Okay, a couple more I-130/G-325A questions

[Sockmonkey 0]

Holy Moly. I finished the I-130 form, and have moved on to the G-325A's.

I called the USCIS line with three questions. The good news was that I only waited on hold for three minutes. The bad news was the girl I spoke to apparently started her job TODAY, and I left the exchange with more questions than I had before. Should've come here and asked you folks first.

1. At the bottom of each page On the G-325A there is a bold box with instructions in the box(es) there, or my UK husband's? I ask because I have come to understand the term "applicant" to mean the Beneficiary of the petition, and I can think of logical reasons for both possible interpretations. Believe it or not, the USCIS girl didn't know the answer.

2. Also on the G-325A: Near the bottom on the left there is a box that asks "This form is submitted in connection with application for:" and gives three options, "Naturalization", "Status as Permanent Resident", and "Other (specify)". I know it isn't the first one, but in my process towards a CR-1/IR-1 or K-3 am I correct to go with "Status as Permanent Resident"? If not, what is the "Other" I should specify? Again, the girl didn't know. She said "I think you're supposed to put the number of the form you're filing the G-325A for" but she didn't sound the least bit sure!

3. Finally, I understood that I am supposed to fill out a complete set of four G-325A forms, and that my husband is to do the same. This USCIS representative volunteered in the course of her non-answer of question #2 (above) that I was to fill in two forms and he was to fill in two forms. Wha???

My final question to her, by the way, was about the whole "Is Yahoo Personals a marriage broker?" question. She said I needed to call an attorney. *sigh* I'm filling out the form in advance today, and I'm just going to check "no" unless anybody gives me a really good, educated reason to say "yes".

Thanks for your assistance with this stuff today. I am eager to finally put something on my timeline and get these forms out the door!

Edited August 1, 2006 by JenM

[Yodrak 7]

JenM,

1. 'Applicant' is the person whose information is on the G-325A form.

2. Other - petition for ... (Will be 'status as permanent resident' when your husband applies for adjustment of status.)

3. G-325 is virtually identical to G-325A, except that G-325 is a 2-part form. Some people will omit the 'A' and simply refer to G-325, perhaps not realizing that G-325 and G-325A are 2 different forms.

See also post #11 in this thread, should be required reading for anyone who has a G-325A question.

http://groups.google.com/group/alt.visa.us...a8a435b20ec24cc

Yodrak

Holy Moly. I finished the I-130 form, and have moved on to the G-325A's.

I called the USCIS line with three questions. The good news was that I only waited on hold for three minutes. The bad news was the girl I spoke to apparently started her job TODAY, and I left the exchange with more questions than I had before. Should've come here and asked you folks first.

1. At the bottom of each page On the G-325A there is a bold box with instructions in the box(es) there, or my UK husband's? I ask because I have come to understand the term "applicant" to mean the Beneficiary of the petition, and I can think of logical reasons for both possible interpretations. Believe it or not, the USCIS girl didn't know the answer.

2. Also on the G-325A: Near the bottom on the left there is a box that asks "This form is submitted in connection with application for:" and gives three options, "Naturalization", "Status as Permanent Resident", and "Other (specify)". I know it isn't the first one, but in my process towards a CR-1/IR-1 or K-3 am I correct to go with "Status as Permanent Resident"? If not, what is the "Other" I should specify? Again, the girl didn't know. She said "I think you're supposed to put the number of the form you're filing the G-325A for" but she didn't sound the least bit sure!

3. Finally, I understood that I am supposed to fill out a complete set of four G-325A forms, and that my husband is to do the same. This USCIS representative volunteered in the course of her non-answer of question #2 (above) that I was to fill in two forms and he was to fill in two forms. Wha???

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Thanks for your assistance with this stuff today. I am eager to finally put something on my timeline and get these forms out the door!

Edited August 1, 2006 by Yodrak

[Sockmonkey 0]

Sorry for the duplication, folks. My computer froze for a sec when I submitted this post, and when I checked the board it hadn't automatically posted so I assumed it was lost. My bad.

Is there a way to delete a post?

And thanks, Yodrak, for the quick answer.