Doubts on DS-260 Form.

[Lifehastomoveon 37]

Hello Friends,

I am getting ready for DS-260 form with the help of screenshots. Here are my doubts.,

1.My native language is Tamil. So How could I write my full name in Tamil? When we filed i130, We just wrote my name and address in Tamil using Pen. But not sure how could I fill it out in electronic form.

2. I lived in 4 different addressess from my age 16. One is the present address ,been living for past 8 years. 5 years in previous address. But both the address are in the same town which were street next to each other.not so far tho. During living in the present address, I moved to Chennai for job n lived there for 6 months before wedding and another 6 months after wedding in 2 different addressess which were next flat to each other in the same apartment. jus a single number differs in door number for both. So Do I need to get PCC only from regional passport office for present address thts the one on my passport or Do I need to get Police certificate for Chennai address also? or Do I need to get PCC for all 4 addressess? I am so confused in this part.

3.In the present and previous address information page., we were asked for Home phone number or Work phone number or Mobile number. So whose number should i give here. Can I give my husband's work phone number or mobile phone number? or Should I give mine?

4.Should I say Yes or No for the "Is your mailing address as same as your present address?" I lives in my present address in India. Should I give my USA address where I intend to live or India address?. For what , They are asking for mailing address? For all future correspondence or only for passport with visa delivery?

5.In Present work/Education/Training information page. Should I say Homemaker or Not employed in Primary occupation? Coz I am simply focusing on visa stuffs, not working anywhere currently.

6. In previous work/education/training information page., Both my previous employers moved to different locations in the same city. Not in the address where they were located when i was working. So Should I give the current addresses of them or Just Can I give the addresses which has been mentioned in my offer letter or Pay stubs or Experience certificates? If I give the current addressess of both the employers, Then Do I need to get some proof or letter from them?

7.What does that mean Supervisor's Surname and Given name? Whose name I should give?

8. I can read,write and speak in both English and Tamil. I do speak sourashtra which is my mother tongue. The meaning of native language and mother tongue are the same? coz My native is Tamilnadu, where we communicate with people in Tamil. And We do speak in sourashtra with our relatives, sourashtrian friends and family. So My native language is Tamil or Sourashtra? in No.1 question I mentioned that my native language is Tamil but I m not sure on that too. But when filed i130 petition. I printed my full name and address in Tamil where i was aksed to fill it in native language.

9.My husband gonna sign in the form as Petitioner and fill out all. So in Sign and submit page.,Should I say Yes or No to " Did anyone assist you in filling out this application?" How could we take this question as to petitioner or beneficiary? If it ask to petitioner, Should We say Yes or No? or If the question is for beneficiary, Should I say Yes or No since my husband(Petitioner) gonna fill out this form? and whose DOB we should give?

Thanks for sparing your time in reading my post. Great advices would be appreciated greatly.

[nightingalejules 678]

Hello Friends,

I am getting ready for DS-260 form with the help of screenshots. Here are my doubts.,

1.My native language is Tamil. So How could I write my full name in Tamil? When we filed i130, We just wrote my name and address in Tamil using Pen. But not sure how could I fill it out in electronic form.

2. I lived in 4 different addressess from my age 16. One is the present address ,been living for past 8 years. 5 years in previous address. But both the address are in the same town which were street next to each other.not so far tho. During living in the present address, I moved to Chennai for job n lived there for 6 months before wedding and another 6 months after wedding in 2 different addressess which were next flat to each other in the same apartment. jus a single number differs in door number for both. So Do I need to get PCC only from regional passport office for present address thts the one on my passport or Do I need to get Police certificate for Chennai address also? or Do I need to get PCC for all 4 addressess? I am so confused in this part.

3.In the present and previous address information page., we were asked for Home phone number or Work phone number or Mobile number. So whose number should i give here. Can I give my husband's work phone number or mobile phone number? or Should I give mine?

4.Should I say Yes or No for the "Is your mailing address as same as your present address?" I lives in my present address in India. Should I give my USA address where I intend to live or India address?. For what , They are asking for mailing address? For all future correspondence or only for passport with visa delivery?

5.In Present work/Education/Training information page. Should I say Homemaker or Not employed in Primary occupation? Coz I am simply focusing on visa stuffs, not working anywhere currently.

6. In previous work/education/training information page., Both my previous employers moved to different locations in the same city. Not in the address where they were located when i was working. So Should I give the current addresses of them or Just Can I give the addresses which has been mentioned in my offer letter or Pay stubs or Experience certificates? If I give the current addressess of both the employers, Then Do I need to get some proof or letter from them?

7.What does that mean Supervisor's Surname and Given name? Whose name I should give?

8. I can read,write and speak in both English and Tamil. I do speak sourashtra which is my mother tongue. The meaning of native language and mother tongue are the same? coz My native is Tamilnadu, where we communicate with people in Tamil. And We do speak in sourashtra with our relatives, sourashtrian friends and family. So My native language is Tamil or Sourashtra? in No.1 question I mentioned that my native language is Tamil but I m not sure on that too. But when filed i130 petition. I printed my full name and address in Tamil where i was aksed to fill it in native language.

9.My husband gonna sign in the form as Petitioner and fill out all. So in Sign and submit page.,Should I say Yes or No to " Did anyone assist you in filling out this application?" How could we take this question as to petitioner or beneficiary? If it ask to petitioner, Should We say Yes or No? or If the question is for beneficiary, Should I say Yes or No since my husband(Petitioner) gonna fill out this form? and whose DOB we should give?

Thanks for sparing your time in reading my post. Great advices would be appreciated greatly.

1 - Good question. I wonder if there's a way to choose the characters of your native language on a computer, instead of English letters. Otherwise, maybe there's a way to scan in an image of handwriting. I'm unfamiliar with Tamil characters.

2 - As far as I know, one police certificate per country you lived in is sufficient.

3 - DS-260 is all about the beneficiary. Use your contact information.

4 - Say "yes". You are living at your current mailing address.

5 - I think you could reasonably say either. Take your pick, they're both true.

6 - I would use the addresses they were at when you worked for them.

7 - Who was your direct boss at your previous jobs. Provide their names, last name then first name. (I'm stressed about this one too, since I'm sure I don't remember all their names.)

8 - Multilingual people do have it tough here. I would either put both, separated by a comma, or (and I think this is what they're looking for here) the one you use the most.

9 - Again, the DS260 is all about you. So if your husband is filling it out, he should be filling it out as if he were you. So it should probably be your birthdate. Also, the question about "did anyone help you" is referring to professionals (like lawyers) not husbands. So I'd say "no".

Please, anyone, if my answers are out to lunch, please feel free to correct me. I haven't actually filled out this form yet, but I'm usually a pretty good "form filler outer" and I can usually decipher legalese pretty well. But I wouldn't swear to any of this - it's my best guess. (Gee, the fact that I'm a lawyer's kid is showing here, isn't it!)

[Lifehastomoveon 37]

1 - Good question. I wonder if there's a way to choose the characters of your native language on a computer, instead of English letters. Otherwise, maybe there's a way to scan in an image of handwriting. I'm unfamiliar with Tamil characters.

2 - As far as I know, one police certificate per country you lived in is sufficient.

3 - DS-260 is all about the beneficiary. Use your contact information.

4 - Say "yes". You are living at your current mailing address.

5 - I think you could reasonably say either. Take your pick, they're both true.

6 - I would use the addresses they were at when you worked for them.

7 - Who was your direct boss at your previous jobs. Provide their names, last name then first name. (I'm stressed about this one too, since I'm sure I don't remember all their names.)

8 - Multilingual people do have it tough here. I would either put both, separated by a comma, or (and I think this is what they're looking for here) the one you use the most.

9 - Again, the DS260 is all about you. So if your husband is filling it out, he should be filling it out as if he were you. So it should probably be your birthdate. Also, the question about "did anyone help you" is referring to professionals (like lawyers) not husbands. So I'd say "no".

Please, anyone, if my answers are out to lunch, please feel free to correct me. I haven't actually filled out this form yet, but I'm usually a pretty good "form filler outer" and I can usually decipher legalese pretty well. But I wouldn't swear to any of this - it's my best guess. (Gee, the fact that I'm a lawyer's kid is showing here, isn't it!)

Thanks for your inputs.