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Hello. I am a USC and getting ready to file an I-130 for my wife. She was born in Nicaragua and later migrated to Costa Rica where she obtained dual citizenship betwen the two countries. The problem is that she is having trouble obtaining her birth certificate from Nicaragua because some recent changes in the government making it nearly impossible for anyone who left Nicaragua to obtain government issued documents. However, since she has citizenship with Costa Rica, her birth certificate is accessible through the Costa Rican government. The birth certificate indicates that she was born in Nicaragua. She also has unexpired passports from both Nicaragua and Costa Rica. So all the documents are in order with the exception of the birth certificate directly from Nicaragua. My question is if the birth certificate obtained from Costa Rica might be acceptable by USCIS? It seems that there are some guidelines for documents that cannot be obtained by certain countries due to external circumstances (corruption, missing records, etc) but I cannot find any information on it. We want to make sure everything is correct and in order before sending the petition so as to avoid an RFE. Thank you for any information you can provide.

Hello everyone. The USCIS website, one line reads, "If you are a U.S. citizen you may petition for unmarried sons and daughters (21 and over)... My understanding is that stepkids are piggy backed on the same petition as my spouse? Does this include stepkids of a USC or it in reference to biological children of a USC? Thanks.

No, I am not 100% certain. She crossed the border and she was processed at the port of entry. She then entered and does not have a work or travel permit. She is in process of seeking asylum. My question is simply if I can file the I 130 first then the I 485 or if they have to be filed concurrently.

Fingerprinted and pics. She is an asylum seeker.

She was processed. She goes to see immigration periodically. Do I file I-160 and I-485 together? Or can they be filed at separate times through the process?

Hello, I am a USC and my wife and I recently married. She is an asylum seeker, meaning that she has been processed (no work/travel permit) and she goes to routine immigration appointments. Which form do I file for a marriage based Visa? I-485 Adjustment of Status or I-130 Petition for Alien Relative Thanks for your help.

Greetings: I am a US citizen and my wife is an asylum seeker. We were married by the court on July 9 (civil ceremony) and we are having a church ceremony on Sept 14. We know that we are legally married as of Jine 9. So, should we mention the 2nd cermony in the petition? Would it hurt, help our case or not make any difference? Thanks for the input.