G325a Ukraine Fiance signature??

[dave68 0]

Hi everyone,

Just got all documents from my fiance in Ukraine. Ready to send I-129F out. Fiance`s signature looks like her last name, or initials, or combination. She says ukrainians do not do full name like americans. IT MATCHES HER PASSPORT SIGNATURE PERFECTLY. Anybody know anything about this??

[raymaga 25]

Your signature can be anything you want it to be.... some people use their whole first name, middle name, and last name, while others just use a first initial and last name, and some just use a scribble of sorts.

If her signature matches her passport, I wouldn't worry about it.

Good luck for a speedy approval.

Edited March 26, 2007 by raymaga

[shellauy 0]

as long as signature matches her important documents/ id's it will be fine, i even have my initials and signature the same, no problem. your fiance is fine dave. good luck.

[NYGirl 0]

Hi everyone,

Just got all documents from my fiance in Ukraine. Ready to send I-129F out. Fiance`s signature looks like her last name, or initials, or combination. She says ukrainians do not do full name like americans. IT MATCHES HER PASSPORT SIGNATURE PERFECTLY. Anybody know anything about this??

YES!!!! Russians/ukrainian do not sign first and full name like americans do....it's just bunch of god knows what it is, crylics or whatever you call them

[JoeMama 0]

I just had my Ukrainian fiancee make the same signature as on her international passport. Not the internal passport.

[TimsDaisy 0]

My signature is a rather abstract squiggle that bears little rational relationship to any of the letters of my name. It seems to work just fine! If they match - all the better - I think you'll be okay

[John W 1]

Hi everyone,

Just got all documents from my fiance in Ukraine. Ready to send I-129F out. Fiance`s signature looks like her last name, or initials, or combination. She says ukrainians do not do full name like americans. IT MATCHES HER PASSPORT SIGNATURE PERFECTLY. Anybody know anything about this??

Its better to have her sign her full name and even her Patriarchal name which will become her middle name in the USA. I believe it begins to matter more for SS number and other things later on. I agree with the poster that said she should sign as is recorded in her INLT passport (and not her propiska).

This is how we did it and had no problems. However, a good rule of thumb is to sign what best represents you, But if it bears little resemblance to her true name it could be questioned by the adjudicating officer.

Remember, she is coming to the US and things should be done in close accordance as not everyone handling the documents understands how things are done in Ukraine.

Best regards,

John

[*JG* 2]

Hi everyone,

Just got all documents from my fiance in Ukraine. Ready to send I-129F out. Fiance`s signature looks like her last name, or initials, or combination. She says ukrainians do not do full name like americans. IT MATCHES HER PASSPORT SIGNATURE PERFECTLY. Anybody know anything about this??

Its better to have her sign her full name and even her Patriarchal name which will become her middle name in the USA. I believe it begins to matter more for SS number and other things later on. I agree with the poster that said she should sign as is recorded in her INLT passport (and not her propiska).

This is how we did it and had no problems. However, a good rule of thumb is to sign what best represents you, But if it bears little resemblance to her true name it could be questioned by the adjudicating officer.

Remember, she is coming to the US and things should be done in close accordance as not everyone handling the documents understands how things are done in Ukraine.

Best regards,

John

Jomo's signature is more printed then cursive. No issues with it at all.

[Ivelina_Andrew 0]

I am from Bulgaria and my signature is combination from my first and last nam,e and NO you will not see eastern europeans signing full name:)

But it was fine for the American Authorities when I was in the US last two summers so I guess it should be ok now too.

And IT IS my signature so I cannot do anything else but sign the way I do usually.

I think it is not a good idea to have your finace sign the forms with a signature different from the one in her passport and everywhere else...

Good Luck!

[Turboguy 6]

I went through that with my first fiancee. She used what she called her "sign" and said it was what was in her passport. We got through the K-1 process with it ok but the lady who signed her up for Social Security had a fit and absolutely would not accept it.

My current fiancee tried to do the same and use her "sign" and I made her print her name. It looks more like what we would call a signature. I have a feeling they see a lot of that and you will be ok.

[dave68 0]

Wow, did not expect so many responses. Thanks for all the help. I am including a copy of her international passport showing the same signature. I guess I will have to have her Americanize her signature in the USA when she arives, lol.

[payxibka 10,045]

I guess I will have to have her Americanize her signature in the USA when she arives, lol.

Why? Her signature is her signature.... If you look at mine you would have no idea what I wrote but it is how I sign everything.

[LvivLovers 39]

I guess I will have to have her Americanize her signature in the USA when she arives, lol.

Why? Her signature is her signature.... If you look at mine you would have no idea what I wrote but it is how I sign everything.

Lol! I thought it was just me and my wife that grappled with this. She is also from Ukraine and made her "signature"...I looked at it and was like whoa...wth is that? I finally convinced her to sign one set of G325As the way she normally signs things, then had her do another version where she spelled out her entire name. It was sort of strange for her though...in her words it was "un-natural" to change the way she had always signed her name. After thinking about it for a while,. I ended up using the spelled out version. Besides, her original signature that she did had her old last name even though she took my name when we married.

[John W 1]

I guess I will have to have her Americanize her signature in the USA when she arives, lol.

Why? Her signature is her signature.... If you look at mine you would have no idea what I wrote but it is how I sign everything.

Lol! I thought it was just me and my wife that grappled with this. She is also from Ukraine and made her "signature"...I looked at it and was like whoa...wth is that? I finally convinced her to sign one set of G325As the way she normally signs things, then had her do another version where she spelled out her entire name. It was sort of strange for her though...in her words it was "un-natural" to change the way she had always signed her name. After thinking about it for a while,. I ended up using the spelled out version. Besides, her original signature that she did had her old last name even though she took my name when we married.

I did the same thing with Susanna and brought both versions back home to file. I first asked a American/Ukrainian couple how they did it or which one to use and they told me to use the spelled out one or risk having troubles later on. She also told me to use her patriarchal name as the middle name even though I argued that it wasn't really her middle name that’s what they wanted to see. But as I posted all turned out well and the petition was approved no questions asked.

John