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Form i130 - Black/White or Color Photocopies

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Hi,

 

I am submitting my i130 petition package by mail (offline).  I have arranged all the documents as color photocopies. 
Just wanted to check if that is fine or USCIS needs documents in black/white. I couldn't find any specific instructions for the same in the i130 instructions guide, hence thought to check on this forum.

 

Another question, i have signed the petition with black ink. I hope that is fine and shouldn't be a problem.


Thanks,

Jai

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Dashinka   24,591

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I know when we submitted documents that included things like pictures, we did them in color.  Black ink signatures are also fine.

 

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Best practice is to copy anything that HAS color, IN color.

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14 hours ago, JAI TUTEJA said:

Hi,

 

I am submitting my i130 petition package by mail (offline).  I have arranged all the documents as color photocopies. 
Just wanted to check if that is fine or USCIS needs documents in black/white. I couldn't find any specific instructions for the same in the i130 instructions guide, hence thought to check on this forum.

 

Another question, i have signed the petition with black ink. I hope that is fine and shouldn't be a problem.


Thanks,

Jai

If they wanted everything as b/w photocopies , they would specifically indicate 

YMMV

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On 4/2/2021 at 4:36 AM, JAI TUTEJA said:

Hi,

 

I am submitting my i130 petition package by mail (offline).  I have arranged all the documents as color photocopies. 
Just wanted to check if that is fine or USCIS needs documents in black/white. I couldn't find any specific instructions for the same in the i130 instructions guide, hence thought to check on this forum.

 

Another question, i have signed the petition with black ink. I hope that is fine and shouldn't be a problem.


Thanks,

Jai

I think that's fine. One thing I know they require is single-sided documents. Apparently the don't accept double-sided. They should also be on letter-sized paper.

Just now, Paul and Sopheap said:

I think that's fine. One thing I know they require is single-sided documents. Apparently the don't accept double-sided. They should also be on letter-sized paper.

https://www.uscis.gov/forms/filing-guidance/form-filing-tips

 
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