Questions on I-130A

[Maitremathieu 4]

My fiancée and I are getting married later this month and I'm preparing the forms beforehand so I have everything ready to send as soon as we receive the marriage certificate. I have a few questions about how my future wife should fill out form I-130A.

 

-Maybe I'm missing it, but I don't see the option to fill out this one online. If I'm filing the I-130 online, do I then attach the I-130A in the Evidence section?

-I understand that since my future spouse lives outside the United States she does not need to sign the form. However, of course we'll have the opportunity for her to do so at our wedding. Is it better if it does in fact have her signature?

-One question asks "Last Physical Address Outside the United States of more than a year." She's lived at her current address less than a year, so does this mean the last place where she lived at least one year? She'll of course provide full address history for past 5 years in the supplementary section as instructed.

-Is it ok for me to be the person listed as her interpreter, or do we need to have a 3rd party interpret?

 

Thank you.

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4 hours ago, Maitremathieu said:

My fiancée and I are getting married later this month and I'm preparing the forms beforehand so I have everything ready to send as soon as we receive the marriage certificate. I have a few questions about how my future wife should fill out form I-130A.

 

-Maybe I'm missing it, but I don't see the option to fill out this one online. If I'm filing the I-130 online, do I then attach the I-130A in the Evidence section?

-I understand that since my future spouse lives outside the United States she does not need to sign the form. However, of course we'll have the opportunity for her to do so at our wedding. Is it better if it does in fact have her signature?

-One question asks "Last Physical Address Outside the United States of more than a year." She's lived at her current address less than a year, so does this mean the last place where she lived at least one year? She'll of course provide full address history for past 5 years in the supplementary section as instructed.

-Is it ok for me to be the person listed as her interpreter, or do we need to have a 3rd party interpret?

 

Thank you.

No, it does not "help" for her to sign the form.  The address questions should be interpreted literally, and answered accurately.  If they just meant "last address" they would not have added the words "of more than a year".  Do read carefully, and interpret literally, but don't "overthink".

[Maitremathieu 4]

Makes sense. Thanks again for your help.