Table of Changes

I-589 Table of Suggested Corrections for Form

#	Location	Action
1	Top line, top left	Add “U.S.” before “Department of Homeland Security”
2	Top line, top right	Change expiration date
3	1st line below heading	Remove comma in “Please type or print in black ink”
4	Line directly above Part A. 1.	Remove capitalization of “The” in “the Convention Against Torture”
5	Part A. 1.	Change Arabic numeral to Roman numeral (“Part A. I.”)
6	Part A. I. 1.	Add space between (A#s) and (If any)
7	Part A. I. 6.	Remove capitalization of “Other Names” in “What other names have you used?”
8	Part A. I. 7.	Standardize font size, i.e., “Street Number and Name” looks too big, “Apt. Number” looks too small
9	Part A. I. 7.	Change “resided” to “reside” in “Where you physically reside,” remove period after “reside”
10	Part A. I. 7.	Change “Zip code” to “ZIP code”
11	Part A. I. 8.	Move “In Care Of, if applicable” to next line, remove italics on “In Care Of,” include parentheses only around “if applicable,” remove period after “applicable,” and add colon at end of line
12	Part A. I. 8.	Change “Zip code” to “ZIP code”
13	Part A. I. 17.	Add comma after “c” in “Check the box, a through c, that applies”
14	Part A. I. 17. a.	Remove capitalization of “In,” add capitalization to “immigration”
15	Part A. I. 17. b.	Add period after “proceedings”
16	Part A. I. 18. a.	Add space between “country?” and (mm/dd/yyyy)
17	Part A. I. 18. c.	Add space between “entry.” and “(Attach additional sheets as needed.)”
18	For EOIR use only box	Extend underlining under period, i.e., “For EOIR use only.”
19	For USCIS use only box	Under “Action:,” align “Interview Date:” and “Asylum Officer ID#:”
20	Line directly above Part A. II. 1.	Remove bold on comma and add period after “below,” i.e., “Skip to Your children, below.”
21	Part A. II. 15. (under Your spouse)	Remove space between “U.S.” and “?,” align “Yes” and “No” boxes, remove capitalization from “Location” and add period after “location”
22	Part A. II. 19. (under Your spouse)	Align “Visa Type, if any” with first line, remove capitalization from “type”
23	Part A. II. 21. (under Your spouse)	Add question mark after “any”
24	Line directly below Part A. II. 24. (under Your spouse)	Remove box and shading around “Your children. Please list all your children, regardless of age, location or marital status,” add “of” between “all” and “your”
25	Line directly below “Your children. Please list all your children, regardless of age, location or marital status.”	Remove capitalization of “About Your Background” in “Information about your background.”
26	Two lines below “Your children. Please list all your children, regardless of age, location or marital status.”	Remove capitalization of “Children” in “Total number of children”
27	Three lines below “Your children. Please list all your children, regardless of age, location or marital status.”	Add comma after “Supplement A,” change “pages” to “sheets of paper,” add period after “children.”
28	Part A. II. 13. (under Your children) PLUS additional appearances in boxes for additional children	Remove space between “U.S.” and “?,” align “Yes” and “No” boxes, remove capitalization from “Location” and add period after “location”
29	Part A. II. 17. (under Your children) PLUS additional appearances in boxes for additional children	Align “Visa Type, if any” with first line, remove capitalization from “type”
30	Part A. II. 19. (under Your children) PLUS additional appearances in boxes for additional children	Add question mark after “any”
31	Part A. II. 21. (under Information about your spouse and children. (Continued.)) PLUS additional appearances in boxes for additional children	Remove space between “U.S.” and comma
32	Part A. III. 1.	Add “NOTE:” before “Use”
33	Part A. III. 1.	Remove period after “Yr” in “To (Mo/Yr)” under “Dates”
34	Part A. III. 2.	Add “NOTE:” before “Use”
35	Part A. III. 2.	Remove period after “Yr” in “To (Mo/Yr)” under “Dates”
36	Part A. III. 3.	Add “NOTE:” before “Use”
37	Part A. III. 3.	Remove period after “Yr” in “To (Mo/Yr)” under “Dates”
38	Part A. III. 3.	Change “Dates” to “Attended”
39	Part A. III. 4.	Add “NOTE:” before “Use,” remove extra space between “Supplement” and “B”
40	Part A. III. 4.	Remove period after “Yr” in “To (Mo/Yr)” under “Dates”
41	Part A. III. 5.	Add “the” between “Check” and “box” and between “if” and “person,” i.e., “Check the box if the person is deceased.”
42	Part A. III. 5.	Add “NOTE:” before “Use”
43	Part A. III. 5.	Reduce width of first two columns in order to widen third column
44	Part A. III. 5.	Add “Full” before “Name,” i.e., “Full Name”
45	Line directly below Part B.	Add “NOTE:” before “Use,” change “is” to “sheets,” i.e., “additional sheets of paper”
46	Paragraph beginning “When answering the following questions” below Part B.	Remove capitalization of “The” in “the Convention Against Torture”
47	Paragraph beginning “When answering the following questions” below Part B.	Add comma and “and” between “places” and “descriptions,” i.e., “dates, places, and descriptions”
48	Paragraph beginning “Refer to Instructions, Part 1” below Part B.	Change “11” to “II,” i.e., “Section II”
49	Paragraph beginning “Refer to Instructions, Part 1” below Part B.	Add comma after “Submit,” i.e., “Additional Documents that You Should Submit,”
50	Part B. 1.	Remove capitalization of “The” in “the Convention Against Torture”
51	Part B. 1.	Remove capitalization of “Opinion” in “Political opinion”
52	Part B. 1. A.	Remove “your answer is” and add comma after “Yes,” i.e., “If ‘Yes,’”
53	Part B. 1. A. PLUS additional appearances in subsequent free response areas	Remove box in free response area
54	Between Parts B. 1. A. and B. 1. B.	Remove line
55	Part B. 1. B.	Remove “your answer is,” i.e., “If ‘Yes,’”
56	Part B. 2.	Change colon to comma after “action,” i.e., “If ‘Yes,’ explain the circumstances and reasons for the action.”
57	Part B. 3. A.	Remove capitalization of “Country” in “home country”
58	Between Parts B. 3. A. and B. 3. B.	Remove line
59	Part B. 3. B.	Add comma and quotation mark after “Yes,” i.e., “If ‘Yes,’”
60	Part B. 4.	Add comma after “whom”
61	Line directly below Part C.	Add parentheses around whole sentence, align second line with beginning of first line
62	Part C. 1.	Add comma after “asylum” in second line
63	Part C. 1.	Add comma after “parents” in first line below boxes
64	Part C. 1.	Change “our” to “your,” add “been” between “have” and “denied” in third line below boxes, remove “of” between “denial” and “that” in fourth line below boxes
65	Part C. 2. A.	Change the period at the end of the sentence to a question mark
66	Part C. 2. B.	Change question to “Have you, your spouse, your child(ren), or other family members such as your parents or siblings ever applied for or received any lawful status in any country other than the one from which you are now claiming asylum?”
67	Part C. 2. B.	Change all semi-colons to commas in paragraph below boxes, add “or not” after “whether” in both places in paragraph below boxes
68	Part C. 3.	Add comma and “or” after “spouse” and comma after “assisted” in first line
69	Part C. 3.	Add comma after “group” in second line
70	Part C. 3.	Add comma after “your own,” remove “or” before “your spouse’s”, add comma after “your spouse’s,” add “your” before “child(ren)’s” in line below boxes
71	Part C. 4.	Change “ou’ to “you” in first line
72	Part C. 4.	Add comma after “trip” in first line below boxes
73	Part C. 6.	Add colon after “response,” change all semi-colons to commas, add “and” after “application;” in paragraph below boxes
74	Part D.	Add “(a)” after “1546” in second line of first paragraph
75	Part D.	Move quotation mark from after “years.” to after “imprisoned” in eighth line of first paragraph
76	Part D.	Change period to colon after “WARNING” and remove capitalization from “Illegally” and “If” in first line of second paragraph
77	Part D.	Remove capitalization from “Information” in second line of second paragraph
78	Part D.	Change “your” to “other” before “biographical information” in sixth line of second paragraph
79	Part D.	Add comma after 1003.47(d) in last line of second paragraph
80	Part D.	Remove “Type or” before “print” in left box below second paragraph
81	Part D.	Add “parent,” after “spouse” in first line below boxes
82	Part D.	Add comma after “parent,” change “child(ren)” to “child,” add space between “Yes,” and “complete” in third line below boxes
83	Part E.	Add comma and “parent” after “spouse” in shaded box, i.e., “applicant, spouse, parent, or child”
84	Part E.	Add comma after “applicant” in second line of paragraph below shaded box
85	Part E.	Remove parentheses around “c” in “1324c” in last line of paragraph below shaded box
86	Part E.	Add capitalization to “Print Complete Name” and remove period in top right box below paragraph
87	Part E.	Change “Zip Code” to “ZIP Code” in bottom right box below paragraph
88	Part F.	Add comma after “(USCIS)” in second line below shaded box
89	Part F.	Change “Language” to “Alphabet” in last line
90	Supplement A	Add “of” between “all” and “your” in shaded box
91	Supplement A	Add “NOTE:” before “Use” in shaded box
92	Supplement A	Remove “to your application” in shaded box
93	Supplement A 3. (top and bottom sections)	Add parentheses after “Widowed”
94	Supplement A 13. (top and bottom sections)	Change “the child” to “this child”
95	Supplement A 13. (top section)	Add question mark and space after “U.S.”
96	Supplement A 13. (top and bottom sections)	Remove capitalization from “Location” and add period after “location”
97	Supplement A 19. (top and bottom sections)	Add question mark after “any”
98	Supplement A 21. (top and bottom sections)	Change “the child” to “this child”
99	Supplement A (bottom section)	Increase font size to match top section
100	Supplement B	Remove capitalization of “Information” in shaded box
101	Supplement B	Extend lines to margins below shaded box
102	Supplement B	Remove “(mm/dd/yyyy)” in Date box
103	Supplement B	Add italics to “Use this as a continuation page for any additional information requested.”
104	Supplement B	Remove box in free response area