I-130a for Japanese Spouse with remarried parents

[mruf 0]

My wife and I are trying to understand how to navigate the visa process and are struggling.

 

Context

I started a job in the US this month and have already moved back to the U.S. ( I was not aware that moving for a job made us eligible for Direct Consular Filing and now it is too late).

My wife (Japanese) and 2 children (Dual Citizens) are living in Japan. 

Married a little over 4 years (married in Japan, no U.S. marriage certificate)

 

Question 1

My wife's mother is divorced and remarried (now separated but legally still married to the second spouse). The Japanese family registry lists both her birth father and her mother's new husband. New husband appears to be listed as an adoptive father and both my wife and her mother took the new husband's family name. 

 

 - Which father's information gets entered on I-130a Page 2 Part 1 - Information About Parent 2?

 

Question 2

Page 6, Part 7 requests an item number for adding additional information.

 

- Should I enter Page 2 Part 1 Item Number 17.a for the information and then type all of the second father's information in the space below?

 

Question 3

Typing into the pdf in Adobe prohibits a hyphen in the address line. Using chrome to type into the the pdf allows a hyphen.

- Will we run into problems by using chrome to bypass the block in the original document?

- Should we instead write the address in full in Part 7?

[pushbrk 13,121]

4 hours ago, mruf said:

My wife and I are trying to understand how to navigate the visa process and are struggling.

 

Context

I started a job in the US this month and have already moved back to the U.S. ( I was not aware that moving for a job made us eligible for Direct Consular Filing and now it is too late).

My wife (Japanese) and 2 children (Dual Citizens) are living in Japan. 

Married a little over 4 years (married in Japan, no U.S. marriage certificate)

 

Question 1

My wife's mother is divorced and remarried (now separated but legally still married to the second spouse). The Japanese family registry lists both her birth father and her mother's new husband. New husband appears to be listed as an adoptive father and both my wife and her mother took the new husband's family name. 

 

 - Which father's information gets entered on I-130a Page 2 Part 1 - Information About Parent 2?

 

Question 2

Page 6, Part 7 requests an item number for adding additional information.

 

- Should I enter Page 2 Part 1 Item Number 17.a for the information and then type all of the second father's information in the space below?

 

Question 3

Typing into the pdf in Adobe prohibits a hyphen in the address line. Using chrome to type into the the pdf allows a hyphen.

- Will we run into problems by using chrome to bypass the block in the original document?

- Should we instead write the address in full in Part 7?

Reading carefully and interpreting literally will serve you well in this process.  Her biological father is listed on what will be her "birth certificate" used later at the NVC stage.  Enter her actual father's name and information. If she was later adopted (really, not "it appears".) then sure, mention that in the extra text fields if you wish.  There is no such thing as a "second father".  She has one father.  Apparently, she has a stepfather.  Don't call him her adoptive father, unless your sure that is the case.  Adoption is a legal process.

 

You are likely to cause the PDF to malfunction if you use anything but an Adobe product.  Print it and add the hyphen by hand.