Form I-130 Filing it Online-: Questions

[ChrisPapa 4]

I am filing Form I-130 for my wife online.  There are two questions that I dont know how to answer. 

 

Q1.  Upload a copy or image of an official letter from school authorities for the school attended showing your:

Date of admission to the school
Place of birth
Date of birth or age that time
The names of the parents

 

Q2. Census records
Upload a copy or image of State or Federal census records showing your:

Name
Place of birth
Date of birth or age

 

Do I skip these?  Do I have to go find my birth certificate?  What do I do?

[Troy B 224]

On 7/1/2020 at 4:19 PM, ChrisPapa said:

I am filing Form I-130 for my wife online.  There are two questions that I dont know how to answer. 

 

Q1.  Upload a copy or image of an official letter from school authorities for the school attended showing your:

Date of admission to the school
Place of birth
Date of birth or age that time
The names of the parents

 

Q2. Census records
Upload a copy or image of State or Federal census records showing your:

Name
Place of birth
Date of birth or age

 

Do I skip these?  Do I have to go find my birth certificate?  What do I do?

Per the i-130 instructions,  both of those items are under

"8. What if an official document is not available?"

meaning an official birth certificate long form.   Not really relevant for a spouse filing (remember this same form is used for petitioning many more types of people than just the spouse).

 

You basically need either your birth certificate or the biographic page from your US Passport (refer to "3. What documents do you need to show that you are a U.S. citizen?"in the instructions, for a complete list).

 

[Babu Frik 1,162]

not everything presented to you in the online process is required, they just made it confusing, just check what the instructions say about it.

Instructions are the same as paper version

[ChrisPapa 4]

Thank You Babu and Troy for the advice.

[Dorybrown 0]

15 hours ago, ChrisPapa said:

Thank You Babu and Troy for the advice.

I was confused about that as well