Name Change/Spelling difference in Brith Certificate and Passport

[nunnik]

Hi,
My wife's Birth Certificate has her name spelt in a slightly different fashion than her passport. When she was a child in India, they made the official spelling change in the school records and also have a "gazette" (Indian document version) that makes the spelling change official.

I think this might be a problem when she applies for her Green Card. So I think I need to get some sort of Affidavit. But the sample Affidavits in this website are only for people who have NO birth certificate. What I am looking for is :
1. What is the format to get an affidavit from India for a spelling change/difference in Birth Certificate Versus Passport
2. Who should be the one writing this affidavit ? Her parents ? Or some Uncle ? Or some lawyer who knows them ?

Appreciate the help,
Thanks,
Narayan

[austriacus]

How about you include this gazette as an addendum with a certified translation? And of course you indicate the alternate spelling in the appropriate places on the forms?

[nunnik]

Thanks for the reply,
So you are hinting that no official afidavit is required. Just translation of gazzette.
Okay...
Anybody else done this before ? How do you think a official affidavit should look ?
Again, should that come from the parents ?
Thanks,
Narayan