filling i-130 !! Few Doubts

[Gorkhali 214]

The more you know the more ###### is your head. So As everyone is aware that me and my wife is processing CR1 for me. We had made all our documents ready .. Almost all of it. And we have been visiting lawyers to get their advise (even thou this forum is awesome and helps us, my wife wants to double check the same with lawyer)

Following things are ready and after lawyer checked the same and stated that our case is one sided. Hate that word.

1. Completed and signed form G-1145 (Petitioner and beneficiary )

2. Completed and signed form I-130

3. Money order for I-130 filing fee

4. Completed and signed form G-325A and photograph (petitioner )

5. Completed and signed form G-325A and photograph (beneficiary)

6. Copy of petitionerʼs birth certificate

7. Copy of marriage certificate

8. Proof of a bona fide relationship

a. A short summary of our relationship

b. Joint bank account in Nepal

c. Joint bank account in United States

d. Joint title of condo in United States

e. Beneficiary listed on petitioners PERA retirement

f. Copy of Phone bill for beneficiary

g. Copy of Phone bill for petitioner

h. Photos of relationship and marriage

i. Wedding announcement from local newspaper

j. Emails between beneficiary and petitioner

k. Affidavit of Marriage Relationship (Liz)

l. Affidavit of Marriage Relationship (Chuck)

m. Affidavit of Marriage Relationship (Lisa)

n. Invoice from jewelry store

o. Subscription in both beneficiary and petitioners names

p. Joint bus ticket from trip in India showing our vacation together

q. Joint plane tickets from trip to Nepal showing our vacation together

We are herewith working on "Joint Life Insurance policies worth $100,000.00" but to get that paper we need to wait 4 weeks and we are getting impatient to file the I-130. What do you folks advise ?

And as our bank account in Nepal doesnt have much money (Coz I am living in India and my wife lives in US and we dont need money in our account in Nepal). And the lawyer when saw our statement from bank in Nepal said that the finance mingling is one sided i.e. my wife is putting all the finance effort. Will that be a problem? Do you guys think we need to put some money in that account?? P.S : Sending money to Nepali bank account from India is a trouble so if that is necessary then i have to fly to Nepal to deposit the cash into that Nepali Bank Account we have ?

As my parents are deceased, lawyer said to mention the year in G-325a Form. Is that necessary to put the year ??

Any help will be of great support. Thanks

[Ryan H 3,813]

Answers:

• Remove the jewelry store receipt from your list, it means nothing.
• Don't waste your time waiting for the life insurance to go through, it's not required and you already have a comprehensive list.
• Forget what that lawyer told you. Joint finances aren't even required to file a petition to begin with.
• It's not necessary to put the year. One of my wife's parents is deceased and deceased is all that was written on the form.