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Complicated problem !!!

Asked on Dec 12th, 2019 on Immigration - North Carolina
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I have 2 citizenships , I wanted to use my second citizenship to apply for EB-5 visa just for me I don't have included family members ,I'm in USA with b1 visa , I came for the first time to see the documents that are required for EB-5 program I found that I need my birth certificate the big problem that I'm using my second citizenship and my second passport which have a different first name and surname from my birth certificate at the same time my birth certificate is not in English which I need to translate it and then certify it at the consulate of my origin country but how will EB-5 program accept birth certificate has a different names from the name of the person that is now applying for the program at the same time I want to give up my origin citizenship... I hope someone can help me to deal with this.
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Immigration and Nationality Law Attorney serving New York, NY
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Generally speaking, a person cannot change names on citizenship papers from any country without having some legal right or record to the changed name when it is different from the name on the birth document. For example, the US allows name changes as a part of the naturalization process, but notates naturalization certificates with the legend showing the change of name. I would assume that there is some record in the country of your second citizenship which accounts for that country's acceptance of a different first name. You will need to obtain that record. Then you can present that with your original certificate of birth. Insofar as translations are concerned, you do not have to go to your consulate of your original country. You only need to go to a competent translator who can verify fluency in the home language and attest to the accuracy of the translation. Due to the limitations of the Lawyers.com Forums, Alan Lee, Esq.'s (the "Firm") participation in responding to questions posted herein does not constitute legal advice, nor legal representation of the person or entity posting a question. No Attorney/Client relationship is or shall be construed to be created hereby. The information provided herein by the Firm is general, and requires that the poster obtain specific legal advice from an attorney. The poster shall not rely upon the information provided herein as legal advice nor as the basis for making any decisions of legal consequence.  
Answered on Jan 10th, 2020 at 8:44 PM

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