Biological Father's or Step-Father's Name?

[LivinginCA]

Hello,

My wife and I are filing the I-130 and I-485 concurrently and we ran into a small roadblock. She uses the surname of her biological father even though she only ever knew of her step-father as "Dad" and on our Marriage License and Certificate her Step-Father was listed as her father.

Now, on the I-485 it's asking for her father's information. Should she put down her biological father's name (Despite never ever seeing him) or her Step-Fathers name? Like I said, her surname is the same as her biological father's, not her Step-Father's and Step-Father was on the Marriage Certificate. If we need to put down her biological father do we also need to adjust our Marriage Certificate?

Thank you

[rayb]

"Stepfather" is a legal relationship, so don't worry about changing the marriage cert.

But the I-485 and her G-325A should show her biological father's info. An attachment, signed and dated, should explain why the marriage cert shows her stepfather's name.

--Ray B

Hello,

My wife and I are filing the I-130 and I-485 concurrently and we ran into a small roadblock. She uses the surname of her biological father even though she only ever knew of her step-father as "Dad" and on our Marriage License and Certificate her Step-Father was listed as her father.

Now, on the I-485 it's asking for her father's information. Should she put down her biological father's name (Despite never ever seeing him) or her Step-Fathers name? Like I said, her surname is the same as her biological father's, not her Step-Father's and Step-Father was on the Marriage Certificate. If we need to put down her biological father do we also need to adjust our Marriage Certificate?

Thank you

[LivinginCA]

PERFECT! Thank you so much!

The general consensus seems to be "Include any shred of paperwork possible to ensure that whomever is in charge of processing the paperwork would have absolutely NO doubt as to what's going on" and that's exactly what I'll do .

Thank you again

"Stepfather" is a legal relationship, so don't worry about changing the marriage cert.

But the I-485 and her G-325A should show her biological father's info. An attachment, signed and dated, should explain why the marriage cert shows her stepfather's name.

--Ray B