I-130 Beneficiary's Marital Information and Interpreter Information

[MJ2040 1]

I am filling out the i-130 to begin the greencard application for my wife. We were married in her home country.

 

It asks in Part 4 of the i-130 about the beneficiary's marital information, specifically "How many times has the beneficiary been married?" 

 

Well the answer would be once and that she still is married, but to me the petitioner. And it sorta sounds like this is asking about a previous marriage. I'm not really clear on this and am concerned filling it out incorrectly either way will cause a problem. 

 

The other question is about the Part 7 Interpreter's Contact Information. It asks for the interpreters mailing address, a signature, etc.

 

We had our marriage documents and her birth certificates translated by a well known, reputable (government run) translation agency/ notary. The address and contact information for the company, and the interpreter's signature is included with the translations. Do we still need to fill this out?

[gregcrs2 1,778]

36 minutes ago, MJ2040 said:

I am filling out the i-130 to begin the greencard application for my wife. We were married in her home country.

 

It asks in Part 4 of the i-130 about the beneficiary's marital information, specifically "How many times has the beneficiary been married?" 

 

Well the answer would be once and that she still is married, but to me the petitioner. And it sorta sounds like this is asking about a previous marriage. I'm not really clear on this and am concerned filling it out incorrectly either way will cause a problem. 

 

The other question is about the Part 7 Interpreter's Contact Information. It asks for the interpreters mailing address, a signature, etc.

 

We had our marriage documents and her birth certificates translated by a well known, reputable (government run) translation agency/ notary. The address and contact information for the company, and the interpreter's signature is included with the translations. Do we still need to fill this out?

It's highly recommended to read the instructions for the I-130, not just fill out the form.

 

How many times has the beneficiary been married?  If only you then it is once.  If there was a previous marriage than it would be twice.

 

From the I-130 instruction pages:

 Part 7.  Interpreter’s Contact Information, Certification, and Signature.  If you used anyone as an interpreter to read the Instructions and questions on this petition to you in a language in which you are fluent, the interpreter must fill out this section, provide his or her name, the name and address of his or her business or organization (if any), his or her daytime telephone number, his or her mobile telephone number (if any), and his or her email address (if any).  The interpreter must sign and date the petition. 

[MJ2040 1]

Awesome. Thank you.

[MJ2040 1]

Yeah, that actually brings up my second question. About the translation, it mentions the translator needing to fill out a "certificate" in the instructions. I'm not clear on what the requirements are for this... Again the translations themselves have all the relevant information about the translation service and it is the official government service that pretty anyone going through this process in the country i am in would use...

[MJ2040 1]

This is for the i-130. We had our marriage documents and my new wife's birth certificates translated and notarized by a well known, reputable government run agency.

The address and contact information for the translation agency, notarization, etc. as well as the translator's signature are included with the translations.

 

Is this enough or is there something else we're missing?

[Ryan H 3,812]

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12 hours ago, MJ2040 said:

This is for the i-130. We had our marriage documents and my new wife's birth certificates translated and notarized by a well known, reputable government run agency.

The address and contact information for the translation agency, notarization, etc. as well as the translator's signature are included with the translations.

 

Is this enough or is there something else we're missing?

 

[pushbrk 12,882]

13 hours ago, MJ2040 said:

This is for the i-130. We had our marriage documents and my new wife's birth certificates translated and notarized by a well known, reputable government run agency.

The address and contact information for the translation agency, notarization, etc. as well as the translator's signature are included with the translations.

 

Is this enough or is there something else we're missing?

The section for interpreter is if an interpreter was used to assist in completing the I-130 itself.  Has nothing to do with translating documents.  The translation have the certifications on their face.

 

STUDY THOSE I-130 instructions.  Doing so, is absolutely critical to your ultimate success.  Don't rely on asking questions.  Without the instructions you don't know what you don't know.  Get it done.

[MJ2040 1]

Great, I will definitely re-read the instrutions. Actually, these questions came from me re-reading once already. Just a bit nervous I guess. We should be good to go. Have testimonials and other proofs ready. Thanks for the feedback! Much appreciated.