have been lurking and reading for a little while: good info. read through the faq's a
dozen times and still have lots of questions but this first: a note of caution for anyone filling out the I-129F for the first time - (this may be redundant but i just want to share my experience) check and double-check!!!! ("duh!" i say to myself...) instead of writing "NONE" in one of the boxes (asking if there had been a previous marriage) my fiance wrote a slash, to indicate "NONE" well nebraska sent the form back. we lost a couple precious weeks right there! what really stings is we both pride ourselves on following instructions, not missing any details, being extra-careful etc. it's actually stated, in fine print, right on the form, to write "none" what i learned from this: it's very easy to miss things in the stress and excitement of the whole process. now i tell myself, take a deep breath before dealing with anything INS. my 2-bits worth, thanks, laura p.s. if there are any canadian women in this stage of the game (next step: approval and then vancouver consulate interview) who'd like to share experiences you can email me also at [email protected] |
very, very good advice. You may find more good advice in the pages listed in my huge
signature. > Steen's Visa Pages http://www.mindspring.com/~docsteen/...o/visainfo.htm Newsgroup FAQ http://www.k1faq.com Immigration and Naturalization Service http://www.ins.usdoj.gov {I am not a lawyer and this is not legal advice. For reliable legal advice, please consult with a professional immigration attorney.} > > but > > > - > > > > > been a > > > right > instructions, not > fine > > > and > > > > > > step: > > > |
Originally posted by Laura Todd: have been lurking and reading for a little while: good info. read through the faq's a dozen times and still have lots of questions but this first: a note of caution for anyone filling out the I-129F for the first time - (this may be redundant but i just want to share my experience) check and double-check!!!! ("duh!" i say to myself...) instead of writing "NONE" in one of the boxes (asking if there had been a previous marriage) my fiance wrote a slash, to indicate "NONE" well nebraska sent the form back. we lost a couple precious weeks right there! what really stings is we both pride ourselves on following instructions, not missing any details, being extra-careful etc. it's actually stated, in fine print, right on the form, to write "none" what i learned from this: it's very easy to miss things in the stress and excitement of the whole process. now i tell myself, take a deep breath before dealing with anything INS. my 2-bits worth, thanks, laura p.s. if there are any canadian women in this stage of the game (next step: approval and then vancouver consulate interview) who'd like to share experiences you can email me also at [email protected] If our applications get held up because of this, I will be so frustrated with myself for doing that! P.S. Did they send the form back AFTER you received your 1st NOA letters? Because we have received one NOA for each application (1 for I-130 & 1 for I-129F) Does that mean we're OK you think? How long after you originally submitted it, did you get it back? Thanks! |
Re: for first-timers: check those I-129F forms!
Susie wrote in message news:...
> Laura!! I am stressing now... I TOO put a line to indicate no middle > names for my husband and I on all our forms (both the I-130's and > I-129F) Isn't that just plain common sense that it obviously means NONE? > Are they being A**HOLES just for the hell of it? To make it especially obvious, I used "" for my fiancee's middle name (no quotes, but I did use the angle brackets). I was worried that she might end up with a green card that said "Corina None Ovod". (Which isn't that outlandish - it might be pronounced No-nay:) My instinct is that they're not trying to be assholes - they're just trying to cover their butts. If you lie on the form, they want to be able to come after you for fraud. So they're trying to ensure that you use words that are unambiguous. A slash isn't as unambiguous as the word "None". Think of these forms as legal documents intended to stand up in a court of law and it'll make much more sense. Of course, that doesn't make any of this less nerve wracking. And it doesn't help that the process is so drawn out to begin with. If Nebraska moved as quickly as Vermont, a weeks delay or two for making a minor mistake on a form wouldn't seem quite as outrageous. --Toby Everett |
Re: for first-timers: check those I-129F forms!
To make it especially obvious, I used "" for my fiancee's middle name (no quotes, but I did use the angle brackets). I was worried that she might end up with a green card that said "Corina None Ovod". (Which isn't that outlandish - it might be pronounced No-nay:) My instinct is that they're not trying to be assholes - they're just trying to cover their butts. If you lie on the form, they want to be able to come after you for fraud. So they're trying to ensure that you use words that are unambiguous. A slash isn't as unambiguous as the word "None". Think of these forms as legal documents intended to stand up in a court of law and it'll make much more sense. Of course, that doesn't make any of this less nerve wracking. And it doesn't help that the process is so drawn out to begin with. If Nebraska moved as quickly as Vermont, a weeks delay or two for making a minor mistake on a form wouldn't seem quite as outrageous. --Toby Everett |
Re: for first-timers: check those I-129F forms!
They are not consistant. It depends on who is adjudicating. I signed my
wife's G-325 for both the I-130 and the I-129F. I did this with my signature above, so that it was clear that i had signed it and was not attempting to forge her signature. This was no problem for me, while I know of others for whom this caused an RFI. Good luck! |
Re: for first-timers: check those I-129F forms!
Originally posted by Marc Sil: They are not consistant. It depends on who is adjudicating. I signed my wife's G-325 for both the I-130 and the I-129F. I did this with my signature above, so that it was clear that i had signed it and was not attempting to forge her signature. This was no problem for me, while I know of others for whom this caused an RFI. Good luck! |
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