Name on passport and DS-230

[Matap]

Hi everyone,

Here is my problem.

I entered DV2013 with my family of 4. In the e-form I put my wife's maiden name (ex. JOHN Isabella) as it is written in her short form birth certificate; the one we used for all administrative issues. We are married for about 10 years, her passport issued in 2009 has the following name JOHN EPSE JOE Isabella. In my country (francophone) EPSE stands for SPOUSE and it is common to fill married women's passport this way and JOE is my last name.

I already sent DS-230 forms to KCC using my wife's maiden name (JOHN Isabella) but I put JOE where it says Other names used or Aliase.

The worst thing is that we just discovered that in her long form birth certificate she was named after her mother (BAIRD Isabella) with a notice saying that she was recognised by her father JOHN Daniel James 4 months after her birth, hence her normal birth certificate (the short form one) has her father's name and her first name.

What shoud we do then?

1. Should we carry a new DS-230 for my wife with her name as it appears on the passport (JOHN EPSE JOE Isabella). Would that be an issue during the interview? Personally, I am not comfortable with the "EPSE"
2. The correct format wouldn't has been JOE Isabella and JOHN for other names used or aliases?
3. What should we do with the name BAIRD that she never used?

Please I need your advise badly as the interview is scheduled for next month.

Thank you,

 

[adamkiaa]

The worst thing is that we just discovered that in her long form birth certificate she was named after her mother (BAIRD Isabella) with a notice saying that she was recognised by her father JOHN Daniel James 4 months after her birth, hence her normal birth certificate (the short form one) has her father's name and her first name.

 

[Matap]

The worst thing is that we just discovered that in her long form birth certificate she was named after her mother (BAIRD Isabella) with a notice saying that she was recognised by her father JOHN Daniel James 4 months after her birth, hence her normal birth certificate (the short form one) has her father's name and her first name.

The explanation is that when she was born, she was declared at the birth certificate office by her mother. At that time (1976) her father was not in the country. So only her mother's name was on the paper; so she had her mother's name (BAIRD) and her first name (Isabella). Four months later the father came back and all the paperworks were completed to acknowledge his paternity and his name on the birth cerificate.
Therefore, in the long form birth certificate, which has all the details about someone's birth, a notice was added saying that my wife was recognised as daughter of JOHN Daniel James at that date. That is why she goes by JOHN Isabella.
The short form birth certificate that we used to do every administrative paper has both father and mother's names in the correct place.
My wife has no idea about this issue until recently when we ordered her long form birth certificate required by the US embassy to process her immigration visa. she has never used the name BAIRD as she was only 4 months old when the corection was made.
I refered to the situation as worst because we just discovered it recently and it is complicating the problem I mentioned earlier (family name/middle name/first name and other names used or aliases).

 

[hazelickes]

Have you consulted an immigration officials. What did they told you?

You can contact National Visa Center either by mail to NVCINQUIRY@state.gov. or Call to this (603) 334-0700 to get clarification.

The explanation is that when she was born, she was declared at the birth certificate office by her mother. At that time (1976) her father was not in the country. So only her mother's name was on the paper; so she had her mother's name (BAIRD) and her first name (Isabella). Four months later the father came back and all the paperworks were completed to acknowledge his paternity and his name on the birth cerificate.
Therefore, in the long form birth certificate, which has all the details about someone's birth, a notice was added saying that my wife was recognised as daughter of JOHN Daniel James at that date. That is why she goes by JOHN Isabella.
The short form birth certificate that we used to do every administrative paper has both father and mother's names in the correct place.
My wife has no idea about this issue until recently when we ordered her long form birth certificate required by the US embassy to process her immigration visa. she has never used the name BAIRD as she was only 4 months old when the corection was made.
I refered to the situation as worst because we just discovered it recently and it is complicating the problem I mentioned earlier (family name/middle name/first name and other names used or aliases).