From poor country with No Address - how do I fill out the forms?

[art914 0]

my fiancee is from a poor country, Cambodia. they live in a village where nobody has an address. there are no street signs, no house numbers, etc. they don't get mails over there. i think the closest thing they have to a delivery system is just to put their name and the name of the nearest government office in that village. without a standard address like most developed countries, what should i put in the "address" field when i fill out the forms?

thank you in advance.

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

You fill out the address as best as you can. If it doesn't conform to the fields, that's okay. You can attach a separate paper if you need. If it's just "Fiance name, town name," then that's all you got!

ETA: Ask her what she has for an "address." Sometimes people's addresses are something like "1 mile north of main road, stone house" or something. If she has that, use it, if not, then don't

Edited June 19, 2012 by Harpa Timsah

[C-ma'am 684]

You fill out the address as best as you can. If it doesn't conform to the fields, that's okay. You can attach a separate paper if you need. If it's just "Fiance name, town name," then that's all you got!

ETA: Ask her what she has for an "address." Sometimes people's addresses are something like "1 mile north of main road, stone house" or something. If she has that, use it, if not, then don't

What Harpa said + Does your fiancee have any form of ID from Cambodia? Can she tell you if there's an address established on it? You can always use that one.

If I were you though, my only concern would be to have a reliable mailing address for when the Embassy will contact her? Unless Cambodia does things through email, like Argentina, in which case she'll need access to a computer with Internet.

[sn530 27]

I have to say I feel your pain on this one. My dad went through the same experiance. What he did was addresed the mail to the Post Office. I hope the Post Office of the town has an address, if that is still a no go. Put the name of the town as the street name and make very good friends with the person who brings the mail to the town.

[art914 0]

thanks for the responses guys. i will follow what harpa said. I will put her name and the name of the town.

celeste, she has a camobdia ID, but im not sure if it has an address on it.

here's another issue. everything is written in cambodian language. the forms needs to be filled out in english, therefore i must translate everything --- yikes, what if i translate it incorrectly?

does anyone know if you need original copies to be sent to the US immigration office? i'm thinking about emailing it to someone in cambodia that knows how to use the internet and then print the forms.

Edited June 20, 2012 by art914

[C-ma'am 684]

thanks for the responses guys. i will follow what harpa said. I will put her name and the name of the town.

celeste, she has a camobdia ID, but im not sure if it has an address on it.

here's another issue. everything is written in cambodian language. the forms needs to be filled out in english, therefore i must translate everything --- yikes, what if i translate it incorrectly?

does anyone know if you need original copies to be sent to the US immigration office? i'm thinking about emailing it to someone in cambodia that knows how to use the internet and then print the forms.

What do you mean by original copies? It'll either be original or copies.

Regardless, at this stage, the ORIGINALS you need from her are: The letter of intent (signed and dated), and the G-325a signed and dated + 1 picture (US passport size 2in x 2in)

You'll send copies of everything else. Follow the guide and you will be ok http://www.visajourney.com/content/k1guide

And, awesome, try to see if on her ID there is an address listed as her current domicile. (at least to know if asked)

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

thanks for the responses guys. i will follow what harpa said. I will put her name and the name of the town.

celeste, she has a camobdia ID, but im not sure if it has an address on it.

here's another issue. everything is written in cambodian language. the forms needs to be filled out in english, therefore i must translate everything --- yikes, what if i translate it incorrectly?

does anyone know if you need original copies to be sent to the US immigration office? i'm thinking about emailing it to someone in cambodia that knows how to use the internet and then print the forms.

These problems can be solved by talking to your fiance. What translating are you talking about? Her town name? There should be a standard English name for the town or a standard transliteration. Your fiance probably knows it, or check google maps.

[rade2rising 205]

once i was give an address that said, large mango tree on right, village name. seems crazy but when i visited well it made complete sense bcoz that mango tree was HUGE it was like a monument.

[Bryan and Isabel 29]

I had the same problem, if you can consulte with the post master of your local area they might be able to help. I know some countries don't deliver mail and just hold it at the location for certain home thats dont have a address or are too far to be delivered.

[jaycali 415]

I had a similar problem when I was on OPT. I lived in a tiny town in Alaska and all mail went to the post office. My address was literally "the white house by the grocery store" because the mailman knew everyone and where they lived. I had a PO Box though, and they eventually accepted it with an explanation.

Edited June 22, 2012 by jaejayC