Online filing passport photos

[Babu Frik 1,162]

The online form says 

2" x 2" photo of your spouse

 

And says nothing about the Spouse being in the US.

 

The paper form instructions have the additional text.

Do I need to provide this?

Makes be nervous it doesn't say anything.

Edited March 9, 2020 by Babu Frik

[Quarknase 1,072]

Please fill out your timeline so folks know what application process you're going through. Will help plenty in giving advise

 

Online I-130 requires passport photos, that's correct.

I believe they asked for Beneficiary and Petitioner photos

[Dante2019 9]

@Babu Frik

@Quarknase

 

 

What I did was scanned a 2 by 2 photo of a recent passport picture of my wife and me. The instructions said it needs to be less than a month. I then scanned the back of the picture and I wrote my name with my A-number in the back. I'm also a US citizen with an A-number because I got my citizenship from my Mother when I was young. For my wife, since she doesn't have an A number, I wrote her name and wrote below her name "A-Number: N/A"

 

If what I did was incorrect, please say so. I don't want to give false information.

Edited March 10, 2020 by Dante2019

[Quarknase 1,072]

8 minutes ago, Dante2019 said:

@Babu Frik

@Quarknase

 

 

What I did was scanned a 2 by 2 photo of a recent passport picture of my wife and me. The instructions said it needs to be less than a month. I then scanned the back of the picture and I wrote my name with my A-number in the back. I'm also a US citizen with an A-number because I got my citizenship from my Mother when I was young. For my wife, since she doesn't have an A number, I wrote her name and wrote below her name "A-Number: N/A"

 

If what I did was incorrect, please say so. I don't want to give false information.

Yup, we did the same and our petition has been approved

[Babu Frik 1,162]

1 hour ago, Quarknase said:

Please fill out your timeline so folks know what application process you're going through. Will help plenty in giving advise

 

Online I-130 requires passport photos, that's correct.

I believe they asked for Beneficiary and Petitioner photos

I plan on it once I get this submitted

 

[pushbrk 12,882]

Passport photo of foreign spouse is only required if the spouse is currently in the USA.  However, I don't know if the online I-130 will let you skip that upload.  I haven't seen anybody report on that specifically.

[Babu Frik 1,162]

9 minutes ago, pushbrk said:

Passport photo of foreign spouse is only required if the spouse is currently in the USA.  However, I don't know if the online I-130 will let you skip that upload.  I haven't seen anybody report on that specifically.

You can skip it, but I don't know if it will be a problem later, there's other fields that aren't applicable and can be skipped, but they have lack of information on what you're supposed to do.

I would think the general instructions would apply just the same, but I'll just be on the safe side and get one even if it delays submission, better now than later.

[Dante2019 9]

42 minutes ago, Babu Frik said:

You can skip it, but I don't know if it will be a problem later, there's other fields that aren't applicable and can be skipped, but they have lack of information on what you're supposed to do.

I would think the general instructions would apply just the same, but I'll just be on the safe side and get one even if it delays submission, better now than later.

 

I also added my wife's passport picture to be in the safe side even though I didn't have too.

[NikLR 13,227]

8 hours ago, Babu Frik said:

You can skip it, but I don't know if it will be a problem later, there's other fields that aren't applicable and can be skipped, but they have lack of information on what you're supposed to do.

I would think the general instructions would apply just the same, but I'll just be on the safe side and get one even if it delays submission, better now than later.

There is instructions for a reason.  I know we're all used to online forms that tell us exactly what to do every second but when there are instructions for the paper form that are applicable to the online form, follow the instructions. 

[Babu Frik 1,162]

On 3/10/2020 at 8:43 AM, NikLR said:

There is instructions for a reason.  I know we're all used to online forms that tell us exactly what to do every second but when there are instructions for the paper form that are applicable to the online form, follow the instructions. 

When not adding a photo the beneficiary this warning shows below that section.

[NikLR 13,227]

10 minutes ago, Babu Frik said:

When not adding a photo the beneficiary this warning shows below that section.

So? Its also not needed.  Unless the form cannot be submitted without it period, it's just a warning that probably auto populated 

[Babu Frik 1,162]

1 minute ago, NikLR said:

So? Its also not needed.  Unless the form cannot be submitted without it period, it's just a warning that probably auto populated 

It wouldn't let me proceed to the next page, but then I saw clicking 'Next' a second time let me proceed.