DS 156 Question 36

[norotonfd 1]

On for DS 156 my fiance abroad has a question. When it asks if anyone has ever filed an immigrant visa petition on her behalf is the answer yes of no?

I thought the answer would be yes and for the who I she would put her fiance in America and my name

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I put no as I assumed it meant other petitions besides this one. I had no problems.

[Karen_L 1]

On for DS 156 my fiance abroad has a question. When it asks if anyone has ever filed an immigrant visa petition on her behalf is the answer yes of no?

I thought the answer would be yes and for the who I she would put her fiance in America and my name

My fiance' put "yes" and put my name down. We did this because I BELIEVE (correct me if I'm wrong) you have to fill out the DS-156 for all non-immigrant visa apps., like B-1/B-2 visas that don't require someone to petition for the alien.

But I dunno -- if you put "no" it probably won't matter since you can say you thought it meant other than for the visa you're interviewing for now. Likewise, if you put down "yes", I don't think it's big deal if it's incorrect.

[Yodrak 7]

norotonfd,

Well, has anyone - other than you - filed an immigrant visa on her behalf? Critical information that you don't provide.

Assuming that the answer to my question is 'no', then I don't think it makes much difference whether she answers the DS-156 question 'no' or 'yes' and identifies you. I do think that 'yes' is the better answer, however.

Yodrak

On for DS 156 my fiance abroad has a question. When it asks if anyone has ever filed an immigrant visa petition on her behalf is the answer yes of no?

I thought the answer would be yes and for the who I she would put her fiance in America and my name

Stina,

I'm curious as to why you (and others, you're not alone) make this assumption.

Yodrak

I put no as I assumed it meant other petitions besides this one. I had no problems.

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Yodrak,

I guess its really just how I read it. Back then, I guess still being naive about this whole process, I figured they knew what I was filing this DS-156 for so I figured it meant for past petitions.

[norotonfd 1]

My assumption is that she should put yes because I have filed an I-129F for her. So I would assume I opened the visa for her in America and she would put my name down.

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Assume away, go for it.

[Yodrak 7]

Stina,

I agree that they do know a petition was filed leading to the current visa application. They've got the file! This is why, for an only petition, the anecdotal evidence seems to indicate that it doesn't matter which way the question is answered. But if the question was intended to mean only previous petitions it would include the word 'previous'. Answering 'yes' and identifying the current petition is less ambiguous than answering 'no' when there is in fact a petition.

Remember also, DS-156 is the generic non-immigrant visa application. The significance of this question can vary depending on the type of visa being applied for.

Yodrak

Yodrak,

I guess its really just how I read it. Back then, I guess still being naive about this whole process, I figured they knew what I was filing this DS-156 for so I figured it meant for past petitions.

Edited May 16, 2006 by Yodrak

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Stina,

I agree that they do know a petition was filed leading to the current visa application. They've got the file! This is why, for an only petition, the anecdotal evidence seems to indicate that it doesn't matter which way the question is answered.

But if the question was intended to mean only previous petitions it would include the word 'previous'. Remember also, DS-156 is the generic non-immigrant visa application. The significance of this question can vary depending on the type of visa being applied for.

I completley agree with you 100%. Knowing all I know now, I probably would have put yes. But at least in the end, it didnt seem to matter in my case and got approved