Minor Name misspelling on translated documents

[Dave-n-Oksana 49]

We have a minor crisis. Oksana's daughter's translated birth certificate and police report do not match her name on her passport. Her passport has her name as Valeriia, but the translated documents have her name as Valeria.

Will this be an issue because of a missing "i" at the Embassy?

TIA,

Dave

[payxibka 10,045]

We have a minor crisis. Oksana's daughter's translated birth certificate and police report do not match her name on her passport. Her passport has her name as Valeriia, but the translated documents have her name as Valeria.

Will this be an issue because of a missing "i" at the Embassy?

TIA,

Dave

none whatsoever... they accept all near transliteration differences... We had Svetlana vs. Svitlana...

[mox 298]

Seconded. They understand that there are several ways to translate a Russian name into English. As long as it's close you don't have any worries.

[Dave-n-Oksana 49]

Thanks for the quick replies. I did not think it would be an issue but as the saying goes " If the Momma ain't happy, no one is happy" She is feeling better now with this news.

Dave

[SMR 368]

Thanks for the quick replies. I did not think it would be an issue but as the saying goes " If the Momma ain't happy, no one is happy" She is feeling better now with this news.

Dave

Russians don't have the silly open set of names that we have (you can't name your kid Apple). There is a list of names and then you pick from the list. So I don't see how this could be a problem. They are the same name.

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

We have a minor crisis. Oksana's daughter's translated birth certificate and police report do not match her name on her passport. Her passport has her name as Valeriia, but the translated documents have her name as Valeria.

Will this be an issue because of a missing "i" at the Embassy?

TIA,

Dave

Dave

Not a problem. Alla does translations for visas and it seems impossible to get all the forms with the same name. She alwasys asks which spelling someone prefers and makes all the documents the same. She does translations for Russian and Ukrainian fiancees and their consulates. The Kiev and Moscow consulates will accept ANY "reasonable" spelling of the name. Try as we might, even on our OWN documents, all the translations spelled our one son's name "Sergey" and when he received his new passport, shortly before his interview, the passport spelled it "Sergii" !!!!!!!!!! We had NO PROBLEMS. The original documents spelled his name "Sergei", "Sergey" and "Sergii", (in Russian and Ukrainian) My wifes divorce certificate from her former mariage which were ALL transliterated to "Sergey" and then the passport throws us a curve! The visa was issued in the name "Sergii" The other son was variously spelled "Pavel" or "Pavlo". They are used to this at these consulates and it has not been a problem for plane tickets either.

SO...no worries...good luck

[baron555 934]

We have a minor crisis. Oksana's daughter's translated birth certificate and police report do not match her name on her passport. Her passport has her name as Valeriia, but the translated documents have her name as Valeria.

Will this be an issue because of a missing "i" at the Embassy?

TIA,

Dave

Dave

Not a problem. Alla does translations for visas and it seems impossible to get all the forms with the same name. She alwasys asks which spelling someone prefers and makes all the documents the same. She does translations for Russian and Ukrainian fiancees and their consulates. The Kiev and Moscow consulates will accept ANY "reasonable" spelling of the name. Try as we might, even on our OWN documents, all the translations spelled our one son's name "Sergey" and when he received his new passport, shortly before his interview, the passport spelled it "Sergii" !!!!!!!!!! We had NO PROBLEMS. The original documents spelled his name "Sergei", "Sergey" and "Sergii", (in Russian and Ukrainian) My wifes divorce certificate from her former mariage which were ALL transliterated to "Sergey" and then the passport throws us a curve! The visa was issued in the name "Sergii" The other son was variously spelled "Pavel" or "Pavlo". They are used to this at these consulates and it has not been a problem for plane tickets either.

SO...no worries...good luck

If you wish you might be able to substitute a corrected version at the interview. Not an issue.

[payxibka 10,045]

If you wish you might be able to substitute a corrected version at the interview. Not an issue.

what do you propose she change? the birth certificate and police report or her international passport?

FWIW, the Kiev consulate deals with the Russian and Ukrainian transliteration differences on a daily basis... It is a non-event.

[BluesTraveler 0]

...and it has not been a problem for plane tickets either.

As of Oct 1st, 20009 TSA implemented new rules where the first and last name, and date of birth must match EXACTLY as shown on the passport. The airline or TSA can deny boarding.

This is a real issue for me since my name on my passport, drivers license and credit cards are all different.

So in the future buy the tickets with the name on the passport.

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

...and it has not been a problem for plane tickets either.

As of Oct 1st, 20009 TSA implemented new rules where the first and last name, and date of birth must match EXACTLY as shown on the passport. The airline or TSA can deny boarding.

This is a real issue for me since my name on my passport, drivers license and credit cards are all different.

So in the future buy the tickets with the name on the passport.

Thanks for the tip. It should not be a problem for us in the future. We bought the plane tickets months before he had the passport. When he got the passport with newly spelled name, I called the airlines (Aerosvit) and they said it was not a problem. Of course in the future I would buy the tickets as the passport now says. This was an "october Surprise" for us.

His drivers license was in the name as issued in the passport, though it is not his preferred spelling of the name, he will live with it for now. His green card will also be spelled the same. My wife was livid over the name change, Sergey more or less shrugs it off.

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

If you wish you might be able to substitute a corrected version at the interview. Not an issue.

what do you propose she change? the birth certificate and police report or her international passport?

FWIW, the Kiev consulate deals with the Russian and Ukrainian transliteration differences on a daily basis... It is a non-event.

Correct, it is a non-event for Kiev and Moscow also. Probably also for Minsk. If she wanted to change, the place to start is the international passport, change the name on that. That takes 3 weeks, maybe less depending how much you bribe someone, then go from there. The consulate will issue the visa in the name as on the passport.

[payxibka 10,045]

If you wish you might be able to substitute a corrected version at the interview. Not an issue.

what do you propose she change? the birth certificate and police report or her international passport?

FWIW, the Kiev consulate deals with the Russian and Ukrainian transliteration differences on a daily basis... It is a non-event.

Correct, it is a non-event for Kiev and Moscow also. Probably also for Minsk. If she wanted to change, the place to start is the international passport, change the name on that. That takes 3 weeks, maybe less depending how much you bribe someone, then go from there. The consulate will issue the visa in the name as on the passport.

Probably wouldn't be a problem for Minsk if they issued "K" or immigrant visas but they do not... but that is all done in Warsaw so chances are they have seen these differences as well....

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

If you wish you might be able to substitute a corrected version at the interview. Not an issue.

what do you propose she change? the birth certificate and police report or her international passport?

FWIW, the Kiev consulate deals with the Russian and Ukrainian transliteration differences on a daily basis... It is a non-event.

Correct, it is a non-event for Kiev and Moscow also. Probably also for Minsk. If she wanted to change, the place to start is the international passport, change the name on that. That takes 3 weeks, maybe less depending how much you bribe someone, then go from there. The consulate will issue the visa in the name as on the passport.

Probably wouldn't be a problem for Minsk if they issued "K" or immigrant visas but they do not... but that is all done in Warsaw so chances are they have seen these differences as well....

Oh, OK. Yes, I am sure it is a common occurance in any FSU country. So far Alla has not done any translations for Belarussians, but she has done some for Moldova, same name thing there. I think Bucharest does Moldovan K-1s if I remember correct