I-130a questions

[Sunny3 0]

On 9/29/2025 at 8:55 PM, pushbrk said:

Unless you have a lawyer, the petitioner is submitting additional forms.  The I-130a is an "additional form" you failed to submit as required for a spouse petition.

 

Get real though.  If you knew you needed to submit the form and "forgot" that's one thing. If you didn't do your homework, and didn't KNOW to submit it, that's very different.  If so, there's a lot more homework to do for the next stages of the process.

And yes WE FORGOT to submit the 130a form. At 56 and 43 y.o. with a toddler trust me is very easy to forget things. But we are doing the best we can. Thanks again for the answer.

On 9/29/2025 at 8:55 PM, pushbrk said:

Unless you have a lawyer, the petitioner is submitting additional forms.  The I-130a is an "additional form" you failed to submit as required for a spouse petition.

 

Get real though.  If you knew you needed to submit the form and "forgot" that's one thing. If you didn't do your homework, and didn't KNOW to submit it, that's very different.  If so, there's a lot more homework to do for the next stages of the process.

And yes WE FORGOT to submit the 130a form. At 56 and 43 y.o. with a toddler trust me is very easy to forget things. But we are doing the best we can. Thanks again for the answer.

On 9/29/2025 at 8:55 PM, pushbrk said:

Unless you have a lawyer, the petitioner is submitting additional forms.  The I-130a is an "additional form" you failed to submit as required for a spouse petition.

 

Get real though.  If you knew you needed to submit the form and "forgot" that's one thing. If you didn't do your homework, and didn't KNOW to submit it, that's very different.  If so, there's a lot more homework to do for the next stages of the process.

And yes WE FORGOT to submit the 130a form. At 56 and 43 y.o. with a toddler trust me is very easy to forget things. But we are doing the best we can. Thanks again for the answer.

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12 hours ago, Crazy Cat said:

***Similar topics merged.  @Sunny3, please keep your I-130a discussion in this thread***

I’m just stuck on what to check off / fill out (if anything) on the provided coversheet. I’m just providing our I-130A form we forgot along with our I-130. Do I include that under ‘other’ as shown below or "Additional forms?"

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2 hours ago, Sunny3 said:

I’m just stuck on what to check off / fill out (if anything) on the provided coversheet. I’m just providing our I-130A form we forgot along with our I-130. Do I include that under ‘other’ as shown below or "Additional forms?"

I already answered that the petitioner is submitting additional forms.

 

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10 hours ago, S2N said:

It’s hard to keep track of what’s been mentioned as there’s yet another topic somewhere that hasn’t been merged that you started related to the I-130A.

 

I would really encourage your spouse to read through it with you rather than you do it on your own. All US government forms are written in literal plain English; which means it is written at the level where a native English speaker who has completed primary school will be able to understand it. My Spanish is near native, but I sometimes have questions when dealing with Chilean government paperwork and my husband explains it to me. Having a native speaker help with forms is useful even when there’s a high level of second language proficiency.

 

Go over the form with your spouse and tell them to read it literally with no guesses or speculation as to what something might mean. That will likely answer most of your questions.

I speak English sinceI was 6 years old and my English level at 43 y.o. is Bilingual. Not sure why you're suggesting that my spouse should read the form directions. Wish you well

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1 hour ago, pushbrk said:

I already answered that the petitioner is submitting additional forms.

 

Should I also specify the name of the form next to "additional forms"?

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4 hours ago, Sunny3 said:

I speak English sinceI was 6 years old and my English level at 43 y.o. is Bilingual. Not sure why you're suggesting that my spouse should read the form directions. Wish you well

Because you’re struggling with the concept of following the literal meaning of forms written at the level a 10-year-old should be able to follow. The biggest issue most people face is they overthink and read meaning into the directions. It’s a lot easier to introduce ambiguity with words when it’s not your native language, even when you have a very high-level of competency in the language.

 

That is absolutely not a knock on your language skills. It’s that a good way to avoid that is to confirm your understanding of what it’s asking you with a native speaker. I do it all the time in Spanish, and I use Spanish professionally. There’s really no way a native English speaker would see any ambiguity in the I-130A. It’s a very straightforward form that can be completed in 30 minuets if you just take the instructions for their literal meaning.

 

If you do have questions, we’re more than happy to help, but I think this could cut down on a lot of them.

Edited Wednesday at 11:51 AM by S2N

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12 hours ago, Sunny3 said:

Should I also specify the name of the form next to "additional forms"?

If that is an option, sure.  Is it?