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• Sat, 28 Aug 2004 11:02:00 GMT(1)
• Hello, I have a couple of questions filling in names on forms: a) First of all, the forms generally have spaces for "Family name" and "First name". How do you handle names that don't follow this convention, ie. which don't really have a "family name", just given names. Also, these names may not share any portion of the father or mother's names. Now, I have a related question about the G-325A form: b) This is a "fillable" form which has a given number of spaces per field. In the case of my fiancee, her father's name is too large for these fields. What do we do? Should we print the form without it and handwrite it in? Should we print out an empty form and handwrite everything? Any ideas would be appreciated. Regards, Kevin
  
  I think you would need to fill all boxes and type in N/A or NONE in the
  boxes where there is no name to write in there, (this is one of the rea-
  sons USCIS require the Long Form Birth Cert for determining the parents
  on the birth cert and so making sure they are who they say they are)
  As far as the fillable form goes, some are locked BUT if the form is not
  locked from editing, a FULL version of Acrobat can change the font size
  on the form and so allow for longer names to be entered.
  
  Patrick
  
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• Sat, 28 Aug 2004 12:56:00 GMT(2)
• I think you would need to fill all boxes and type in N/A or NONE in the boxes where there is no name to write in there, (this is one of the reasons USCIS require the Long Form Birth Cert for determining the parents on the birth cert and so making sure they are who they say th- ey are) As far as the fillable form goes, some are locked BUT if the form is not locked from editing, a FULL version of Acrobat can change the font size on the form and so allow for longer names to be entered. Patrick
  
  Hi:
  
  In "immediate relative" spouse cases, the "short form" birth certificat-
  es are fine.
  
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  Immigration & Nat. Law
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• Mon, 30 Aug 2004 02:00:00 GMT(3)
• Hi: In "immediate relative" spouse cases, the "short form" birth certific- ates are fine.
  
  What's the diff between "short form" and "long form"? I am filing for
  my husband (as immidiate relative, naturally) and he doesn't have orig-
  inal so someone else who did this in China said he can get this with
  his ID from the police where he's registered. I assume that would be a
  "short form"?
  
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• Sat, 28 Aug 2004 11:25:00 GMT(4)
• Hello, I have a couple of questions filling in names on forms: a) First of all, the forms generally have spaces for "Family name" and "First name". How do you handle names that don't follow this convention, ie. which don't really have a "family name", just given names. Also, these names may not share any portion of the father or mother's names. Now, I have a related question about the G-325A form: b) This is a "fillable" form which has a given number of spaces per field. In the case of my fiancee, her father's name is too large for these fields. What do we do? Should we print the form without it and handwrite it in? Should we print out an empty form and handwrite everything? Any ideas would be appreciated. Regards, Kevin
  
  Hi Kevin. Does your fiancee have any legal documents stating a legal
  first and family name such as a birth certificate, identification card,
  or passport? This may help you in determining what to write in the fir-
  st and family name spaces. Also, since many people do not share the sa-
  me names of their parents, this should not be a problem for you.
  
  Also, if you cannot reduce the font size of the fillable form it should
  not be a problem to type everything else in and simply print that space
  clearly. Typing as much as possible is probably easiest to correct any
  mistakes, as well as possibly easiest to read. Good luck!
  
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• Mon, 30 Aug 2004 04:58:00 GMT(5)
• What's the diff between "short form" and "long form"? I am filing for my husband (as immidiate relative, naturally) and he doesn't have ori- ginal so someone else who did this in China said he can get this with his ID from the police where he's registered. I assume that would be a "short form"?
  
  Hi:
  
  You assume wrong. Go to http://travel.state.gov and find the "visa rec-
  iprocity tables" [I'm not all that familiar with their new layout] and
  drill down to China.
  
  The "long" and "short" forms usually apply to birth certificates from
  the British Commonwealth. The "short" form lists name, date and place
  of birth. The "long form" will list name, date and place of birth,
  and names of parents. Quite often there will be even more information
  than that.
  
  Many countries, such as the PRC, do not have birth certificates as unde-
  rstood in the US. However, the visa reciprocity tables noted above set
  ou the acceptable substitutes.
  
  --
  Certified Specialist
  Immigration & Nat. Law
  Cal. Bar Board of Legal Specialization
  Posted via http://britishexpats.com
• Mon, 30 Aug 2004 06:48:00 GMT(6)
• Hi: You assume wrong. Go to http://travel.state.gov and find the "visa reciprocity tables" [I'm not all that familiar with their new layout] and drill down to China. The "long" and "short" forms usually apply to birth certificates from the British Commonwealth. The "short" form lists name, date and place of birth. The "long form" will list name, date and place of birth, and names of parents. Quite often there will be even more information than that. Many countries, such as the PRC, do not have birth certificates as un- derstood in the US. However, the visa reciprocity tables noted above set ou the acceptable substitutes.
  
  That's excellent, thanks! Basically what someone told me, but very usef-
  ul to see the official explanation/instructions.
  
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• Sat, 28 Aug 2004 11:14:00 GMT(7)
• This link will take you to a fillable form that allows 16 characters in the
  name, if that is enough for you.
  
  http://www.visapro.com/Download/INS-G-325A-Form.pdf
  
  Alfie..
  
  "Kevin" <user@lawknowledge.org.outmangenealogy.org> wrote in message
  news:rD2Yc.31612$Jn5.15936@lawknowledge.org.fe1.texas.rr.com... Hello, I have a couple of questions filling in names on forms: a) First of all, the forms generally have spaces for "Family name" and "First name". How do you handle names that don't follow this convention, ie. which don't really have a "family name", just given names. Also, these names may not share any portion of the father or mother's names. Now, I have a related question about the G-325A form: b) This is a "fillable" form which has a given number of spaces per field. In the case of my fiancee, her father's name is too large for these fields. What do we do? Should we print the form without it and handwrite it in? Should we print out an empty form and handwrite everything? Any ideas would be appreciated. Regards, Kevin
• Sat, 28 Aug 2004 11:31:00 GMT(8)
• Fantastic! Thanks for the help Alfie...
  
  Hawkslayer wrote: This link will take you to a fillable form that allows 16 characters in the name, if that is enough for you. http://www.visapro.com/Download/INS-G-325A-Form.pdf Alfie.. "Kevin" <user@lawknowledge.org.outmangenealogy.org> wrote in message news:rD2Yc.31612$Jn5.15936@lawknowledge.org.fe1.texas.rr.com...Hell o,I have a couple of questions filling in names on forms:a) First of all, the forms generally have spaces for "Family name" and "First name". How do you handle names that don't follow this convention, ie. which don't really have a "family name", just given names. Also, these names may not share any portion of the father or mother's names.Now, I have a related question about the G-325A form:b) This is a "fillable" form which has a given number of spaces per field. In the case of my fiancee, her father's name is too large for these fields. What do we do? Should we print the form without it and handwrite it in? Should we print out an empty form and handwrite everything?Any ideas would be appreciated.Regards,Kevin
• Sat, 28 Aug 2004 12:54:00 GMT(9)
• Hello, I have a couple of questions filling in names on forms: a) First of all, the forms generally have spaces for "Family name" and "First name". How do you handle names that don't follow this convention, ie. which don't really have a "family name", just given names. Also, these names may not share any portion of the father or mother's names. Now, I have a related question about the G-325A form: b) This is a "fillable" form which has a given number of spaces per field. In the case of my fiancee, her father's name is too large for these fields. What do we do? Should we print the form without it and handwrite it in? Should we print out an empty form and handwrite everything? Any ideas would be appreciated. Regards, Kevin
  
  Hi:
  
  The use of "family name" has replaced "last name" -- Asian countries use
  the family name first. Iceland and Arabic cultures just often use fath-
  er's name or a variation. As a general rule, use what would be conside-
  red how that person would be referred in identity documents.
  
  On the form -- if he fillable form won't take dad's name, fill out ever-
  ything elese, print it out, and then WRITE it on all four copies.
  
  BTW, the G-325A is a very forgiving form -- incomplete information does-
  n't hurt you all that much.
  
  --
  Certified Specialist
  Immigration & Nat. Law
  Cal. Bar Board of Legal Specialization
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