A few G325 and AOS questions

[jezebelseven 0]

Checked the guides and did a quick search so hopefully these aren't covered somewhere I missed, if so, I apologize.

My fiance and I are FINALLY finishing up our forms (We've been trying to get on it for nearly a year now with various interuptions). We just have a few loose ends to tie up and a few questions that might be us being overly worried about stupid things that don't make a difference, but I figure it's better to check if anyone knows better than us.

G-325 questions:

1) We're using the fillin-able forms on the uscis site, and they've worked great except for one thing-- In the "Applicant's Last Address outside the US" bit, where the "from" and "to" boxes are, we want to put 'Present' as the example form has, but it keeps yelling at us saying it needs to be a date (or it automatically changes it to 0). Should we just print it blank and neatly handwrite in ink 'Present'?

2) My fiance is 20 years old. He has listed his current and previous jobs, however, he was unemployed (as in too young to get a job or just barely 16) before those, so we assume we have to list unemployed. However, what should we put as the beginning date? Whatever takes us back to the 5 year mark, or just his month/year of birth?

In case that isn't clear (reading back it looks a bit confusing): His first ever job was in 7/2002. Should unemployed be listed as '7/2001 - 7/2002', or '1/1986 - 7/2002'?

Also as a subquestion of this, but regarding the Affidavit of Support, I am currently unemployed, and have listed so on the G-325 and I-129F, but this will be changing within a month. Is this a problem, or will it present one later? We'll have a cosponsor, for the record.

3) I'm guessing this one might be splitting hairs but... Country. We put in what his passport says on one page, which is 'Great Britain', but I wasn't sure if we should instead be putting 'United Kingdom' or 'United Kingdom/Great Britain' or 'England' some other form of it. To be clear, he's from just near London.

Affidavit of Support questions:

I know this is jumping the gun a bit but it's important as it will make a difference in who will be sponsoring me as my ideal sponsor may not make enough to cover what needs to be covered.

1) I've read a few threads about the income needed, but I had a few questions that I imagine are answered somewhere but I have missed it, so sorry for what I am guessing is a repeat/common knowlege question:

What counts as a 'family/household unit' (In reference to this thread: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...ic=4054&st= )? My current living situation- I am living with my mother and her roommate (not a dependant). Fiance will be moving here. Does that mean my household unit is 2 (Mother and Myself), 3 (Mother, Roommate, Myself), or 4 (Mother, Roommate, Myself, Fiance who will be moving here)?

2) Which affidavit of support is meant to be used? I could've sworn before I read that I needed the I-134 for a British consolate but I can't remember for the life of me where I read that, so assumably someone here can tell me if I need the 134 or the 864 for the London consolate, so I don't actually have to phone the consolate for that.

3) I'm sure this is covered somewhere, and I used search, found a few answers, but wanted to clarify: I am currently unemployed, but will be getting a job in the next month if all goes according to plan, so all the forms I am going to submit say I am currently unemployed. Will this cause a problem when it comes to the Affidavit of Support forms, because the information will have changed? I'm guessing not, but I just want to be sure.

Thanks in advance for any help anyone can give us, we're both really excited to finally, after 4 years of long distance dating, get the ball rolling. He's leaving on Thursday to go home (for what should be the final time! ), so we'll both be feeling a lot better about saying goodbye if we both know we have these papers right.

Edited August 2, 2006 by jezebelseven

[Mew 0]

G325a:

1. Why don't you put the date your filling the form? I believe that's what I did.

2. Don't worry too much. I'd go for the date necessary to go back 5 years back.

3. I don't know. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland? I checked the United Nations site for that...

Affidavit of support:

1. This can help you find the answer to your question: http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/in...nfo_1328.html#2

2. I don't know. Hopefully someone else going through UK can help you with that. You'll only need to worry about it a few months after filing I129 and G325a, though.

3. It's okay if your job situation changes. You'll let them know about it when you send the consulate the pertinent affidavit of support.

[Ladylethal 12]

I believe in the parts where it asked to put from/to and it was to present time I left it blank. I was approved without problems.

[jezebelseven 0]

1. This can help you find the answer to your question: http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/in...nfo_1328.html#2

I believe I read that before, just wasn't sure if that was ONLY for the I-864, or any of the affidavits of support, including the I-134. Thanks

[Mew 0]

1. This can help you find the answer to your question: http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/in...nfo_1328.html#2

I believe I read that before, just wasn't sure if that was ONLY for the I-864, or any of the affidavits of support, including the I-134. Thanks

Most of the instructions for I864 apply to I134 as well.

[jezebelseven 0]

And adding another question to the pile:

We had a concern tonight filling out a few things about dating some of the forms (Namely, ones he has to sign, like the biographical info).

We filled out the I-129F, question 12 ('If your fiance is currently in the US, complete the following'), as if he is not currently here (As when I read the guide, it sounded like I should only complete that part if we were filing it when he was here.) He's leaving in 2 days and I don't plan on filing until the 20th or so (When I will have new checks and will have all the evidence we need ready like photo prints). Therefore, I won't be printing it out until around the date I plan on actually sending it out, so the date will read something like August 21.

Is it going to be a problem if the attached letter of intent from my fiance (and anything else he has to sign, like the biographical info form) is then dated from, say, August 3? Or should every form be dated closer together or on the same date?

Basically I'm just not sure whether I should:

1) fill them all out to say we filled them out today (which is true) while leaving question 12 as N/A

2) whether I should postdate them for when I think I'm going to mail it (which might look strange if he's signed something dated after he left? Or maybe I'm overthinking it...)

3) whether I should just date them seperately so it appears that I mailed them to him to fill out (Or alternatively if I should just fill out that question 12 as if he is currently in the US, even though he will not be when I file them.).

Or if that's too confusing, basically, does question 12 on the I-129F get filled out if my fiance is here when filling them out, or only if when filling out AND filing them?

[Yodrak 7]

jezebelseven,

G-325A questions: any of the options you mention will be fine.

Affidavit of Support questions: I-134 is used for the K visas when an affidavit of support is required (which is most of the time). You will notice that it nowhere mentions anything about a "household unit", it merely asks the sponsor to identify persons who are their dependents and indicate whether they are wholly or partially dependent.

Yodrak

Checked the guides and did a quick search so hopefully these aren't covered somewhere I missed, if so, I apologize.

My fiance and I are FINALLY finishing up our forms (We've been trying to get on it for nearly a year now with various interuptions). We just have a few loose ends to tie up and a few questions that might be us being overly worried about stupid things that don't make a difference, but I figure it's better to check if anyone knows better than us.

G-325 questions:

1) We're using the fillin-able forms on the uscis site, and they've worked great except for one thing-- In the "Applicant's Last Address outside the US" bit, where the "from" and "to" boxes are, we want to put 'Present' as the example form has, but it keeps yelling at us saying it needs to be a date (or it automatically changes it to 0). Should we just print it blank and neatly handwrite in ink 'Present'?

2) My fiance is 20 years old. He has listed his current and previous jobs, however, he was unemployed (as in too young to get a job or just barely 16) before those, so we assume we have to list unemployed. However, what should we put as the beginning date? Whatever takes us back to the 5 year mark, or just his month/year of birth?

In case that isn't clear (reading back it looks a bit confusing): His first ever job was in 7/2002. Should unemployed be listed as '7/2001 - 7/2002', or '1/1986 - 7/2002'?

Also as a subquestion of this, but regarding the Affidavit of Support, I am currently unemployed, and have listed so on the G-325 and I-129F, but this will be changing within a month. Is this a problem, or will it present one later? We'll have a cosponsor, for the record.

3) I'm guessing this one might be splitting hairs but... Country. We put in what his passport says on one page, which is 'Great Britain', but I wasn't sure if we should instead be putting 'United Kingdom' or 'United Kingdom/Great Britain' or 'England' some other form of it. To be clear, he's from just near London.

Affidavit of Support questions:

I know this is jumping the gun a bit but it's important as it will make a difference in who will be sponsoring me as my ideal sponsor may not make enough to cover what needs to be covered.

1) I've read a few threads about the income needed, but I had a few questions that I imagine are answered somewhere but I have missed it, so sorry for what I am guessing is a repeat/common knowlege question:

What counts as a 'family/household unit' (In reference to this thread: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...ic=4054&st= )? My current living situation- I am living with my mother and her roommate (not a dependant). Fiance will be moving here. Does that mean my household unit is 2 (Mother and Myself), 3 (Mother, Roommate, Myself), or 4 (Mother, Roommate, Myself, Fiance who will be moving here)?

2) Which affidavit of support is meant to be used? I could've sworn before I read that I needed the I-134 for a British consolate but I can't remember for the life of me where I read that, so assumably someone here can tell me if I need the 134 or the 864 for the London consolate, so I don't actually have to phone the consolate for that.

3) I'm sure this is covered somewhere, and I used search, found a few answers, but wanted to clarify: I am currently unemployed, but will be getting a job in the next month if all goes according to plan, so all the forms I am going to submit say I am currently unemployed. Will this cause a problem when it comes to the Affidavit of Support forms, because the information will have changed? I'm guessing not, but I just want to be sure.

Thanks in advance for any help anyone can give us, we're both really excited to finally, after 4 years of long distance dating, get the ball rolling. He's leaving on Thursday to go home (for what should be the final time! ), so we'll both be feeling a lot better about saying goodbye if we both know we have these papers right.

[jezebelseven 0]

Thanks again!

One more probably silly question to add regarding the Fiance Letter of Intent. I've got the example letter and I know there are basically just 'fill in the blank' spots, but I wanted to clarify: Should we leave these verbatim ("do hereby state that I am legally able and willing" and all), only filling in the spots in red, or should we be changing the wording slightly (like "fully intend to marry Angela and move to the US" or whatever) so that he and I are not sending in the exact same letter?

[caagirl 0]

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[Mew 0]

Thanks again!

One more probably silly question to add regarding the Fiance Letter of Intent. I've got the example letter and I know there are basically just 'fill in the blank' spots, but I wanted to clarify: Should we leave these verbatim ("do hereby state that I am legally able and willing" and all), only filling in the spots in red, or should we be changing the wording slightly (like "fully intend to marry Angela and move to the US" or whatever) so that he and I are not sending in the exact same letter?

You can send them the same letter. The important thing is the content. I wrote the intent letter and sent it to my fiance and he just changed his personal data and date.

[jezebelseven 0]

Try this awesome website www.***removed*** will help you out with all your questions!

No offense, not trying to be ungrateful here, but erm, it seems to have the exact same info as visajourney, just harder to find. Even their example forms were identically worded. Doesn't exactly answer my question . I was looking more for something that clarified whether they should be originally worded (As the INSTRUCTIONS on I-129F, Rule 7B says), or whether they can be identical form letters that we filled in.

Edit: Thanks again mew! We were worried, he leaves tomorrow evening to go home so we wanted to be sure!

Edited August 3, 2006 by jezebelseven