Help with I-130

[robertcolt46 0]

I am about send in a I-130 application for my wife. I have some questions someone may be able to help me with.

1) My wife has a 13 year old daughter, do I need to file a SEPERATE I-130 for the daughter?

2) If I need to file the I-130 for the daughter, does it go with my wife's I-130?

3) If I do NOT need a seperate I-130 for the daughter, do I need to include the daughter's G-325 with my wife's I-130 or do I wait until I send the

I-129?

4) On the I-130 form, Section D, Question 1, do I put the dughter's name here, even if I am not sending an I -130 for the daughter?

5) If I have to file a sperate 1-130 for the daughter, does it require an additional $355 fee?

Thanks for any help any of you may be able to give me.

I have been filling out forms, reading government websites and getting certified documents every spare minute of every day for weeks. And I know this is only the beginning!

[whisper2me 0]

I am about send in a I-130 application for my wife. I have some questions someone may be able to help me with.

1) My wife has a 13 year old daughter, do I need to file a SEPERATE I-130 for the daughter?

2) If I need to file the I-130 for the daughter, does it go with my wife's I-130?

3) If I do NOT need a seperate I-130 for the daughter, do I need to include the daughter's G-325 with my wife's I-130 or do I wait until I send the

I-129?

4) On the I-130 form, Section D, Question 1, do I put the dughter's name here, even if I am not sending an I -130 for the daughter?

5) If I have to file a sperate 1-130 for the daughter, does it require an additional $355 fee?

Thanks for any help any of you may be able to give me.

I have been filling out forms, reading government websites and getting certified documents every spare minute of every day for weeks. And I know this is only the beginning!

I am in a similiar situation as you in the sense that my soon-to-be husband and I are filing for myself and my 2 childeren. I wouldn't risk the K3 journey at this point and would instead petition for the IR-1/CR-1. The risk is that if they cancel your K3 in favour of the IR-1/CR-1 (which has happened for many), you will have to send the additional petition for your stepdaughter anyway, which could delay things.

1. Yes, you file a separate I-130 for your step-daughter if you go the IR-1/CR-1 route but not for the K3.

2. If you decide to go IR-1/CR-1 you can send the 2 petitions in the same package but they will be viewed as separate petitions, each requiring their own $355 cheque. If you go K3, no petition is sent for child.

3. You only need to send the G-325a for wife in both visa scenarios.

4. Not sure.

5. Yes will require 2 fees of $355, written as separate cheques. Only one fee is required for the K3 as it is one petition.

Hope that helps.