help with I-130 Form

[sam240 1]

I'm filling I-130 for my wife and I'm stuck on section 13

I became a US citizen through my dad when I was under 18. He has a certificate but I never got one. How do I fill this section? It asks for naturalization certificate number or do I choose "Parents. Have you obtained a certificate under your name and select no? Also, will I need a certificate to apply?

Thank you for the help.

[sam240 1]

Also for question 14, If your relative is currently in the US, He or She arrived as a? Should I write visitor? She's currently visiting me. I'm US citizen and she's a Canadian citizen. She's visiting me from Canada. She should return back to Canada within 6 months? She's been here for almost 3 and half months.

Thanks

[NikLR 13,227]

The way you answered it is fine.

You can write visitor. She should return back to Canada as per her passport (sometimes it's stamped with a date) or within 180 days of arrival.

Note that 180 days is not necessarily 6 months. Depending on where she is from, she may lose her provincial health care benefits if she stays outside of Canada for too long.

[Jojo92122 1,924]

Sam,

You can file an I-485 Adjustment of Status (AOS) for your wife concurrently with the I-130. She will be allowed to stay and complete the immigration process from inside the US. With AOS, she will be authorized to stay in the US until her case is completed. With AOS, she can apply for Advance Parole which takes about 90 days and she can return to Canada if she wishes. With AP, she can immediately come back to the US to finish her immigration process.

If you file the I-130 alone, you wife will be stuck in Canada to complete the immigration process after her 6 months of visa free travel.

Edited December 18, 2016 by Jojo92122

[NikLR 13,227]

Sam,

You can file an I-485 Adjustment of Status (AOS) for your wife concurrently with the I-130. She will be allowed to stay and complete the immigration process from inside the US. With AOS, she will be authorized to stay in the US until her case is completed. With AOS, she can apply for Advance Parole which takes about 90 days and she can return to Canada if she wishes. With AP, she can immediately come back to the US to finish her immigration process.

If you file the I-130 alone, you wife will be stuck in Canada to complete the immigration process after her 6 months of visa free travel.

No she wont. She can visit again. I visited several times during our process.

But the OP can do the AOS at this time if they wish.

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[sam240 1]

Sam,

You can file an I-485 Adjustment of Status (AOS) for your wife concurrently with the I-130. She will be allowed to stay and complete the immigration process from inside the US. With AOS, she will be authorized to stay in the US until her case is completed. With AOS, she can apply for Advance Parole which takes about 90 days and she can return to Canada if she wishes. With AP, she can immediately come back to the US to finish her immigration process.

If you file the I-130 alone, you wife will be stuck in Canada to complete the immigration process after her 6 months of visa free travel.

Hi Jojo

I got married in Canada in August of 2016 and I've received our marriage certificate from Canada. She came to visit while we were waiting for our marriage certificate. Now, can I still I-485 (AOS)? I just want to confirm that I'm not doing anything wrong. Thank you