Confused about fees

[USAUG 2]

Iam gathering our paperwork and iam very confused. My wife has 4 children (my stepchildren and their father is deceased) and i have two questions.

1. I know i have to fill out 5 I130 forms. (One for my wife and 4 for my stepchildren) Right?

2. Do i pay $420 for every person ( which comes to $2100) or just $420 for all of them?

I have looked on here but i cannot see any information about spouses with children so any help is appreciated.

Thank You.

USAUG.

[Ozz777 23]

420 for each petition. So 2100 for 5 petitions.

[NikLR 13,227]

You must submit an I-130 with appropriate documents for each person you wish to immigrate. One for your wife. One for each child. So a total of five I-130 petitions. Each petition also needs it's own fee. I'm unsure if you can combine all the fees into one check or if they have to be separate. But yes the grand total of all 5 would be $2100.

Pay careful attention to the I-130 instructions on what to include for your step-children. Each petition needs it's own documents. The documents can all be photocopies of course, do not include any originals in your mailing to the USCIS.

ONe more thing, I would write make sure to include all 5 petitions in one envelope when you mail it to the USCIS so that they arrive together and hopefully stay together.

Edited August 23, 2013 by NLR

[USAUG 2]

Thank you guys.

[USAUG 2]

You must submit an I-130 with appropriate documents for each person you wish to immigrate. One for your wife. One for each child. So a total of five I-130 petitions. Each petition also needs it's own fee. I'm unsure if you can combine all the fees into one check or if they have to be separate. But yes the grand total of all 5 would be $2100.

Pay careful attention to the I-130 instructions on what to include for your step-children. Each petition needs it's own documents. The documents can all be photocopies of course, do not include any originals in your mailing to the USCIS.

ONe more thing, I would write make sure to include all 5 petitions in one envelope when you mail it to the USCIS so that they arrive together and hopefully stay together.

This leads to more questions now. When filling out the I-130 for the children, Who do i write down where it says in Question 1, WHO ARE YOU FILING FOR? Do i put Child yet these are not my children?

[NikLR 13,227]

Yes you check the child box. They are your stepchildren. If they were your biological children they most likely wouldn't need an I-130.

Edited August 23, 2013 by NLR