I-130 & cover letter

[Tourseasia 5]

Will start the paper work for a IR-1 immediate relative VISA's for my spouse & stepson with the I-130's for each.

Do I need to duplicate all the paperwork, ie; Copy of Petitioners Passport [ALL pages], etc; for each I-130 as separate packages with separate checks of payment?

Is this a cover letter I plan to use complete?

Date XXX

To: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
c/o Embassy of the United States
1201 Roxas Boulevard
Ermita, Manila
0930 Philippines

From: XXX

Subject: ORIGINAL SUBMISSION I-130 Petition for Alien Relative
Petitioner: XXX
Beneficiary: XXX

Dear Sir/Madam:
Enclosed please find my I-130 form, Petition for Alien relative on behalf of my Spouse, XXX,
with supporting documents.
The contents of this package are as follows.

I am a United States Citizen and retired Military Member, currently married to a Filipino Citizen & her Son which live with me.
I plan to return to the United States in 2015 and I wish to have my Wife & Stepson return to the United States
with me at that time.

Please find enclosed my I-130 Petition for Alien Relative on behalf of my wife XXX.

In support of my petition please find enclosed:

• Completed Form G-1145
• Payment of I-130 Filing fee–personal check for $420
• Completed Form I-130: Petition for Alien Relative
• Copy of Petitioners Passport [ALL pages]
• Copy of Petitioners Alien Certificate Of Registration card issued by Bureau Of Immigration Philippines
• NSO copy of Marriage Certificate
• Passport Photos of the Petitioner and Beneficiary, names printed on back
• G-325A Completed by the Petitioner
• G-325A Completed by the Beneficiary
• Copy of Beneficiary's Military Dependent Identification Card
• Copy of Beneficiary's Birth Certificate
• Evidence of a bona fide marriage
1) Copy of lease showing joint tenancy of a common residence since XXXX
2) Copy of passbook & Letter certifying a Joint bank account of Petitioner & Beneficiary


Copies of documents submitted are exact photocopies of unaltered documents and I understand that I may be required
to submit original documents to an Immigration or Consular officer at a later date.

I appreciate your review of this petition. I understand that when this petition is approved, you will contact the
beneficiary of the petition, my Wife. Please do not hesitate to contact me if I can be of further assistance;
my mailing address is above and my telephone number is XXX.

Sincerely,

Edited March 24, 2014 by Tourseasia

[awaywego 28]

Suggested text edits in bold, comments in blue:

Enclosed please find my I-130 form, Petition for Alien relative on behalf of my Spouse, XXX,
with supporting documents.
The contents of this package are as follows. (This is stated again below)

I am a United States Citizen and retired Military Member, currently married to a Filipino Citizen. My wife & her Son which live with me. (or: "I live in the Philippines with my wife and her son"; or: "currently living in the Philippines with my wife and her son, Filipino citizens" )
I plan to return to the United States in 2015 and I wish to have my Wife & Stepson return to the United States
with me at that time.

Please find enclosed my I-130 Petition for Alien Relative on behalf of my wife XXX. (This is included in the list below)

I will leave the other questions to those more familiar with the process via Manila and with petitioning for stepchildren.

(Edited to fix text color)

Edited March 25, 2014 by awaywego

[bendinlar 16]

Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I think that in Manila you have to make an appointment and file in person.

I was considering mailing the packet myself, since were all the way down here in Mindanao, but the email I got from the embassy said to make an appointment to file, no option of filing via mail.

[Tourseasia 5]

Thanks for the feedback all;

Yes, found out an appointment is needed to file, but only the petitioner needs to be present, here's the appt link;

https://infopass.uscis.gov/info_lang.php?sel_lang=en

[ghanaguy 0]

I have my petition interview in two days. This case raises a question that applies to me as well. I have applied for my wife and filled out a 130 for her & listed her daughter has a second person. I understood that would take care of all 130 requirements for her & her daughter. I see the instruction sheet for the 130 states that a separate 130 is required for each beneficiary. this man's cover letter - like mine does fails to mention a 130 for the stepchild. I have 2 questions. If a person who files for a stepchild at the same time that they file for their spouse have to file a sseparate 130 for the stepchild ? My second question is do you pay a fee of $420 or 840 if separate forms are required? Time is a serious issue - please help! Ghana DC Case.

[tEe328cEe 12]

Will start the paper work for a IR-1 immediate relative VISA's for my spouse & stepson with the I-130's for each.

Do I need to duplicate all the paperwork, ie; Copy of Petitioners Passport [ALL pages], etc; for each I-130 as separate packages with separate checks of payment?

Is this a cover letter I plan to use complete?

Date XXX

To: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

c/o Embassy of the United States

1201 Roxas Boulevard

Ermita, Manila

0930 Philippines

From: XXX

Subject: ORIGINAL SUBMISSION I-130 Petition for Alien Relative

Petitioner: XXX

Beneficiary: XXX

Dear Sir/Madam:

Enclosed please find my I-130 form, Petition for Alien relative on behalf of my Spouse, XXX,

with supporting documents.

The contents of this package are as follows.

I am a United States Citizen and retired Military Member, currently married to a Filipino Citizen & her Son which live with me.

I plan to return to the United States in 2015 and I wish to have my Wife & Stepson return to the United States

with me at that time.

Please find enclosed my I-130 Petition for Alien Relative on behalf of my wife XXX.

In support of my petition please find enclosed:

• Completed Form G-1145

• Payment of I-130 Filing fee–personal check for $420

• Completed Form I-130: Petition for Alien Relative

• Copy of Petitioners Passport [ALL pages]

• Copy of Petitioners Alien Certificate Of Registration card issued by Bureau Of Immigration Philippines

• NSO copy of Marriage Certificate

• Passport Photos of the Petitioner and Beneficiary, names printed on back

• G-325A Completed by the Petitioner

• G-325A Completed by the Beneficiary

• Copy of Beneficiary's Military Dependent Identification Card

• Copy of Beneficiary's Birth Certificate

• Evidence of a bona fide marriage

1) Copy of lease showing joint tenancy of a common residence since XXXX

2) Copy of passbook & Letter certifying a Joint bank account of Petitioner & Beneficiary

Copies of documents submitted are exact photocopies of unaltered documents and I understand that I may be required

to submit original documents to an Immigration or Consular officer at a later date.

I appreciate your review of this petition. I understand that when this petition is approved, you will contact the

beneficiary of the petition, my Wife. Please do not hesitate to contact me if I can be of further assistance;

my mailing address is above and my telephone number is XXX.

Sincerely,

hi! i'm glad to see your post because i have a friend (USC's wife) who's planning to do the DCF. so in your cover letter, those are the only required documents? thank you so much! and how did you schedule an appointment to the USEM? thank you!

[ghanaguy 0]

My wife sent a simple email to the Consulate in Accra stating I had completed the 130, 1145 & our 835s and I wanted to know what to do next. They replied with the expected "he must be a permanent resident for six months" AND the unexpected invitation to file my petition today and the time to come. Really nice!

[bendinlar 16]

Schedule an appointment through the uscis website.

You can find a few experiences in this forum from those that have gone through the process in the recent past.

[Tourseasia 5]

I believe and are filing two different I-130's for my wife & stepson, each with their own different cover letter...So the fee would be $840 for both...