BIG PROBLEM!

[JonasMichaels 0]

Just received my fiancees paperwork in the mail today and it is all wrong. Two big problems (or maybe not) please advise...

First: I told her several times to sign her name on the Fiancee letter of Intent and the G-325 American Style (first name, last name), well she just signed her first name, no last name anywhere. PHUONG. No Tran (her last name) in sight. Will this be acceptable?

Second: I told her to send me passport style headshots of herself. It looks like she got 4X6 photos taken (the package says 4X6) and cut them into headshots. Will this be accepted or will she have to do it again?

I don't want to bring this up to her if I can use these items as is, but if I cannot, I need to know so she can redo ASAP. She spent $50 to FedEx this stuff to me, very frustrating!

Thanks

Jonas

[JonasMichaels 0]

just measured fiancee's passport photos - 2 1/4 X 1 5/8 ... gov website says 2X2 ... will they accept these? The color, background, etc is otherwise perfect.

Thanks

Jonas

[Dakine 26]

http://travel.state.gov/passport/guide/faq/faq_881.html

[JonasMichaels 0]

http://travel.state.gov/passport/guide/faq/faq_881.html

Thanks Haole, I had already gathered the pics would have to be redone. What about her signature, first name only? Perhaps she got confused because she is used to signing Tran Phuong, not Phuong Tran but I must have told her 10 times about this. Papers are here, just: Phuong. Who does she think she is, Madonna? Maybe that is ok to just sign first name, I just thought for anything governmental, it should be first and last, maybe even first, middle, last. Am I right?

Jonas

[archie07 0]

If you have an extra form, sign her name on it like it should be and email it to her so she can visualize how it is to be signed and then have her sign another form. It worked for me.

[Melrose Plant 1]

Phuong will be just fine. All Vietnamese sign their names that way. See my PM to you.

[PeterFB 0]

Thi also signs her name just Thi in Vietnam so this is a common mistake on US forms. According to the USCIS person I spoke to when I was filling out our I-129f. Her signature has to be US style (First Name, Middle Name, Last Name) or it will be rejected at USCIS and you'll get RFE which will delay your petition. Like the other poster said, if you need to sign her name on a copy so she can see how she is suppose to sign it. According to the USCIS person I spoke to, these are legal US documents and as such need to signed formally, ie a complete signature.

Good luck

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

Visa Pick Up Date 2008-3-05

Received Visa 2008-2-29 (called to pick up earlier)

POE 2008-3-05 Los Angeles

Wedding 2008-4-26

Edited September 13, 2008 by PeterFB

[Jack & Xuan 0]

Xuan also signed her name with just Xuan so I explained how to sign the papers and all was good. One issue we did have was the background on the passport photo. Make sure it is white. I asked to see the photos before Xuan was going to send them to me and sure enough they were passport photos but the background was blue. I guess this is ok in Vietnam but you will want to make sure the background is white.

Good luck

[Melrose Plant 1]

Maybe there is reason to worry, but Mai just signed "Mai Anh" with no middle and no surname, and ours went through. Of course her Vietnamese signature is somewhat stylized, and maybe it looks like a regular American signature. She now signs the same way, but with surname basically tacked on to the end of it, almost like an afterthought. At least I know where I stand.

[Dakine 26]

http://travel.state.gov/passport/guide/faq/faq_881.html

Thanks Haole, I had already gathered the pics would have to be redone. What about her signature, first name only? Perhaps she got confused because she is used to signing Tran Phuong, not Phuong Tran but I must have told her 10 times about this. Papers are here, just: Phuong. Who does she think she is, Madonna? Maybe that is ok to just sign first name, I just thought for anything governmental, it should be first and last, maybe even first, middle, last. Am I right?

Jonas

As long as she is consistent she can sign anyway she wants. Doesn't even need to be readable. Most peoples legal signatures aren't.

[Techbrarian 0]

I wouldn't worry so much. I sent regular rectangle shaped photos (like you got in grade school) of my hubby and i for the I-130 and I just got approved with no RFE. ALSO he INTIALED all the forms instead of SIGNING them!!! Give her a break, she didn't understand. Just like Metodi didn't understand what 'sign' meant. In Bulgaria it means, 'initial' lol.

Lots of luck!

<3 Sam

PS I think the 2x2 photos are more important for the VISA.