Documents needed for consular processing for parents

[hope20202020 0]

Hello,

 

I am planning to sponsor my parents (I130 followed by consular processing in India). I have a couple of questions:

 

1) What documents are needed at the consular processing stage? I would like to get them ready while I wait for the I130 to be approved. 
2) My parents school leaving certificate is in their native language. How do I get them translated in English?

 

Please advise. 

[SorrowL 138]

Generally what’s standard across most consulates is:

 

From each principal immigrant you’ll need:

 I-864 + evidence

 

birth certificate 

 

Recent police certificate (From all countries lived longer than 12 months past the age of 16, and if not obtainable, why?)
court and prison records if applicable

 

military records if applicable

Recent US style passport biometric photos

 

depending in whether the case is DCF or standard, you need to upload documents to the NVC at the relevant time.

 

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some consulates accept foreign language documentation, depends on the office. Translations can be done by someone who certifies they are capable of performing such a translation.

 

india could be different regarding some things, and as foreign policy changes in the US, so can the case requirements by the time they reach that stage. 

 

Edited January 15, 2020 by SorrowL

[Boiler 45,525]

Do you need a school leaving certificate?

[igoyougoduke 1,656]

1 hour ago, hope20202020 said:

Hello,

 

I am planning to sponsor my parents (I130 followed by consular processing in India). I have a couple of questions:

 

1) What documents are needed at the consular processing stage? I would like to get them ready while I wait for the I130 to be approved. 
2) My parents school leaving certificate is in their native language. How do I get them translated in English?

 

Please advise. 

start here 

https://www.visajourney.com/guides/

 

 

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

Well luckily the US dept of state very clearly tells you what you need and how to get it 

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/the-immigrant-visa-process/collect-and-submit-forms-and-documents-to-the-nvc/step-5-collect-supporting-documents.html

 

[hope20202020 0]

Thank you so much everyone