K3 I-130 Question #21 Lived Together, #22 Consular Post

[guest123 0]

Hello everyone. I recently got married and have been trying to fill out the K3 (thanks to all the information on this website!) to bring my wife over asap. I have 2 questions that I'm not comfortable with yet.

• #21. Give last address at which you lived together. - What if we haven't actually lived together? I had to come back immediately after the marriage.
  
• #22. It seems like this question is only if your relative is in the U.S. (Complete the information below if your relative is in the United States and will apply for adjustment of status). But then there is another part within the same question (If your relative is not eligible for adjustment of status, he or she will apply for a visa abroad at the American consular post in __). Am I supposed to answer that second part?
  

And lastly, do you know of any other sites with information similar to this one?

Thank you so much.

[Reba 2]

If you have not lived together put N/A

Put the US consulate in her country where she will have her visa interview.

[simple_male 1]

If you have not lived together put N/A

Put the US consulate in her country where she will have her visa interview.

First part is N/A (Since yoru relative is not AOS in USA) and second part you write down the US Embassy/Consulate where your spouse will go for the interview.

[Yodrak 7]

guest123,

The question is applicable, so break the 'N/A habit'. A more appropriate answer would be something like 'we have not yet lived together'. (My sense is that many (most?) K3 and CR1 couples are in that situation.)

Yodrak

If you have not lived together put N/A

.....

Hello everyone. I recently got married and have been trying to fill out the K3 (thanks to all the information on this website!) to bring my wife over asap. I have 2 questions that I'm not comfortable with yet.

• #21. Give last address at which you lived together. - What if we haven't actually lived together? I had to come back immediately after the marriage.
  
• ....
  

Edited August 8, 2006 by Yodrak

[simple_male 1]

guest123,

The question is applicable, so break the 'N/A habit'. A more appropriate answer would be something like 'we have not yet lived together'. (My sense is that many (most?) K3 and CR1 couples are in that situation.)

Yodrak

If you have not lived together put N/A

.....

Hello everyone. I recently got married and have been trying to fill out the K3 (thanks to all the information on this website!) to bring my wife over asap. I have 2 questions that I'm not comfortable with yet.

• #21. Give last address at which you lived together. - What if we haven't actually lived together? I had to come back immediately after the marriage.
  
• ....
  

You are right, but answering "N/A" would not hurt either. I did not see you replies from you yesterday. Were you out of town or just did not come to VJ?

[aussiewench 9]

I agree. Putting N/A always leaves it open for an adjudicator to ask themself 'why is it not applicable' and issuing an RFE. N/A should be used sparingly if at all.

guest123,

The question is applicable, so break the 'N/A habit'. A more appropriate answer would be something like 'we have not yet lived together'. (My sense is that many (most?) K3 and CR1 couples are in that situation.)

Yodrak

If you have not lived together put N/A

.....

Hello everyone. I recently got married and have been trying to fill out the K3 (thanks to all the information on this website!) to bring my wife over asap. I have 2 questions that I'm not comfortable with yet.

• #21. Give last address at which you lived together. - What if we haven't actually lived together? I had to come back immediately after the marriage.
  
• ....
  

[Yodrak 7]

simple_male,

Maybe not, in this instance. If there's a question about it the question will probably be addressed at the visa interview. In some other situations, however, using 'N/A' is more likely to be an issue so it's prudent to avoid the often mis-used acronym.

There is always a more approriate, more meaningful, answer than 'N/A' - so why not give it? People here on VJ are always saying, 'I want to minimize the risk of a problem or delay' .....

Yodrak

guest123,

The question is applicable, so break the 'N/A habit'. A more appropriate answer would be something like 'we have not yet lived together'. (My sense is that many (most?) K3 and CR1 couples are in that situation.)

Yodrak

If you have not lived together put N/A

.....

Hello everyone. I recently got married and have been trying to fill out the K3 (thanks to all the information on this website!) to bring my wife over asap. I have 2 questions that I'm not comfortable with yet.

• #21. Give last address at which you lived together. - What if we haven't actually lived together? I had to come back immediately after the marriage.
  
• ....
  

You are right, but answering "N/A" would not hurt either. ...

[jazzy 0]

Hi,

If the couple NEVER lived together then the question is NOT applicable and the question should be answered N/A. Thats what we used in our petitions and didnt have any problems...actually our I-130 was approved very quickly.

Jazzy

[simple_male 1]

Hi,

If the couple NEVER lived together then the question is NOT applicable and the question should be answered N/A. Thats what we used in our petitions and didnt have any problems...actually our I-130 was approved very quickly.

Jazzy

I think, either way is fine. USCIS is not very picky, they just don't like to see any blank. If you read the USCIS instructions, you will notice that they encourage people to answer "N/A," as they say, if something does not apply to you, answer "N/A." But, I agree that writing "never lived together" for this question makes more sense and leaves no doubt. I like the DS 230 part I for the question where it asks, if the applicant has ever been to USA, if so, write down the dates and so on and it also say, if "Never," write NEVER.

[Yodrak 7]

Jazzy,

Stating explicitly that the couple has not lived together is more meaningful, so why not use that? Why is it so difficult to give a clear answer rather than an ambiguous one?

As I wrote in my previous post in this thread, I agree that it may not make any difference in this instance but there are numerous instances in which it can and sometimes does make a difference. It's such an easy risk to avoid.

Yodrak

Hi,

If the couple NEVER lived together then the question is NOT applicable and the question should be answered N/A. Thats what we used in our petitions and didnt have any problems...actually our I-130 was approved very quickly.

Jazzy

[jazzy 0]

Hi,

If the couple NEVER lived together then the question is NOT applicable and the question should be answered N/A. Thats what we used in our petitions and didnt have any problems...actually our I-130 was approved very quickly.

Jazzy

I think, either way is fine. USCIS is not very picky, they just don't like to see any blank. If you read the USCIS instructions, you will notice that they encourage people to answer "N/A," as they say, if something does not apply to you, answer "N/A." But, I agree that writing "never lived together" for this question makes more sense and leaves no doubt. I like the DS 230 part I for the question where it asks, if the applicant has ever been to USA, if so, write down the dates and so on and it also say, if "Never," write NEVER.

Simple male,

Though the response "never lived together" may be ok I would tend to lean toward N/A, after all thats what the instuctions tell you answer if a question doesn't apply. and i've never heard of anyone getting an RFE from responding N/A to this question.

Jazzy

[knowledge 0]

Hi,

If the couple NEVER lived together then the question is NOT applicable and the question should be answered N/A. Thats what we used in our petitions and didnt have any problems...actually our I-130 was approved very quickly.

Jazzy

I think, either way is fine. USCIS is not very picky, they just don't like to see any blank. If you read the USCIS instructions, you will notice that they encourage people to answer "N/A," as they say, if something does not apply to you, answer "N/A." But, I agree that writing "never lived together" for this question makes more sense and leaves no doubt. I like the DS 230 part I for the question where it asks, if the applicant has ever been to USA, if so, write down the dates and so on and it also say, if "Never," write NEVER.

Simple male,

Though the response "never lived together" may be ok I would tend to lean toward N/A, after all thats what the instuctions tell you answer if a question doesn't apply. and i've never heard of anyone getting an RFE from responding N/A to this question.

Jazzy

I think that there are different ways to answer a same question: a romantic one, a cold one, a bureaucratic one...I understand then when all depends of the mood of the adjudicator!

[guest123 0]

Thank you all SO much. All of you are so friendly and helpful and have really helped to calm my nerves in this very stressful process!

Thank you!!!

[JenT 0]

Hi,

If the couple NEVER lived together then the question is NOT applicable and the question should be answered N/A. Thats what we used in our petitions and didnt have any problems...actually our I-130 was approved very quickly.

Jazzy

I think, either way is fine. USCIS is not very picky, they just don't like to see any blank. If you read the USCIS instructions, you will notice that they encourage people to answer "N/A," as they say, if something does not apply to you, answer "N/A." But, I agree that writing "never lived together" for this question makes more sense and leaves no doubt. I like the DS 230 part I for the question where it asks, if the applicant has ever been to USA, if so, write down the dates and so on and it also say, if "Never," write NEVER.

Simple male,

Though the response "never lived together" may be ok I would tend to lean toward N/A, after all thats what the instuctions tell you answer if a question doesn't apply. and i've never heard of anyone getting an RFE from responding N/A to this question.

Jazzy

I think that there are different ways to answer a same question: a romantic one, a cold one, a bureaucratic one...I understand then when all depends of the mood of the adjudicator!

You might include, "and how much I'm willing to risk the delay of an RFE if I don't explain to the best of my ability". They don't deduct points for extra words used.

[Sockmonkey 0]

Regarding Question #22 on the I-130:

22. It seems like this question is only if your relative is in the U.S. (Complete the information below if your relative is in the United States and will apply for adjustment of status). But then there is another part within the same question (If your relative is not eligible for adjustment of status, he or she will apply for a visa abroad at the American consular post in __). Am I supposed to answer that second part?

I am also concerned about this one. On the form, Question #22 starts, in bold letters, with the following:

22. Complete the information below if your relative is in the United States and will apply for adjustment of status.

You suggest that we should fill out the second, "consulate" part of this question regardless. The wording in that second section does make one think that the consulate should be filled out, but it seems to against the specific instructions at the top of the question. Very frustrating.

There is a question on the I-129F (Q. #20) that asks for consulate information. This one is much more clear, and makes me think the information is required for both applications.

Has anybody here submitted the I-130 without the consulate part of #22 filled in? Did it go through okay?