Foreign Names

[CraigCam 0]

First, I want to say 'Hello' to everyone. I just found this site yesterday and I can't tell you all how relieved I was. I spent yesterday researching the guides and forums and found answers to most of my questions.

One question that I wasn't able to find an answer to was, how my fiancee's name should be listed on the Fiancee Letter of Intent to Marry? She is Vietnamese and the custom there is to give the family name first then middle and finally the given name. Should she use this form or the American form of given name first and family name last?

Finally, good luck to everyone here. I'm sure you will be hearing more from me in the coming months.

PS-Vietnamese is a crazy language with the letters having so many variations, but it is still an alphabet based on Roman letters, right? I mean, it's not necessary to fill in question 16 on the I-129f(write her name and address in the native alphabet), is it?

[Dan J 277]

First, I want to say 'Hello' to everyone. I just found this site yesterday and I can't tell you all how relieved I was. I spent yesterday researching the guides and forums and found answers to most of my questions.

One question that I wasn't able to find an answer to was, how my fiancee's name should be listed on the Fiancee Letter of Intent to Marry? She is Vietnamese and the custom there is to give the family name first then middle and finally the given name. Should she use this form or the American form of given name first and family name last?

Finally, good luck to everyone here. I'm sure you will be hearing more from me in the coming months.

PS-Vietnamese is a crazy language with the letters having so many variations, but it is still an alphabet based on Roman letters, right? I mean, it's not necessary to fill in question 16 on the I-129f(write her name and address in the native alphabet), is it?

It really doesn't matter. Whatever way she is used to is probably best.

[marryme 0]

First, I want to say 'Hello' to everyone. I just found this site yesterday and I can't tell you all how relieved I was. I spent yesterday researching the guides and forums and found answers to most of my questions.

One question that I wasn't able to find an answer to was, how my fiancee's name should be listed on the Fiancee Letter of Intent to Marry? She is Vietnamese and the custom there is to give the family name first then middle and finally the given name. Should she use this form or the American form of given name first and family name last?

Finally, good luck to everyone here. I'm sure you will be hearing more from me in the coming months.

PS-Vietnamese is a crazy language with the letters having so many variations, but it is still an alphabet based on Roman letters, right? I mean, it's not necessary to fill in question 16 on the I-129f(write her name and address in the native alphabet), is it?

I think you are just over excited .. Just fill everything as it is and you will be fine.. put her given name in the given name field and her surname in the surname filed and how ever she spells her name in her native language.. just follow the instructions

[CraigCam 0]

Well, the Fiancee Letter of Intent doesn't have form fields which is why I was asking if there was a prefered style. Just trying to avoid the possibility of any confusion.

[PeterFB 0]

CraigCam

I can relate to your confusion. Vietnamese can be confusing at first. However once you start to learn what the marks are and start speaking/reading Vietnamese, it does make a lot of sense. I still know just a little of written Vietnamese because I'm learning to speak Vietnamese first but I do recognize the the marks as they tell you how to pronounce the tones. And Yes, Vietnamese uses the Roman alphabet so you can write N/A for Question 16.

I called the USCIS to ask the same question you have about how to sign the letter of intent and G325a form for the I-129f. According to USCIS, all signatures are to be "American". First Middle Last. Thi doesn't sign her name that way or the Vietnamese way Last, Middle First. She signs "Thi". The USCIS didn't like that either....... So she signed Thi Kim Nguyen.

Peter and Thi

I-129F Sent : 2007-05-26

I-129F NOA1 : 2007-06-11

I-129F RFE(s) :

RFE Reply(s) :

I-129F NOA2 : 2007-10-26

Touched: 2007-11-02

NVC Recieved: 2007-11-16

Consulate recieved ??????

Packet 3 sent 2007-12-11

Packet 3 received 2007-12-24

Packet 3 returned 2007-12-28

Packet 4 sent 2008-1-14

Email Reply with Interview Date 2008-1-23

Interview Date 2008-2-27

Passed Interview 2008-02-27

Received Visa 2008-2-29