"No middle name" as middle name! (split)

[pushbrk 12,823]

1 hour ago, Luckycuds said:

If one does not have a middle name, listing a middle name is not applicable to that person. None also works because they don’t have one. No where in the instructions does it state to write “No middle name” if you don’t have one therefore I would say this is up to interpretation.

You're right.  It's up to interpretation, as is "None" which is an actual name in some languages.  Pronounced Nawnay.  It's a non-issue, but I think if I were filing an I-130 online I would leave the middle name blank.  Lots of blank spaces on forms today, by design.  The forms all used to allow ---- to be entered in the middle name field which was always my practice and recommendation.

[gomesren 3]

On 10/11/2020 at 6:13 PM, pushbrk said:

This poster THINKS it's an issue on a personal level.  It is NOT an issue for the actual case.  Yes, the poster was correct to enter "No Middle Name".  USCIS data entry made the mistake which is of no actual consequence.

 

Read those instructions again.  You write N/A when not applicable.  You write NONE, when applicable but the answer is NONE.  The two are not interchangeable.  Even with those instructions, many forms do not allow entry of N/A and one must type Not Applicable.  

 

Example, when asked to enter the names of beneficiary's children, the question is applicable, but the answer is NONE. That said, there's no actual consequence for the technically incorrect choice of answer.

Example 2.  When filing a petition seeking a visa, the question about where the person will adjust status is clearly Not Applicable, but you cannot type N/A in the space.

 

A USCIS data entry person or software (not sure which) made an error of no actual consequence.  Carry on.

Thank you for your response. I asked a few lawyers online and they said I should. call the USCIS costumer service to request a correction but that it shouldn’t be an issue. I hope it’s really not. 

[gomesren 3]

On 10/10/2020 at 6:04 PM, carmel34 said:

Just correct the error at the DS-260 stage as others have said.  A similar thing happened with my husband, when I filled out the I-130 and I-130A I put a middle name, exactly like our marriage certificate names.  Then when he got a passport, later, he had no middle name, both middle and last names were on his passport as his last name, so that's what we used from the DS-260 and on for all documents, and he was approved with no delays.  The name on your passport, DS-260, and eventually, visa and green card/SS card, are what matter.  So don't worry, and good luck!

Thank you so much 

I realize it should have been filled with not applicable instead but it’a done. Gonna try to ask for a correction on the phone and see how that will turn out 

[gomesren 3]

On 10/11/2020 at 8:18 PM, pushbrk said:

You're right.  It's up to interpretation, as is "None" which is an actual name in some languages.  Pronounced Nawnay.  It's a non-issue, but I think if I were filing an I-130 online I would leave the middle name blank.  Lots of blank spaces on forms today, by design.  The forms all used to allow ---- to be entered in the middle name field which was always my practice and recommendation.

That’s what’s the person who filled the form told me, that none could be a problem and it would be better to o

put “no middle name” although it’s really not on the instructions