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Dear VisaJourney Community!

 

My spouse and I currently live abroad together. I am a U.S. Citizen and so is our son. I want to move back to the USA with my spouse and our son. I have begun filling out the I-130 Form but there are some things that I am not quite 100% sure of and I need help with since I am the preparer of the form.

 

1. Is it okay that I am the preparer? I am not an attorney or an agent. Will that also mean that I would not need to fill out Part 8 (Preparer's Info, "if other than the petitioner) of the form. I also will not be using an interpreter so does that mean I can leave Part 7 (Interpreter's Info) blank as well?

 

2. I created a USCIS account but I was not provided with an Online Account number. Was this unnecessary of me to do so? Will I need this in the future possibly?

 

3. On Part 4 it says "The beneficiary is in the United States and will apply for adjustment of status to that of a lawful permanent resident at the USCIS office in..... then on the next section it says "The beneficiary will not apply for adjustment of status in the United States, but he or she will apply for an immigrant visa abroad at the U.S. Embassy or U.S. Consulate in... -------- So, I am pretty sure I am going to leave the first section blank because my spouse is not in the USA, but will I need to fill out the second section?

 

Your help in this is greatly appreciated!

 

Kind regards

 

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Taiwan
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1.  You are the petitioner.  You do not have to have an attorney or preparer.

3.  Your husband is not in the US, so he will not file for adjustment of status. 

 

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