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[Halp 0]

so i have asked this in a couple other threads along with other various questions, but this question keeps getting conflicting answers.  i just want to be sure this time cause i am about ready to mail in my form I-129F. this time i will include specific examples of my question.

 

the instructions say that nothing should be left blank, however, when trying to fill out certain fields on the form on my computer, it does not let me. i am aware that i can print it out and write in them things like NA or Not Relevant or something, but some have told me i ought to just leave these ones blank. as can be seen in the screen shot below of my form, on the left, very first page, first item, i am trying to fill out the alien registration number. there is none. i try typing NA or anything like it, and the little popup below item 1 says to only type numbers. yet to its right, item 7, i am able to type in NA to say that it does not apply in this case.

 

so this happens in a number of fields, such as the 2nd filed, of the USCIS account number. it does not let me type NA alone, another popup says i need to fill out the full 12 digit number. or in items 40-42 for example, it is asking about how i got my US citizenship, but after i put in item 40 i am a US born citizen, it does not allow for me to put NA in fields 41 and 42 saying things like my naturalization number and what not

 

i would guess personally that it would be ok in some of the cases i have come across (i have not listed them all, just the first few i ran into), but i want to be very careful. i have been told that it is easy to be rejected over the smallest missed details in this, so i want to be sure

 

[debbiedoo 2,339]

type what you can, fill in the rest VERY LEGIBLY in black ink

[midwinterrose 275]

Anything that was not applicable I left blank.  I didn't put N/A anywhere (I guessed I missed that part of the instructions) and we got approved.  If you are putting N/A everywhere else though, I wouldn't leave anything blank or they might think you missed it.  I agree to just write it in with pen after you print it out.

[DaveAndAnastasia 2,092]

I left everything blank that wasn't applicable and the form wouldn't let me type anything in, and we were approved last week. Don't worry too much about it.

[Halp 0]

alright, thank you all so much! i kept hearing conflicting answers before and just want to get this right the first time.

[Ryan H 3,812]

Moved from Progress Reports to Process & Procedures.

[wxman22 109]

On 11/24/2018 at 10:59 AM, Halp said:

alright, thank you all so much! i kept hearing conflicting answers before and just want to get this right the first time.

If in doubt, go by the instructions. Since they DO NOT say anything about leaving blanks, leave blanks if not applicable. 

[magicant 11]

I used Adobe Acrobat (full version) to insert text boxes over the fields and add N/A.  But writing in black pen after printing would work.

 

I didn't want to leave blanks based on what the instructions say:

 

"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. "

 

[Mike E 11,739]

I don't know why an I129-F would ask for the petitioner's Alien number in first place, since only a USA citizen can file such a petition.

 

In my case, I left it blank (despite being naturalized and once upon a time having an A number), and our I-129F was approved.

 

I use the Preview app for my N-400 and I-129F, and anytime the form refuses input, I just add a text field and type what I want. Two times using that approach; two approvals. I also left the UScIS online account number field blank.

 

I left my Family and middle  name fields blank in the other names section. I "left in care of Name" blank in the "Your mailing address" section. I think you can sense a trend here. 

 

 I did put N/A on item 47: "What action did USCIS take on Form I-129F. " The reason is that for other questions I left blank, the question always qualified with the phrase "if any". Whereas line 43, asks if I ever filed Form I-129F for any other beneficiary. I selected No. Then after that, "If you answered "Yes" to item 43, provide responses to Item 44-46. Now, I am sure the form writer meant to write: "44-47", but since the writer said 44-46, I made sure item 47 was not blank.

[geowrian 22,337]

5 minutes ago, Mike E said:

I use the Preview app for my N-400 and I-129F, and anytime the form refuses input, I just add a text field and type what I want

I'l just note that this works for forms that don't use 2D barcodes, such as the I-129F and N-400.

Some forms in the AOS process (later) should not be completed this way. The 2D barcode would only reflect the information on the pre-set fields, causing the scan to not read in the information provided in the new text fields.

The same goes for writing in answers (don't mix and match) on those forms.

[Adam Zollinger 130]

I saved mine as a PDF document and then I was able to go in and add a text box over those fields.