Do i fill I-129f in Ukrainian or English

[VFittipaldi 30]

Hi,

I will be filling out the I-129f petition soon.

~Where it asks for my fiance's address and name but especially address,

do i fill that information out in English with English letters or Ukrainian since she lives in Ukraine and her address is Ukrainian?

~If i have to fill it out in English, does anyone have any experience with how they translated the Ukrainian address to English?

Thank you!!!

[nightingalejules 678]

You will have to fill everything out in English, and acquire English translations of any documents that are in Ukrainian. The only exception is the one part of the form where they specifically ask for the name in the original language.

Does Ukraine use a postal code system? Could you do a postal code lookup on an english language search engine and see what the address looks like in English? That would be my best guess.

Alternatively, I would imagine that Portland (if that's where you are now) has a Ukrainian Cultural Center or something like that where you might be able to go and find someone who is fluent in both languages and can help you with translations, or at least they might have some suggestions for you that can help you locally.

Good luck to you!

[VFittipaldi 30]

You will have to fill everything out in English, and acquire English translations of any documents that are in Ukrainian. The only exception is the one part of the form where they specifically ask for the name in the original language.

Does Ukraine use a postal code system? Could you do a postal code lookup on an english language search engine and see what the address looks like in English? That would be my best guess.

Alternatively, I would imagine that Portland (if that's where you are now) has a Ukrainian Cultural Center or something like that where you might be able to go and find someone who is fluent in both languages and can help you with translations, or at least they might have some suggestions for you that can help you locally.

Good luck to you!

Thank you for the reply. All very good points you made.

Ukraine does use a postal code system, i will look it up. I first needed to know in what language to fill out the forms.

[justin-s 8]

If it were me, I wouldn't translate the address, it'll be needed for when the embassy sends out their part of the documents, and you'll need the (Ukrainian) postal service to actually be able to find the address to be able to deliver it. I can't see any point in translating the address.

Edit: looking at my form, I'd write the mailing address (part 2 question 3) in Ukrainian, then where it has "your fiancé's address abroad (question 29) transcribe in English, and in questions 31 and 32 do it in Ukrainian again.

Edited May 7, 2014 by justin-s

[Pitaya 2,577]

If it were me, I wouldn't translate the address, it'll be needed for when the embassy sends out their part of the documents, and you'll need the (Ukrainian) postal service to actually be able to find the address to be able to deliver it. I can't see any point in translating the address.

Edit: looking at my form, I'd write the mailing address (part 2 question 3) in Ukrainian, then where it has "your fiancé's address abroad (question 29) transcribe in English, and in questions 31 and 32 do it in Ukrainian again.

Yep, re-reading the I-129F will reveal several interesting nuances. We were able to successfully navigate those nuances with my Chinese wife's address during our visa journey. BTW, her address in Mandarin characters was much shorter than the Roman character equivalent, requiring me to add supplemental pages to my petition, as needed.

好运气在你的移民之旅。

(Good luck on your immigration journey.)

Edited May 8, 2014 by A&B

[KayDeeCee 4,902]

Wrote my husband's address abroad exactly as it is and how I wrote it to mail him things, in Spanish. Translating it to English would not have done much good for anything. The postal workers in Mexico would not have a clue of where they were supposed to deliver the mail, if they did not understand whatever loose English translation could be provided/used.

Yes, documentation not in English needs to have an English translation with it, but the address is not a separate legal document such as a birth certificate or divorce decree. It should be written exactly how it is written in order to mail them anything.

[Brian&Larissa 73]

At the embassy in Kiev, you do not have to have documents translated if they are in English, Russian, or Ukrainian.

Taken from the embassy website:

During the interview each applicant is required to present the completed and signed form KEV-1 and all original documents. We do not, however, require the original financial support documents. Petitioners can fax or e-mail them to the beneficiaries who then bring them to the interview. Documents in English, Ukrainian or Russian do not need to be translated.

You need to write the address in English. It is easier than what you think. You can convert it our style and that is just fine. exactly how I did it.

Fiancee Name

Street address: 123 Ukraine Street

Apt # if living in a building....they say"corpus" or something to that affect

Kiev, Kiev Oblast, Ukraine

It is really that simple. Exactly what I did on mine and we are waiting for interview in 12 days.

[VFittipaldi 30]

At the embassy in Kiev, you do not have to have documents translated if they are in English, Russian, or Ukrainian.

Taken from the embassy website:

During the interview each applicant is required to present the completed and signed form KEV-1 and all original documents. We do not, however, require the original financial support documents. Petitioners can fax or e-mail them to the beneficiaries who then bring them to the interview. Documents in English, Ukrainian or Russian do not need to be translated.

You need to write the address in English. It is easier than what you think. You can convert it our style and that is just fine. exactly how I did it.

Fiancee Name

Street address: 123 Ukraine Street

Apt # if living in a building....they say"corpus" or something to that affect

Kiev, Kiev Oblast, Ukraine

It is really that simple. Exactly what I did on mine and we are waiting for interview in 12 days.

Thank you for sharing its a lot of help, this is exactly what i needed to know.

Best of luck on the interview!!!

Edited May 8, 2014 by VFittipaldi

[VFittipaldi 30]

Thank you everyone for taking the time to reply!!! This has been a lot of help.