I-130 Cover Letter

[heidiveronica 10]

 

See below my I-130 cover letter. I took out personal info. Does this make sense, any feed back? 

 

Is there enough attached proof to support the application? 

 

 

 

 

address

address

 

 

December 16, 2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

USCIS

Attn: I-130

USCIS P.O. Box 804625 Chicago, IL 60680-4107

 

 

 

 

RE:     I-130, Petition for Alien Relative

 

Petitioner:      name

Relative:       name

 

To Whom It May Concern:

 

I am filing the enclosed Form I-130, Petition on behalf of name, the beneficiary. I,name, am a U.S. citizen petitioner, and name is my spouse.

 

I am primarily submitting documents showing proof of myself the petitioner and my son living jointly with my husband the beneficiary in the UK  between September 2017 to September 2018.

 

The following documents accompany and support this petition:

 

1.      A check for the amount of $535.00 to cover the filing fee;

2.      Form I-130 Petition for Alien Relative;

3.      Form I-130A, Supplemental Information for Spouse Beneficiary, for the beneficiary;

4.      Form G-1145 e-Notification of Application/Petition Acceptance;

5.      Two (2) photos of the petitioner and two (2) photos of the beneficiary;

6.      Petitioner’s U.S. birth certificate;

7.      Beneficiary’s UK birth certificate;

8.      Marriage certificate of petitioner and beneficiary;

9.      Evidence of bona fide marriage;

a.       UK residence permit: petitioner: name;

b.      UK residence permit: petitioner’s son: name;

c.       UK entry clearance: petitioner: name;

d.      UK entry clearance: petitioner’s son: name;

e.       Welsh Water bill in both petitioner and beneficiary names;

f.        Petitioner’s son School progress report/ registration certificate;

g.      Letter addressed to petitioner: National Insurance Number;

h.      Letter addressed to petitioner: Grant of leave to remain-petitioner, petitioner’s son;

i.        Statement's addressed to petitioner: bank name, Nov. 2017- Aug 2018;

j.        Confirmation of GP registration of petitioner;

k.      Confirmation of GP registration of petitioner’s son;

l.        Confirmation of bank name credit account in both petitioner and beneficiary names;

m.    Confirmation of bank name credit account in both petitioner and beneficiary names;

 

 

If you have any questions or concerns, please call me at phone number.  Thank you for your prompt consideration of this I-130 Petition.

 

Sincerely,

 

 

name

Edited December 16, 2018 by heidiveronica
personal info by mistake

[NikLR 13,227]

Why are you sending to the chicago lockbox when you can file DCF?

[Wuozopo 4,293]

Well they aren't going to ring you up so you can take that out, even though it sounds nice. The cover letter probably never makes it to a USCIS person because the receiving group of contractors put together a standard file before sending to the real adjudicators. 

(Sorry, you can maybe tell I got over cover letters as useless years ago, but carry on.)

 

On a more useful note--

(9i) Plural "Statements", not possessive.

(9j,k) GP-Use a word like doctor instead of an abbreviation that may be more common in Britain than US.

 

[NikLR 13,227]

1 hour ago, heidiveronica said:

 

See below my I-130 cover letter. I took out personal info. Does this make sense, any feed back? 

 

Is there enough attached proof to support the application? 

 

 

 

 

address

address

 

 

December 16, 2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

USCIS

Attn: I-130

USCIS P.O. Box 804625 Chicago, IL 60680-4107

 

 

 

 

RE:     I-130, Petition for Alien Relative

 

Petitioner:      name

Relative:       name

 

To Whom It May Concern:

 

I am filing the enclosed Form I-130, Petition on behalf of name, the beneficiary. I,name, am a U.S. citizen petitioner, and name is my spouse.

 

I am primarily submitting documents showing proof of myself the petitioner and my son living jointly with my husband the beneficiary in the UK  between September 2017 to September 2018.

 

The following documents accompany and support this petition:

 

1.      A check for the amount of $535.00 to cover the filing fee;

2.      Form I-130 Petition for Alien Relative;

3.      Form I-130A, Supplemental Information for Spouse Beneficiary, for the beneficiary;

4.      Form G-1145 e-Notification of Application/Petition Acceptance; (put this on top of everything, you don't need to include it in the table of contents.)

5.      Two (2) photos of the petitioner and two (2) photos of the beneficiary; (This may be required if you file DCF but is not if you file via lockbox.  Beneficiary is not within the USA.)

6.      Petitioner’s U.S. birth certificate;

7.      Beneficiary’s UK birth certificate;

8.      Marriage certificate of petitioner and beneficiary;

9.      Evidence of bona fide marriage;

a.       UK residence permit: petitioner: name;

b.      UK residence permit: petitioner’s son: name;

c.       UK entry clearance: petitioner: name;

d.      UK entry clearance: petitioner’s son: name;

e.       Welsh Water bill in both petitioner and beneficiary names;

f.        Petitioner’s son School progress report/ registration certificate; (only include this if he is also the beneficiary's son, if not it's useless.)

g.      Letter addressed to petitioner: National Insurance Number; (this doesn't show any evidence that you are a genuine married couple)

h.      Letter addressed to petitioner: Grant of leave to remain-petitioner, petitioner’s son; this doesn't show any evidence that you are a genuine married couple)

i.        Statements addressed to petitioner: bank name, Nov. 2017- Aug 2018;

j.        Confirmation of General Practitioner registration of petitioner; (doesn't show you're married, it shows you can go to the GP)

k.      Confirmation of GP registration of petitioner’s son; (doesn't show you're married, it shows your son can go to the GP)

l.        Confirmation of bank name credit account in both petitioner and beneficiary names; (it would be better to include statements from bank accounts showing joint usage of both accounts and credit cards.)

m.    Confirmation of bank name credit account in both petitioner and beneficiary names;

where are the photos? joint lease/rental agreement/mortgage/deed? joint insurance (life? vehicle?) wills? driver's licenses showing same address? 

 

 

If you have any questions or concerns, please call me at phone number.  Thank you for your prompt consideration of this I-130 Petition.

 

Sincerely,

 

 

name

My edits in red. 

[JFH 12,190]

1 hour ago, NikLR said:

Why are you sending to the chicago lockbox when you can file DCF?

She returned to the USA a few months ago so DCF is no longer an option. A missed opportunity, as it were. 

 

I would remove things that only demonstrate you lived in the UK (such as the school reports and the GP registration). They don’t demonstrate a bona fide marriage unless they include your husband. All they demonstrate is that you lived in the UK and that’s not disputed. Focus on things that connect the two of you together like the joint bank statement and utility bill in both names. 

[NikLR 13,227]

1 hour ago, JFH said:

She returned to the USA a few months ago so DCF is no longer an option. A missed opportunity, as it were. 

 

I would remove things that only demonstrate you lived in the UK (such as the school reports and the GP registration). They don’t demonstrate a bona fide marriage unless they include your husband. All they demonstrate is that you lived in the UK and that’s not disputed. Focus on things that connect the two of you together like the joint bank statement and utility bill in both names. 

Ah thanks.  Agreed on the marriage evidence. 

[pushbrk 12,859]

3 hours ago, JFH said:

She returned to the USA a few months ago so DCF is no longer an option. A missed opportunity, as it were. 

 

I would remove things that only demonstrate you lived in the UK (such as the school reports and the GP registration). They don’t demonstrate a bona fide marriage unless they include your husband. All they demonstrate is that you lived in the UK and that’s not disputed. Focus on things that connect the two of you together like the joint bank statement and utility bill in both names. 

The US Citizen is filing the petition so the cover letter is properly written as if it is from the petitioner, not the beneficiary.  Otherwise the red edits look good to me.  Even then, the cover letter is a tool for you.  Don't expect anybody to actually read it.

[Ontarkie 14,204]

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[Amelmahbub07 8]

I didn’t submit I-130 cover letter and yet my case was approved and now waiting for Interview letter

[Ywjammin30 34]

My cover letter sent to USICS 

[NikLR 13,227]

55 minutes ago, Amelmahbub07 said:

I didn’t submit I-130 cover letter and yet my case was approved and now waiting for Interview letter

Cover letter is mostly for us so we have a table of contents.  We know what we have and submitted in the packet.  

[pushbrk 12,859]

12 hours ago, Ywjammin30 said:

My cover letter sent to USICS 

I like this cover letter a lot.  Clear and concise.  It's just a table of contents, or checklist, if you will.  It is not required and may not even be read or kept in the file.

[NikLR 13,227]

9 hours ago, pushbrk said:

I like this cover letter a lot.  Clear and concise.  It's just a table of contents, or checklist, if you will.  It is not required and may not even be read or kept in the file.

It also contains things that didn't need to be sent and no marriage evidence.  Lol

But otherwise it looks similar to mine. Just a list of items.  I also see zero need to explain each item in a table of contents. 

[Ywjammin30 34]

On 12/18/2018 at 7:15 AM, NikLR said:

It also contains things that didn't need to be sent and no marriage evidence.  Lol

But otherwise it looks similar to mine. Just a list of items.  I also see zero need to explain each item in a table of contents. 

Yet still no RFE or delay.