Adjustment of Status application question

[D_r 0]

Hi, my question is when applying for Adjustment of status through spouse, does USCIS check the background of petitioner and beneficiary and the family members? I noticed in one of the applications it asks for parents names, will the parents background get checked as well or only the petitioner and beneficiary?

Thank you, hope my question can be answered.

[igoyougoduke 1,676]

no only the beneficiary 

[D_r 0]

@James120383
Thank you for the reply. 

[Ontarkie 14,510]

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[wagecuck3 31]

On 8/14/2020 at 2:20 PM, D_r said:

Hi, my question is when applying for Adjustment of status through spouse, does USCIS check the background of petitioner and beneficiary and the family members? I noticed in one of the applications it asks for parents names, will the parents background get checked as well or only the petitioner and beneficiary?

Thank you, hope my question can be answered.

The petitioner normally does not have to give fingerprints, but USCIS has to run a limited type of background check in order to ensure that they are not a child sex abuser (Adam Walsh Act). If there is any evidence that the petitioner may have committed such an offense, USCIS will ask them to give fingerprints. See https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/policy-manual-afm/afm21-external.pdf

 

I don't think they can run a background check on the beneficiary's parents. The parents don't sign the forms, so USCIS doesn't have permission to pull that kind of information about them. However, at the very least, USCIS has to check whether either parent is a US citizen because they have to determine whether the beneficiary may be a US citizen without knowing about it.