When petitioning for parents, are parents birth certificates needed?

[blueskyhigh 1]

When USC petitions parents for green card, are the parents’ birth certificates required, or do their passports suffice? 

 

Thank you

[marriedtomrg 141]

For your mom, copy of her birth certificate is required. For your dad, copy of birth certificate and marriage certificate. They mention this in the I-130 instructions for showing relationship to their petitioner.

[DaryaDel 2]

Hi , yes Birte Certificate for my mom was required. Better send it at the time of your application since if you do not so , you probably will get a RFE ( Request for Initial Evidence ) later on. This RFE usually delays a bit of the process at least it has done it with my mom's case.

Thanks 

[blueskyhigh 1]

Thank you, both. Besides birth certificate and passport, is a “no arrest record” document from parents’ home country required? (Parents have no arrest records if that matters)

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

3 hours ago, blueskyhigh said:

Thank you, both. Besides birth certificate and passport, is a “no arrest record” document from parents’ home country required? (Parents have no arrest records if that matters)

Some things are needed to file for the petition and others for the visa interview.  It is all explained in the DoS pages as well as the instructions for i130 

 

https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/forms/i-130instr.pdf
 

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/the-immigrant-visa-process/step-1-submit-a-petition.html
 

please read them both properly.

[blueskyhigh 1]

On 11/2/2022 at 9:07 PM, SusieQQQ said:

Some things are needed to file for the petition and others for the visa interview.  It is all explained in the DoS pages as well as the instructions for i130 

 

https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/forms/i-130instr.pdf
 

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/the-immigrant-visa-process/step-1-submit-a-petition.html
 

please read them both properly.

Thank you for the links - they contain a wealth of information. 

 

For form 130, which is filed by the USC petitioner for their relatives (parents in my case), doesn’t require the parent’s birth certificate or “no arrest record”. However, it sounds like the visa interview requires a number of documents of the parents. I went through all the tiles in the second link above, but was not able to find specific requirements for petitioning green card for parents - if I’m not mistaken, the information here broadly applies to all immigrant visas. Please let me know if i missed something or didn’t look in the right place. 

 

Would still appreciate input from those who applied for parents - did you need to submit “no arrest records” for parents and at which stage of the process? 

 

Much appreciated!

[marriedtomrg 141]

1 hour ago, blueskyhigh said:

Thank you for the links - they contain a wealth of information. 

 

For form 130, which is filed by the USC petitioner for their relatives (parents in my case), doesn’t require the parent’s birth certificate or “no arrest record”. However, it sounds like the visa interview requires a number of documents of the parents. I went through all the tiles in the second link above, but was not able to find specific requirements for petitioning green card for parents - if I’m not mistaken, the information here broadly applies to all immigrant visas. Please let me know if i missed something or didn’t look in the right place. 

 

Would still appreciate input from those who applied for parents - did you need to submit “no arrest records” for parents and at which stage of the process? 

 

Much appreciated!

Part 1 of this process is submitting the I-130 for each parent.

 

For your mom, copy of her birth certificate is required. For your dad, copy of birth certificate and marriage certificate. They mention this in the I-130 instructions for showing relationship to their petitioner (you).

 

You also show proof of your citizenship status.

 

Police clearances are not needed at this time. That comes later, sometime after the I-130 petitions are approved.

 

Hope that helps.

[Lil bear 4,218]

58 minutes ago, blueskyhigh said:

Thank you for the links - they contain a wealth of information. 

 

For form 130, which is filed by the USC petitioner for their relatives (parents in my case), doesn’t require the parent’s birth certificate or “no arrest record”. However, it sounds like the visa interview requires a number of documents of the parents. I went through all the tiles in the second link above, but was not able to find specific requirements for petitioning green card for parents - if I’m not mistaken, the information here broadly applies to all immigrant visas. Please let me know if i missed something or didn’t look in the right place. 

 

Would still appreciate input from those who applied for parents - did you need to submit “no arrest records” for parents and at which stage of the process? 

 

Much appreciated!

I came on IR 5. You need to understand the stages of processing and what applies when. 
1. You demonstrate the relationshipp beyween you and the parent using the I130 and associated documents. All this is laud out in the uscis pdf instructions for the I 130. Look for the general info which applied to all petitioners and also the specific documents when petitioning for parents 

2. after the approval if the I 30 it goes to the NVC.  The second link above. Here many civil documents .. often v country specific .. and financial support paperwork are submitted at this stage. The police check is one of them. There is a link at one step which directs you to country specific information. That gives  you the specific info regarding what documents are needed from which agency   It takes multiple readings through the whole of the info on the nvc process to really get a good understanding. Keep reading 

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

1 hour ago, blueskyhigh said:

Thank you for the links - they contain a wealth of information. 

 

For form 130, which is filed by the USC petitioner for their relatives (parents in my case), doesn’t require the parent’s birth certificate or “no arrest record”. However, it sounds like the visa interview requires a number of documents of the parents. I went through all the tiles in the second link above, but was not able to find specific requirements for petitioning green card for parents - if I’m not mistaken, the information here broadly applies to all immigrant visas. Please let me know if i missed something or didn’t look in the right place. 

 

Would still appreciate input from those who applied for parents - did you need to submit “no arrest records” for parents and at which stage of the process? 

 

Much appreciated!

Yes 

a parent visa is an immigrant visa

all immigrant visas have the same document requirement at the embassy regarding the “civil documents” page. That includes a police certificate. Make sure to follow the link to “reciprocity tables” to see exactly what is required for your country.

the only difference in documents are those proving the parent-child relationship as a basis for the i130

[blueskyhigh 1]

Thank you all, really helpful!