''Filing jointly''

[geowrian 22,336]

1 minute ago, Diane and Chris said:

So when you avoid blank fields, do you put n/a in every single blank space?  For example of the part about children, there are spaces for 5 children with numerous questions. Will you put n/a in all those spaces?  Thanks, @geowrian  

That's what I did on the I-129F, and what my wife did for the I-485. It' what we plan to do for the I-751 (filing soon).

[Diane and Chris 651]

Just now, geowrian said:

That's what I did on the I-129F, and what my wife did for the I-485. It' what we plan to do for the I-751 (filing soon).

Sounds good. I will go back and fill in all the blanks. We are mailing it off tomorrow!  So happy it’s done. It was so less stressful this time. 

[TriloByte 1,818]

50 minutes ago, Diane and Chris said:

So when you avoid blank fields, do you put n/a in every single blank space?  For example of the part about children, there are spaces for 5 children with numerous questions. Will you put n/a in all those spaces?  Thanks, @geowrian  

 

That's what I wanted to know too.

 

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 We are mailing it off tomorrow!  So happy it’s done. It was so less stressful this time. 

 

Yep, it is a lot easier this time. There are 11 pages but large chunks all to be blank or N/A. Seems to be a lot of boxes about kids which don't apply to us.

 

It still makes me nervous but the worst stress is definitely way behind us now. Good luck and all the best! 🙂

 

 

 

Edited June 10, 2020 by TriloByte

[Timona 3,962]

1 hour ago, TriloByte said:

However many years I live in the U.S., I'll never get used to the word 'pants' to mean trousers. I mean, I'm used to it in that I know what it means but I'll never use the word myself. Pants are underwear! Or something that is rubbish and tedious, like ''I hate dealing with USCIS, their forms are such pants''. 

 

Tell me about it. This costed me a grade in University, even though I adapted as soon as my first essay was returned to me with red markings all over it, just because the words weren't the American version. 

Additionally, I find it hard to call a 4 year school "College." College, to me is a 2 year degree program. 

[Timona 3,962]

7 minutes ago, TriloByte said:

 

That's what I wanted to know too.

 

 

Yep, it is a lot easier this time. There are 11 pages but several pages will be left blank or N/A. Pages and pages about kids which don't apply to us. It still makes me nervous but the worst stress is definitely way behind us now. 

 @geowrian did mention that it's upto whatever floats your boat, either fill N/A or leave it.

 

Speaking on my end, I left anything that did not pertain to me BLANK. I had no issues with USCIS about that. I filled everything on Adobe 

[TriloByte 1,818]

21 minutes ago, Timona said:

 

Tell me about it. This costed me a grade in University, even though I adapted as soon as my first essay was returned to me with red markings all over it, just because the words weren't the American version. 

Additionally, I find it hard to call a 4 year school "College." College, to me is a 2 year degree program. 

 

Yes! Same here. Although it's slightly different in the UK. College is what you do for 2 years to see if you can get the grades to apply to go to university and do a degree. 

 

There's one phrase I've still not found an American equivalent for. You know when you're joking around with someone but you don't let on you're joking with them, so you get a kick out of seeing their gullibility until it dawns on them that you're joking? Well, in the UK this is called 'taking the pee'. The first time I said this to my American hubby he was completely nonplussed. He said ''what do you mean, a bucket of pee is being carried around, by who and why?'' I nearly died laughing. 

 

So then to make him understand I try again - ''you know, taking the mickey''. *completely blank face*. Had absolutely no idea.

 

So I try again - ''you know, pulling your leg''. *completely blank face again*.  Nope.

 

Nothing else to do but just give up. 😅

 

 

Edited June 10, 2020 by TriloByte

[SalishSea 16,831]

5 hours ago, TriloByte said:

^ Nope - never seen that phrase anywhere before, hence why I don't know what it means. 

 

So I leave it blank or write my name?

 

Thanks for replying, btw. 🙂

It is used all the time.  For example, my father lives with me and some mail comes addressed to him.  So we have it addressed as "Dad, in care of Daughter" or abbreviated as C/O.  Mostly so that our mailman, who is actually a jerk, doesn't refuse to deliver it to my address.

[Timona 3,962]

2 hours ago, TriloByte said:

 

Yes! Same here. Although it's slightly different in the UK. College is what you do for 2 years to see if you can get the grades to apply to go to university and do a degree. 

 

There's one phrase I've still not found an American equivalent for. You know when you're joking around with someone but you don't let on you're joking with them, so you get a kick out of seeing their gullibility until it dawns on them that you're joking? Well, in the UK this is called 'taking the pee'. The first time I said this to my American hubby he was completely nonplussed. He said ''what do you mean, a bucket of pee is being carried around, by who and why?'' I nearly died laughing. 

 

So then to make him understand I try again - ''you know, taking the mickey''. *completely blank face*. Had absolutely no idea.

 

So I try again - ''you know, pulling your leg''. *completely blank face again*.  Nope.

 

Nothing else to do but just give up. 😅

 

 

 

Hahhaha out of those 3, I only know 2 and 3. Number 1 is completely new to me. Now I've got something new to tell my Irish friend. Seriously, I wouldn't have known what "taking the pee" meant.

 

At my former job, we used to have a war about "aluminum/ aluminium  and sulphur/sulfur." It was a job comprised of 25% British English speakers and the rest Americans/ Asians 

Edited June 11, 2020 by Timona

[Wuozopo 4,285]

6 hours ago, TriloByte said:

Thank you. I don't like leaving blank fields either. But then I'm also paranoid that putting N/A will be something they don't like either.

 

I'll just leave it blank unless others weigh in to say something different.

 

Thanks again. 

If you read the instructions that go with the form you’ll find what USCIS says to do:

 

Answer all questions fully and accurately. If a question does not apply to you (for example, if you have never been married and the question asks “Provide the name of your current spouse”), type or print “N/A,” unless otherwise directed. If your answer to a question which requires a numeric response is zero or none (for example, “How many children do you have” or “How many times have you departed the United States”), type or print “None,” unless otherwise directed.

 

I would go with N/A. But only once in a list of 5 possible kids.

 

 

Edited June 11, 2020 by Wuozopo

[Diane and Chris 651]

4 hours ago, TriloByte said:

 

That's what I wanted to know too.

 

 

Yep, it is a lot easier this time. There are 11 pages but large chunks all to be blank or N/A. Seems to be a lot of boxes about kids which don't apply to us.

 

It still makes me nervous but the worst stress is definitely way behind us now. Good luck and all the best! 🙂

 

 

 

Thanks and same to you. 

[Carpe Vinum 2,310]

17 hours ago, TriloByte said:

Hi folks, Trilobyte's wife here. Just putting my I-751 packet together. 

 

What does ''if you are filing jointly'' mean? I'm still married to the same American bloke, so do I select this? 

 

Sorry if the answer is obvious - kinda tired and stressed over here. 

 

Thanks.  

 

 

We tend to be a humourless bunch)))

[PaddyGirl13 75]

14 hours ago, Timona said:

 

Hahhaha out of those 3, I only know 2 and 3. Number 1 is completely new to me. Now I've got something new to tell my Irish friend. Seriously, I wouldn't have known what "taking the pee" meant.

 

At my former job, we used to have a war about "aluminum/ aluminium  and sulphur/sulfur." It was a job comprised of 25% British English speakers and the rest Americans/ Asians 

Tell your Irish friend you are 'Extracting the Micheal",  "Taking the pee"  but use the 4 letter P word, or "having the Craic", Craic is pronounced Crack...(it means fun in Irish, nothing to do with drugs)   

 

 

[Diane and Chris 651]

5 hours ago, boris64 said:

We tend to be a humourless bunch)))

Especially in these very trying times!  I’m a very patriotic person and it is hard to find any humor these days. But, we keep trying, don’t we?  

[TriloByte 1,818]

16 hours ago, Timona said:

 

Hahhaha out of those 3, I only know 2 and 3. Number 1 is completely new to me. Now I've got something new to tell my Irish friend. Seriously, I wouldn't have known what "taking the pee" meant.

 

At my former job, we used to have a war about "aluminum/ aluminium  and sulphur/sulfur." It was a job comprised of 25% British English speakers and the rest Americans/ Asians 

Haha. Taking the p1ss is more common than 'pee' but that gets bleeped out here. But pee is used too. Funnily enough, aluminium is the only word my husband has started saying the British way. The American ''ah-loo-min-umm'' sounds cute but it's too silly for me.

 

We've had some other funny misunderstandings. You'll think I'm a complete idiot here (and it was idiotic!) but we were on a road trip when we first got married when I suddenly said ''Oh, we're near our Kansas''. My husband had a confuzzled look on his face like he was trying to scratch an itch he couldn't reach inside his brain. A few minutes later he says ''Err, what the F is Our Kansas?''. *silence* ''Oh, you don't mean Arkansas?''.

 

I'm not usually dumb like that, I don't know what I was thinking! But it was hilarious. We always call it Our Kansas now.

 

Anyway, time for me to get back to the I-715... 😬 🙂

 

 

Edited June 11, 2020 by TriloByte

[Wuozopo 4,285]

10 minutes ago, TriloByte said:

Funnily enough, aluminium is the only word my husband has started saying the British way. The American ''ah-loo-min-umm'' sounds cute but it's too silly for me.

My wife thinks “funnily enough” sounds silly. And she hates aluminium and vitamins. But other things like garage and some slang often have a British flair. We kinda bounce back and forth picking up from each other after being together so long.  I had to learn to say “ranch dressing” like a proper Texan so the drive-thru people would know what I was ordering.