Wrong father-in-law name in marriage certificate

[Atulk]

Hi,

I am going to apply for L-2 visa for my wife.
But in our marriage certificate, my father-in-law's name is incorrect.
His middle name is 'Chandra' but in marriage certificate it is being mentioned as 'Chand'.

Will it create/cause any problem in her application.
In my wife's passport & birth certificate, her father's name is correctly mentioned.

In case its a point concern, what course of action should I take.
Should I get the marriage certificate corrected or re-issued.
Or will any affidavit etc may work.

Thanks,
AtulK

[raghvi]

Hi,

I am going to apply for L-2 visa for my wife.
But in our marriage certificate, my father-in-law's name is incorrect.
His middle name is 'Chandra' but in marriage certificate it is being mentioned as 'Chand'.

Will it create/cause any problem in her application.
In my wife's passport & birth certificate, her father's name is correctly mentioned.

In case its a point concern, what course of action should I take.
Should I get the marriage certificate corrected or re-issued.
Or will any affidavit etc may work.

Thanks,
AtulK

For the purpose of L1 visa I don't think they go to the extent of matching the Parents name from Marriage certificate to the names in passport. Nonetheless it would be good to change it appropriately.

This is my opinion not legal advice.

[Atulk]

For the purpose of L1 visa I don't think they go to the extent of matching the Parents name from Marriage certificate to the names in passport. Nonetheless it would be good to change it appropriately.

This is my opinion not legal advice.

Hi,
Thanks for your reply.
I contact the sub-registrar, and he told me that there is no provision for correction.
But he told me that I can apply for new marriage registration certificate. ( I do not know whether its legal or illegal).
So should I go for it or should I get some affidavit etc.

Also can you tell me in what visas(H1, B1 etc) can this mistake cause a problem.

[raghvi]

I think you should get a new one.

As for visas, I don't think it is problem for visas, but it can be questioned during GC processing.

This is my opinion not legal advice.