer elsewhere but can't find anything too helpful so I thought I'd ask some experienced minds here!

The DS-260 asks for an address (permanent residential and postal) in the States. What should we provide if we don't have any valid US-based addresses?

Thanks in advance!
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You can put down a hotel or temporary address for the purpose of submitting the DS260. You however will need to find a permanent/more reliable address at least by the time you go for your interview so that you get to update the information at that point. Your permanent/more reliable address could be the address of a friend or a friend of a friend as long as it is for someone you trust since that is where your GC will be sent to.
 
Hi there !
Does somebody know how Montreal consulate works nowadays? Are they processing for interviews ?
Is it worth to “switch” the office by selecting another city in my DS?
 
Sandtauz said:
Hi there !
Does somebody know how Montreal consulate works nowadays? Are they processing for interviews ?
Is it worth to “switch” the office by selecting another city in my DS?
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They were issuing DVs in the latest official issuance stats (April).
 
Wendy Fox said:
Could you please tell me how long did KCC took to unlock your DS-260 forms in 2022 (DV 2023 winners)?
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It took them some 3 working days to unlock it and getting back to me with confirmation, however I believe it may vary thou. If you intend to send an unlock request (if you haven't did already) a useful piece of advice is to provide all required info in a one go so that you have your reopen request completed without back and forth :)
 
Oeldakhakhny said:
It took them some 3 working days to unlock it and getting back to me with confirmation, however I believe it may vary thou. If you intend to send an unlock request (if you haven't did already) a useful piece of advice is to provide all required info in a one go so that you have your reopen request completed without back and forth :)
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Thanks, I sent a request on this Saturday. When did you send yours?
 
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