Specificity on Forms Questions

[jassan 1]

I have several questions that are perhaps a bit over analytical, but I have to have this cleared up. And yes, I have consulted the example forms. I'd really appreciate it if someone careful reviewed these questions. Thank you in advance.

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As a general question - my wife has only two names in english, however in her native language - and this is listed on all her passport, birth certificate, and such - she has a title which roughly means 'daughter of', which is the custom where she is from. So writing her name in english and her native language differs. Is this a problem? Where it would say 'middle name' on forms, would I write 'none'?

On the I-130 - Section C

Question 2 asks for a full address, which for my wife does include and apartment number and postal code as the questions requires.

Question 19 asks for my wife's address abroad - yet this time it says include street, city, province and country - there is no mention of a postal code or apartment number. Does that mean only cite the street, city, province (in her case none) and country? And is there any problem listing a full address on that line with the apartment number and postal code included?

I have a similar concern about Question 18. It just asks for street address, town or city, and state. I should leave off postal code, correct? If I include it, is it problematic?

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For the G-325A, Biographical Information

As I had to return home, my wife and I filled these out ot the best of our skill, but we still had questions, and in some instances left portions blank if I need to provide more detail. Which brings me to a first general question - since the forms are fillable by computer, except for the signature of the applicant, it is permissible for me to submit computer created, or handfilled copies of the form provided that it is her signature on the form? More simply - Is her signature the only thing required to be done by her own hand?

On the form, there is a section that asks for the city and country of residence of the parents. Her father is deceased - how would I answer that portion in this instance? Do I write 'none' or 'deceased'?

When listing city and country of birth for my American parents - both were born on military installations - Fort McPherson and Fort Knox. Do I use these base names instead of a city name?

When listing the city and country of residence for my American parents - do I list just that, the city and country? What about listing a state abbreviation? Would this be incorrect?

On the G-325A where it says 'This form is submitted in connection with', what should I indicate? For the instance of the I-130 should indicate in connection with the I-130, and likewise in the instance of the I-129F at a later date?

On the G-325A, where it asks for residence information over the past 5 years - specifically where it asks for a month, do I spell out the name of the month, or a numeral sufficient? Is there a problem with either?

Where it asks for employer information - the name of my wife's employer is very lengthy, however it is the only employer she has had. To fit the name, she used two lines. Is this permissible?

Again with the applicants residence of the past five years - there's lines for street number, city, province/state, and country - no postal code or apartment numbers. Is it permissible/appropiate to list them, or should I leave this information out? Is there a penalty for having included it?

I think this is all the questions I have for now.

[CutienPurg 0]

You're right , you are over thinking .

Answer what it asks for , not what you think it may mean or should or could mean. If you dont know , then answer to the best of your knowledge. If it's none , wrote none. If it doesn't apply then write n/a. I think what you'll find as you read along in these forums is that many people interpret the questions in their own way and answers are not consistant. One person will say " hey I did _____ and it was fine" while another will come along and say they wrote something slightly different and the result was fine as well. Sadly,even though the forms are used to bring our foreign spouses to the US , I don't think a lot of thought was put into the format in which the foreign spouses information should be written. It seems to me the format follows a U.S. custom regarding names and addresses. There is no place for titles , ethnic name customs and the like......

The detail of the address on line 2 of the I-130 is so they have an accurate address for mailing as it will be the address they use when the petition is approved and forwaded to the NVC for processing and later to the embassy. If I were a betting person I'd say that the further details of the addy further on the petition are not worrysome ones.

The format they want for dates is shown, I believe as mm/dd/yyyy and I would keep it that way throughout the form for continuity.

Use an extra sheet of paper if you cant fit your information in the box and remember to include the attachment in your contents list with the cover letter.

I think the only requirement for G-325A is that she sign it........I filled out my husbands and he signed it.

I wrote "deceased" for my husband's father and just a city country for birth.

Again, if it asks for a city , give a city , if it asks simply for a country , write the country.

'This form is submitted in connection with'- We answered that 1 incorrectly ....I believe the proper choice would be ' status as a permanent resident ' for the I-130 and K-3 visa petition on the I-129F ( someone will be sure to correct that if Im wrong)

I did the same thing as you did ......questioned everything......over-thought it and then stressed like a fool over it. I came to accept that if I had made a mistake and it was an honest one , they will ask for more evidence. Period. The more I stressed, the more agitated I became and the more mistakes I found myself making.

Hopefully I answered at least some of your concerns.

I wish you well and I wish for you a peaceful immigration journey!!!

[meauxna 15]

Some thoughts on the G-325a from an experienced immigration lawyer:

http://britishexpats.com/forum/showpost.ph...mp;postcount=11

http://britishexpats.com/forum/showpost.ph...mp;postcount=10

http://britishexpats.com/forum/showpost.ph...amp;postcount=2