Do you have to list the names of your wife's children on the form?

[extrajay]

Hi everyone,

I want to ask you a question.
My friend is applying for his green card (through marriage) and at the moment filling out the forms needed.

For form I-485 where it says "List your present husband/wife and children"
does he have to list the names of his wife's children?

I have heard you should do that, and list them, and write for them step-son or step-daughter,
and where it asks you "Are they applying with you" to choose "No".

Is this true?

What is the best thing to do here?

My friend who is filing the petition I-485 actually does NOT have any kids? His wife (she is the American citizen) has 3 kids of which only her youngest one lives with them.
Should he list only the youngest one, and write his name and put "step-son", or should he write all 3 kids, or should he NOT list any of them at all?

What do you think?

Thanks!

[daru786]

You need to list the names of all your kids.

[extrajay]

You obviously did not understand my question.

[daru786]

You obviously did not understand my question.

My suggestion, leave it blank and answer if asked at the time of the interview.

[extrajay]

After reading many forums online,
and examining the application and instructions carefully,
we end up doing this:

Where it asks to list the names of the immigrant's children, we wrote "No Biological Children" - in the box where you are supposed to write the name,
but we added an additional sheet, where we explain with a sentance like this: "The immigrant has no biological children, but his wife has 3 children, their names are....and their birthdates and birth places are... (and we list them).
Of them only ... (name of youngest kid) lives with us.

So that's what we did, we wrote "No biological Children" on the actual petition, and we listed all of my friend's wife's kids on a separate sheet.

I hope this helps anyone else, who has the same case.

Happy new year!