My last name and middle initial in my passport is not the same in my birth certificate,which one should I use?
960704
Well assuming you can't fix the problem I would use the one on your passport because a passport is photo ID and more likely to be accepted as ID.  Also I think your passport also has your birthdate on it?\n\nMy father-in-law has a similar problem where the name on his birth certificate is wrong (because his parents didn't speak English and the doctor didn't speak Urkrainian) and he has a letter from his priest and from the Ministry of (ummm....?) Health?  That states that the person with the birth certificate that says his name is XXXXX is actually named XXXXXX.  I don't really understand why they can't change the birth certificate, but that's the government for you!\n\nSo if you can get a letter from your priest or from someone in the government who deals with ID that will probably come in handy in general.  Also in the future it would be good to pick one or the other and stick to it as much as you can, ie bank accounts, credit cards, student or work ID cards as these can be used as ID as well and it would help you if they all matched ;-)
54552
By all means, ask for another interview, but before you go, take your birth-certificate and a translator to a notary public, make a copy, have the notary public type above each data entry the english translation, and then get it notarized, and take that with you to your interview. Also bring your driver's license. Hope this helps! Problems usually occur with birthdates because most countries list birthdates differently. For example 03-05-78 might mean March 5, 1978 in USA, but might mean May 3, 1978 in Russia or Mexico. Hope this helps!
517077
Nope. I thought I would when I got married (last name change), but it's still the same old number.
682532
I would change the name, because they do check your passport against your ticket names. If they are not the same, it can cause you wasted time proving you are who you say you are. Also, if anything happens to you on your trip, they can ID you faster.
778401
If you lost your naturalization certificate, you can get a new one here:\nhttp://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=a910cac09aa5d010VgnVCM10000048f3d6a1RCRD&vgnextchannel=db029c7755cb9010VgnVCM10000045f3d6a1RCRD\n\nIf you're applying for a first-time passport, you must apply in person with the original certificate.  They will not keep it:\nhttp://www.travel.state.gov/passport/get/first/first_830.html
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You can't get it changed.  Your birth certificate is your birth certificate, period.  Since you were born in Germany, your German birth certificate is it.  You will NOT be issued another on.\n\nHOWEVER, having said that, you do have options.\n\n1)  If you were born of a military member who was stationed in Germany, you will have to get a "Record of overseas birth".  This is NOT a birth certificate, it is merely a form recording that you were born overseas of a military member, or a US Citizen.  This document was issued by the local military hospital or the US Consulate.\n\n2)  Get your German birth certificate translated by an authorized translator.
1006077
Do you mean fist and last name and no middle name? That's OK, but if you mean two cards with each a different name and the same number, call your social security office and try to work it out on the phone.
1131976
Yes, people at the Consulate are going to be suspicious if the names don't match. That might jeopardize your visa entirely. Can you ask the university to speed up the process of sending you a corrected I-20?
937617
Passport  or birth certificate.
467898
This is what you need to do:\n1.  Gather up all of your current identification papers/ i.d./ social security card/ h.s. diploma/ etc. (all of the important things that will need changing)\n\n2.  Get a signed, notarized statement from your mother that says that she did not give correct information regarding your legal name, and that your name should be as it appears on your birth certificate.\n\n3.  Go to the social secruity administration office and get a social security card with the correct version of your name and current social security number.  Take whatever documentation they give you with you so that you can prove that the govt. has officially changed your name.\n\n4.  Take your birth certificate, the notarized letter, and your print out from the social security office to the DMV and have whatever current i.d. changed to the correct name.  They will take whatever kind of i.d./drivers' licence card from you as it is illegal to possess identification in 2 different names for the same person.\n\nYou will have to repeat the process for each piece of identification that you need changed (i.e. passports, H.S. Diploma, bank account info, College Degrees, vehicle registration, etc.)\nThe cost will be minimal... $20.00 notary fee, whatever DMV fees, any replacement fees.  (you can have your diploma and bank stuff changed for free.. I'm not sure about passports though)  I hope this helps.
540103
Passport and accompaning ID.
476739
If your living in Great Britain then go to your local city hall or any half decent solicitor and tell them you want to change your name via 'deed poll'\nonce this is done you will get a new certificate that states you are this new person and that you will be registered as that person not the old one.\n\nIf you live elsewhere then I dont have a clue
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You will need to submit your marriage certificate (original) and you passport (original) to the Passport Services office.  They will mail everything back to you.  In the back of your passport it will have a notiation of your changed name.  That is how I did it after I got married.  \n\nHere is the website from the governement about it:\nhttp://travel.state.gov/passport/fri/ChangeName/ChangeName_851.html\n\n\nSend a completed form DS-5504, U.S. Passport Re-Application Form, a certified copy of your marriage certificate or your name change court decree, two recent color photographs (2” by 2”), and your current valid passport to the following address: \n\nIf using USPS:\nNational Passport Processing\nP.O. Box 13290\nPhiladelphia, PA 19101-3290 \n\nIf using other delivery service:\nNational Passport Processing\nATTN: Department 13290\n1617 Brett Road\nNew Castle, DE 19720
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PLEASE CONTACT THE PASSPORT OFFICE WHER YOU HAVE APPLIED.  THEY WILL GIVE YOU A SUITABLE REPLY.\n\n\nALL THE BEST.
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People can find that the name they have been using is not the one on their birth certificate. You are not the first one in this situation. Contact your local Social Security office, you can find their location in the phone book.  It is imnportant to have the names  agree. If you have property, deeds, stocks, etc   in a name that is not on your birth certificate you may need to go to court to have the correction made.
487398
For it to be a legal name it would be on the original birth certificate. You can submit or call the capital of the state you were born in, and request it.
724966
The city or county where you were born maintains a birth registry.  You must contact them for a copy of your birth cirtificate with their proper seal.  They do it all the time and can tell you (by phone?) what their procedure and fee are.  A notary public could only identify you (from a driver's license?) and notarize your statement that your copy is authentic and that likely would not be accepted for most purposes.  If you live far away from where you were born, visit your present city or county clerk for advice on how to request a copy of your birth certificate, for example by mail.