Potential Problem with First and Middle Name on Form I-130

[mikechriskelly 0]

Hi. I'm worried about a potential problem with how we printed my wife's name on the I-130 and G-325.

My wife is Malaysian Chinese. On both her passport and birth certificate, her name is printed in pinyin, not Chinese characters, as TAN YEE WEI. When we submitted the I-130 we printed her name as family name = TAN, first name = YEE, and middle name = WEI.

We have since received the NOA1 and are waiting for the NOA2. But now I'm worried that we didn't fill out her name correctly on the application, since Chinese names aren't considered to include a middle name. I tried calling USCIS, but they won't allow me to change the name over the phone nor could they tell me the proper way to handle her name. I was told that if I wanted to make any corrections to the form I would have to mail a letter to the National Benefits Center.

At this point I don't know whether I should send a letter requesting her first name to be YEEWEI and omitting a middle name, or just let it be since her name actually is split into 3 words on her passport. If this is not an issue, I'd rather not complicate or slow down the application.

Any suggestions for how to handle this?

[bernice_lii 1]

Hi. I'm worried about a potential problem with how we printed my wife's name on the I-130 and G-325.

My wife is Malaysian Chinese. On both her passport and birth certificate, her name is printed in pinyin, not Chinese characters, as TAN YEE WEI. When we submitted the I-130 we printed her name as family name = TAN, first name = YEE, and middle name = WEI.

We have since received the NOA1 and are waiting for the NOA2. But now I'm worried that we didn't fill out her name correctly on the application, since Chinese names aren't considered to include a middle name. I tried calling USCIS, but they won't allow me to change the name over the phone nor could they tell me the proper way to handle her name. I was told that if I wanted to make any corrections to the form I would have to mail a letter to the National Benefits Center.

At this point I don't know whether I should send a letter requesting her first name to be YEEWEI and omitting a middle name, or just let it be since her name actually is split into 3 words on her passport. If this is not an issue, I'd rather not complicate or slow down the application.

Any suggestions for how to handle this?

Hi~~

no worry about that, your wife's name:

Family name : TAN

First name : YEE WEI

(NO MIDDLE NAME)

hope this helps~

[elle13 15]

Hi. I'm worried about a potential problem with how we printed my wife's name on the I-130 and G-325.

My wife is Malaysian Chinese. On both her passport and birth certificate, her name is printed in pinyin, not Chinese characters, as TAN YEE WEI. When we submitted the I-130 we printed her name as family name = TAN, first name = YEE, and middle name = WEI.

We have since received the NOA1 and are waiting for the NOA2. But now I'm worried that we didn't fill out her name correctly on the application, since Chinese names aren't considered to include a middle name. I tried calling USCIS, but they won't allow me to change the name over the phone nor could they tell me the proper way to handle her name. I was told that if I wanted to make any corrections to the form I would have to mail a letter to the National Benefits Center.

At this point I don't know whether I should send a letter requesting her first name to be YEEWEI and omitting a middle name, or just let it be since her name actually is split into 3 words on her passport. If this is not an issue, I'd rather not complicate or slow down the application.

Any suggestions for how to handle this?

I really wouldn't worry. I had the exact same issue as your wife does and the application went through without a hitch. They don't really care as along as they see all three words on the form and on the supporting documents. It will not complicate or slow down your application. It might however drive your wife crazy whenever she sees YEE TAN on her green card.

However, if money is not an issue, rather than throwing further documentation/corrections at them, I would wait until your CR1/IR1/green card is issued, then try to amend it once she is actually in the US as a permanent resident. I would be interested to know how you resolve this though!

[bpierce 24]

I Had the same problem with our K1 Application too,USCIS said don't worry the Embassy will corect it..yea right!,they denied us for no bona fide relationship...if you don't know her name ..isn't that a RED FLAG?

[SAT 9,609]

Yep, same problem here. No worries. Let it ride.....