Help with Patronymic names

[mrathell 0]

Thank you Cornbread and Bobby_Umit for your help in my previous posts.

Unfortunately I need concrete answers on how to handle patronymic names on the forms.

How did you answer these parts of the G325A?

On the G325A:

ALL OTHER NAMES USED: Should this field include her paronymic name or should it be left blank?

If it should include her paronymic name, should we specify in the field

that it is a patronymic name?

Also if you are suppose to list the patronymic name, should we type in

the entire name or just the patronymic name?

IF YOU NATIVE ALPHABET IS IN OTHER THAN ROMAN LETTERS,.......:

Shoud we write her full name including her patronymic in this field or without her patronymic?

Thank you

[Bobby+Umit 161]

As I said in you last post, include it, especially if it's on her passport.

If you do a search on this forum - you would find some answers to your question.

4. I am Russian, and do not use patronimic, just a middle initial on all documents including US passport. But on the 325 and all other immigration forms I would suggest putting everything EXACTLY as in her international passport, so it would be our Russian version of "middle name".

Source: Same question, different date

Please, in the future, do not make multiple posts asking the same questions - makes it easier for people!

[mrathell 0]

I seemed to have upset you Boby_Umit.

Unfortunately your answer or any of the cases you mentioned are not the answers my questions.

Those repsonses were either general responses, vague and/or guesses. As we all know here on this forum, the I-130 may be rejected if something isn't written exactly how they want it. So my persistance to get my question answered shouldn't be taken negatively by you, it's only me wanting direct, correct answers just like everyone else and I would assume you were in this position yourself in the past. So please remember how it was to be filing the I-130 for the first time.

First of all I have never heard of a Russian and an American couple filing from China, so I need specific information for this situation.

I posted my question again with a different title with hopes of weeding out the 'general' responses and assumptions. Although I appreciate everyone who has taken the time to respond to my questions, I still can only use the correct answers.

To be clear: no one has been able to give an answer on how to handle the fact that the Russian passport has the Russian name in English and Russian on the same page but the English name only has the first and last name, while the Russian side has the first, last and patronymic. When filling out the G325A do I follow the English or Russian format of her passport? Do I need to specify that its a patronymic name?

If I don't use the Patronymic name, wont it cause a red flag when they look at her passport copy?

If I do use the Patronymic name, which parts of the G325A for should I write it and which parts should I leave it off?

The past posts only show guesses and assumptions. I'm only guilty of trying to get a response from someone who has first hand knowledge of the 90 - 100% correct way to do it.

[mrathell 0]

I just wanted to say thank you very much to Hopeful_1 who sent me a PM with very specific and detailed answers to my situation.

Most of us on this forum are new at this and are afraid about every step we make, so please be kind and understanding when we ask the same question multiple times and/or choose to get the opinion of several different people.

As a result of my persistance, I found Hopeful_1 who answered most of my questions and reduced my blood pressure.

Thanks again Hopeful_1

Edited May 6, 2009 by mrathell