About the N/A, none, leaving nothing blank blabla

[Siimba 1]

Hey guys, so I know this topic is around but I really haven't found a sure answer for it.

 

Does every single box need to be filled?

 

Like example the one on both I-130 and 130A about a Interpreter or Preparer doing the form for you, if there was none, do I leave it blank or fill in EVERY single box with NONE or N/A?

 

If Employer 1 is stated Unemployed, does the rest of the boxes have to be filled out NONE as well?

 

If there is no middle name, should I really put in NONE? Feels like my middle name would be the name (NONE) instead.

 

I-130 Information about Beneficiary's family, Person 2,3,4,5: If there is none, does every single box of Person 2,3,4,5 be filled out with N/A?

 

For me it feels like the form would be more cleaner without filling EVERY single empty box with NONE or N/A, but if it needs to be done to not have it denied I'll do it.

I know there is a instruction sheet but it doesn't really give you a clear guidance about it..

 

So what did everybody actually do about it?

 

Cheers

 

[NikLR 13,232]

I left spots blank where it made sense to do so.  I put n/a on truly not applicable spots and none on others. Honestly blanks arent that big of a deal. They just dont want obvious 'you need stuff here' left blank. 

Edited September 21, 2018 by NikLR
Small phone keyboards are the devil

[Siimba 1]

Just to make it even more interesting. Doing the form on the computer does not let you type in N/A on like 95% of the questions... So what do they actually want...

[pushbrk 13,254]

Advice to leave nothing blank was always overblown but completely wrong now.  The new forms generally have lots of blank spaces.  For example, if you have no children and in the first space to list children, you type "No Children", why in the world would you enter something in each blank for the other four children you also don't have?

 

Some common sense will tell you when a question IS applicable but the answer is "NONE".

 

The new forms have check boxes that render non-applicable the next section, and block you from entering anything in the spaces.  For example, if your physical address and mailing address are the same and you check that box, you cannot enter a separate physical address.