1-130a form [merged threads]

[Claire1994 0]

HI there 

 

I am seeing lots of conflicting information regarding the photos needed in this form

 

I am a UK national living in the UK and my husband (living in the US) is filing the 1-130 tomorrow for us and the 1-130a - do i need to also provide passport style photos? It says only if i live in the US but others have said they included it anyway 

 

Should i include or leave for a later date if they request it? Any up to date advise is much appreciated 

 

thanks

Claire

[JeanneAdil 6,954]

spouse fills out I 130 and passport photos are included with your I 130a

 

https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/forms/i-130instr.pdf

 

From page 11 of I 130 instructions

 

For Form I-130 spouse petitioners: □

Did you include two photographs of your spouse beneficiary?

□ Did you include a completed and signed Form I-130A?

□ Did you include two photographs of you (spouse petitioner)?

[Claire1994 0]

yes i did see this but it only mentions the petitioners pictures are needed if the spouse lives outside the US - that's what I want to clarify 

[OldUser 9,211]

2 hours ago, Claire1994 said:

yes i did see this but it only mentions the petitioners pictures are needed if the spouse lives outside the US - that's what I want to clarify 

Instructions are pretty clear:

 

"You must submit two identical color passport-style photographs of yourself and your spouse (if he or she is in the United States) taken within 30 days of filing this petition. "

 

 

If they're not in the US, photos are not required, as far as I can tell for form I-130 / I-130A.

 

You mentioned some other forms:

 

7 hours ago, Claire1994 said:

I am a UK national living in the UK and my husband (living in the US) is filing the 1-130 tomorrow for us and the 1-130a

 

Hopefully it's just a typo, not some new set of forms I'm not aware of.

[pushbrk 13,458]

5 hours ago, OldUser said:

Instructions are pretty clear:

 

"You must submit two identical color passport-style photographs of yourself and your spouse (if he or she is in the United States) taken within 30 days of filing this petition. "

 

 

If they're not in the US, photos are not required, as far as I can tell for form I-130 / I-130A.

 

You mentioned some other forms:

 

 

Hopefully it's just a typo, not some new set of forms I'm not aware of.

No need for passport photos from a spouse living outside the USA.  No need for spouse to sign the I-130a unless in the USA either.  That some have sent them, or signed anyway is not a problem.  "What they did" and what is required are often not the same.  Follow the actual official instructions.

[pushbrk 13,458]

9 hours ago, JeanneAdil said:

spouse fills out I 130 and passport photos are included with your I 130a

 

https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/forms/i-130instr.pdf

 

From page 11 of I 130 instructions

 

For Form I-130 spouse petitioners: □

Did you include two photographs of your spouse beneficiary?

□ Did you include a completed and signed Form I-130A?

□ Did you include two photographs of you (spouse petitioner)?

Later in the instructions, they mention that there's no need for beneficiary signature or photos, if they are not in the USA.

[Starnexus 8]

Both partners must provide passport style photos, and they must be real photos not just copies. You can just send them to him and he can upload it if you're doing it online. 

[Claire1994 0]

Hi there 

 

Me and my husband (i live in the UK him in the US) completed both forms online last night but i have found a few errors - can someone help me?

 

1. Beneficiary's entry info: Were they ever in the US, we ticked yes. We didn't complete 46b c or d as I'm no longer in the US but i did complete 46a and put VWP as class of admission. Do I need to correct this? 

 

2. i-130a form - all my addresses and employments for the last 5 years are on this form with start and end dates so the form isn't actually missing any data but question 8a 'last physical address outside the US' we left blank as i already put my current

address in the history box - should this be corrected?

 

3. info about my employment, all my employment info is on the form but on part three i accidentally put my oldest employer instead of my most recent/current 

 

4. as i completed the form online on my computer and emailed to my husband we have left the 'preparers' parts blank, i don't think this is wrong but wanted to add to my questions anyway 

 

5. finally the spouse beneficiary's signature is left blank as per the instructions but has been dated, I see so many people saying they printed and signed it - should i do this?

 

many thanks for any help, we spent so long on this form but its so hard to understand and i really don't want any delays or rejections - if the above do need correcting do i write my corrections on a blank paper and upload to additional info?

 

Claire

 

 

[pushbrk 13,458]

8 hours ago, Claire1994 said:

Hi there 

 

Me and my husband (i live in the UK him in the US) completed both forms online last night but i have found a few errors - can someone help me?

 

1. Beneficiary's entry info: Were they ever in the US, we ticked yes. We didn't complete 46b c or d as I'm no longer in the US but i did complete 46a and put VWP as class of admission. Do I need to correct this? 

 

Yes that should be blank

 

2. i-130a form - all my addresses and employments for the last 5 years are on this form with start and end dates so the form isn't actually missing any data but question 8a 'last physical address outside the US' we left blank as i already put my current

address in the history box - should this be corrected?

 

Yes.  Enter again

 

3. info about my employment, all my employment info is on the form but on part three i accidentally put my oldest employer instead of my most recent/current 

 

Newest first, and so on.  Fix it.

 

4. as i completed the form online on my computer and emailed to my husband we have left the 'preparers' parts blank, i don't think this is wrong but wanted to add to my questions anyway 

 

Blank is correct.

 

5. finally the spouse beneficiary's signature is left blank as per the instructions but has been dated, I see so many people saying they printed and signed it - should i do this?

 

No need. Also no need for passport type photo for foreign spouse not currently in the USA.

 

many thanks for any help, we spent so long on this form but its so hard to understand and i really don't want any delays or rejections - if the above do need correcting do i write my corrections on a blank paper and upload to additional info?

 

Claire

 

 

See answers in Red inserted above.

[pushbrk 13,458]

14 hours ago, Starnexus said:

Both partners must provide passport style photos, and they must be real photos not just copies. You can just send them to him and he can upload it if you're doing it online. 

Incorrect.  See above.  This has already been clearly answered and corrected.  To know this, one must read all the way through the instructions.

[TBoneTX 47,095]

Similar-themed threads from the same OP have been merged.

[S2N 115]

Unclear if you’ve already submitted this, but @pushbrk provided the correct answers.

 

If you didn’t fill it out properly and have already submitted you have the option of waiting for an RFE or uploading a new one as unsolicited evidence. If you do the latter I’d include a brief note explaining the corrections. USCIS employees on Reddit have claimed they read anything uploaded there. We saw an issue on our I-130A after submission and decided to go the “correct as unsolicited evidence route” to try to avoid an RFE. Time will tell if it works.