Help for a crewman

[rlse9 2]

I'm in need of help with a few questions. I found this site looking for more information about filling out the I-129F form and this site has already been extremely helpful.

1. I work for one of the major cruise lines and don't own a cell phone, thus I don't really have a phone number. What should I put for phone number? I don't know if I should put my parents number at home since that's where I am when I'm on vacation or just not list a number.

2. We are working on the ship we are currently on until February then going on vacation. We're working on filling out the paperwork now and planning to send it in within a couple weeks. We're considering doing a couple months more on another ship during April/May to save a little extra money before we get married this summer. Would me being outside of the US/her being outside of Mexico (her home country) when the I-129F is approved be a problem?

3. Since we are on a ship which is currently sailing out of Texas, she has an I-95. We leave the record number on the form blank since that is for I-94s only, correct? The date of arrival is on the form but it doesn't have a date it will expire on it. Should we leave the expiration date blank or list the date we sign off the ship, which is the practical date on which it expires?

Thanks very much, I was frustrated by the lack of help the USCIS gives on their site but this site and its forum has been very helpful.

[pushbrk 12,979]

I'm in need of help with a few questions. I found this site looking for more information about filling out the I-129F form and this site has already been extremely helpful.

1. I work for one of the major cruise lines and don't own a cell phone, thus I don't really have a phone number. What should I put for phone number? I don't know if I should put my parents number at home since that's where I am when I'm on vacation or just not list a number.

2. We are working on the ship we are currently on until February then going on vacation. We're working on filling out the paperwork now and planning to send it in within a couple weeks. We're considering doing a couple months more on another ship during April/May to save a little extra money before we get married this summer. Would me being outside of the US/her being outside of Mexico (her home country) when the I-129F is approved be a problem?

3. Since we are on a ship which is currently sailing out of Texas, she has an I-95. We leave the record number on the form blank since that is for I-94s only, correct? The date of arrival is on the form but it doesn't have a date it will expire on it. Should we leave the expiration date blank or list the date we sign off the ship, which is the practical date on which it expires?

Thanks very much, I was frustrated by the lack of help the USCIS gives on their site but this site and its forum has been very helpful.

I take it she's also a "crewman" meaning that unless, she's planning to stay ashore for at least three months after your marriage takes place, a K1 fiancee visa is probably not the way to go for you. I would suggest you consider marriage first and a spouse visa. Once the spouse visa is in hand and she uses it to enter the USA, she will be free to enter an exit as she pleases and continue to work on the ship.

[rlse9 2]

I take it she's also a "crewman" meaning that unless, she's planning to stay ashore for at least three months after your marriage takes place, a K1 fiancee visa is probably not the way to go for you. I would suggest you consider marriage first and a spouse visa. Once the spouse visa is in hand and she uses it to enter the USA, she will be free to enter an exit as she pleases and continue to work on the ship.

Thanks for your reply. She is also a "crewman" however we plan on starting a life on land once we are married. The only reason we're still doing it now is so that we can be together. It's a great way to see the world but we're both beyond ready to move on, so being in the US once we're married won't be a problem.

[Brother Hesekiel 2,236]

If somebody asks you for your children, and you have none, you answer: NONE.

If a form asks for your telephone number, and you have none, you enter: NONE.

There is no law, not even one that is aimed at immigrants, to have a telephone.

[rlse9 2]

If somebody asks you for your children, and you have none, you answer: NONE.

If a form asks for your telephone number, and you have none, you enter: NONE.

There is no law, not even one that is aimed at immigrants, to have a telephone.

Ok, thanks. I know it seems like common sense, but I'd rather ask stupid questions than not ask with something like this.