Petitioning my Dad and Step Mother to USA

[cheetah 0]

I am trying to petition my Dad and my stepmother to the US. I have a couple questions while filling out I-130.

1. On the form, it asks about my marital status. I am going to register to get marry next month, but I am going to file before that. Do I put myself as married or single on the form when I file?

2. On the form, it asks about my Dad and my stepmother's address and work addresses. They both live in China now. Can I put their address and work addresses in Chinese?

Thank you.

[JimVaPhuong 4,863]

I am trying to petition my Dad and my stepmother to the US. I have a couple questions while filling out I-130.

1. On the form, it asks about my marital status. I am going to register to get marry next month, but I am going to file before that. Do I put myself as married or single on the form when I file?

2. On the form, it asks about my Dad and my stepmother's address and work addresses. They both live in China now. Can I put their address and work addresses in Chinese?

Thank you.

Are you a US citizen at least 21 years old? If so then you can petition for your dad. You can only petition for your step-mother if your dad married her before you were 18 years old. Otherwise, your dad will have to petition for your step-mother after he comes to the US and gets a green card.

Give the address using English/Roman text - that's the only way USCIS can enter the information into their computers. You can write their name and address in Chinese on line 20 of the I-130. You need a separate I-130 petition for each parent. The process is described here:

http://www.visajourney.com/content/immigration-parents

[cheetah 0]

Are you a US citizen at least 21 years old? If so then you can petition for your dad. You can only petition for your step-mother if your dad married her before you were 18 years old. Otherwise, your dad will have to petition for your step-mother after he comes to the US and gets a green card.

Give the address using English/Roman text - that's the only way USCIS can enter the information into their computers. You can write their name and address in Chinese on line 20 of the I-130. You need a separate I-130 petition for each parent. The process is described here:

http://www.visajourney.com/content/immigration-parents

I see. Thank you. So do I file as single or married for my own information?

[Jojo92122 1,924]

I see. Thank you. So do I file as single or married for my own information?

You are single. You are not married until you are . . . well, actually married.

[cheetah 0]

You are single. You are not married until you are . . . well, actually married.

So is it going to affect the whole process?

[Jojo92122 1,924]

So is it going to affect the whole process?

No.

[cheetah 0]

No.

Thanks! =)

[JimVaPhuong 4,863]

So is it going to affect the whole process?

No. Whether you're single or married is not relevant. It will only affect your household size for the affidavit of support.