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BOIS-DES-FILION · GOLD CARD FIELD GUIDE

The adoption decree and the birth registry give two different names

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THE DIRECT ANSWER

Explain how the decree connects the earlier name with the adopted name, and provide the supporting registration or other available civil evidence required for the case. An explanatory statement can help connect documents; it does not replace required proof. Obtain full certified English translations for USCIS and check the separate consular language instructions.

Assembling an adoption record that survives two stages

The evidence is looked at more than once: with the Form I-140G package, then again at the visa or interview stage where further documents are requested. A Bois-des-Filion family should therefore keep originals, certified copies and translations together, in one indexed set. If an official notice repeats a name or date you can show is wrong, take up the discrepancy with evidence — a notice can contain an error, and silence lets it harden.

Retain the payment records and a dated copy of the official terms; the official FAQ does not publish an EB-5-style source-of-funds requirement or a universal civil-document list. Wire instructions directing the money to a private company, a consultant’s account or an unidentified escrow do not match that description and should be checked against the official page before anything is sent.