I-129f - Section 4, Biographic Information - US Citizen or the Alien?

[MrMooCow 0]

Filling this idiot form out and not sure which person they're asking about.

 

On page 9 of the form it asks for "Biographic Information".  Is that for the US Citizen or for the Alien?  I honestly find terms like "petitioner" and "beneficiary" confusing.  Pretty sure I benefit from having my fiancé in the country.

Why would they need my information?  Kinda weird.  

 

Anyway..... Thanks for the clarification.

[alliejourney 164]

Petitioner applies to the USC filling out the petition. Beneficiary refers to the foreign person receiving the immigration benefit. Part 4 on page 9 is asking for the biographic information of the USC petitioner. 

 

If you take issue with them asking a few simple questions about your height and weight, you're going to have a tough time through the rest of this process lol. I'm being facetious but, seriously, if you want to get through this process, be patient, put your head down, and do exactly what they want exactly as they request it. No point in getting upset. It is what it is.

[SneakyPete 78]

They need information about petitioner (US Citizen) so they can pass it on to FBI and other background verification services. Form I-129F for the most part is entirely about petitioner. 

[MrMooCow 0]

24 minutes ago, alliejourney said:

Petitioner applies to the USC filling out the petition. Beneficiary refers to the foreign person receiving the immigration benefit. Part 4 on page 9 is asking for the biographic information of the USC petitioner. 

 

If you take issue with them asking a few simple questions about your height and weight, you're going to have a tough time through the rest of this process lol. I'm being facetious but, seriously, if you want to get through this process, be patient, put your head down, and do exactly what they want exactly as they request it. No point in getting upset. It is what it is.

 

Oh, I take issue with the entire freaking process.  Faceless Fascist Bureaucrats can *bleepity bleep bleeping bleep bleep*.  😁

 

Buuuutttt..... Yes, yes.  I'll do what I must.  I appreciate the clarification.  Thank you!

14 minutes ago, SneakyPete said:

They need information about petitioner (US Citizen) so they can pass it on to FBI and other background verification services. Form I-129F for the most part is entirely about petitioner. 

 

Thanks for the clarification!

[MrMooCow 0]

Just to clarify:  "City of Residence" They literally just want the city?  Not city and state?  My mother has a common name AND lives in a city of which there appear to be at least 10 of in the US with the same name.  Also, my father is deceased, so just list the town he was in when he died?  Or should I list the town the graveyard is in?  😁

 

I'm asking because the form I downloaded doesn't allow any symbols.  I've seen advice to put "Town (Deceased)" in the box, but the form won't let me put Parentheses or Commas (such as between city and state).  Maybe just "Deceased"?

 

Thanks for the clarification!

 

 

[pushbrk 14,467]

5 hours ago, MrMooCow said:

Just to clarify:  "City of Residence" They literally just want the city?  Not city and state?  My mother has a common name AND lives in a city of which there appear to be at least 10 of in the US with the same name.  Also, my father is deceased, so just list the town he was in when he died?  Or should I list the town the graveyard is in?  😁

 

I'm asking because the form I downloaded doesn't allow any symbols.  I've seen advice to put "Town (Deceased)" in the box, but the form won't let me put Parentheses or Commas (such as between city and state).  Maybe just "Deceased"?

 

Thanks for the clarification!

 

 

These are present tense questions.  If he person is deceased, then enter deceased in the city and state of residence.  No need to overthink.  Read carefully, interpret literally, and answer accurately.  It's always helpful to study the actual instructions for forms.

As an aside, this form and questions has been essentially the same for 25 years, for as long as the fiancée visa process was born.  It is very common not to understand the reasons for parts of the process. It doesn't matter, if you like it or what you don't like about it.  

Edited 2 hours ago by pushbrk