DS-230 question

[Gamut 0]

Hi guys,

My attorney is on holiday at the moment. We originally began the petition under the supervision of the attorney. We filled out the G-325A biographic form with her. One section of the form is as follows "Applicant's employment last five years, if none (so state), list present employment first". I was (and still am) studying for my Master's and not working. So, we included as the first entry "STUDENT from X to PRESENT".

All with me so far.

Now, in DS-230 item #32 asks to "List all employment from the last ten years". It does not explicitly state to include the present situation (i.e. not working, student), even though it is not described as employment of the last 10 years, as was the case with the G-325A.

Q1: Should I include it anyway, as I have a space to spare? Or should I be a stickler and not put it in?

Q2: I need more space for item #35, so I must attach an extra page. Can this page be a blank white page, which I have numbered the item I am supplementing? Or do I have to re-print another page 2 of DS-230 part I?

Thanks in advance.

Edited August 18, 2011 by Gamut

[kiwi>us 0]

Hi guys,

My attorney is on holiday at the moment. We originally began the petition under the supervision of the attorney. We filled out the G-325A biographic form with her. One section of the form is as follows "Applicant's employment last five years, if none (so state), list present employment first". I was (and still am) studying for my Master's and not working. So, we included as the first entry "STUDENT from X to PRESENT".

All with me so far.

Now, in DS-230 item #32 asks to "List all employment from the last ten years". It does not explicitly state to include the present situation (i.e. not working, student), even though it is not described as employment of the last 10 years, as was the case with the G-325A.

Q1: Should I include it anyway, as I have a space to spare? Or should I be a stickler and not put it in?

Q2: I need more space for item #35, so I must attach an extra page. Can this page be a blank white page, which I have numbered the item I am supplementing? Or do I have to re-print another page 2 of DS-230 part I?

Thanks in advance.

[Robert&Karen 264]

If you have no employer for ten years say "None." You can also say "Not working - student" but then your source of income may come into question.

For the extra page I'd add a blank white page referring to the number of the question. For example if you need more space for #14 then under #14 say "See attached sheet" and then on the attached sheet write the number 14. and include details following the number. Add several spaces before the next entry. On this additional sheet be sure to include your name and case data in case it gets separated from the other forms.

The idea is to give them all the info they want as concisely and accurately as possible. You don't want anyone hunting for the information because it is sparse, nor do you want them trodding through massive amounts of information to find a needle in a haystack.