How do I change my N-400's "country of birth" from Taiwan to China?

Please put a stop to this saga

Mr/Mrs guy who wants to change or hide his/her country of birth:

You will get "Birth Place: Taiwan" in your new passport. No "Country of Birth" will be shown in the new passport.

Wish this fact would make you feel satisfied. Also, please stop making people who are very proud of Taiwan feel shameful because of your your country of origin and your posts.
 
chuang2830 said:
Mr/Mrs guy who wants to change or hide his/her country of birth:

You will get "Birth Place: Taiwan" in your new passport. No "Country of Birth" will be shown in the new passport.

Wish this fact would make you feel satisfied. Also, please stop making people who are very proud of Taiwan feel shameful because of your your country of origin and your posts.
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Dear Chuang2830,

Like I stated in earlier posts... I would settle for a US passport that shows "place of birth" as "TAIWAN, REPUBLIC OF CHINA"..... basically I just want it to be exactly the same as my on the cover of my current ROC passport. (if the country's official name changes in the future, then I'll just have to change it to the new official name again) :)

I'm afraid you may have misunderstood me.... :( I 110% support a completely independent, sovereign nation, totally separate from China. (with full diplomatic recognition of each other) Probably won't happen in my lifetime... :( but one can wish, right? :)

But in the mean time, I want all of my documents/IDs to say the exact same thing as printed.... :(
 
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cafeconleche said:
If you're Taiwanese, how come your screenname is Vyacheslav?
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That's almost like saying people with Chinese names can't have English
first names like George or Michael... :D :D :D

When I graduated from high school in Taiwan, my grades weren't that good.
To get into college in Taiwan, you have to take a national college entrance
exam. Your test score is the only thing that determines which school will
accept you. If you get really high scores, you get to go to the medical
school at the top Taiwan universiities... EVEN IF YOU DON'T KNOW HOW TO
HOLD A BUTTER KNIFE OR FAINT WHEN YOU SEE BLOOD.... :) I know... it's
not a good system... :D

Like I said, my test score only got me into the Russian Studies
dept at National Chengchi University in Taiwan.... :( (the alternative was
a college, majoring in enviromental studies... or the third alternative, which
was to not go to college and be immediately drafted in for mandatory military
service of 2 years)

On the first day of class, the professor asked everybody to choose a Russian
name... since I spoke not a word of Russian at the time, the professor chose
one for me. Vyacheslav just happened to sound simliar to the first word of my
Chinese name. :) It sort of stuck with me over the years... That's the
name I will have once I become a US citizen! :)
 
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Vyacheslav said:
Dear Chuang2830,

Like I stated in earlier posts... I would settle for a US passport that shows "place of birth" as "TAIWAN, REPUBLIC OF CHINA"..... basically I just want it to be exactly the same as my on the cover of my current ROC passport. (if the country's official name changes in the future, then I'll just have to change it to the new official name again) :)

I'm afraid you may have misunderstood me.... :( I 110% support a completely independent, sovereign nation, totally separate from China. (with full diplomatic recognition of each other) Probably won't happen in my lifetime... :( but one can wish, right? :)

But in the mean time, I want all of my documents/IDs to say the exact same thing as printed.... :(
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You have been assured there will be no "Country of Birth" in your pasport. Isn't this enough for you? Why you keep coming back to "the" issue?

What you have stated in the previous posts were so politically oriented that have insulted so many from the island of Taiwan. Please put this saga to an end and take your personal statements to somewhere and leave this forum free of politics.
 
That's going to be your name? Haha, that's cool. "Hi, I'm Slava, and I'm from Taiwan"

My name in French class was Olivier... I'll think about it...
 
Taiwan = Republic of China

Triple Citizen said:
I need to correct you. Barring 25 sovereign states, all the rest (and the UN) consider Taiwan as part of PRC.
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Taiwan= Republic of China
China= People's Republic

I am not trying to make a statement or something. I recall "TAIWAN" was one of the countries that was represented in my OATH ceremony two Days ago. I never had any problem about being born in Taiwan or using it on any of my legal documents. I will leave the debt to rest of you who are interested. I just wanted to point out that it is being known as a country at my recent CIS experience.

Lawrence
 
In my opinion CIS is not expected to use correct terminology with regards to political entities on the world geo-political scene. They at times cannot get their own terminology right :)
If they (CIS) did their homework they would know that the Foreign Ministry (State Department) of the same country they represent, has made it perfectly clear what the federal government's views are on Taiwan.



N400toLawrence said:
I just wanted to point out that it is being known as a country at my recent CIS experience.
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Vyacheslav said:
How do I change my N-400's "country 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 "Country 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 "Country 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 "Country of Birth: Taiwan"... while my father's
will continue to say "Country 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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Man no body likes Chinese in USA because they have filled us markets with cheap substandard product so you are beter off with Tiawan....:D:D:D:D
 
Vyacheslav said:
How do I change my N-400's "country 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 "Country 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 "Country 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 "Country of Birth: Taiwan"... while my father's
will continue to say "Country 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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haa no matter chinese or taiwan, you are screwed either way....:D:D:D:D
 
usaangel2006 said:
haa no matter chinese or taiwan, you are screwed either way....:D:D:D:D
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no luck for me, my U.S. passport now says "Republic of Taiwan" because the passport clerks refuse to accept "China" or "Taiwan, Republic of China".......................................... :(
 
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