Country of birth wrong on Plastic card - what to do

[Mihika]

Got plastic card for my son ( 6 years old). The country of birth on the card is marked as "Northern Ireland" in place of 'United Kingdom'. BTW Northern Ireland is not a separate country.

Called TSC today, they told me that it should not be a big deal and I can leave it like that and correct it at the timeof extension or naturalization. If I want to get it changed then fill out an I-90 form and take it to the local INS office with DOB certificate. That time I did not realize that I-90 has $ 110 fee.

Questions -

1. Any suggestion if this is a big deal?

2. Will INS still charge me $ 110 even though it is their mistake?

3. If INS has all the information in their records why they cannot re-print the card, why do I need to resubmit all the information, any experience anyone in getting error rectified on plastic card?

4. When I submit form I-90 do they keep the plastic card?

[JoeF]

1. It probably @#%$'t a big deal, but I would get it corrected anyway. I would simply feel better knowing all data is correct.
2. If it is their mistake, you do not have to pay the fee.
3. Don't try to find any logic or common sense in INS procedures ;-)
The file probably is in some archive. They need the information on the I-90 for actually printing the card, and they don't want to get the file out of an archive maybe halfway across the country. They have lost files during shipping from one center to the next before.
4. no idea.