I-130: Spouse Native Written Language; Dual Citizen

[CanadianInUS 0]

Hi there - came across a question in part 4 of the I-130 app: "If the beneficiary's native written language does not use Roman letters, type or print his or her name and foreign address in their native written language."

 

I am the beneficiary in question and am a dual citizen passport holder. One of the countries is Canada (obviously Roman letters) and I'm currently in the U.S. on a TN-1 visa. However, I was born in Pakistan (non-Roman letters), and still hold citizenship/passport.

 

Will I have to fill out this section around the native language given I'm currently in the States cause of my Canadian citizenship? Additionally, one of the official languages of Pakistan is English and my documents are in English. My gut tells me it would be fine to skip this part but would love to hear folks' opinions. Thank you!

[JeanneAdil 6,561]

meaning of native is  the language of the country that someone is born in or native to.

so,  it  would be the language of the area in Pakistan that is native to your family

 

and no do not leave it blank as it is not a NA /everyone has a native language

Edited January 9, 2022 by JeanneAdil

[powerpuff 6,734]

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[CanadianInUS 0]

4 hours ago, JeanneAdil said:

meaning of native is  the language of the country that someone is born in or native to.

so,  it  would be the language of the area in Pakistan that is native to your family

 

Yup but given both English and Urdu are the "official languages" of Pakistan, the point seems a tossup from my opinion. I guess it doesn't hurt to add it in there anyway given I can write it out and attach it alongside the app.

[millefleur 5,047]

I would just add the Urdu if it were me since he's a dual citizen. Does not hurt to add and leaving it out might be viewed as an error (since his name technically does exist in a non-Latin script.) I've always assumed they use this for background checks so I think it's important to provide as much info as possible.

[pushbrk 12,979]

Just enter your name in the local alphabet.  Your current address IS English, so the only part of this section that is applicable is your name.

[CanadianInUS 0]

Got it, thanks all! Guess it's settled.