I have submitted all evidence requiered on Form i130 for stepdaughter. Theres a page asking for secondary evidence.

"If a required document is unavailable, you must provide a typed or printed explanation of the reasons that document is unavailable and submit secondary evidence to establish eligibility. Secondary evidence must overcome the unavailability of the required documents. USCIS may request an original typed or printed statement from the appropriate government or other legal authority to support your claim that the documents are unavailable."

Should i skip this is all documents have been submitted?

I am filling this form for my stepdaughter. My wife came with K-1 visa.

On this question: Have you EVER previously filed a petition for this beneficiary or any other alien? Should the answer be yes?

Hi

I have some questions here .  Do i have to mail the i751 exactly 90 days before green card expires? Also does it matter if signatures dates are like 2 weeks before the 90 day period?

Thanks

On 6/30/2021 at 1:58 PM, HRQX said:

There is a CSPA calculation. Assuming that F2A remains Current then the CSPA result should be the age at the time of filing: https://www.uscis.gov/green-card/green-card-processes-and-procedures/child-status-protection-act-cspa

CSPA for Family and Employment Preference and Diversity Visa Immigrants

If you are a family preference (including VAWA), employment-based preference, or DV applicant, your CSPA age is calculated by subtracting the number of days your petition was pending (pending time) from your age on the date an immigrant visa becomes available to you (age at time of visa availability). However, you must remain unmarried in order to qualify.

 

So that means age should not be a problem since we file before she was 21?

On 6/30/2021 at 12:56 PM, SusieQQQ said:

As long as F2A remains “current” she will be effectively protected from aging out under CSPA. When did you file and what service center was it sent to?

 

 

I file last year on September. Filed online.

Last year i filed form i130 for my daughter(iam on green card via k visa). She will be 21 years old soon and i have not receive any update on the case. What happen if she get to 21 but still the case have not been updated? Do they still take into consideration that i filled before she have 21years old?

Hello

I am filling form i751 and part 5 page 3 it ask information about my childrens. Two questions here

This part refers to children of the conditional residence or the US citizen.

Also if I(conditional resident) filling this without my children do i have to put their names on that part?

Hello

I am petitioning for my stepdaughter with form i130. My question is do i have to be at US embassy at her country for the interview or it just need to be her mother?

Hello

My wife is filling out the form i 751. I am the US citizen. My question is do we have to put two passport style photos for each of us?

On 9/15/2020 at 2:06 PM, JFH said:

You scan them and upload them. 

 Do i need to upload also passport style photos?

How if the process of filing the i130 online? How do i attach evidences( birth certificates etc)...

On 9/9/2020 at 8:39 PM, Paul & Mary said:

One or two kids?   If petitioner is not a US Citizen then the US Citizen should file for the stepdaughter/step children unless one has aged out.

 

You only file the I-130 for each child.    

Two kids. I file for younger one and wife for the older daughter since she have 18 when we married.

On 9/9/2020 at 8:40 PM, Wals said:

How many Children are you going to ask for?

I will ask for younger daughter, wife for the older one. How can i submit this online with the evidences?

My wife have finish the i130 for bringing her daughter to the U.S. I file another i130 for her younger daughter as stepchild.  Any others form that we need to include? Do i need to also file at same time for stepchild the i485?

Any checklist of what we need to include for each petition? Thanks

On 8/14/2020 at 11:02 PM, aaron2020 said:

You're welcome.

Make sure you have separate checks.  And separate piles of documents for each I-130.  NOTHING WILL BE SHARED BETWEEN THE TWO CASES.  THEY ARE COMPLETELY SEPARATE AND MUST HAVE THEIR OWN SETS OF DOCUMENTS.  

We finished the form i130 for older daughter. Can someone tell me what others documents needs to be filed apart from this list?

form i130
child birth certificate
copy of passport(wife)
copy of greencard(wife)

2 hours ago, aaron2020 said:

No.  You must file separate I-130 for each child.  Each child will have her own I-130 and each will have her own case.  There is no way to file for them together.  You can mail their I-130s in together in one envelope, but they will be treated as separate cases after that point.  

Thank you.

1 hour ago, aaron2020 said:

You can't lock in the age for the older child.  Whether this child will benefit from CSPA is unknown until her Priority Date is current and she has an approved I-130.

You can lock in the younger child's age at the time of filing by being the USC stepparent petitioner.  

 

 

If we decide to file for both child's together can both of them be on same i130 ?(in case wife filed for them).

17 minutes ago, aaron2020 said:

You can't lock in the age for the older child.  Whether this child will benefit from CSPA is unknown until her Priority Date is current and she has an approved I-130.

You can lock in the younger child's age at the time of filing by being the USC stepparent petitioner.  

 

 

Oh ok thank you.

52 minutes ago, aaron2020 said:

You never know what will happen in the future. 

With the current ban, the number of F2a cases waiting for visas are increasing.  Increase demand with limited annual numbers of visas means we will likely see a retrogression.  Back in 2009, there was a 5 years wait for a current PD in the F2a category.  

I'm not a betting man, I would rather lock in a child's CSPA age at under 21 in the IR category rather than take a chance in the F2a category under current circumstances.  

How can i lock  age for the older child that have 19.

27 minutes ago, aaron2020 said:

Very valid point.  If they want both daughters to immigrate at the same time and not separate them.

However, it means the younger daughter will have to wait an additional year to immigrate and possibly aging out.  If he files, CSPA locks the child's age in at under 21 when he files.  If she files, CSPA locks in the child's age when the PD becomes current.

What you mean by CSPA locks age when PD becomes current?Didnt understand acronyms?

3 minutes ago, aaron2020 said:

Your wife can certainly file separate I-130s for both daughters.  But why?  It will mean a longer wait for the younger child to immigrate if her LPR mom files.

Once again, you can not file I-130s for both daughters.  You can not file for the older daughter.  You can ONLY file for the younger daughter.

The younger daughter has two options to immigrate to the US.  Through you or her mom.  It would be quicker if you file for her.

The older daughter has only one option to immigrate to the US.  Through her mom since you can not file for her.  

Ok. Thank you for all this info. Thank you to all of you that reply. 

1 minute ago, aaron2020 said:

You can file the I-130 for the younger child.  You are the petitioner on the I-130 for this case.

Your wife files a separate I-130 for the older child.  She would be the petitioner on the I-130 for this case.  
 

That means that wife cannot file i130 for both daughters? Or me file i130 for both wife daughters?

Thanks in advance

6 minutes ago, aaron2020 said:

No.  I never said that.  Current age does matter.  

 

You can petition for a stepchild that was under 18 years old when you married mom.

Since the child is under 21 NOW, the case would be an Immediate Relative case.  If you wait and filed for her after age 21, then it would be an F1 family preference case.  So current age does matter.  

Follow the Guides on VJ.  You start by filing an I-130.  

Ok. Right now wife daughters are 18 and 19. When we married age were 17 and 18. So if i understands correct form i130 needs to be filled for each of them. Form i130 is filled by my or by my wife 

4 minutes ago, aaron2020 said:

Too late to do K-2 follow to join since it has been more than a year since your wife got her K-1 visa.

 

As a US citizen stepparent, you can file for the child that was 17 years old when you got married.  This is the quickest way for the child to immigrate.

 

Unfortunately, you can not file for the child that was 18 years old when you got married.  A US citizen stepparent is only allowed to file for stepchildren that were under age 18 when they got married.  Your wife can file for this child in the F2a category.  This will take a couple of years because there's a presidential ban on F2a visas and the child has to wait for a current Priority Date.  

 

Good luck.

That means it only matters the age she have when we got married? She already have 18. What form do i need to fill?

6 minutes ago, aaron2020 said:

Please answers these questions.

 

When did your wife get her K-1 visa?  Exact date. 

 

How old were the kids on the day that you got married?

She get visa on march 2019. Kids have 17 and 18 when we married. So to bring wife daughters here we need to fill form i130? Also this form is filled by me or wife?