I-129F and G325a for non-latin alphabets

[dave97232 12]

Hello everyone! My sweet heart is from Kherson, Ukraine and I am preparing our K1 I-129F and related forms and have two questions related to non-latin alphabets.

QUESTION #1: Several of the fields in her G-325a the names would be in Russian with Cryillic spellings. Do I fill these out in Cryllic letters with their exact names, or should they be transliterated into latin letters for an approximate name? Examples include: names of parents, the tiny rural village that her parents live in, the name of her prior employers.

QUESTION #2: We were told that she needs her international passport before I fill out these forms, and it will probably be a few more weeks before she receives it. The reason is the Ukrainian government decides the latin spelling of her name to put in there and we must fill in her name exactly as it appears in her international passport. We will not know that until she has her it in her hands. On the other hand, I heard that we can submit the I-129F without waiting for her international passport. But if we do not have to wait for it, how do we deal with it if they choose a spelling for her name that is different than what we fill in? We are very anxious to get this in ASAP, but of course we want to filled in perfectly to avoid any risk of delays down the road.

Thanks for your help!

[Pitaya 2,577]

Hello everyone! My sweet heart is from Kherson, Ukraine and I am preparing our K1 I-129F and related forms and have two questions related to non-latin alphabets.

QUESTION #1: Several of the fields in her G-325a the names would be in Russian with Cryillic spellings. Do I fill these out in Cryllic letters with their exact names, or should they be transliterated into latin letters for an approximate name? Examples include: names of parents, the tiny rural village that her parents live in, the name of her prior employers.

QUESTION #2: We were told that she needs her international passport before I fill out these forms, and it will probably be a few more weeks before she receives it. The reason is the Ukrainian government decides the latin spelling of her name to put in there and we must fill in her name exactly as it appears in her international passport. We will not know that until she has her it in her hands. On the other hand, I heard that we can submit the I-129F without waiting for her international passport. But if we do not have to wait for it, how do we deal with it if they choose a spelling for her name that is different than what we fill in? We are very anxious to get this in ASAP, but of course we want to filled in perfectly to avoid any risk of delays down the road.

Thanks for your help!

Welcome to the forum.

There are several places on the various forms that ask for the beneficiary's name or address in their native alphabet. It is pretty-straightforward, follow the directions as indicated for those forms. For example, my fiancee's address in Mandarin characters easily fit in the space provided, but I had to put the English translation of her address on a supplemental sheet because I couldn't fit it in the particular box. When necessary, I simply emailed my fiancee and asked her to provide me with the requested information in Mandarin and in English, then it was a simple cut and paste process from her email.

I would suggest that you wait until she gets her passport before filling out any forms. Think about it, you prepare and send in some forms with a different name than what is on her passport....that is a recipe for problems down the road, in the form of likely delays, RFEs, rejections.

Good luck on your visa journey.

Edited June 2, 2012 by A&B

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

Hello everyone! My sweet heart is from Kherson, Ukraine and I am preparing our K1 I-129F and related forms and have two questions related to non-latin alphabets.

QUESTION #1: Several of the fields in her G-325a the names would be in Russian with Cryillic spellings. Do I fill these out in Cryllic letters with their exact names, or should they be transliterated into latin letters for an approximate name? Examples include: names of parents, the tiny rural village that her parents live in, the name of her prior employers.

QUESTION #2: We were told that she needs her international passport before I fill out these forms, and it will probably be a few more weeks before she receives it. The reason is the Ukrainian government decides the latin spelling of her name to put in there and we must fill in her name exactly as it appears in her international passport. We will not know that until she has her it in her hands. On the other hand, I heard that we can submit the I-129F without waiting for her international passport. But if we do not have to wait for it, how do we deal with it if they choose a spelling for her name that is different than what we fill in? We are very anxious to get this in ASAP, but of course we want to filled in perfectly to avoid any risk of delays down the road.

Thanks for your help!

Unless it asks for native alphabet, use Latin letters (transliterated). If there is a common English name for a place, I would use that name.

Usually there is a standard method for transliteration, so you should be able to know how her name will be spelled on her passport. If you make a small error, it will not harm you. They understand that transliteration can be a tricky business.

Edited June 2, 2012 by Harpa Timsah

[L+T 71]

Hello everyone! My sweet heart is from Kherson, Ukraine and I am preparing our K1 I-129F and related forms and have two questions related to non-latin alphabets.

QUESTION #1: Several of the fields in her G-325a the names would be in Russian with Cryillic spellings. Do I fill these out in Cryllic letters with their exact names, or should they be transliterated into latin letters for an approximate name? Examples include: names of parents, the tiny rural village that her parents live in, the name of her prior employers.

QUESTION #2: We were told that she needs her international passport before I fill out these forms, and it will probably be a few more weeks before she receives it. The reason is the Ukrainian government decides the latin spelling of her name to put in there and we must fill in her name exactly as it appears in her international passport. We will not know that until she has her it in her hands. On the other hand, I heard that we can submit the I-129F without waiting for her international passport. But if we do not have to wait for it, how do we deal with it if they choose a spelling for her name that is different than what we fill in? We are very anxious to get this in ASAP, but of course we want to filled in perfectly to avoid any risk of delays down the road.

Thanks for your help!

In our case we applied prior to passport. When Lidia wend to get passport, they were going to translate it lidiya, and she remembered how we filled the form and she requested it be spelled Lidia, which was not a problem for those making her passport. Interesting though, she went also for drivers license and they spell it Lidiya on her license. A translation is a translation and not always has the same spelling. As long as non-latin letters are always correct to passport, birth cirtificate, driver license, a character here or there in a translation should not matter so much, as the same documentation also has official name in native spelling. It is not "official" anyway, only a way of transcribing sounds from another character set. I think mainly the cryillic spelling should be absolutely correct so they can perform the appropriate background checks. Otherwise, from what i have heard about consulates, especially Kiev, spelling issues can be takin care of at the interview.

Place your question in the regional forum as well... (RUB) Russia Ukraine Belarus

[dave97232 12]

Thanks for your responses. I will fill in all of the information in the latin alphabet except for the places it specifically asks for the native alphabet on the I-129F and G-325a. We will wait for the passport. She will probably have it in a couple of weeks and it will remove one anxiety and potential hassle to just make sure they are all matched up.