US Immigration from Brazil

Hi

In the questions about the Petitioner's (me) and the Spouse Beneficiary's parents, if they are deceased, should we type in DECEASED in the "What is their city/town/village of residence?" - and for the Country of residence- as this has no option to type in that word, should we leave blank?

Thanks

I am filing a I-130 for my spouse, who arrived initially on a B2 and then soon thereafter did AoS to F1.

Regarding the question of her " Class of Admission" in the I-130 (the "Immigration Information" section), should we put the "B2" or "F1"?

she has not left or reentered since doing the AoS

I have seen conflicting opinions on this. IT would seem lofical to do the original, B2, but her status is now F1 and that is what granted the current stay.

Thanks for clarification.

Hi everyone!
Is anyone can help me about this, please?

My I-129F was just approved but I moved to another city here in Brazil. Where can I update my address? I m afraid of them sending something to the old address.
Thank you everyone!

I m probably just looking for some validation here. We had our AOS interview and learned at the end that biometrics was unable to get my wife s fingerprints twice. We now have to get certified copies of police certificates from every place that she s lived in the past 5 years. The RFE states in bold letters that the documents must be certified original or certified copies. It also specifically calls out Brazil and the location where we now live as locations that she has lived in the past 5 years.

The police certificate in Brazil is obtained online. We still have a copy of the one that we submitted at (and was accepted by) the consulate in Brazil for her K1. Obviously, it doesn t have a stamp or a seal since it s obtained online, but it does have a digital signature that can authenticated. It is still valid since it s within the 2 year period (and she hasn t returned to Brazil).

The US Department of State specifically lists certified copies as not being available in Brazil (https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/Brazil.html). Am I overthinking this? I should be safe to include the police certificate from the K1?

Hi. I'm not sure what to put in the current legal name field of the n-400. In Brazil the mother's maiden name can be considered a middle name or first last name. On my birth certificate the name is just written on one line, with nothing saying what the middle name is and what the last name is. Previously Brazilian passports put the mother's maiden name in the first names field, but then they changed it to be in the last names field. Consequently, on my Brazilian passport, my last name is listed with two words: first my mother's maiden name, which I consider to be my middle name, and then what I consider to be my last name. I had thought I would just ask for a name change in my n-400 but that is not an option at my field office apparently.

Here is an example of what is going on:

Birth certificate: Name: John Jacob Smith

Brazilian passport: First name(s): John; Last name(s): Jacob Smith

Green Card (they had to go by name as written on passport): Surname: Jacob Smith; Given name: John

What I would like on my US passport/future documents in US: First name: John; Middle name: Jacob; Last name: Smith

On the n-400, does it make sense to write my current legal name as First name: John; Middle name: Jacob; Last name(s): Smith? Obviously I would then also write Surname: Jacob Smith; Given name: John in the field about writing my name exactly as it appears on my Green Card. I am trying to avoid having to go through an annoying and expensive name changing process after getting my citizenship since I consider this to be one way of writing my legal name in my home country.

My top priority is to not cause delays and get my citizenship as soon as possible. I am pretty sure everyone here will just advise me to write my current legal name as it is on my Green Card, which is what I have used as my legal name in the US, and which is also considered my legal name in Brazil (even though Brazil would *also* consider the version with Jacob as my middle name to be my legal name). I'm sure it is safe to write my current legal name as it is written on my passport/Green Card since that also matches my birth certificate, but it is so annoying to have to go by this hard-to-pronounce two-word last name. Maybe another Brazilian has gone through something similar. I think most people will say it is safest to just change my name after naturalization in order to avoid delays, but let's see.

Thank you for your thoughts on this!