Vyacheslav
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How do I change my N-400's "place of birth" from Taiwan to China?
How do I change my N-400's "place of birth" from Taiwan to China?
I was born in Taiwan province of China in 1966. I moved to the US
and my greencard shows "country of birth" as Taiwan. Since I firmly
believe(as do the US, Canada, and of course, the People's Republic
of China) that Taiwan is not a country, I would like to have my N-400
application to show that my country of birth as "China"... Taiwan,
as an inalienable, integral part of China, should not be referred to as
"Country" of birth. In fact, my current passport, ussed by the
authority on Taiwan, shows "Republic of China"....... (those who
are born in mainland China have passports issued by the People's
Republic of China)
Or at the very least, have my US passport show "Place of Birth: China"
(after I become naturalized as a US citizen, obviously)
Another reason I'm seeking this change is this: my father was also
born in Taiwan. He came to the US in 1968. He got a greencard
that said "China" because that's what both the US and Taiwanese
governments used. (but in this case, the "China" refers to "Republic
of China"(the one on Taiwan) He eventually became a US citizen.
His US passport says "Place of Birth: China" (eventhough he
was born in southern Taiwan.
So, when I become a US citizen and receive my US passport,
mine will say "Place of Birth: Taiwan"... while my father's
will continue to say "Place of Birth: China" (despite the
fact that both of us were born in Taiwan) Isn't this weird?
Apparently the Taiwanese pro-indepence lobby in the US had
persuaged the US Congress to pass a law in the 1990's, which
required that the US govt agencies to use "Taiwan" instead of
"China" for people who were born in Taiwan.(the INS and the US
Dept of State complied with this, of course) So anyone who
applied for US greencard or citizenship after that had their
greencards & passports to day "Taiwan" instead of "China"...
I heard about this forum from a coworker who came from Indian,
but is now a US citizen. He tole me that he'd be pretty mad if
his US passport showed his country of birth as Pakistan instead
of India, and I totally agree with him.
How do I change my N-400's "place of birth" from Taiwan to China?
I was born in Taiwan province of China in 1966. I moved to the US
and my greencard shows "country of birth" as Taiwan. Since I firmly
believe(as do the US, Canada, and of course, the People's Republic
of China) that Taiwan is not a country, I would like to have my N-400
application to show that my country of birth as "China"... Taiwan,
as an inalienable, integral part of China, should not be referred to as
"Country" of birth. In fact, my current passport, ussed by the
authority on Taiwan, shows "Republic of China"....... (those who
are born in mainland China have passports issued by the People's
Republic of China)
Or at the very least, have my US passport show "Place of Birth: China"
(after I become naturalized as a US citizen, obviously)
Another reason I'm seeking this change is this: my father was also
born in Taiwan. He came to the US in 1968. He got a greencard
that said "China" because that's what both the US and Taiwanese
governments used. (but in this case, the "China" refers to "Republic
of China"(the one on Taiwan) He eventually became a US citizen.
His US passport says "Place of Birth: China" (eventhough he
was born in southern Taiwan.
So, when I become a US citizen and receive my US passport,
mine will say "Place of Birth: Taiwan"... while my father's
will continue to say "Place of Birth: China" (despite the
fact that both of us were born in Taiwan) Isn't this weird?
Apparently the Taiwanese pro-indepence lobby in the US had
persuaged the US Congress to pass a law in the 1990's, which
required that the US govt agencies to use "Taiwan" instead of
"China" for people who were born in Taiwan.(the INS and the US
Dept of State complied with this, of course) So anyone who
applied for US greencard or citizenship after that had their
greencards & passports to day "Taiwan" instead of "China"...
I heard about this forum from a coworker who came from Indian,
but is now a US citizen. He tole me that he'd be pretty mad if
his US passport showed his country of birth as Pakistan instead
of India, and I totally agree with him.
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