to send daughters birth certificate with I-130??

[Nick1980 11]

Hey all, I was reading through and came upon something that struck my curiosity. When I send my I-130 for my wife, do I also need to send some info on my newborn daughter? Let me just add that my daughter is only a Serbian citizen at this point, we are in the process of getting her dual citizenship. Do they need to see that my daughter is an American citizen also? Is it wise to wait until my daughter gets American citizenship before filing for my wife? Thanks

[velrich 50]

Hey all, I was reading through and came upon something that struck my curiosity. When I send my I-130 for my wife, do I also need to send some info on my newborn daughter? Let me just add that my daughter is only a Serbian citizen at this point, we are in the process of getting her dual citizenship. Do they need to see that my daughter is an American citizen also? Is it wise to wait until my daughter gets American citizenship before filing for my wife? Thanks

Doesn't the I-130 only ask for the name of child, date and country of birth? Even so it should not cause any problem because it would only depend on what her citizenship at the time you are submitting the I-130.

[Nick1980 11]

Doesn't the I-130 only ask for the name of child, date and country of birth? Even so it should not cause any problem because it would only depend on what her citizenship at the time you are submitting the I-130.

Yes, it does only ask for that information. I read somewhere, on the RFE thread I think, that someone got an RFE to send their child's birth certificate though that is why I was asking.

So, if my child isn't an American citizen at the time I submit the I-130, do you think that matters, since she will be by the time we move to the USA?

[Jasontnyc 9]

Yes, it does only ask for that information. I read somewhere, on the RFE thread I think, that someone got an RFE to send their child's birth certificate though that is why I was asking.

So, if my child isn't an American citizen at the time I submit the I-130, do you think that matters, since she will be by the time we move to the USA?

I think sending the birth certificate has to do with one of the ways to prove your own relationship. I sent birth certs for both children (both our our names are on it) although if you sent in other proof, it wasn't necessarily required.

My children are US citizens but have an Irish birth cert (they got citizenship a few months after birth by registering them with the embassy) so it doesn't have anything to do with proving the childs citizenship.

Edited August 1, 2012 by Jasontnyc