I-129F question 13 - children

[Me 2 3]

The question is: List all children of your fiance. She has a son that is 20 yo, he will not be coming with her to America. Should he be named in this box or is it N/A?

bp

[MissYoko 4]

you have to fill every children, you will be ask later if they come with you or no.

Yoko

[YuAndDan 153]

The question is quite clear "List ALL children" YES even if they will not be immigrating.

[Me 2 3]

Well actually it's not "quite clear". This is what i read prior to filling out this form.....

"I-129F, Petition for Alien Fiance(e) [uSCIS Instructions](also used in K3 apps): This form is used to petition to bring your fiancé(e) and that person's children to the United States for marriage to you or to bring your spouse and that person's children (K-3 and K-4 visas, respectively) to the United States to complete processing for permanent resident status (under the LIFE Act and Amendments of 2000); please see section 12 of the Instructions to the form."

I just want to be acurat for the governmint.

thanks

[YuAndDan 153]

Well actually it's not "quite clear". This is what i read prior to filling out this form.....

"I-129F, Petition for Alien Fiance(e) [uSCIS Instructions](also used in K3 apps): This form is used to petition to bring your fiancé(e) and that person's children to the United States for marriage to you or to bring your spouse and that person's children (K-3 and K-4 visas, respectively) to the United States to complete processing for permanent resident status (under the LIFE Act and Amendments of 2000); please see section 12 of the Instructions to the form."

I just want to be acurat for the governmint.

thanks

Not listing a child when you in fact have a child, IS LYING. All lines need to be filled out truthfully.

Later at the consulate stage, when filling out DS-156 and DS-230, you will indicate that the child is or is-not accompanying you to the USA.

[truffles 2]

my daughter was 20 at the time of my filing....and i included her on the list - all went without problems..

as an aside I presumed that this may be relevant if the child ever wishes to seek permanent residence in USA in the future? perhaps someone can clarify?

[Me 2 3]

Uhh, i don't believe there was anything in my question or comment that suggest i am looking for a way to lie. It's real simple and obvious to see that i'm looking for the truthful answer to this slightly confusing part of this petition.

How question 13 should have been phrased, because of the wording that explained this petition earlier, is... "List all children of your alien fiance whether they are coming to USA or not."

Or something like this.

Also, it would seem to me the best thing to do is conquer each petition/document in order. So i've really had no reason to look into DS-156 and DS-230 when they come after the I-129F. One step at a time.

That's why this forum is such a huge success because from the looks of things there is much confusion about alot of these goverment docs.

thanks again

[truffles 2]

Well...to be fair i dont think anyone was suggesting you were actively seeking to lie. I appreciate that you feel the questions are not clear ...but it was straightforward, that is ...List all children - ( as with anything to do with the USCIS - the general rule of thumb is just answer the question).

To play devils advocate - they could claim if we wanted to know if they would be coming with you that would be our next question.

The question on the simply asks for childrens details (please note this includes all children no age specifics given and would include over 21's)

Your quite right that you would not be interested (at this stage) in the next set of forms as you are jumping through the hoops one at a time .....and neither are the USCIS ...so right now they just want you to fill the forms in ..then they decide if you get to the next step at which point you will be asked who is coming and who is not.

This is a very very helpful community and everyone really tries to help each other as best as they can - you will find no better when it comes to sharing - good luck on your journey