I-130a question

[Cr7gb11 11]

Thanks for the advice guys.

But one thing is that the same address is listed in the physical address 1 field which already has "date to" field set to Present by default so Idk why they are making us write it again by saying "even if listed above"

[Jorge V 195]

1 hour ago, Cr7gb11 said:

Thanks for the advice guys.

But one thing is that the same address is listed in the physical address 1 field which already has "date to" field set to Present by default so Idk why they are making us write it again by saying "even if listed above"

There's a lot of redundancy in the form, some by design, others not so much. Don't overthink things, if two questions ask the same thing, then write the same answer for both. If one question will not allow you to fill in the answer you know to be true, then just print it out and hand write it in.

[Jorge V 195]

6 hours ago, Khallaf said:

I left mine blank, and anything I couldn't fill out in pdf left blank also I had no problem.

While you should be ok with leaving blanks, I would like to point out that the official instructions for the I-130/I-130A state that you should answer all questions fully, writing in "N/A" or "None" where possible. Here's the quote from the document:

 

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Answer all questions fully and accurately. If a question does not apply to you (for example, if you have never been married and the question asks, “Provide the name of your current spouse”), type or print “N/A,” unless otherwise directed. If your answer to a question which requires a numeric response is zero or none (for example, “How many children do you have” or “How many times have you departed the United States”), type or print “None,” unless otherwise directed.

 

I would recommend doing this just to avoid any potential kickbacks from USCIS. While they can likely figure out what you meant by looking at the context, it's possible they may not know if you left a question blank because the it doesn't apply to you, or if you left it blank because you overlooked it.

[Cr7gb11 11]

56 minutes ago, Jorge V said:

There's a lot of redundancy in the form, some by design, others not so much. Don't overthink things, if two questions ask the same thing, then write the same answer for both. If one question will not allow you to fill in the answer you know to be true, then just print it out and hand write it in.

I just called the uscis and they confirmed that a form either has to be hand written or typed. You can not mix both. So my only choices are to either hand write the whole thing or leave that field blank.  😔

[Jorge V 195]

1 minute ago, Cr7gb11 said:

I just called the uscis and they confirmed that a form either has to be hand written or typed. You can not mix both. So my only choices are to either hand write the whole thing or leave that field blank.  😔

That definitely goes against many peoples' experience on here. I was given the opposite answer (that you can mix and match). I mixed both and did not have any problems. As do many people on here (do a search for past threads).

[Cr7gb11 11]

12 minutes ago, Jorge V said:

That definitely goes against many peoples' experience on here. I was given the opposite answer (that you can mix and match). I mixed both and did not have any problems. As do many people on here (do a search for past threads).

I know. I have heard alot of people say that they mixed both but at the same time i don't want to go against what uscis rep said. I will call again and see if I get a different answer. 

Thanks for the help though.

[pushbrk 13,268]

1 hour ago, Cr7gb11 said:

I just called the uscis and they confirmed that a form either has to be hand written or typed. You can not mix both. So my only choices are to either hand write the whole thing or leave that field blank.  😔

Nonsense.  It is perfectly OK to mix typing and handwriting.  The form has flaws.  Don't trust anything from the misinformation line.  These people are either reading from scripts or speculating ignorantly.  The answer indicated above was an incorrect speculation from somebody who simply does not know.

[Cr7gb11 11]

Ok...called again and this time spoke to tier 2 rep and got a different answer. I was instructed to either hand write present or put the date of the day you are signing the form. now is there Anybody who did the latter and had no problems? I know there are other people with the same question so just want to clear any doubts.

[Bethany123 56]

Just leave it blank, and when you print it, fill it in in black ink. I had the same issue, and my petition was approved without any complications