Native Alphabet

[LnS 1]

My wife is Russian. On the I-130, it says:

"If your relative's native alphabet is other than Roman letters, write his or her name and foreign address in the native alphabet."

My wife's native alphabet is other than Roman letters, so should we write her name including her new surname, which is my English surname?

Thanks!

[Babar 0]

Is she a USC? How is her name written on her passport ?

You should write her name based on how it is written on her US official documents.

[Darnell 8,479]

You've posted in Adjustment of Status from Work, Student, & Tourist Visas forum and have no timeline.

Sorry, really confused on how to answer you, as the I-130 is a multi-purpose form.

[Morningmist 76]

I had questions about that too. I don't know how to read and write in my native language, just my name which my mother showed me how to do when I had to fill up forms for US visas(F1,H1). Funny how that worked out. I didn't fill up the address because even in India, the address was always written in English. I guess if she knows how to write it in Russian she should do so, if not, I would skip it.

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

You cannot skip it just because you want to, to the above.

I would put both the maiden name and new married name.

Like, in Russian:

Sue Jones/ Sue Smith

[Morningmist 76]

Yes you can skip it if you don't know how to write in your native language. If none of her paperwork has Russian on it then she doesn't need to fill it up. I know plenty of people who don't know how to read and write in their native language, they didn't fill up that section and got their green card just fine.