Form-specific questions

[ziggyboo 0]

Okay, I have a lot of questions here as my husband and I are hurrying to finish filling out the forms before I head back to Canada next week, so I thought it would be best just to put them all in one post. Here goes, I hope you all can help me!

G-325A

-File Number

Okay, at the top of the form, there's something that looks like this: http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d13/stab...FileNumberA.png

What exactly am I supposed to fill in there?

I-129F

-For question 18 (Has your fiance met and seen you within the two-year period immediately receding the filing of this petition?) The answer is "yes" for us, as we lived together for a year in Canada (2005-2006), and then together here for a year (2006-1007), and before we got married, we'd visited each other several times. I'm just not sure exactly what I'm supposed to put for describing the circumstances under which we met. Does it mean how we first met each other, or...?

-Question 20... I will be in Canada when we file (my husband will be here in Virginia), and I'm not sure what I should put for this question.

I-130

-Question 22, as we're applying while I am at home in Canada, does this question apply to us at all? I have no idea what I'm supposed to put here, either.

I-864

-All right, for this, my husband alone doesn't meet the requirements as far as income goes, so his parents have agreed to add their income to ours so we'll qualify. Do they each fill out an I-864 as well as my husband, or is there a different form they fill out? Also, does each parent have to fill out a form, or can they fill out one jointly? Also, does my husband fill one out and check box a, and then his parents fill out one and check box d?

-Also, how do I send this in (as in, what package, or am I just supposed to bring it with me to the interview, or what)? In the guide, it doesn't mention if the I-864 goes in a specific package.

DS-230

-on http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...mp;page=k3forms it mentions this form, but the guide does not. Do I fill it out? If so, what package do I send it with?

Whew, that was a lot of questions. I appreciate any help, but please don't answer if you're not completely sure your answer is correct. I'm absolutely terrified of filling these out wrong, so I don't want to mess up. I'm sure you all understand. Thanks guys!

[Yodrak 7]

ziggyboo,

My responses assume that your husband is the USC petitioner and you are the foreign benficiary (visa applicant):

G-325A: Unless you have had applications in to USCIS in the past, you probably do not have a file number (more commonly known as an A#). But, how did you manage to live with your husband in the USA for a year without having dealt with USCIS? (Think carefully about ramifications before you answer.)

I-129f Q18: Read the instructions again, in particular the instruction that tells you this question does not apply to you.

I-129f Q20: You are supposed to fill in the city and country where the US consulate, at which you will apply for your K3 visa, is located.

I-130 Q22: You are supposed to fill in the city and state where the USCIS office that will handle your adjustment of status is located. Or, if he will apply for an immigrant visa, the city and country where the US consulate, at which you will apply for your visa, is located.

I-864: Goes with your immigrant visa application or your adjustment of status application, whichever you chose to do. Either way you've got time to figure the rest out.

DS-230: Is your visa application. Comes after you have an approved petition.

I have a suspicion that maybe you should have a consultion with a US immigration attorney to discuss your circumstances and plans. (Why are you going back to Canada soon?)

Yodrak

Okay, I have a lot of questions here as my husband and I are hurrying to finish filling out the forms before I head back to Canada next week, so I thought it would be best just to put them all in one post. Here goes, I hope you all can help me!

G-325A

-File Number

Okay, at the top of the form, there's something that looks like this: http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d13/stab...FileNumberA.png

What exactly am I supposed to fill in there?

I-129F

-For question 18 (Has your fiance met and seen you within the two-year period immediately receding the filing of this petition?) The answer is "yes" for us, as we lived together for a year in Canada (2005-2006), and then together here for a year (2006-1007), and before we got married, we'd visited each other several times. I'm just not sure exactly what I'm supposed to put for describing the circumstances under which we met. Does it mean how we first met each other, or...?

-Question 20... I will be in Canada when we file (my husband will be here in Virginia), and I'm not sure what I should put for this question.

I-130

-Question 22, as we're applying while I am at home in Canada, does this question apply to us at all? I have no idea what I'm supposed to put here, either.

I-864

-All right, for this, my husband alone doesn't meet the requirements as far as income goes, so his parents have agreed to add their income to ours so we'll qualify. Do they each fill out an I-864 as well as my husband, or is there a different form they fill out? Also, does each parent have to fill out a form, or can they fill out one jointly? Also, does my husband fill one out and check box a, and then his parents fill out one and check box d?

-Also, how do I send this in (as in, what package, or am I just supposed to bring it with me to the interview, or what)? In the guide, it doesn't mention if the I-864 goes in a specific package.

DS-230

-on http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...mp;page=k3forms it mentions this form, but the guide does not. Do I fill it out? If so, what package do I send it with?

Whew, that was a lot of questions. I appreciate any help, but please don't answer if you're not completely sure your answer is correct. I'm absolutely terrified of filling these out wrong, so I don't want to mess up. I'm sure you all understand. Thanks guys!

[ziggyboo 0]

G-325A: Unless you have had applications in to USCIS in the past, you probably do not have a file number (more commonly known as an A#). But, how did you manage to live with your husband in the USA for a year without having dealt with USCIS? (Think carefully about ramifications before you answer.)

I came in to the country legally, if that's what you mean. I have an I-94A that allowed me a year here. Which is also why I'm leaving soon--I am only legally allowed to stay until May 7th of this year. I don't see any need to contact a lawyer.

And yes, I should have made that clear--my husband is the petitioner and I am the benificiary.

[Yodrak 7]

ziggyboo,

I don't see any need either, but I do see a benefit to you that could possibly come of it. Or not. You won't know if you don't ask.

Yodrak

G-325A: Unless you have had applications in to USCIS in the past, you probably do not have a file number (more commonly known as an A#). But, how did you manage to live with your husband in the USA for a year without having dealt with USCIS? (Think carefully about ramifications before you answer.)

I came in to the country legally, if that's what you mean. I have an I-94A that allowed me a year here. Which is also why I'm leaving soon--I am only legally allowed to stay until May 7th of this year. I don't see any need to contact a lawyer.

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[ziggyboo 0]

Okay, I'm back in Canada now and I could still use some specific answers for these two questions:

I-129f Q20: You are supposed to fill in the city and country where the US consulate, at which you will apply for your K3 visa, is located.

I-130 Q22: You are supposed to fill in the city and state where the USCIS office that will handle your adjustment of status is located. Or, if he will apply for an immigrant visa, the city and country where the US consulate, at which you will apply for your visa, is located.

So for the first one, does that mean the place I'll be having my interview? Montreal? Otherwise, I don't know what I'm supposed to put here. A straight answer would be really helpful, please. =\

And for the second--which is it? =\ We're filing for K-3. but if we had the opportunity to abandon it and go for the IR1/CR1 instead, I'm pretty sure that's a better option for getting my greencard faster, yes? So I'm still not sure what to put here. Once again, a specific answer would help me out loads.

Thank you for the rest of the help--we're almost ready to send everything off now.

[misa 2]

Okay, I'm back in Canada now and I could still use some specific answers for these two questions:

I-129f Q20: You are supposed to fill in the city and country where the US consulate, at which you will apply for your K3 visa, is located.

I-130 Q22: You are supposed to fill in the city and state where the USCIS office that will handle your adjustment of status is located. Or, if he will apply for an immigrant visa, the city and country where the US consulate, at which you will apply for your visa, is located.

So for the first one, does that mean the place I'll be having my interview? Montreal? Otherwise, I don't know what I'm supposed to put here. A straight answer would be really helpful, please. =\

And for the second--which is it? =\ We're filing for K-3. but if we had the opportunity to abandon it and go for the IR1/CR1 instead, I'm pretty sure that's a better option for getting my greencard faster, yes? So I'm still not sure what to put here. Once again, a specific answer would help me out loads.

Thank you for the rest of the help--we're almost ready to send everything off now.

1. You're in Halifax, NS so you'll put down Montreal, Canada.

2. I left mine blank since I was not in the U.S. or filing for AOS. You can put down Montreal, Canada since that's where you'll interview for a CR-1/IR-1 if you're going that route. Note that if you're filing for a K3, what seems to be happening is that USCIS will not forward your approved I-130 to the NVC. Instead they retain it because your intentions when filing the I-129F is for you to arrive on a K3 and then adjust status while in the U.S.

[ziggyboo 0]

Okay, I'm back in Canada now and I could still use some specific answers for these two questions:

I-129f Q20: You are supposed to fill in the city and country where the US consulate, at which you will apply for your K3 visa, is located.

I-130 Q22: You are supposed to fill in the city and state where the USCIS office that will handle your adjustment of status is located. Or, if he will apply for an immigrant visa, the city and country where the US consulate, at which you will apply for your visa, is located.

So for the first one, does that mean the place I'll be having my interview? Montreal? Otherwise, I don't know what I'm supposed to put here. A straight answer would be really helpful, please. =\

And for the second--which is it? =\ We're filing for K-3. but if we had the opportunity to abandon it and go for the IR1/CR1 instead, I'm pretty sure that's a better option for getting my greencard faster, yes? So I'm still not sure what to put here. Once again, a specific answer would help me out loads.

Thank you for the rest of the help--we're almost ready to send everything off now.

1. You're in Halifax, NS so you'll put down Montreal, Canada.

2. I left mine blank since I was not in the U.S. or filing for AOS. You can put down Montreal, Canada since that's where you'll interview for a CR-1/IR-1 if you're going that route. Note that if you're filing for a K3, what seems to be happening is that USCIS will not forward your approved I-130 to the NVC. Instead they retain it because your intentions when filing the I-129F is for you to arrive on a K3 and then adjust status while in the U.S.

Thank you so much! We're going the K-3 route, since we're more concerned with getting back together sooner than getting my green card sooner (and supposedly, it's faster for that). So are you saying that I wouldn't be able to switch to IR1/CR1 even if my I-130 was approved first, then...?

[CutienPurg 0]

I havent read the guides in awhile so Im not sure if they still suggest that you can have both petitions going at the same time.....

BUT

......the likelihood is that you cant. I suppose that if by some odd chance the I-130 gets approved 1st it would be possible but that hasn't been the norm.

The k-3 is supposed to be a quicker path but that isnt the case as of today in Montreal. Cr-1's are as fast if not faster......for now. The wait times in Montreal for k visas is 4 - 8 months from USCIS approval.....leaning more toward the longer side though. NVC seems to be clipping along at a reasonable pace processing the CR-1's.