for first-timers: check those I-129F forms!
Nov 16th 2001, 6:32 pm
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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]
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]
Nov 18th 2001, 7:27 pm
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very, very good advice. You may find more good advice in the pages listed in my huge
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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.}
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Sep 23rd 2002, 9:42 am
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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]
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!
Last edited by Susie; Sep 23rd 2002 at 12:45 pm.
Sep 24th 2002, 5:00 am
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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
> 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
Sep 24th 2002, 6:10 am
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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
Sep 24th 2002, 1:40 pm
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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!
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!
Sep 24th 2002, 1:57 pm
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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!
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!
