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Sponsoring parents with dual nationality for green cards

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Hope anyone might be able to help me with a doubt... I would like to sponsor my parents for a green card. They currently live in Honduras and are Honduran citizens, but they were born in Colombia and therefore have Colombian papers. I was also born in Colombia and was a Honduran citizen when I became a US resident. My question is the following: should I submit my birth certificate from Colombia or my honduran naturalization certificate? Will I ever need to submit my parents' birth certificates? If so, should it be their Colombian birth certificate or their Honduran naturalization certificate? Thanks!

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Just now, Barb said:

Will be by the end of the month. 

Great!!  Congratulations.....good luck..

"The US immigration process requires a great deal of knowledge, planning, time, patience, and a significant amount of money.  It is quite a journey!"

- Some old child of the 50's & 60's on his laptop 

 

Senior Master Sergeant, US Air Force- Retired (after 20+ years)- Missile Systems Maintenance & Titan 2 ICBM Launch Crew Duty (200+ Alert tours)

Registered Nurse- Retired- I practiced in the areas of Labor & Delivery, Home Health, Adolescent Psych, & Adult Psych.

IT Professional- Retired- Web Site Design, Hardware Maintenance, Compound Pharmacy Software Trainer, On-site go live support, Database Manager, App Designer.

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In summary, it took 13 months for approval of the CR-1.  It took 44 months for approval of the I-751.  It took 4 months for approval of the N-400.   It took 172 days from N-400 application to Oath Ceremony.   It took 6 weeks for Passport, then 7 additional weeks for return of wife's Naturalization Certificate.. 
 

Barb Newbie

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3 minutes ago, Dee elle said:

Dont confuse Birth certificate and proof of citizenship... if you are asked for birth certificate you need to use a birth certificate. Often, as proof of citizenship you can use either the birth certificate or the national passport or naturalization document .. but the documents are not interchangeable for other things.

 

Completing the I130 for your parents will require you to send documentation of your US citizenship...so you will need your US passport  or US nayuralization certificate for that... I don't think you will also need a birth certificate, but if you do, you will send your Columbian birth certificate. 

 

Yes, you will need your parents birth certificate... and so you must send the birth certificate not a naturalization certificate, 

My first thought definitely was sending Colombian birth certificates because my parents were married in Colombia and so I thought all documents should come from the same country. What gets me confused is that for my US residency process and US citizenship process I submitted a Honduran naturalization certificate and not my Colombian birth certificate. That was not an issue. My honduran naturalization certificate has a marginal note that states I was born in Colombia. What I'm trying to say is... I am still confused. As I wrote this question I got to think I should just submit all documents from Honduras but your answer suggests otherwise. 

Barb Newbie

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3 minutes ago, Dee elle said:

Have you read the instructions for the I130 and ascertained the documentation requested. It should be quite clear... 

 

https://www.uscis.gov/i-130

 

Follow the instructions... you may well find that you are required to send all the documents you have suggested.. but you will be sending them because they are needed, not because you think they are or might be, or just in case... 

I am certain I need my birth certificate and my parents' marriage certificate. I was asking if I will need my parents' birth certificates, but that is not listed as required. I will definitely send their Colombian marriage certificate because that is where they married. Now, regarding my birth certificate, should it be the Colombian birth certificate or my Honduran naturalization certificate as filed in my two previous processes? 

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Thank you Dee elle! I think this discussion has just cleared my mind. I feel reassured as to what documents to submit in my particular case. You know how talking out loud sometimes makes you focus more? That's just what happened to me. 

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2 minutes ago, Dee elle said:

Glad to help.. I well remember the utter confusion filing out the forms and reading the instructions and feeling like I would never get through It!!  We came 12 months ago on the parents IR5 visas, even though it was our son here who was the petitioner, I did all the paperwork, so I am really happy to be a support for you as you go through this.. feel free to PM me anytime!! 

Really appreciate it.

 
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