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return tickets, lease agreements/mortgage documents for property in england, your pets there, employment pay stubs and letter of employment, utility bills etc. Just have these handy when you come to visit your wife and be upfront with the immigration officer. They don t like smart asses. Other than that you should have no problem.

when you filled I 130 and G 325 you should have included "other names used" and put maiden name there. If you did it shouldnt be a big problem.

Good luck

Hello VJ’ers. I’m new here but I have been reading your forums for quite sometime now. I am a USCitizen by naturalization. My wife and I are happily married for 4 years and we have a 2-yr-old son. My wife and child are still in the Philippines and I will be filing for two I-130’s for both of them next month. Although I’ve already read the guidelines I still would like to ask for your opinions if these are correct: (Please feel free to correct me if I’m wrong.)

For my wife (IR1):

Cover letter

G-1145- Only 1 form to be filled out for both? treat each application individually-its better to fillout form on computer and just photocopy and sign

Two separate checks/money order each in the amount of $420 OR only 1 check/money order in the amount of $840 for both? you make two application each with one check for 420 $ on top-keep photocopy of everything you send incl check

I-130

G-325A for my wife and I

Passport photo for wife and I

Photocopies of supporting docs (like marriage cert, naturalization cert,etc..) -No original copies to be enclosed unless requested?

Proofs of a bonafide marriage/ongoing relationship. all photocopies

For my CHILD (IR2):

I-130

Photocopy of child’s birth cert and my marriage cert- Are these the only requirements for my child? yes and yes

NO more G-325A and NO passport photo of the child?

Thank you so much for your time. Take care..

Hello,

I am in the middle of filing I-130 to get my wife from India. She does not have any last name (family name) on her passport. She only has a first name. Is that going to be an issue? Do I just leave the field of Last name as blank on the form?

Has any one had any issues when there is no last name?

Any help will be very much appreciated.

Thanks!!

you dont need to do anything _here is how you fill the I 130 correctly

Name : Fill in full name here that she will legally use in USA so hopefully this is the "first name and Last name"

Other names used: Here you fill in the first name only and any other name variations

Visa will be issued under first name and last name and Indian authorities dont have any issue when you go thru exit immigration at airport as long as first name on visa matches the first name on passport

Since your son was born before you took the oath of citizenship, you cannot file a CRBA and claim US citizen for your son. You must file an I-130 for your son. Once he enters the US on the immigration visa and gain LPR status, he automatically becomes a US citizen under the Child Citizenship Act. Once he immigrates to the US, you can file for a US passport to prove that he is a US citizen.

You will file an I-864 for your wife. Your household count will be three; you, your son, and your wife.

You will file an I-864w for your son. Since he automatically becomes a US citizen upon entry as an LPR, you file the waiver for the I-864. The "w" part of I-864w is for "waiver." You do not file an I-864 for your son.

thanks for very valuable info_i wasnt aware of the 864w part

thanks for the quick replies-He was born 2 months before I became citizen-so I guess the date of citizenship on naturalization would count and he was born 2 months before that.

For filing an I 130 for spouse and child I fill 2 I 130's one for each of them and send two checks for $420 each attached to each form with each of them having their own separate set of supporting documents. Am I right ? I want to send them all together in one package so that they get their visa together. Will I need two or one form 864 later on?

Thanks

how are you applying together for the child and spouse ? Doesnt each person need their own I 130 and hence individual fees for each petition ?

I hope someone could help me out with the Bonafide Evidence documents.

I was wondering if someone could provide me with (or point me towards) a template to use for the affidavits for wedding attendees. (We plan on having around 20 fill them out and of a wide variety; friends, family, as well as some of the government officials who attended the ceremony.)

I would greatly appreciate any assistance.

Thank you & many blessings!

Here you go (thanks to the terrible Rangers/senators game I am watching LOL)

I ____(name) have known ___(you) for x years. I witnessed the ceremony of X marry Y held at royal hall, tibucktoo on __date. The wedding was performed according to _(hindu/moslem/etc) rites. It lasted _hours and was attended by 20000 guests.

I certify that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and I am not making this statement under pressure or for any gain. The statement is given by my own free will.

I can be reached at xxx-xxxx-xxxx and my email is abcd@yahoo.cccc

end

Few points to remember

Make sure the statements are notarized-rather than iving 20 blanketed ones give 5 that are nciely done and cover everything-think quality over quantity-tell the officer that you can submit more statements if need be.

Make sure to include phone number and/or email of person giving statement. It makes each statement genuine, with weight an original in case they need to verify.

Make sure to include how long the person giving statement has known you and how is he/she related

try to get statements from both sides-groom and bride side.

If you have photos also note that in statement too and on the photo too show the person who gave the statement. Adding a picture to the words says a lot.

He probably won't be asked to show any evidence. We just sent in three affidavits with the I-130 as we had none of the other things listed. I took a lot more to the interview but didn't even get to take it out of my bag. This seems pretty normal for London.

The evidence provided should be in relation to the "fraud alert" sirens that you think are going to go off in the reviewing officers head. Offices in UK, Canada Australia etc are not going to question much cause the standard of living is pretty much the same. However people from India, Pakistan, SE Asia etc are going to face much more scrutiny especially since there is not much courtship and much "pre Marriage" proof that an applicant can submit. Visa and Immigration officers still cant wrap their head around a person meeting his/her spouse right before wedding but it still happens more than 60% of cases. The burden of proof is upon applicant.

Better to front load the application as much as you can without overdoing it rather than getting a RFE.

My ex stayed a green card holder for more than 20 years.

You can stay a GC holder as long as you want only caveat is anytime for any reason in future if you need to be absent for more than 6 months you'll need advance parole ( good for 2 years) and if for some reason you are absent for more than 2 years then you'd land in soup again. He can also be removed from US as a GC holder back to his own country under special conditions such as criminal behaviour etc.

US doesnt have any problems with dual citizenship anymore. You could get a citizenship if your current country allows dual citizenship and be done with immigration in future. Getting citizenship is pretty much then end of the road until you need to sponsor anyone.

Hello

Can anyone clarify the current fees after the fee change on April 13, 2012 for the following

I-130

I-485

Any other fee changes that affect IR1 category. Other question I have is I485 fees for a chile below 14 years when filed with a parent is $635 compared to $985 regular fees for I485 -how do you accomplish this ? Mailing I485 for both parent and child together or writing a cover letter for child's I485 ? In the past when you could file I 130 that covered an entire family immigrating together you could send one package but how is it accomplished nowadays ?

Thanks in advance

Hi Sharif,

So my wife doesn't have to take her passport to the US Embassy (300 miles away from her place)? She can just have them attested from a designated government officer?

she doesnt have to "GO" to the US embassy _ just courier the copy of passport wtih fees payable in US$ and original with prepaid mailing back envelope. Risking notarizing by local govt officials (which amounts to nothing as far as tracking who did it) is playing with unnecessary delays. If it is notarized by US embassy no one will question it-you can find more info on IRS website about W7 forms and see if there are any accepting agents in Pakistan. That is another workaround that.