G-325A Minor Typo when using romanization

[Daisy&Vincent 12]

Hey all,

I'm new to the forum and have just started the K-1 Fiance Visa process back near the end of November 2014. I'm happy to say that we have filed the I-129-F Petition and receive our NOA1 & NOA2 and now awaiting the NVC case number.

During the submission of the petition packet, therein we were supposed to include a G-325A for biological information for myself and my fiance. My fiance is from Hong Kong where many people have English names due to the history of HK being a British colony. Anyways, her father (she barely knew since her parents divorced when she was young) was from China. Therefore did not have an English name. She wrote out his name in Chinese for me and I translated it using modern day romanization to "Leung, Shu Pun".

As mentioned before, this was already submitted and already approved. As she has recently been collecting things for the K-1 application, she finally received a certified copy of her birth certificate which shows her fathers name spelled as "Leung, Shu Poon". Basically using two "o's" instead of a single "u". And to be fair, we did our best since she never knew her father.

I'm a little concerned on whether this will be a show-stopper. I know different my mileage may vary with different US Consulate/Embassies in different countries.

Should I be alarmed about this small typo? If so, is there anything I can do now to help mitigate this error so it doesn't bite us later in the process?

Thanks for any insight anyone may have!

Vincent Chu

2014 Nov 28 - Filed I-129F to Texas Service Center

2014 Dec 04 - I-129F NOA1 - USCIS Receipt and transfered to California Service Center

2014 Dec 19 - I-129f NOA2 - USCIS Approval

Edited January 17, 2015 by Vincent Chu

[Pitaya 2,577]

Welcome to the forum.

How are you?

(你好吗？)

(Nǐ hǎo ma?)

IF you have any issues, explain it at the visa interview. Suggest that you not fixate on the Pinyin phonetic system for translating the Mandarin pronunciations of Chinese characters into the Latin alphabet. You could drive yourself crazy, and there are certainly other aspects of your immigration journey that likely warrant your attention. From our experience, I would suspect that the respective interviewing embassies/consulates dealing with Chinese applicants appreciate the nuances of these sometimes imperfect translations. Make sure that the rest of your documentation is consistent and in proper order.

Good luck on your immigration journey.

(祝你旅途的移民。)

(Zhù nǐ lǚtú de yímín.)

祝你旅途的移民。

Zhù nǐ lǚtú de yímín.

祝你旅途的移民。

Zhù nǐ lǚtú de yímín.

Edited January 17, 2015 by A&B

[Daisy&Vincent 12]

Thanks A&B!

I'm doing great! 我很好

Thanks for your opinion. I'm thinking in a similar fashion that when my fiance goes for the interview at the US Consulate in Hong Kong where they cross-reference her birth certificate with the submitted G-325A, it can just be an open conversation about the minor typo from one form to another. I'm glad to hear that others agree on that viewpoint of it.

This definitely puts my heart at ease and able to let use focus on the other aspects of the journey.

Thanks VisaJourney community! Much appreciated.

Welcome to the forum.

How are you?

(你好吗？)

(Nǐ hǎo ma?)

IF you have any issues, explain it at the visa interview. Suggest that you not fixate on the Pinyin phonetic system for translating the Mandarin pronunciations of Chinese characters into the Latin alphabet. You could drive yourself crazy, and there are certainly other aspects of your immigration journey that likely warrant your attention. From our experience, I would suspect that the respective interviewing embassies/consulates dealing with Chinese applicants appreciate the nuances of these sometimes imperfect translations. Make sure that the rest of your documentation is consistent and in proper order.

Good luck on your immigration journey.

(祝你旅途的移民。)

(Zhù nǐ lǚtú de yímín.)

祝你旅途的移民。

Zhù nǐ lǚtú de yímín.

祝你旅途的移民。

Zhù nǐ lǚtú de yímín.