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Grant-Hyunjung   0

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: South Korea
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There are entries on the I-129F and G-325A that require the alien fiancee's country.

Some fields are not big enough for Republic of Korea. Some fields are not big enough for South Korea! And some fields only ROK will fit.

Also, for nationality or citizen...should I write "South Korean"?

I'm concerned that having ROK/Republic of Korea and South Korea/South Korean on the same form will cause trouble, delays, or confusion. (This is the government we're talking about)

Should I write South Korea everywhere since that is what people think 대한민국 is? :)

Ahhh! 아아아아!

Thanks!

10/31/2010 - 12:05AM (Seoul Time) : Proposed, she said yes
11/1/2010 - 8:17PM (Seoul Time)   : Her father approved
12/3/2010 - 1:26PM (Alaska Time)  : 2lb I-129F package left my office
12/6/2010 - 8:39AM (Central Time) : Package arrived in Lewisville Texas
12/8/2010 - 9:12PM (Alaska Time)  : First USCIS text message
12/8/2010 - 9:12PM (Alaska Time)  : First USCIS e-mail notification, headed to CSC
12/8/2010 - 9:14PM (Alaska Time)  : Second USCIS e-mail notification
12/8/2010 - 9:15PM (Alaska Time)  : Second USCIS text message
12/9/2010 -                       : Check processed at JP Morgan
12/10/2010 -                      : Check processed at my bank
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x/x/xxxx - Married?

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KittyPollitt   284

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Filed: AOS (pnd) Country: Morocco
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There are entries on the I-129F and G-325A that require the alien fiancee's country.

Some fields are not big enough for Republic of Korea. Some fields are not big enough for South Korea! And some fields only ROK will fit.

Also, for nationality or citizen...should I write "South Korean"?

I'm concerned that having ROK/Republic of Korea and South Korea/South Korean on the same form will cause trouble, delays, or confusion. (This is the government we're talking about)

Should I write South Korea everywhere since that is what people think 대한민국 is? :)

Ahhh! 아아아아!

Thanks!

On the forms where typed words and phrases will not fit, the best bet is to leave the field blank, fill in the rest, print it out, and then write the info in the blank fields by hand. We had this issue with the long winded names of my husband and his parents. We just wrote it in neatly by hand, and had no difficulties during the process. Good luck!

Sarah

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Gary and Alla   3,694

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Ukraine
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There are entries on the I-129F and G-325A that require the alien fiancee's country.

Some fields are not big enough for Republic of Korea. Some fields are not big enough for South Korea! And some fields only ROK will fit.

Also, for nationality or citizen...should I write "South Korean"?

I'm concerned that having ROK/Republic of Korea and South Korea/South Korean on the same form will cause trouble, delays, or confusion. (This is the government we're talking about)

Should I write South Korea everywhere since that is what people think 대한민국 is? :)

Ahhh! 아아아아!

Thanks!

It is what it is. Write what is appropriate and correct. Alla was born in "Ukraine SSR" a country that no longer exists. But that is what it says on her birth certificate and I can't change it.

My forms contained references to "USSR", "Ukraine SSR", "Russian Confederation of Independent States", and "Ukraine" All of which were at one time or another the name of Alla's country during her lifetime! Alla and her two sons have lived in the SAME city all their lives yet ALL THREE were born in different countries! Alla in the USSR, Sergey in the Russian CIS and Pasha in Ukraine. Never had a problem.

VERMONT! I Reject Your Reality...and Substitute My Own!

Gary And Alla

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missicy   87

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Slovenia
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When I was born in 1984 the country I was born in was called Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. In 1991 SFRY disintegrated and my country, former Socialist republic of Slovenia is now officialy Republic of Slovenia. My birth certificate that I got at the time of my birth says that I was born in SFRY but my new copies of it say I was born in Republic of Slovenia.

On I-129F and G-325A where it says Nationality I wrote Slovenian and Contry of birth Slovenia. Was approved with no problems. I hope this helps.

My Immigration Journey:

K1: June 2010 - December 2010

AOS: April 2011 - June 2011

ROC: April 2013 - August 2013

Naturalization: March 2014 - August 2014

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Grant-Hyunjung   0

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: South Korea
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ROK can refer to two countries, so that is probably not the best answer.

Since a North Korean citizen can't immigrate, then there is really only ONE Korea to be considered. South Korea seems like a safe answer, especially when the demonym for the "Republic of Korea" is "South Korean" or "Korean".

South Korea is shorter than "Republic of Korea" and would be easier to write in the blanks. I don't want to write ROK since it could possibly one time in a million be ambiguous to an agent having a bad day. Maybe I'm over thinking this, but hey...

Best way to irritate Koreans (South) is to ask them how they like living in Nam Chosun. ^^ That, or discuss anything military related...

On the other hand, singing North Korean POP songs is found to be amusing and encouraged. I also personally love traditional Korean folk songs AND a falsetto. Not my problem that the north likes them too. ^^

10/31/2010 - 12:05AM (Seoul Time) : Proposed, she said yes
11/1/2010 - 8:17PM (Seoul Time)   : Her father approved
12/3/2010 - 1:26PM (Alaska Time)  : 2lb I-129F package left my office
12/6/2010 - 8:39AM (Central Time) : Package arrived in Lewisville Texas
12/8/2010 - 9:12PM (Alaska Time)  : First USCIS text message
12/8/2010 - 9:12PM (Alaska Time)  : First USCIS e-mail notification, headed to CSC
12/8/2010 - 9:14PM (Alaska Time)  : Second USCIS e-mail notification
12/8/2010 - 9:15PM (Alaska Time)  : Second USCIS text message
12/9/2010 -                       : Check processed at JP Morgan
12/10/2010 -                      : Check processed at my bank
...
x/x/xxxx - Married?

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