Package for filing I-130

[the rock 0]

Hi,

I am filing a petition for my wife whom I married on Jan. 11. Here are the documents that I am filing:

Cover Letter

Completed Form I-130 along with 1 picure of me and 1 picture of my wife in 2' * 2' format

Two Completed Forms G-325A filled by me and my wife

Completed Form G-1145

Copies of my Naturalization Certificate & Current Passport & my birth Certificate

Certified Copy of Marriage Certificate

Pictures of taken during wedding Ceremony

Certified Copy of our Passbook of our Joint Account in India

Third Party Affidavits (with photos taken durin the ceremony)of her father and my mother

My wife's certified copy of Birth Certificate as well as a copy of her current passport (in her maiden name)

Personal Check of $420

Do I need anythink else or is it too much?

Thanks

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

Looks good to me!

[OBX 51]

Beneficiary's birth certificate and passport are not require for the I-130 petition. In addition, photocopies are sufficient for USCIS. NVC will require originals or certified copies so if you plan on sending the originals to USCIS be prepared to obtain additional ones for the NVC stage.

Good luck!

Edited January 19, 2011 by OBX

[manavv 0]

Your packet looks ready to go.

AT this time even the petitioner's birth certificate is not needed as long as you have Naturalization certificate copy or your US Passport copy is submitted.

[familytime 0]

Your packet looks ready to go.

AT this time even the petitioner's birth certificate is not needed as long as you have Naturalization certificate copy or your US Passport copy is submitted.

That's right as per the I-130 instructions available at this time at uscis.gov site. I got the same information when I visited the local office (info pass appointment).

[Darnell 8,478]

uhm - anything original ?

if so - make a photocopy, include the PHOTOCOPY instead of the original.

uhm - anything a 'certified copy' ?

if so - make a photocopy, show the seal/stamp/attestation - include the photocopy instead of the certified copy.

Edited January 20, 2011 by Darnell

[Brusik 11]

Beneficiary's birth certificate and passport are not require for the I-130 petition. In addition, photocopies are sufficient for USCIS. NVC will require originals or certified copies so if you plan on sending the originals to USCIS be prepared to obtain additional ones for the NVC stage.

Good luck!

When that change I did mine end of Novemeber and I had to send my wife's passport and birth certificate

[Darnell 8,478]

When that change I did mine end of Novemeber and I had to send my wife's passport and birth certificate

Photocopies were listed in the I-130 instructions, circa March 2007.

[OBX 51]

When that change I did mine end of Novemeber and I had to send my wife's passport and birth certificate

We filed in August of 2008 and the beneficiary's birth certificate and passport were not required then nor are they now as per I-130 instructions. Why did you "have" to send them with your petition?

[Irishlover 2]

It's better to send it, than not. It's not like they're hard to come by. Better to be safe than sorry! I sent them in and we had no problems at all. Also, I'm not sure if you can send a personal check in it might have to be a cashiers check... might want to check that.

[OBX 51]

It's better to send it, than not. It's not like they're hard to come by. Better to be safe than sorry! I sent them in and we had no problems at all. Also, I'm not sure if you can send a personal check in it might have to be a cashiers check... might want to check that.

It's not a problem to send it but it is not required. Some filers do have difficulties getting additional certified copies of documents. There have been many posts of filers that sent originals to USCIS and then panic when they realize they need them for NVC.

Personal cheques are fine, as per I-130 instructions:

Use the following guidelines when you prepare your check or money order for Form I-130:

1. The check or money order must be drawn on a bank or other financial institution located in the United States and must be payable in U.S. currency; and

2. Make the check or money order payable to U.S. Department of Homeland Security, unless:

A. If you live in Guam and are filing your petition there, make it payable to Treasurer, Guam.

B. If you live in the U.S. Virgin Islands and are filing your petition there, make it payable to Commissioner of Finance of the Virgin Islands.

C. If you live outside the United States, Guam, or the U.S. Virgin Islands, contact the nearest U.S. Embassy or consulate for instructions on the method of payment.

NOTE: Spell out U.S. Department of Homeland Security; do not use the initials "USDHS" or "DHS."

Edited January 20, 2011 by OBX