Tarisus517

Hi guys, can someone please clarify part of I-130. I really need help. for part 4, it states: If the beneficiary’s native written language does not use Roman letters, type or print his or her name and use foreign address in their native written language. I am applying for my wife who is from China and using Mandarin. Although usually the language is written in characters but everything can be spelled in PinYin. Can I use PinYin for part 4? Or do I need to use Chinese characters? Does any section would require Chinese characters? With the exception of proof of marriage and documents, I know I would need both original documents AND translation. For question 62 where it asks for City/Province/Country where my spouse would need to apply for visa, the City/Province is where the US Consulate is located right? Since the petitioner(myself) is preparing the paperwork, do I need to fill out the interpreter or preparer section?

Thanks for the reply. I have read others who have tried to delay the interview is a bad idea(eventually canceled). So I will apply I-130s together and if issues pop up during that phase, I will go from there. I think I am able to handle the kid differently as I have for past year.

I just want to clear some information up, maybe someone can help me with the right path for this situation. so basically, I’m worried that my stepdaughter might purposely say stuff at the interview phase to prevent both my wife and her getting visas. She has long history of being toxic to everyone but her mom. But not knowing that this is serious and will completely prevent her from coming to US. She might regret it later. She is a middle school dropout which is not common in China, when I met her mom she was already not going to school. I thought it would have been best to go back(I told my wife I would pay for her private school) since I thought US school would be great for her, I went through it. She hates school and found out I was the advocate for her to go back. Because of this, she dislikes me and has attempted to cause problems at family gathering etc, but rest of extended family knows her too well and nothing came out of it. All of my wife’s family loves me. My wife won’t leave the country without her daughter because she knows family from both sides does not want to deal with my stepdaughter. So I am worried that if my stepdaughter might cause problems at the interview. Does her interview affect my wife getting visa or just hers? Is it possible for me to file separately and then if say my wife gets everything done and is ready to go, can she wait for my stepdaughters case to come around and leave together? Please help, this is so hard for me to decide. I know it is not common to file separately.

@powerpuffI apologize for not knowing. Does anyone know that if an interview doesn’t go well or if let’s say my stepchild says wrong things at the interview, does that prevent her from moving forward to get a visa stamp?

Thanks again. After reading the post. I want to file online. Do you think if I follow physical paperwork, that will prevent mistakes that might happen? After reading I-130 PDF, it doesn’t seem too bad. I’ve always been a good citizen with clean record and followed the law. I feel like some times people make accidental mistakes that could make them look really bad in the eyes of Government.

Thank you for the info!

Interview abroad means going to a USCIS building in a foreign country right? What does adjust status mean? All this feels so stressful I’ve always been a good citizen and never got issues with the government. I feel like if I make a mistake, it can create a wave of nightmare.

So I’m about to start I-130 process online under USCIS site. Do you guys/gals have any tips for filing online?

Hi guys. I am trying to file IR-1 for spouse and stepdaughter in China. I am a US Citizen. Marriage is less than 2 years old. I have been reading the guide for I-130 but unsure of some things. 1. I saw that there’s option to file online? What is the difference between filing online and sending everything in? 2. Cover letter. Is an explanation of what I am petitioning including all the important names as well as table of contents for everything enough? Do I need to number the pages? 3. I have a passport which can be copied for proof of citizenship but I don’t remember if I was given a naturalization document back in 2018. What can I do? 4. Right now I have our marriage translated and in the process of trying to get birth certificate translated and sent to me. Also translation of previous divorce for my wife. What else do I need from her end? Do I have to send any document in original form in or can they all be copies? With the exception of my Check of course. Please let me know if I miss anything, I am going off of this list. https://www.visajourney.com/guides/ir1-spouse-visa/