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Found an answer, I hope it will be of use to someone: https://fam.state.gov/fam/09FAM/09FAM030205.html Immigrant visa applicants who are or have been members of, or are affiliated with the Communist or any other totalitarian party, domestic or foreign, are ineligible unless the applicant is not a threat to the security of the United States and the membership or affiliation terminated either two years before the date of visa application, or five years before the date of visa application in the case of an applicant whose membership or affiliation was with a party controlling the government of a foreign state that is a totalitarian dictatorship as of such date; Also link below:

To those who know somebody or themselves mentioned on their I-485 application for Green Card form that he/she was a member of communist party in USSR 30 years ago, how was your experience like? Did it really presented an issue for you? I didn't see any issue at first as everybody who wanted to build some sort of career at the time had to become a member and my relative left part on his own volition before collapse of USSR. But after I looked online and asked this question on Avvo, I learned that you are being put on some list, will have to give all your contacts to them and it will take much longer for you to adjudicate. Is this true? How was your or your acquaintance experience like? Thank you.

@Chancy @Jorgedig Thank you for your help. I filled up my I-864, would you take a look at the list that I am submitting? My main concern is that sometimes submitting W2 along with transcripts (like I did for joint sponsor) may delay the case, won't it? @Rocio0010 , in the post I linked below you mentioned that if I submit W2 and transcripts together then my case will be delayed. I'm submitting Federal Tax Return and not transcript with my W2 is that fine? My joint sponsor also submits transcripts for all three years + W2 for 2021. Should I include all these? I-864 (mine) - Cover letter of the contents for I-864. - Form I-864, Affidavit Of Support. - Copy of Petitioner’s Passport (who filed I-130) - A copy of your individual Federal income tax return, Including W-2s and/or 1099 for the most recent tax year - 2021 Federal Tax Return + 1099G Unemployment - 2020 Federal Tax Return + W2 + 1099G - 2019 Federal Tax Return + W2

@Chancy he submitted 765 along with TPS and paid for it already unfortunately. So, didn't see sense in sending the dorm again. I am i130 petitioner for him. Do I really need to submit I-864 for him as well? Just doesn't make sense. Even if I don't qualify? Can you please elaborate here more? I don't think I saw it anywhere in instructions.

Good morning everyone, I am, USC, filing for the Green card for my dad today-tomorrow who is in USA on F2 visa. I have already submitted I-130 online and will send I-485, I-864 and I-131 in mail. I do not qualify to sponsor him so his friend will do it. He also applied for TPS based on situation in Ukraine and for work authorization along with it. I would highly appreciate if you could take a look at my checklist of documents and let me know if I am missing anything. Thank you in advance! Form I-485 Cover letter of the contents for I-485. Personal check $1,225.00 2 Passport style photographs with full name on back and name on plastic bag Form G-1145, E-Notification Application. Government-Issued Identity Document with Photograph. Photocopy of passport's biographical page with picture Birth Certificate with certified translation (original or copy is enough?) Inspection and Admission or Inspection and Parole. Submit photocopies of (all): Passport page with admission or parole stamp Passport page with nonimmigrant visa Form I-94 Documentation of Your Immigrant Category. Receipt of I-130 application notice Evidence of Continuously Maintaining a Lawful Status Since Arrival in the United States I-20s (all 5 of them) I-94 Affidavit of Support. (Form I-864) Report of Medical Examination and Vaccination Record (Form I-693) Form I-864 Cover letter of the contents for I-864. Form I-864, Affidavit of Support Green card copy of the sponsor Tax return transcript 2019, 2020, 2021 2021 tax return forms 2021 W-2 2022 paystubs (01,02,03,04,05) Form I-131 Cover letter of the contents for I-131 beneficiary’s 2 Passport photos with full name on back and name on plastic bag Form G-1145, E-Notification Application. Form I-131, Application for Travel Document. Copy of beneficiary’s passport biographical page. A copy of beneficiary’s visa and most recent admission stamp Page. A copy of beneficiary’s I-94 Form. A copy of any document issued to you by USCIS showing your present status, if any, in the United States; An explanation or other evidence showing the circumstances that warrant issuance of an Advance Parole Document; or

@Nep @Misscloud Thank you very much to you both for your answers.

Hi everyone, I am, USC, filing i485 for my dad who is in the USA. I would appreciate if you help me with couple of questions. I-485 1. Should we get medical examination done now and submit form I-693 along with I-485? Or should we wait till they schedule an interview and then pass it? I am sure I read in instructions that it is valid for couple of months only but online it says it is valid for 2 years. Which is it? 2. I read all the 80 YES/NO questions to my dad in our language. Is it detrimental to his application if I mention that I read questions to him in our language? Would they think his English is bad and deny him or require to bring an interpreter? 3. To question 23 in Part.8: Have you ever applied for any relief or protection from removal, exclusion or deportation? He applied for Temporary Protected Status and it is pending. Is it YES here? 4. I want to put on the form that I was a preparer. What will be required of me after we submit this form? Will I be contacted by them? 5. In part 8 in organizations I added USSR conscript military service. Does it have a negative impact on application? I-131 I am also applying for travel document. They are asking about details of the trip like: Date of Intended Departure, Expected length of Trip. Then there is Part.4. Information about your proposed travel, etc. We don't have those details. For now there are no hard plans to travel but situation is such that we might need to. What do I answer in those questions in this case? Thank you.

Actually, I have a clarifying question: Do I need a double Apostille? I talked to the firm in Ukraine right now, they told me that they do Apostille first then translation, then by hand they write "I certify that this translation is true and print their name" in English and then they stamp it with the stamp that is in Ukrainian and not English. Do I need Apostille on the paper that certify that translation is true if the stamp is in Ukrainian and not in English? This is so confusing. Did anybody translation documents from Ukraine? How does it work?

Good morning, Filling up I-130 for my dad. I was missing dates of marriage and divorce for my parents and marriage/divorce certificate for them. Today I received a record excerpt from Ukrainian vital records office (витяг з державного реєстру) with dates. My concern that it is on a piece of A4 paper with a wet stamp from vital records office and doesn't look that official. Do I need to do a notary stamp and an Apostille in Ukraine for that document for my I-130 form? Thanks.

@millefleur Thank you. Based on the number on answers it doesn't look like there are many options here honestly.

Good morning everyone. I am trying to file I130 and I485 ASAP for my dad right now who is Ukrainian. He is in the US right now. Due to war we don't have access to those documents, neither we know if they were destroyed or not. We also cannot go to the registry in Ukraine and request copies of record due to war. Ukrainian embassy says they do not know the timeline to get those records, which at this time can be months. Another layer to this problem is that my dad does not remember exact dates he was married and got divorced. 1) What do I do? How do people deal with this situation: missing certificates and dates of marriage/divorce? 2) I read online that we can submit affidavit from the person who was present during marriage. Does anybody have a template? Thank you very much.