Q: I am a Tanzanian citizen and a green card holder in US. My birth certificate had issues it doesn’t have the correct year
My birth year is 1994 but it was mistakenly put 1988. During the time my mother said she couldn’t fix it cause they wanted so much money which she did not have. She just made me aware of it while am already a permanent resident in US . In few years am going to apply for my citizenship and i wish it had the correct information. But it’s too late cause if i make them aware of this they might deny me citizenship i assume correct?
A: You can file an I 90 form to replace your green card and change your birth date. You should try to do this before you file for your citizenship. The error should not affect your ability to get your citizenship as long as you make the change.
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