i-485 questions on how to fill out

[Dan and Wee 9]

I found a couple answers to my questions by searching here, and THANK YOU to those that asked the same questions that I was about to (about 5 of 'em).

 

Firstly: we made a mistake and didn't update her last name on the marriage license to my last name (which we asked many many times about and EVERYONE...not on VJ...just kept saying you do that later...well...no...you don't...and we missed it, and I'm a dummy for not just googling it), and that creates an issue with A LOT of things...so tomorrow morning we are going to the court to try to fix it.  Should we hold off on filling out and filing the documents until we get her name changed, so that her green card and passport and all these forms we have to file have her desired/new last name on it?  How should we go about fixing this to minimize the damage done by this oversight?

 

Anyways, here are the questions: 

 

Part1:

 

Q22A: What do I put here? firstly, it wont let me type anything, but I can work around that.  Do I put K-1 Visa Holder? Fiancee of (my name)? nonimmigrant?

 

Part 2:

 

Q5: Derivative applicant for the Principal applicant.  

      Is that me?  (i know this seems like a silly question with a ####### answer...)

 

Part 6:

Q1: No children, so do I leave it blank? N/A? or put "0"?

 

 

 

As always...thank you all in advance.  Without all your guy's help up to this point, this would have been a much more difficult journey.

 

Dan and Wee.

[JFH 12,190]

*~*~*moved from "K-1 fiancé visa process and procedures" to "AOS from K visas"*~*~*

[Dan and Wee 9]

Sorry, and thanks JFH.

[Mr Geminian 691]

29 minutes ago, Dan and Wee said:

Part1:

 

Q22A: What do I put here? firstly, it wont let me type anything, but I can work around that.  Do I put K-1 Visa Holder? Fiancee of (my name)? nonimmigrant?

Check that box and write K-1 Fiancee..no need to write any name 

29 minutes ago, Dan and Wee said:

Part 2:

 

Q5: Derivative applicant for the Principal applicant.  

      Is that me?  (i know this seems like a silly question with a ####### answer...)

You don't need to fill from 5a-9 because you said you don't have children

29 minutes ago, Dan and Wee said:

Part 6:

Q1: No children, so do I leave it blank? N/A? or put "0"?

"0"

 

Additional info

Part 2

Q3 - Receipt Number- is the receipt number on your Approved I-129F, look on NOA1

Q4- Approval date of your I-129F, look on NOA1

 

Edited October 27, 2017 by Aviinashh

[Dan and Wee 9]

6 minutes ago, Aviinashh said:

Additional info

Part 2

Q3 - Receipt Number- is the receipt number on your Approved I-129F, look on NOA1

Q4- Approval date of your I-129F, look on NOA1

 

Thank you.  I looked for P2Q4 Priority Date, and mine didnt have one on it.  It also doesnt have an Approval date...but it does have a "notice date".  Would that be the same thing?  

 

The fields that it has on it are: Notice type, Notice date, case type, receipt number, receipt date, page, date of birth.  Im assuming that "Notice date" = "Approval date" = "Priority date"?

[Mr Geminian 691]

2 minutes ago, Dan and Wee said:

Thank you.  I looked for P2Q4 Priority Date, and mine didnt have one on it.  It also doesnt have an Approval date...but it does have a "notice date".  Would that be the same thing?  

 

The fields that it has on it are: Notice type, Notice date, case type, receipt number, receipt date, page, date of birth.  Im assuming that "Notice date" = "Approval date" = "Priority date"?

Sorry 

 

Approval Date= Notice date of NOA2 (the I-129F Approval letter) not NOA1

[Suss&Camm 2,213]

44 minutes ago, Dan and Wee said:

I found a couple answers to my questions by searching here, and THANK YOU to those that asked the same questions that I was about to (about 5 of 'em).

 

Firstly: we made a mistake and didn't update her last name on the marriage license to my last name (which we asked many many times about and EVERYONE...not on VJ...just kept saying you do that later...well...no...you don't...and we missed it, and I'm a dummy for not just googling it), and that creates an issue with A LOT of things...so tomorrow morning we are going to the court to try to fix it.  Should we hold off on filling out and filing the documents until we get her name changed, so that her green card and passport and all these forms we have to file have her desired/new last name on it?  How should we go about fixing this to minimize the damage done by this oversight?

 

Anyways, here are the questions: 

 

Part1:

 

Q22A: What do I put here? firstly, it wont let me type anything, but I can work around that.  Do I put K-1 Visa Holder? Fiancee of (my name)? nonimmigrant?

 

Part 2:

 

Q5: Derivative applicant for the Principal applicant.  

      Is that me?  (i know this seems like a silly question with a ####### answer...)

 

Part 6:

Q1: No children, so do I leave it blank? N/A? or put "0"?

 

 

 

As always...thank you all in advance.  Without all your guy's help up to this point, this would have been a much more difficult journey.

 

Dan and Wee.

What state are you in and does your marriage certificate have specific fields for maiden name and married name or not?

[Dan and Wee 9]

34 minutes ago, Aviinashh said:

Sorry 

 

Approval Date= Notice date of NOA2 (the I-129F Approval letter) not NOA1

AWESOME!!! Thank you Aviinashh!!!

[Mr Geminian 691]

Just now, Dan and Wee said:

AWESOME!!! Thank you Aviinashh!!!

You are welcome  Good luck guys

[Dan and Wee 9]

31 minutes ago, Suss&Camm said:

What state are you in and does your marriage certificate have specific fields for maiden name and married name or not?

Florida, and no, it doesn't, or at least not readily apparent.  It just asks for the name: First and Last, then has a spot for maiden name.  I thought it was strange at first, and it just never clicked in my head as to why they would do that.  I even asked the guy at the clerks office about how to change her name to my last name now that we are married, and he said you do that later.  She is devastated over this.

[Suss&Camm 2,213]

1 hour ago, Dan and Wee said:

Florida, and no, it doesn't, or at least not readily apparent.  It just asks for the name: First and Last, then has a spot for maiden name.  I thought it was strange at first, and it just never clicked in my head as to why they would do that.  I even asked the guy at the clerks office about how to change her name to my last name now that we are married, and he said you do that later.  She is devastated over this.

Right,  yes if there is a separate field for maiden name,  then the married name goes in the name field. That's what I meant, yours does have separate fields. Where I live, (TX), there is only one name field, which is then current name (maiden), and the fact that you are married to the other person with the last name you might use,  gives you the right to use it. So for me,  I could then just choose to start using it and fill in the AOS papers with the married name. I know it doesn't help you, but it is an explanation for some of the confusion around this. It doesn't excuse the clerk though - amazing that they gave that answer,  the one place you would expect to get the answer specific to your circumstances... so sorry about that...

 

If I remember correctly, you can't change anything in the court here, before becoming an lpr - But don't quote me on that... have you tried just correcting it as an admin error with the county clerk's?

Edited October 27, 2017 by Suss&Camm

[EvieMN 105]

How would you go about changing her name later? I'm not exactly sure about the process.

Since I'm filing for AOS from a J1 visa I opted to keep my maiden name since all my documents regarding my previous visa are in my maiden name and I didn't want to create any confusion.

But I'm thinking of changing my name after I get my GC.

Can you request a change at the AOS interview? So they can produce the card with the new name?

[Dan and Wee 9]

14 hours ago, Suss&Camm said:

Right,  yes if there is a separate field for maiden name,  then the married name goes in the name field. That's what I meant, yours does have separate fields. Where I live, (TX), there is only one name field, which is then current name (maiden), and the fact that you are married to the other person with the last name you might use,  gives you the right to use it. So for me,  I could then just choose to start using it and fill in the AOS papers with the married name. I know it doesn't help you, but it is an explanation for some of the confusion around this. It doesn't excuse the clerk though - amazing that they gave that answer,  the one place you would expect to get the answer specific to your circumstances... so sorry about that...

 

If I remember correctly, you can't change anything in the court here, before becoming an lpr - But don't quote me on that... have you tried just correcting it as an admin error with the county clerk's?

I contacted them this morning, and I was informed that no matter what, she would not have been able to change her name to my last name until after she got her green card.  This is in contrast to EVERYTHING I have seen online, but it is in line with what the people at the courts and the notary that married us said in that it is done later.  This is so very confusing, but I will just go with what the courts told me today in that because she is not an American citizen yet, the court system in America has no legal right to change her name.  

 

 

[Dan and Wee 9]

1 hour ago, EvieMN said:

How would you go about changing her name later? I'm not exactly sure about the process.

Since I'm filing for AOS from a J1 visa I opted to keep my maiden name since all my documents regarding my previous visa are in my maiden name and I didn't want to create any confusion.

But I'm thinking of changing my name after I get my GC.

Can you request a change at the AOS interview? So they can produce the card with the new name?

I'ts much more difficult to do it after the fact, which is why my wife and I wanted to have her new name immediately after we got married...

 

but here is what I found on the internet about changing your name after marriage in Ohio...

http://info.legalzoom.com/legally-change-name-after-marriage-ohio-20429.html

 

I hope this helps.  it was a quick search, and it seems roughly the same as in Florida.  It's also rather expensive at $400 here in Florida, not sure about Ohio.

[EvieMN 105]

7 minutes ago, Dan and Wee said:

I'ts much more difficult to do it after the fact, which is why my wife and I wanted to have her new name immediately after we got married...

 

but here is what I found on the internet about changing your name after marriage in Ohio...

http://info.legalzoom.com/legally-change-name-after-marriage-ohio-20429.html

 

I hope this helps.  it was a quick search, and it seems roughly the same as in Florida.  It's also rather expensive at $400 here in Florida, not sure about Ohio.

Thanks for your help!

I'm not in any rush so I'll probably wait until everything's finalized and go from there.