I-130 Online (Parents) Help: Supporting Evidence Uploads

[jess2go 19]

I (Petitioner) am filing two I-130s online for each of my parents and will mail in I-485s for concurrent filing. From the checklists and browsing through the forums, I see I am required to submit two passport style photographs with each I-130 and I have seen posts referencing the passport photos some users have uploaded (mostly from spouse beneficiaries), however, I am not able to find this section in my online petition or perhaps my eyes just either refuse to see it or they blink profusely over this section every time and miss it. LOL. Additionally, I know I also need to submit both parents birth certificates with each of their I-130s, however, I am also unsure of the applicable section to upload their birth certificates. Should I drop them in the "Secondary Evidence" Section, perhaps under Religious Records (although these are government provided records?) Or are the birth certificates only applicable to the I-485 when mailed in with all supporting evidence? 

 

In the "Evidence" section of my online I-130 forms, the required evidence to upload on my forms are: 

1. Proof of U.S. Citizenship: uploaded my citizenship certificate

2. Petitioner's Birth Certificate: uploaded mine

3. Proof of legal name change: uploaded Parent's marriage certificate (not sure if this is correct; I am not married so still have the same name)

 

and then "Next" screen asks for secondary evidence, which covers 1. Religious Records (uploaded beneficiaries birth certificate) 2. School Records 3. Census Records 4.Affidavits/Written Statements, and do not plan on uploading secondary evidence in to the other sections as I don't deem them necessary since I have the birth certificates. Am I correct to assume this? 

 

After the evidence section, online form is reviewed and mine came back "Green" with no alerts (doesn't mean much), then I reviewed a snapshot of the online I-130, and again, it still hasn't asked to upload the passport style photographs to the online forms, and then on to where I sign the online form. Now, I have not gone past this page, as I don't want to sign (yet) when I have not found where I'm supposed to upload these passport photos and additional supporting evidence. I have looked through the forums but most of the questions and help provided pertain to spouse support for I-130s, not much for parents. Please help! What am I missing here? 

 

Thank you in advance for any and all help! 

 

 

[arken 4,197]

You aren't seeing those sections because neither photo nor birth certificate of the beneficiary is required in petitioning a parent.

[jess2go 19]

4 hours ago, arken said:

You aren't seeing those sections because neither photo nor birth certificate of the beneficiary is required in petitioning a parent.

Thank you so much for the quick response! Seeing other posts regarding photo uploads set off the panic alarm and made me wonder why I haven’t seen this section. I can calm down again and send packet as is. Thanks again. 

[jess2go 19]

Hello all, 

 

I am petitioning for both parents, who are both currently in the U.S. for their annual visits with the kids/grandkids on B2 visas. I have completed the I-130 forms online and am currently reviewing the snapshot of both forms for errors, but I have now successfully confused myself (most likely overthinking it) with the following on the I-130 forms, the longer I stare at them:

 

pg. 3. Information About Your Parents section. 

       #27/33: Country of Birth: I filled in their Country of birth

       #28/34: City/Town/Village of Residence: *confused* Do I put in the city they left (where they still have a home) or do I put in the current city they are visiting/living in while in the U.S? 

       #29/35: Country of Residence: *confused*Do I put in the country they left and are expected to return to, or does it need to be the country they are in currently in (USA of course)? 

 

pg 7. Beneficiary's Employment Information

       #51. My father is Retired so I put "Retired" in #51a as his "Current Employer" in lieu of "Unemployed." Is this okay?

       #51b-h: Since he technically does not work anymore, but still collects a pension from his old employer, *confusion* do I need to fill out subsections b-i with information from his previous employer? 

       #52. Date Employment Began: I entered his official retirement date. Is this okay?

 

pg 8. Part 4. Information About Beneficiary

       #61. The beneficiary is in the U.S. and will apply for adjustment of status at USCIS office in: .Do I put the city where they are currently in or do I put the lockbox location where I am supposed to submit my I-130 with concurrent filing? Not entirely sure if there's a USCIS office in my area. 

 

pg 8. Part 5. Other Information

      #6. If you are also submitting separate petitions for other relatives, provide the names of and YOUR relationship to each relative...

      #6a, b, c. Name: Self-Explanatory, since it's the other parent

      #7. Relationship: *thoroughly confused* Is it...Child? or Parent? (After selecting "Parent" and seeing "Parent" a few times on discussion boards and the I-130 where it was clearly understood, I have confused myself with this particular entry, if it's supposed to say "child" [me] or "parent" [them] to specify the relationship. 

 

I apologize if these have been answered elsewhere, but most of the posts I came across are spouse-specific and does not give me the warm and fuzzy. 

 

I appreciate any help provided. Thank you in advance. 

[Scandi 3,970]

They don't have residence in the US, they're here as tourists. So my guess is their actual address in their home country. 

[jess2go 19]

53 minutes ago, Scandi said:

They don't have residence in the US, they're here as tourists. So my guess is their actual address in their home country. 

I hope so. That is what I currently have (their home country) on their forms, until I stared at the information for too long and second guessed myself. Thanks for the reply.

[Chancy 6,233]

2 hours ago, Scandi said:

They don't have residence in the US, they're here as tourists.

 

From OP's other thread, parents are not just tourists anymore.  They intend to stay and live in the US, as they're actually preparing their application for adjustment of status --

 

 

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[jess2go 19]

12 hours ago, Chancy said:

 

From OP's other thread, parents are not just tourists anymore.  They intend to stay and live in the US, as they're actually preparing their application for adjustment of status --

 

 

So should I change "city/country of residence" to the current city in the U.S where they are currently in as the intent is now to stay? 

[Chancy 6,233]

4 hours ago, jess2go said:

So should I change "city/country of residence" to the current city in the U.S where they are currently in as the intent is now to stay? 

 

Yes, their current residence in the US.  Those fields should match what's listed under "Beneficiary's Physical Address".

 

20 hours ago, jess2go said:

do I need to fill out subsections b-i with information from his previous employer?

 

No.  If your father is listed as Retired in item 51a, leave blank all other fields for Items 51 & 52, or write N/A.

 

20 hours ago, jess2go said:

#61. The beneficiary is in the U.S. and will apply for adjustment of status at USCIS office in: .Do I put the city where they are currently in or do I put the lockbox location where I am supposed to submit my I-130 with concurrent filing? Not entirely sure if there's a USCIS office in my area.

 

Even if it's not nearby, there should be a USCIS field office that has jurisdiction over the beneficiary's residential area.  Take the US zip code listed under "Beneficiary's Physical Address" and enter it in the search field at the bottom of this page -- https://www.uscis.gov/about-us/find-a-uscis-office/field-offices

 

Wherever their field office is, note that your parents' forms should still be sent to the USCIS Chicago lockbox.

 

[jess2go 19]

2 hours ago, Chancy said:

 

Yes, their current residence in the US.  Those fields should match what's listed under "Beneficiary's Physical Address".

 

 

No.  If your father is listed as Retired in item 51a, leave blank all other fields for Items 51 & 52, or write N/A.

 

 

Even if it's not nearby, there should be a USCIS field office that has jurisdiction over the beneficiary's residential area.  Take the US zip code listed under "Beneficiary's Physical Address" and enter it in the search field at the bottom of this page -- https://www.uscis.gov/about-us/find-a-uscis-office/field-offices

 

Wherever their field office is, note that your parents' forms should still be sent to the USCIS Chicago lockbox.

 

Chancy, THANK YOU so much for clarifying the above. Absolutely helpful and I’ll just need to change one the city/country of residence.
 

I greatly appreciate it. 

[jess2go 19]

Hello again all, 

 

So, I have not been able to submit my I-130 forms online and after searching the forums (and Google), doesn't seem like anyone else have stumbled across this problem I've been having. While reviewing the snapshot pdf of the online I-130s , I noticed some of the country fields show up as "unknown" on the pdf, but is shown as a blank field in the online form and the "review" section also just shows a "-" (dash), shown as empty as well. I wouldn't be worrying too much about the auto-filled "unknown" entries were they applicable to that particular question, however, an "unknown" entry in, for instance, "Place of Current Marriage" (when I'm not married) would just open up a can of unnecessary problems with USCIS when I submit these I-130s. 

 

Does anyone have a solution/suggestions to fix this please? This issue only shows up on the pdfs and only for the "Country" fields. 

 

As always, would definitely appreciate any help/feedback to my problems. Thank you in advance. 

[Chancy 6,233]

3 minutes ago, jess2go said:

Does anyone have a solution/suggestions to fix this please?

 

Have you tried using different browsers?  If so and you get the same result, it's probably a USCIS system issue.

 

[jess2go 19]

Ahhh...will give that a go. Currently using Chrome for this. BRB. 

[jess2go 19]

Unfortunately, it shows up the same on every browser I tried (Safari, Firefox, Edge). Every "Country" entry that should be blank shows up as "Unknown." Gah!

Edited June 9, 2021 by jess2go