First name on I-129F & Passport differ

[Jason & Masha 0]

Hello,

When I filled the I-129F I put my fiancee's name down as "Mariya" this is how she spells it and how it is on her domestic Russian passport (all Russian citizens use for inside Russia). When I filled the I-129 she didn't have a passport. She now has her passport but they spelled her first name "Maria". (Keep in mind Russians use a different alphabet for their native language) I just wanted to know if this would be a problem later down the road, and if I should correct this. And if I need to correct this, how do I?

Thank you!

[cubacuba 0]

That's not be a problem . I have the same problem with my stepdaughter. When my fiancee had her interview at embassy she fix it.

[Olomi_811 130]

I'm getting a nice chuckle out of Masha is actually Mariya...lol. Can she contact the place that issued the passport and have them correct her name is it is on her domestic Russian passport? It's not major, but I'd hate to see a problem when she's getting her police certificate and Mariya XXXXXXXXXXX doesn't have a record, but Maria XXXXXXXX does.

Edited August 10, 2012 by Olomi_811

[michelenrog 0]

how is her names spelled on her birth certificate? my fiance's first name on his birth certificate and passport do not match - so in completing the forms, we are using his name per his birth certificate and indicating if asked goes by: the name that is on his passport. i am not sure if this answered your questioned or helped in anyway - we might actually have a problem with this, but no time to get his passport fixed. althought if anyone out there knows for sure that this could be a very big problem somehow and we should get passport corrected before we apply, please let me know. thanks you and good luck everyone!

[Jason & Masha 0]

I'm getting a nice chuckle out of Masha is actually Mariya...lol. Can she contact the place that issued the passport and have them correct her name is it is on her domestic Russian passport? It's not major, but I'd hate to see a problem when she's getting her police certificate and Mariya XXXXXXXXXXX doesn't have a record, but Maria XXXXXXXX does.

Yes, her nickname is Masha I'll ask her how difficult it is to change (she had to wait in line for 1 full day). But yeah, I just want to avoid any problems later on and cause further wait!

[Jason & Masha 0]

how is her names spelled on her birth certificate? my fiance's first name on his birth certificate and passport do not match - so in completing the forms, we are using his name per his birth certificate and indicating if asked goes by: the name that is on his passport. i am not sure if this answered your questioned or helped in anyway - we might actually have a problem with this, but no time to get his passport fixed. althought if anyone out there knows for sure that this could be a very big problem somehow and we should get passport corrected before we apply, please let me know. thanks you and good luck everyone!

Well her birth certificate is in Russian, which is in a different alphabet, but we translated it to "Mariya" (What used on the I-129F) but her passport says Maria