Birth Place of Beneficiary's Parents unknown?

[BowseRx 10]

Hello, so I am trying to fill out this I-129F form with my Fiance, and she doesnt know her parents' birth place. She has asked them, but they are somewhat against her marrying a foreigner (Old school thoughts in Japanese Culture I guess). So they refuse to tell her their towns of birth, in hopes that the process will fail. Is it okay to put unknown in that field? Has anyone come across this before? I couldnt find anything when doing some quick searches.

 

Thank you for your time, and have a good one!

[Boiler 45,903]

Ancestry.com?

[Naes 12,205]

35 minutes ago, BowseRx said:

Hello, so I am trying to fill out this I-129F form with my Fiance, and she doesnt know her parents' birth place. She has asked them, but they are somewhat against her marrying a foreigner (Old school thoughts in Japanese Culture I guess). So they refuse to tell her their towns of birth, in hopes that the process will fail. Is it okay to put unknown in that field? Has anyone come across this before? I couldnt find anything when doing some quick searches.

 

Thank you for your time, and have a good one!

In japan, if she can show the proof of them being her parents she should be able to ask to at the city or ward office for a 戸籍謄本 of her parents (I'm not 100% sure but they do give to relatives as long as you can prove you are a relative)

 

Personal opinion; Japanese parents usually soften if they see the other person trying to interact with them, meeting them and respecting their culture. If you want to try -unless they're stubborn....elderly Japanese are also known to be stubborn...so good luck with that if that's your case..

Edited March 3, 2018 by Naes

[BowseRx 10]

27 minutes ago, Boiler said:

Ancestry.com?

I wasnt sure if that works for Japanese familes too. I guess thinking about it, it should. Does ancestry.com show birth places? I have never used it.

[BowseRx 10]

23 minutes ago, Naes said:

In japan, if she can show the proof of them being her parents she should be able to ask to at the city or ward office for a 戸籍謄本 of her parents (I'm not 100% sure but they do give to relatives as long as you can prove you are a relative)

 

Personal opinion; Japanese parents usually soften if they see the other person trying to interact with them, meeting them and respecting their culture. If you want to try -unless they're stubborn....elderly Japanese are also known to be stubborn...so good luck with that if that's your case..

Awesome, thank you! I screen shotted it and sent it to her.

 

And thank you for the advice. I definitely want to meet them and show them i respect their culture and value them! Its a long story, but they said to her "If you passed your Nursing licence exam, then we will,at least meet with him. If you didnt pass, we wont meet with him until you do. So the whole situation sucks.