Filing I-130 some question

[familytime 0]

I need to send following with I-130 right?

1. Payment as required by USCIS. (A personal check )

2. Cover Letter. Should include a description of what your are petitioning for (I-130), a table of contents Signed and dated the cover sheet.

3. Filled Form I-130

4. copy of ALL pages of the US Citizen's passport.

5. A copy of petitioner's proof of naturalization.

8. A copy of your marriage certificate (If not in English Translated)

11. G-325A filled out by the US Citizen, signed and dated.

12. One passport-type photo of the petitioner. Wrote the full name on the back. Place in a plastic bag and label the bag "Photo of <Insert Name>". Attach the bag to a sheet of paper and place behind the corresponding G-325a.

13. G-325A filled out by the non-US Citzen spouse signed and dated.

14. One passport-type photo (see specification) of the non-US Citzen spouse. Write the full name of the beneficiary on the back. Place in a plastic bag and label the bag "Photo of (insert name) ". Attach the bag to a sheet of paper and place behind the corresponding G-325a.

15. Evidence of a bonafide marriage (Marriage Certificate, Photos, Call Log , IM Chat History , emails, , postal mail etc)

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6. A copy of the intending immigrant's birth certificate and/or passport along with English translation. (If in any language other than English) (no longer needed)

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Can someone confirm the birth certificate of the intending immigrant's is not needed at the time of I-130 filing?

If I missed something please suggest.

Thanks a lot

Edited October 18, 2010 by familytime

[KaashParinda 7]

I need to send following with I-130 right?

1. Payment as required by USCIS. (A personal check )

2. Cover Letter. Should include a description of what your are petitioning for (I-130), a table of contents Signed and dated the cover sheet.

3. Filled Form I-130

4. copy of ALL pages of the US Citizen's passport.

5. A copy of petitioner's proof of naturalization.

No. 4 is not necessary if you have no.5, which I am guessing is a certificate of naturalization. I think you can send no.4 and not bother with No.5 but I sent no.5.

8. A copy of your marriage certificate (If not in English Translated)

11. G-325A filled out by the US Citizen, signed and dated.

12. One passport-type photo of the petitioner. Wrote the full name on the back. Place in a plastic bag and label the bag "Photo of <Insert Name>". Attach the bag to a sheet of paper and place behind the corresponding G-325a.

13. G-325A filled out by the non-US Citzen spouse signed and dated.

14. One passport-type photo (see specification) of the non-US Citzen spouse. Write the full name of the beneficiary on the back. Place in a plastic bag and label the bag "Photo of (insert name) ". Attach the bag to a sheet of paper and place behind the corresponding G-325a.

15. Evidence of a bonafide marriage (Marriage Certificate, Photos, Call Log , IM Chat History , emails, , postal mail etc)

This is excessive. The marriage certificate, and other evidence such as joint bank account, an affidavit or two from some friends, letter from your employer that you have added yoru spouse as the beneficiary for life insurance... these are more important than photos, call log and IM chats, e-mails and postal mail. This is evidence of an ongoing relationship which you SHOULD carry with you to the interview, although lately they never seem to check the logs, chats, e-mails.. just the photos.

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6. A copy of the intending immigrant's birth certificate and/or passport along with English translation. (If in any language other than English) (no longer needed)

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Can someone confirm the birth certificate of the intending immigrant's is not needed at the time of I-130 filing?

If I missed something please suggest.

Thanks a lot

[KaashParinda 7]

Yes, you are documenting that you are a US citizen and that you are married to a non-citizen. So no need of birth certificate at this time. You'll need an original at the NVC stage though.

Edited October 19, 2010 by KaashParinda

[Jayne08 0]

add birth certificate Petioner/benefeciary

[familytime 0]

Thanks for the reply. So I do need the birth Certificate of the Beneficiary's only right?? or Do I also need my Birth Certificate as well?

2nd question on this .... What document will work as there is no birth certificate available and the place she's born doesn't keep record older then 20 years ?

[Saylin 1,605]

Yes only a COPY of the beneficiary's birth certificate is needed if you are submitting a copy of the petitioner's US passport. And you don't need a copy of ALL pages, just the bio-data page which lists your name, dob, etc.

[LotofPatience 65]

I need to send following with I-130 right?

1. Payment as required by USCIS. (A personal check )

2. Cover Letter. Should include a description of what your are petitioning for (I-130), a table of contents Signed and dated the cover sheet.

3. Filled Form I-130

4. copy of ALL pages of the US Citizen's passport.

5. A copy of petitioner's proof of naturalization.

8. A copy of your marriage certificate (If not in English Translated)

11. G-325A filled out by the US Citizen, signed and dated.

12. One passport-type photo of the petitioner. Wrote the full name on the back. Place in a plastic bag and label the bag "Photo of <Insert Name>". Attach the bag to a sheet of paper and place behind the corresponding G-325a.

13. G-325A filled out by the non-US Citzen spouse signed and dated.

14. One passport-type photo (see specification) of the non-US Citzen spouse. Write the full name of the beneficiary on the back. Place in a plastic bag and label the bag "Photo of (insert name) ". Attach the bag to a sheet of paper and place behind the corresponding G-325a.

15. Evidence of a bonafide marriage (Marriage Certificate, Photos, Call Log , IM Chat History , emails, , postal mail etc)

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

6. A copy of the intending immigrant's birth certificate and/or passport along with English translation. (If in any language other than English) (no longer needed)

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Can someone confirm the birth certificate of the intending immigrant's is not needed at the time of I-130 filing?

If I missed something please suggest.

Thanks a lot

Beneficiary's birth certificate and passport copies are NOT needed at I-130.

You missed completed G-1145 for for e-notification.

Loto

[HighMaintenance 1]

I have included both birth certs + official translations of them, if needed. In place of a birth cert you can use an affidavit in lieu of. It needs to contain important information about you and your parents and signed and notarized.

Edited October 20, 2010 by HighMaintenance

[pushbrk 12,979]

I need to send following with I-130 right?

1. Payment as required by USCIS. (A personal check )

2. Cover Letter. Should include a description of what your are petitioning for (I-130), a table of contents Signed and dated the cover sheet.

3. Filled Form I-130

4. copy of ALL pages of the US Citizen's passport.

5. A copy of petitioner's proof of naturalization.

8. A copy of your marriage certificate (If not in English Translated)

11. G-325A filled out by the US Citizen, signed and dated.

12. One passport-type photo of the petitioner. Wrote the full name on the back. Place in a plastic bag and label the bag "Photo of <Insert Name>". Attach the bag to a sheet of paper and place behind the corresponding G-325a.

13. G-325A filled out by the non-US Citzen spouse signed and dated.

14. One passport-type photo (see specification) of the non-US Citzen spouse. Write the full name of the beneficiary on the back. Place in a plastic bag and label the bag "Photo of (insert name) ". Attach the bag to a sheet of paper and place behind the corresponding G-325a.

15. Evidence of a bonafide marriage (Marriage Certificate, Photos, Call Log , IM Chat History , emails, , postal mail etc)

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

6. A copy of the intending immigrant's birth certificate and/or passport along with English translation. (If in any language other than English) (no longer needed)

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Can someone confirm the birth certificate of the intending immigrant's is not needed at the time of I-130 filing?

If I missed something please suggest.

Thanks a lot

Your question indicates you need to again carefully study the I-130 instructions. No birth certificate for either Petitioner or Beneficiary is needed at this stage if the US Citizen is Naturalized. Send either a copy of the Naturalization certificate OR all pages of the US passport as evidence of citizenship.

[KaashParinda 7]

Guys, don't confuse familytime. Read what pushbrk has to say. Its succinctly put.

Remember, when you file the I-130, there are two determinations made.

1. Is the petitioner a US citizen (or permanent resident, in which case the whole thing will take forever).

2. Is the petitioner and the beneficiary married.

(so no birth certificate from beneficiary. Just copies of the petitioner's passport OR naturalization certificate...I believe if you have

neither, or say you were born in the US, a copy of the petitioner's birth certificate...NOT the beneficiary; its ONE of these items, not all)

That's IT. Check this list out...its repeated above, I know.

http://www.visajourney.com/content/i130guide1

>>an original birth certificate IS necessary from the beneficiary but NVC will collect it, not USCIS at the I-130 stage...see point 3 below.

At the NVC stage, the following things happen:

1. Can the petitioner look after the beneficiary...i.e. financially I-864

2. Payment for having them look at your I-864

3. And...then NVC collects the application, DS-230 and all the documents

4. You pay for the DS-230

5. When NVC has everything and think its in order, they assign an interview date, send it to the embassy/consulate.