Filling I130 for parents

[Visajourney17 0]

Hello everyone!

I'm getting ready to start the process of filling I130 forms for my parents. Since they are divorced and my father is now married to someone else, is it still possible for me to bring both of them to live here?  will the process be any different if they were still married?

Thank you!

 

 

[Just Paul 4,591]

7 minutes ago, Visajourney17 said:

Hello everyone!

I'm getting ready to start the process of filling I130 forms for my parents. Since they are divorced and my father is now married to someone else, is it still possible for me to bring both of them to live here?  will the process be any different if they were still married?

Thank you!

 

 

Regarding the stepmother, was he remarried prior to your 18th birthday?

 

https://www.uscis.gov/ilink/docView/AFM/HTML/AFM/0-0-0-1/0-0-0-3481/0-0-0-5840.html

Edited February 6, 2020 by Paul & Mary

[Dashinka 23,324]

1 minute ago, Paul & Mary said:

Regarding the stepmother, was he remarried prior to your 18th birthday?

This ^^^^^. If it was after your 18th birthday, then you can only petition for your mother and father and then your father would have to petition for your stepmother.

 

Good Luck!
 

 

      (2)     Petitions for More than Two Parents     .            

 

          There is no limitation on the number of parents for whom a single petitioner may file visa petitions. For example, if the (alien) natural parents of the petitioner divorced and both remarried other aliens prior to the petitioner’s 18     th    birthday, the petitioner could file petitions for his natural mother, his natural father, his stepmother and his stepfather. 

 

https://www.uscis.gov/ilink/docView/AFM/HTML/AFM/0-0-0-1/0-0-0-3481/0-0-0-5840.html

[Visajourney17 0]

10 minutes ago, Paul & Mary said:

Regarding the stepmother, was he remarried prior to your 18th birthday?

 

https://www.uscis.gov/ilink/docView/AFM/HTML/AFM/0-0-0-1/0-0-0-3481/0-0-0-5840.html

Thanks for the reply! Yes, he was remarried prior to my 18th birthday. That being said, I'm not planning on applying for my step mom at this point. Would the process be any different if he was remarried after my 18th birthday?

Thanks again!

[Visajourney17 0]

10 minutes ago, Bill & Katya said:

This ^^^^^. If it was after your 18th birthday, then you can only petition for your mother and father and then your father would have to petition for your stepmother.

 

Good Luck!
 

 

      (2)     Petitions for More than Two Parents     .            

 

          There is no limitation on the number of parents for whom a single petitioner may file visa petitions. For example, if the (alien) natural parents of the petitioner divorced and both remarried other aliens prior to the petitioner’s 18     th    birthday, the petitioner could file petitions for his natural mother, his natural father, his stepmother and his stepfather. 

 

https://www.uscis.gov/ilink/docView/AFM/HTML/AFM/0-0-0-1/0-0-0-3481/0-0-0-5840.html

Hello,

Thank you for the reply! what should I include in the packages besides the I130 forms AND my birth certificate that shows both parents names? do I need to submit their divorce certificate as well?

[Just Paul 4,591]

3 minutes ago, Visajourney17 said:

Would the process be any different if he was remarried after my 18th birthday?

You would not be able to file for her.

[Visajourney17 0]

3 minutes ago, Paul & Mary said:

You would not be able to file for her.

I'm not planning on filling for my step mom at this point. I'm only filling for my biological parents. what do I need to include in the package besides the I130 forms and my birth certificate?

 

Thank you!

Edited February 6, 2020 by Visajourney17

[Just Paul 4,591]

11 minutes ago, Visajourney17 said:

I'm not planning on filling for my step mom at this point. I'm only filling for my biological parents. what do I need to include in the package besides the I130 forms and my birth certificate?

 

Thank you!

There is a link for guides here at the top of every page in the blue bar. 

https://www.visajourney.com/guides/  scroll down to Parents of US Citizens.

 

Also look at the checklist at the end of the I-130 instructions.   

[Visajourney17 0]

14 minutes ago, Paul & Mary said:

There is a link for guides here at the top of every page in the blue bar. 

https://www.visajourney.com/guides/  scroll down to Parents of US Citizens.

 

Also look at the checklist at the end of the I-130 instructions.   

to file for my father it mentions that I need to submit a copy of my parents’ civil marriage certificate. Since they are divorced, what should I submit instead?

Edited February 6, 2020 by Visajourney17

[Dashinka 23,324]

6 hours ago, Visajourney17 said:

to file for my father it mentions that I need to submit a copy of my parents’ civil marriage certificate. Since they are divorced, what should I submit instead?

I am not positive, but I would include both the marriage certificate and the divorce decree for both of them.

[Mollie09 1,543]

19 hours ago, Visajourney17 said:

to file for my father it mentions that I need to submit a copy of my parents’ civil marriage certificate. Since they are divorced, what should I submit instead?

Their marriage certificate.

[arken 4,197]

Out of curiosity, are you trying to reconcile your parents? Your father who is now married to a different woman living here together with your mother while his wife awaits there, seems a bit odd. 
 

Anyway, to answer if you can, yes you can petition for you parents.