Russian name discrepancies

[dtomlinson 0]

My wife and I are trying to collect all the supporting documents to file for the I-130 for her permanent residency. She is a Canadian citizen, but she was born and raised in Russia. I'm assuming we need a notarized and translated copy of her birth certificate, but on the birth certificate her mother's married last name is used. For the marriage license we had to put her mother's maiden last name. Will it be an issue if the mother's last names don't match on the documents? I've noticed that some marriage licenses don't even have the parents names on them. We are worried about having to dig up several documents to prove her mother's change of name at marriage on top of the birth certificate, which can get very expensive for her Russian family. All these records are in Russia, so our ability to track them down is limited. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks!

[JnRMo 16]

My wife and I are trying to collect all the supporting documents to file for the I-130 for her permanent residency. She is a Canadian citizen, but she was born and raised in Russia. I'm assuming we need a notarized and translated copy of her birth certificate, but on the birth certificate her mother's married last name is used. For the marriage license we had to put her mother's maiden last name. Will it be an issue if the mother's last names don't match on the documents? I've noticed that some marriage licenses don't even have the parents names on them. We are worried about having to dig up several documents to prove her mother's change of name at marriage on top of the birth certificate, which can get very expensive for her Russian family. All these records are in Russia, so our ability to track them down is limited. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks!

My wife's mom remarried and her name differed from the birth certificate name. It did not appear to be questioned. I think you'll be ok.