I-129F: Unknown Info on Estranged Father

[Howy 3]

Hello,

 

My fiancé is a US citizen petitioner who is estranged from his father. He only knows his first and last name. He does not know his middle name, birth place, and area of residence. His mother has passed away, and nobody else in his life knows about his father. On his I-129F, is he allowed to write "unknown" on the appropriate spaces, or is it more appropriate to use "N/A?"

 

This might sound like a silly question, sorry. The instructions on the I-129F don't seem to mention using "unknown" as a response.

 

Edit: Is "unknown" more correct to use than "N/A" in this situation?

Edited April 6, 2023 by Howard Leoncio
More clarity :)

[Mike E 11,741]

5 minutes ago, Howard Leoncio said:

On his I-129F, is he allowed to write "unknown" on the appropriate spaces

Yes

[Howy 3]

On 4/6/2023 at 11:43 PM, Mike E said:

Yes

I've been digging around the USCIS website and the instructions file for the form I-129F. I can't find them mentioning approval of using "unknown" for a response. Can you help me cite out trusty sources?

 

This might sound like a silly thing to fret over, my bad for that.

[powerpuff 6,734]

2 minutes ago, Howard L said:

I've been digging around the USCIS website and the instructions file for the form I-129F. I can't find them mentioning approval of using "unknown" for a response. Can you help me cite out trusty sources?

 

This might sound like a silly thing to fret over, my bad for that.

Use the search feature to look for similar posts. Unknown is a perfectly acceptable answer as that is the truth. Not sure why it seems like it won’t be. So far haven’t seen a single post that said the reason for a petition denial was wiring unknown in this field.

[Anaar 4]

Hello,

 

I'm the beneficiary and my fiancé wrote ''unknown'' in the related fields regarding my estranged father as I only know his name, surname and birthday, but nothing else, not even if he's still alive.

 

I can't tell you if there was an issue because we filed just about 2 months ago, so still early for any RFE's but hopefully it will be accepted as a suitable answer as it the truth and no other way to answer it. 

 

Fingers crossed 🤞

[Howy 3]

Good luck :)! Did you submit an explanation sheet for the unknown info? I'll tell my fiancé to do so in case the officers wonder why the info is unknown to the petitioner. 

 

Reading other VJ posts regarding this, they've had successful approvals using unknown for a response.