Leave blank or N/A?

[Ditte A 0]

Hi All,
Thank you for your time!
When filling in the forms for AOS. All the boxes that do not apply to you or spouse on the forms. Do you leave them blank or do you put in N/A (not applicable)?
What is best?

[Letspaintcookies 2,310]

Put in N/A or none to be on the safe side. Things are weird right now at the USCIS and some had their packets rejected because of leaving fields blank.

[Ditte A 0]

@Letspaintcookies Oke thank you!! Yes, I've heard a lot of rejections based on small issues.

[Lucky2Lucky 2,526]

The instructions clearly say to not leave anything blank. Write None or N/A whichever’s more appropriate. Read the instructions prior to completing the form as well- you don’t want to get denied for a stupid mistake.

[pushbrk 12,883]

The truth is that the instructions not to leave anything blank are several versions of the form old.  The new form grays out certain fields once certain boxes are checked.  If there are no children or no other family members involved, you certainly can enter "NONE" or "No Children" on the first line of the section and leave the rest of the section blank.  Use common sense.

[Ditte A 0]

Thank you!! @pushbrk & @Luckycuds makes sense.

Edited August 27, 2020 by Ditte A

[Ontarkie 14,223]

~~Moved to AOS from WOrk, Student, and Tourist Visas, from IR1/CR1 P&P - the OP is aos'ing, from F1~~

[pablo2752 106]

This has always been a confusing point. 

From what I see based on my lawyer's work, it does have some discretionary elements. For example, if you checked the box that affirms your proficient English proficiency, then you will probably get away with not putting anything in Interpreter Section because if you say your English is good enough to complete the form on your own, you most likely didn't get an interpreter. 

[beefmaster2 51]

I left things blank and everything was accepted.