Was the beneficiary EVER in the United States? - Put previous K-1 Visa or current B-2 Visa information

[garebear397 69]

I am filing the I-130 for my wife, we both live in Chile. For the section where it asks "Was the beneficiary EVER in the United States?", should I put her most recent entry into the US (this year, with B-2 visa) or her previous immigration to the US? I had petitioned her early in 2017 through K-1 visa, she came to the US, we got married, got her green card, but then in 2019 we moved back to Chile. 

 

I ask because it later asks information about visa type etc., and I am just wondering if we should put her B-2 visa information or previous K-1 visa information. 

[garebear397 69]

I think I answered my own question. I am filling out the form online and it is not clear that the questions about the beneficiary's class of admission, I-94 stamps, etc. only applies if the individual is currently residing in the US. 

 

But I checked the paper I-130 and see that it says: "If the beneficiary is currently in the United States, complete Items Numbers 46.a. - 46.d" . So for our case, my wife doesn't live in the US currently, so it does not apply. 

[Troy B 224]

Correct choice.   Silly that all this time the online form has been around they still require one to read the paper version to understand what to put.

[garebear397 69]

2 minutes ago, Troy B said:

Correct choice.   Silly that all this time the online form has been around they still require one to read the paper version to understand what to put.

Yeah, having done both paper before for the K-1 and online now for the I-130, I do quite like the online form better. In general removes ambiguity, giving fixed options, don't have to keep track of so much printed paper, and makes it easier to file while living overseas -- but you are right, doesn't make sense that they wouldn't have all the same instructions as the paper form has. Now I am going to go through the paper form to make sure there aren't other instructions I missed.