I-130 Question guide on how to file for relative

[tine71 12]

Hello,

I have a question on (Step-by-Step Guide on How to File an I-130 for Relative (spouse) Outside the US) here in the site on "Assembling the I-130 Package: Checklist", it says :

7. A copy of the intending immigrant's birth certificate and/or passport along with English translation. (If in any language other than English) (no longer needed)

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

Now if I need it, can I do the translation here in the US? or it has to be on my wife country of birth?

I am asking this because a friend of mine is filing for his father and he just told me that the NVC asked him for his father birth certificate ( and has to be translated to English in his country of birth), does any one have a answer?

[sheeshkabelle 153]

To mail off the I-130 package the birth certificate of the beneficiary is not needed.

When you get to the NVC stage, it is needed and has to be translated to English by a certified translator in their home country.

[tine71 12]

To mail off the I-130 package the birth certificate of the beneficiary is not needed.

When you get to the NVC stage, it is needed and has to be translated to English by a certified translator in their home country.

Thank you, that makes sense

[tine71 12]

Thank you, that makes sense

I went to the USCIS web site and I found this : http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.eb1d4c2a3e5b9ac89243c6a7543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=75783e4d77d73210VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD&vgnextchannel=75783e4d77d73210VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD

Family of Green Card Holders (Permanent Residents)

As a green card holder (permanent resident), you may petition for certain family members to immigrate to the United States as permanent residents.

You May Petition For The Following Family Members:

Spouse (husband or wife)

Unmarried children under 21

Unmarried son or daughter of any age

Application Process

To obtain a green card for your family member, you must:

File Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative

Provide proof of your status to demonstrate that you are a permanent resident.

Submit evidence of the qualifying relationship such as a birth certificate, marriage certificate, divorce decree, etc. See the form instructions for specific documents required.

Edited January 8, 2012 by tine71

[Ryan H 3,812]

Submit evidence of the qualifying relationship such as a birth certificate, marriage certificate, divorce decree, etc. See the form instructions for specific documents required.

When petitioning for a spouse, the foreign spouses birth certificate is not required or necessary when filing the petition. For the instructions you are quoting, a birth certificate of a foreign beneficiary is needed when the petitioner is petitioning a child.