G325 - what if the name of the town doesn't fit?

[DavidandIrina 1]

I'm a few days away from sending in my I-129F. The question we have tho is about the name of the town where my beloved fiancee comes from. She comes from Dniprodzerzhynsk, from the Dnipropetrovsk region of Ukraine. However, when typing that into the G325 form, not all of that fits, you only get "Dniprodzerz" I believe. Is this acceptable or do I need to hand write in the full name using itty bitty handwriting?

Thanks

David

Edited April 19, 2011 by DavidandIrina

[Inky 1,111]

Does it fit if you put it by hand writing?

Half my form was typed and parts of if written by hand to make it fit.

[Captain Hammer 113]

I'm a few days away from sending in my I-129F. The question we have tho is about the name of the town where my beloved fiancee comes from. She comes from Dniprodzerzhynsk, from the Dnipropetrovsk region of Ukraine. However, when typing that into the G325 form, not all of that fits, you only get "Dniprodzerz" I believe. Is this acceptable or do I need to hand write in the full name using itty bitty handwriting?

Thanks

David

I ran into the same issue with her mom's place of birth. Same city, Dnipropetrovsk (or as I like to call it "Duh-nipper" because I can never pronounce it right. ) I just hand-wrote it in, and all was fine.

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

I'm a few days away from sending in my I-129F. The question we have tho is about the name of the town where my beloved fiancee comes from. She comes from Dniprodzerzhynsk, from the Dnipropetrovsk region of Ukraine. However, when typing that into the G325 form, not all of that fits, you only get "Dniprodzerz" I believe. Is this acceptable or do I need to hand write in the full name using itty bitty handwriting?

Thanks

David

Print the form without it and then hand write. handwriting is allowed. Mine were handwritten entirely.

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

Nee-pro-pe-trofsk

Certainly no more difficult than, say, To-ron-to

[Captain Hammer 113]

Certainly no more difficult than, say, To-ron-to

Only the tourists pronounce it like that Gary. Drives us the locals crazy.

[SMR 368]

Nee-pro-pe-trofsk

Certainly no more difficult than, say, To-ron-to

The starting "d" is pronounced. That's really the part that is difficult for non-natives. That, and the concentration of r's and p's is difficult for the tongue as it's a Russian r.

[LvivLovers 39]

In a few cases where my answers didn't fit I downloaded the form .pdfs and resized the entry fields so my answers would fit (within reason of course). I didn't want my handwriting to be mistaken for Cyrillic when it really wasn't intended to be...

[Lena and Igor 5]

Kinda off topic but it still makes me merry...last trip to Kharkov, I was re-routed through Istanbul to Dnipropetrovsk. Lena and her son drove the 230 km to pick me up on ###### (highway) roads. I tried many times to pronounce it correctly with major difficulty. I think I've got now. Kharkov is much easier for me.

[slim 1,530]

I didn't want my handwriting to be mistaken for Cyrillic when it really wasn't intended to be...

You could always abbreviate (Dnepr.) or put something like "See Cont. Page".

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

The starting "d" is pronounced. That's really the part that is difficult for non-natives. That, and the concentration of r's and p's is difficult for the tongue as it's a Russian r.

Alla used to have a lot of clients there and make day trips to Dniepropetrovsk. If she ever pronounced the "d" it missed my notice. Although our dog is named "Djessie" which sounds for all the world to be "jessie" but she says she pronounces the "d".

[Captain Hammer 113]

Alla used to have a lot of clients there and make day trips to Dniepropetrovsk. If she ever pronounced the "d" it missed my notice. Although our dog is named "Djessie" which sounds for all the world to be "jessie" but she says she pronounces the "d".

The "d" in Dniepropetrovsk is much more pronounced than the "d" in Djessie or the Russified version of John, Джон ("Djohn"). In the latter case, the "d" is there to harden the following consonant, in this case "j." It is not actually pronounced. Without the "d" in front, the "ж" is much softer, as in the French name "Jean."

In "Dniepropetrovsk," the "d" is its own sound. There is a quick transition between "d" and "n" that's difficult for non-Ruskies like us.