In Thailand, it is an interesting process in order to get a birth certificate. First you tell them in English what the child's name is. They then translate it phonetically into the Thai language. The official Thai birth certificate is then sent to Bangkok so that it can be translated into English. As you can see the child's name is translated back and forth a number of times; it makes it difficult to have the name at the end of the process be the same as at the beginning of the process.
You cannot apply for US citizenship certification (Consular Report of Birth Abroad) without the official translation of the Thai birth certificate. When we received the English birth certificate, Josiah's name was written as Josian. When I pointed this out, I was told "No problem, same, same". Apparently they have never tried to apply for official documents in the US. After my insistence that this was unacceptable, they used white out (over the lamination on the document) and corrected it with a pen!
In the end, everything worked out and Josiah (or Josian, whichever you prefer) received his paperwork stating he is a US citizen as well as his passport.
You cannot apply for US citizenship certification (Consular Report of Birth Abroad) without the official translation of the Thai birth certificate. When we received the English birth certificate, Josiah's name was written as Josian. When I pointed this out, I was told "No problem, same, same". Apparently they have never tried to apply for official documents in the US. After my insistence that this was unacceptable, they used white out (over the lamination on the document) and corrected it with a pen!
In the end, everything worked out and Josiah (or Josian, whichever you prefer) received his paperwork stating he is a US citizen as well as his passport.
We have posted his birth certificate for you to see. It contains some very interesting information. In section 1, his name begins with Master, he was born on the 2nd waxing moon, in the 9th lunar month in calendar year of the pig. How many of you can say that you were born in the year of the pig?
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3 comments :
That is hilarious! What a great story Josiah will always be able to tell, how he was born during the waxing moon!
haha that's awesome! :) what does Master Josian think of his new name :) What a fun adventure :) haha :)
This little boy is going to have stories to tell!! You all look amazing and that little guy is just precious!
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