I-130 Review/Checklist

[SandM0812 1]

My wife and I are wrapping up our visa and are planning to file tomorrow. I just wanted to go over what we have included and a few other things and make sure we're all good.

We included all of this in a yellow, manila folder marked "original submission" and attn: I-130

 

-Cover Letter marked attn: I-130 and original submission

-$535 cashier's check for filing fee

-2 passport photos of myself, the petitioner (my wife isn't currently in the US, and I-130 instructions state they are not needed if she isn't in the US)

-Form I-130. I'd like to note I had to fill in some parts in black ink, while most of the rest of all the pages was typed. I've read that's okay on threads here..

-Form I-130A

-Form G-1145

-All pages of my passport photocopied as proof of citizenship

-Beneficiary's divorce certificate + translation

-Beneficiary's birth certificate (known as a koseki touhon in Japan) + translation

-Our marriage certificate + translation

-Evidence

          -A simple timeline of our relationship

          -9 pages of pictures together from our video chats and 2 trips we've spent together

          -Note explaining that most of our communication through calls, texts and video chats happens on Snapchat and Facebook; call + text logs from Snapchat and Facebook from July 2018 until now

          -Hotel/Flight/Event reservations from our first 2 trips and a trip we have planned next month

          -Cards/Letters/Receipts we have sent each other over time

          -Paypal transactions

          -Facebook posts

          -Note explaining how we got married but didn't have a fancy wedding ceremony or anything due to the cost of flying tons of people to Japan and how we plan to have a wedding in the states. (keep this or not needed?)

 

I printed everything that had any sort of color on it in color, and I sectioned off each of the points I noted and each section of evidence with paper clips. I also added post-it tab sections at the bottom of each section. I'm shipping UPS so we can get a tracking number.

 

Anything we need to take out, add or change based on what I've listed? Thanks for reading

 

 

 

Edited July 22, 2019 by SandM0812

[Ryan H 3,790]

44 minutes ago, SandM0812 said:

-Beneficiary's divorce certificate + translation

-Beneficiary's birth certificate (known as a koseki touhon in Japan) + translation

 

The above items are not needed at this time.  I also wouldn't bother with the folder, it will be discarded when your file is received; use binder clips instead.

[SandM0812 1]

1 hour ago, Ryan H said:

 

The above items are not needed at this time.  I also wouldn't bother with the folder, it will be discarded when your file is received; use binder clips instead.

Thank you for the response, okay I gotcha. I'll just clip the whole thing with binder clips and send it inside a UPS folder

Edited July 22, 2019 by SandM0812