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Submitting i130 soon- beneficiary identity question

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sstrickland   4

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Hi guys and gals. I just received the package from my Peruvian wife containing the documents necessary for me to submit the i130 petition for alien relative. I read here:

http://www.visajourney.com/content/i130guide1

that it is no longer necessary to submit the beneficiaries birth certificate or passport. Could someone please verify this for me? She sent me a copy of her DNI (national identity card) and a copy of the first page of her passport (Photo, biographic info etc). Somehow I have a feeling that I should need more than this.

I do have all other documentation necessary and am confident in them.

My other question is, and maybe this was answered here before but Im having a little trouble finding the info (If its all over the internet I apologize in advance) about our marriage certificate. I was thinking it would be something nice and fancy and official looking, but its not. Its just a plain piece of paper with all the necessary info, a stamp and a signature. The above link says I need to have this "certified". What does this mean? Does it mean I need to have it notarized and then legalized by the secretary of state of my state of residence, as I did with a few documents that were necessary to get married?

Thanks so much! :-)

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OBX   51

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Hi guys and gals. I just received the package from my Peruvian wife containing the documents necessary for me to submit the i130 petition for alien relative. I read here:

http://www.visajourney.com/content/i130guide1

that it is no longer necessary to submit the beneficiaries birth certificate or passport. Could someone please verify this for me? She sent me a copy of her DNI (national identity card) and a copy of the first page of her passport (Photo, biographic info etc). Somehow I have a feeling that I should need more than this.

I do have all other documentation necessary and am confident in them.

My other question is, and maybe this was answered here before but Im having a little trouble finding the info (If its all over the internet I apologize in advance) about our marriage certificate. I was thinking it would be something nice and fancy and official looking, but its not. Its just a plain piece of paper with all the necessary info, a stamp and a signature. The above link says I need to have this "certified". What does this mean? Does it mean I need to have it notarized and then legalized by the secretary of state of my state of residence, as I did with a few documents that were necessary to get married?

Thanks so much! :-)

Beneficiary does not need to send birth certificate or passport with the I-130 petition but will need them for NVC.

Marriage certificate needs to be : " in the form of original documents issued by a competent authority, or certified copies bearing the appropriate seal or stamp of the issuing authority."

Ours wasn't anything fancy either :)

Good luck!

USCIS

NOA1 08/19/08

NOA2 01/20/09

NVC

Received 01/26/09

Completed 02/13/09 (19 Days)

Interview Assigned 03/27/09 (6 weeks after NVC completion)

Medical

04/14/09 (Toronto)

Interview

Montreal 05/12/09 (88 days after NVC completion) **APPROVED**

POE

06/16/09 Buffalo

07/02/09 Welcome Letter Received

07/07/09 Applied for SSN

07/10/09 "Card production ordered" email received

07/13/09 SSN received

07/14/09 "Approval notice sent" email received

07/17/09 GREEN CARD received

Removal of Conditions

03/21/11 I-751 mailed to VSC

03/23/11 I-751 received at VSC

03/29/11 Cheque Cashed

03/30/11 NOA1 received (3/24/11)

04/11/11 Biometrics appointment notice received

05/05/11 Biometric appointment

12/13/11 **Approval date** (5 days short of 9 months!)

12/19/11 Approval letter and green card received

Naturalization

05/16/2019 Filed online (estimated completion February 2020)

05/18/2019 Biometrics scheduled

05/21/2019 Receipt notice and biometrics notices posted to online account.05/23/2019 Hard copy of NOA1 received

05/24/2019 Hard copy of biometrics appointment received

06/07/2019 Biometrics appointment (estimated completion January 2020)

12/31/2019 Email received "Interview scheduled"

01/01/2020 Interview date notice posted to online account (02/19/2020)

01/05/2019 Hard copy of interview appointment received

02/19/2020 Interview (**Approved**) and same day Oath Ceremony. 

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sstrickland   4

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thank you! we had a friend bring the documents when returning from peru a week ago and mail them to me in order to save on international mailing costs with dhl. looks like we will necessarily have to use dhl again afterall.. but at least the the immediate documentation necessary is here. thanks again, obx!

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Darnell   8,478

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i'm betting the mc is already 'certified' - a certified copy - recheck the stamp, again?

Sometimes my language usage seems confusing - please feel free to 'read it twice', just in case !
Ya know, you can find the answer to your question with the advanced search tool, when using a PC? Ditch the handphone, come back later on a PC, and try again.

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I can confirm that also. We didn't send birth cert or copy of passport with the initial petition. No RFE. :)

Alles wird gut und wenn es noch nicht gut ist, ist es noch nicht vorbei.


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