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| I-130 Petition for Alien Relative |
| OMB control number 1615-0012 |
| Baseline version: concluded 02/13/2019 |
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| Petition for Alien Relative | A citizen or lawful permanent resident of the United States may file Petition for Alien Relative (I-130), with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to establish the existence of a relationship to certain alien relatives who wish to immigrate to the United States. Filing the I-130 is only the first step in helping a relative immigrate to the United States. Eligible family members must wait until there is a visa number available before they can apply to become a lawful permanent resident. If, at that time, your relative is present in the United States, they can apply for lawful permanent resident status through a process called Adjustment of Status. However, if your relative is outside of the United States, they must complete consular processing with the U.S. Department of State at an embassy or consulate to first get an immigrant visa and travel to the United states to be admitted as a lawful permanent resident. Review the Petition for an Alien Relative (I-130) page for links to the paper form. |
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| Before you start your application | Eligibility | 1. If you are a U.S. citizen, you must file a separate Form I-130 for each eligible relative. You may file Form I-130 for: Your spouse; Your unmarried children under 21 years of age; Your unmarried sons or daughters 21 years of age or older; Your married sons or daughters of any age; Your brothers or sisters (you must be 21 years of age or older); and Your mother or father (you must be 21 years of age or older). 2. If you are a lawful permanent resident of the United States, you must file a separate Form I-130 for each eligible relative. You may file Form I-130 for: Your spouse; Your unmarried child under 21 years of age; and Your unmarried son or daughter 21 years of age or older. NOTE: Non-citizen U.S. nationals (as defined in the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) section 308) have the same rights as lawful permanent residents to petition for family members. If you are a U.S. national born in American Samoa or Swains Island (or who otherwise qualifies as a non-citizen U.S. national, as described in INA section 308), you should indicate in the Additional Information about you section of the petition that you are a lawful permanent resident. You do not need to list an Alien Registration Number (A-Number) when completing this section of the form. |
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| Fee | Fee: $535 The filing fee is not refundable, regardless of any action USCIS takes on this application. There is no filing fee if you are a member or veteran of any branch of the U.S. Armed Forces filing on your own behalf. Children of members or veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces are required to pay the filing fee. Refund Policy USCIS does not refund fees, regardless of any action we take on your application, petition, or request. By continuing this transaction, you acknowledge that you must submit fees in the exact amount and that you are paying the fees for a government service. You further agree that the filing fee, biometric fee, and any other paid costs related to this financial transaction are final and not refundable. Please refer to the instructions for the form(s) you are filing for additional information or you may call the USCIS Contact Center at 800-375-5283. For TTY (deaf or hard of hearing) 800-767-1833. |
Fee: $550 There is no filing fee if you are a member or veteran of any branch of the U.S. Armed Forces filing on your own behalf. Children of members or veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces are required to pay the filing fee. Refund Policy USCIS does not refund fees, regardless of any action we take on your application, petition or request, or how long USCIS takes to reach a decision. By continuing this transaction, you acknowledge that you must submit fees in the exact amount and that you are paying the fees for a government service. Please refer to the instructions for the form(s) you are filing for additional information or you may call the USCIS Contact Center at 800-375-5283. For TTY (deaf or hard of hearing) 800-767-1833. |
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| Documents you may need | The following is a list of documents everyone filing this form must provide: ・2x2 passport photograph ・Birth certificate (with English translation, if needed) ・Proof of citizenship or lawful resident status ・Proof of family relationship We will automatically inform you which documents and additional evidence you may need to provide as you fill out your application. These recommendations for additional information will be based on the information you provide in the application, such as your personal history, family, and circumstances. |
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| After you submit your application | Track your case online | After you submit your form, you can track its status through your USCIS account. Sign in to your account often to check your case status and read any important messages from USCIS. | |||
| Respond to requests for information | If we need more information from you, we will send you a Request for Evidence (RFE) or Request for Information (RFI). You can respond to our request and upload your documents through your USCIS account. | ||||
| Provide your biometrics | A few weeks after you submit your application, we will contact you to schedule an appointment at an Application Support Center near you. At the appointment, we will get your fingerprints, photograph, and signature. | ||||
| Receive your petition decision letter | Once your application is approved, we will mail you your petition decision letter. Your letter will contain next steps for obtaining your immigrant visa for entering the United States. For approved petitions for a spouse, unmarrried children under 21 years of age or parents of a U.S. citizen, immigrant visa numbers are immediately available and will be on the petition decision letter. |
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| Completing your form online | Filing online | Submitting your application online is the same as mailing in a completed paper form. They both gather the same information and cost the same. |
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| Complete the Getting Started section first | You should answer all questions in the Getting Started section first so we can best customize the rest of your online form experience. | ||||
| Provide as many responses as you can | You should provide as many responses as you can. Incomplete fields or sections and missing information can slow down the process after you submit your form. | ||||
| We will automatically save your responses | We will automatically save your information when you select next to go to a new page or navigate to another section of the form. We will save your information for 30 days from today, or from the last time you worked on the form. | ||||
| How to continue filling out your form | After you start your form, you can sign in to your account to continue where you left off. | ||||
| DHS Privacy Notice | AUTHORITIES: The information requested on this petition, and the associated evidence, is collected under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) section 204. | ||||
| PURPOSE: The primary purpose for providing the requested information on this petition is to determine if you have established eligibility for the immigration benefit for which you are filing. DHS will use the information you provide to grant or deny the immigration benefit you are seeking. | |||||
| DISCLOSURE: The information you provide is voluntary. However, failure to provide the requested information, including your Social Security number, and the requested evidence, may delay a final decision in your case or result in denial of your petition. | |||||
| ROUTINE USES: DHS may share the information you provide on this form with other Federal, state, local, and foreign government agencies and authorized organizations. DHS follows approved routine uses described in the associated published system of records forms [DHS/USCIS–001 – Alien File, Index, and National File Tracking System and DHS/USCIS–007 – Benefits Information System] and the published privacy impact assessments [DHS/USCIS/PIA-003 Integrated Digitization Document Management Program (IDDMP), DHS/USCIS/PIA-016(a) Computer Linked Application Information Management System and Associated Systems, and DHS/USCIS/PIA-051 Case and Activity Management for International Operations], which you can find atwww.dhs.gov/privacy.DHS may also share the information, as appropriate, for law enforcement purposes or in the interest of national security. | |||||
| Paperwork Reduction Act Burden Disclosure Notice An agency may not conduct or sponsor an information collection, and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number. The public reporting burden for Form I-130 is estimated at 2 hours per response and Form I-130A is estimated at 50 minutes per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, gathering the required documentation and information, completing the forms, preparing statements, attaching necessary documentation, and submitting the forms. The collection of biometrics is estimated to require 1 hour and 10 minutes. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden to: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Regulatory Coordination Division Office of Policy and Strategy 20 Massachusetts Ave NW Washington, DC 20529-2140 Do not mail your completed Form I-130 or Form I-130A to this address. OMB Number: 1615-0012 Expires: 02/28/2021 |
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| Security reminder | If you do not work on your application for more than 30 days, we will delete your data in order to prevent storing personal information indefinitely. | Start |
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| I-130: GETTING STARTED | |||||||
| Step | Section | Paper Form Question | Question | Sub-Question | Field Type | Instructional Text | Help Text |
| Getting Started | Preparer and interpreter information | Is someone assisting you with completing this application? | Yes/No | Radio | |||
| (IF YES) Is a preparer assisting you with completing this application? | Yes/No | Radio | A preparer is anyone who completes or helps you complete all or part of your application using information and answers that you provide. | ||||
| (IF YES) Is an interpreter assisting you with completing this application? | Yes/No | Radio | |||||
| (IF YES TO PREPARER QUESTION) Preparer information | 8.1 | What is your preparer's full name? | Given name (first name) | Text | |||
| Family name (last name) | Text | ||||||
| 8.2 | What is your preparer's business or organization name? | Text | |||||
| My preparer is not part of a business or organization. | Checkbox | ||||||
| 8.3 | What is your preparer's mailing address? | Country | Text | ||||
| Address line 1 | Text | Street number and name | |||||
| Address line 2 | Text | Apartment, suite, unit, or floor | |||||
| City or town | Text | ||||||
| State/Province (FOR FOREIGN ADDRESS) | Dropdown | ||||||
| ZIP code/Postal code (FOR FOREIGN ADDRESS) | Text | ||||||
| 8.4 | What is your preparer's contact information? | Daytime phone number | Text | ||||
| 8.5 | Mobile telephone number | Text | |||||
| My interpreter does not have a mobile telephone number | Checkbox | ||||||
| 8.6 | Email address | Text | |||||
| My preparer does not have an email address. | Checkbox | ||||||
| (IF YES TO INTERPRETER) Interpreter information | 7.1 | What is your interpreter's full name? | Given name (first name) | Text | |||
| Family name (last name) | Text | ||||||
| 7.2 | What is your interpreter's business or organization name? | Text | |||||
| My interpreter is not part of a business or organization. | Checkbox | ||||||
| 7.3 | What is your interpreter's mailing address? | Country | Text | ||||
| Address line 1 | Text | Street number and name | |||||
| Address line 2 | Text | Apartment, suite, unit, or floor | |||||
| City or town | Text | ||||||
| State/Province (FOR FOREIGN ADDRESS) | Dropdown | ||||||
| ZIP code/Postal code (FOR FOREIGN ADDRESS) | Text | ||||||
| 7.4 | What is your interpreter's contact information? | Daytime telephone number | Text | ||||
| 7.5 | Mobile telephone number | Text | |||||
| My interpreter does not have a mobile telephone number | Checkbox | ||||||
| 7.6 | Email address | Text | |||||
| My interpreter does not have an email address. | Checkbox | ||||||
| What language is your interpreter using to interpret this application for you? | Text | ||||||
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| INTERACTIVE FORMS: ABOUT YOU | ||||||||||||
| Section | Section | Paper Form Question | Question | Sub-Question | Field Type | Instructional Text | Revised Instructional Text | Help Text | Revised Help Text | |||
| About You | Your name | 2.4 | What is your current legal name? | Given name (first name) | Text | Your current legal name is the name on your birth certificate, unless it changed after birth by a legal action such as marriage or court order. Do not provide any nicknames here. | ||||||
| Middle name (if applicable) | Text | |||||||||||
| Family name (last name) | Text | |||||||||||
| Have you used any other names since birth? | Yes/No | Radio | Other names used may include nicknames, aliases and maiden names. | |||||||||
| 2.5 | Given name (first name) | Text | Provide the other names you have used (if any). | |||||||||
| Middle name (if applicable) | Text | |||||||||||
| Family name (last name) | Text | |||||||||||
| Your contact information | 6.3 | How can we contact you? | Daytime telephone number | Text | ||||||||
| 6.4 | Mobile telephone number | Text | ||||||||||
| This is the same as my daytime phone number. | Checkbox | |||||||||||
| 6.5 | Email address | Text | ||||||||||
| 2.10 | What is your current mailing address? | In care of name (if any) | Text | We will use your current mailing address to contact you throughout the application process. We may not be able to contact you if you do not provide a complete and valid address. | ||||||||
| Country | Dropdown | |||||||||||
| Address line 1 | Text | Street number and name | ||||||||||
| Address line 2 | Text | Apartment, suite, unit, or floor | ||||||||||
| City or town | Text | |||||||||||
| State/Province | Text | |||||||||||
| ZIP code/Postal code | Text | |||||||||||
| 2.11 | Do you live at your current mailing address? | Yes/No | Radio | |||||||||
| Your address history | 2.12 | Where have you lived during the last 5 years? | Country | Dropdown | Provide your physical addresses for the last five years, whether inside or outside the United States. | |||||||
| Address line 1 | Text | Street number and name | ||||||||||
| Address line 2 | Text | Apartment, suite, unit, or floor | ||||||||||
| City or town | Text | |||||||||||
| State/Province | Text | |||||||||||
| ZIP code/Postal code | Text | |||||||||||
| 2.13 | When did you live here? | From/To | Date | |||||||||
| 2.14 | Where have you lived during the last 5 years? | Country | Dropdown | |||||||||
| Address line 1 | Text | |||||||||||
| Address line 2 | Text | |||||||||||
| City or town | Text | |||||||||||
| State/Province | Text | |||||||||||
| ZIP code/Postal code | Text | |||||||||||
| 2.15 | When did you live here? | From/To | Date | |||||||||
| Describe yourself | We require you to complete the categories below to conduct background checks. Providing this information as part of your application may reduce the time you spend at your biometric services appointment. | |||||||||||
| 2.9 | What is your gender? | Male/Female | Radio | |||||||||
| 3.1 | What is your ethnicity? | Hispanic or Latino |
Radio | Hispanic or Latino refers to a person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race. | ||||||||
| Not Hispanic or Latino | Radio | |||||||||||
| 3.2 | What is your race? | White | Checkbox | Select all that apply. Your race is different from your ethnicity and should reflect your geographical origins. | White A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa. |
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| Asian | Checkbox | Asian A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam. |
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| Black or African American | Checkbox | Black or African American A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa. |
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| American Indian or Alaska Native | Checkbox | American Indian or Alaska Native A person having origins in any of the original peoples of North and South America (including Central America), and who maintains tribal affiliation or community attachment. |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | Checkbox | Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands. |
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| 3.3 | What is your height? | Feet/Inches | Text | |||||||||
| 3.4 | What is your weight? | Pounds | Text | |||||||||
| 3.5 | What is the color of your eyes? | Black/Blue/Brown/Gray/Green/Hazel/Maroon/Pink/ Unknown/other | Dropdown | |||||||||
| 3.6 | What is the color of your hair? | Bald (no hair)/Black/Blonde/Brown/Gray/Red/Sandy/White/ Unknown/other | Dropdown | |||||||||
| Your employment history | Where have you worked for the last five years? | Provide your employment history for the last five years, whether inside or outside the United States. Provide your current employment first. If you are currently unemployed, type "Unemployed" for name of the employer. | ||||||||||
| 2.42 | What is the name of the employer? | Text | ||||||||||
| 2.43 | What is the employer's address? | Country | Text | |||||||||
| Address line 1 | Text | Street number and name | ||||||||||
| Address line 2 | Text | Apartment, suite, unit or floor | ||||||||||
| City or town | Text | |||||||||||
| State/Province | Dropdown | |||||||||||
| ZIP code/Postal code | Text | |||||||||||
| 2.44 | What was your occupation? | Text | ||||||||||
| 2.45 | On what dates were you employed here? | From/To | Date | |||||||||
| 2.46 | What is the name of the employer? | Text | ||||||||||
| 2.47 | What is the employer's address? | Country | Text | |||||||||
| Address line 1 | Text | |||||||||||
| Address line 2 | Text | |||||||||||
| City or town | Text | |||||||||||
| State/Province | Dropdown | |||||||||||
| ZIP code/Postal code | Text | |||||||||||
| 2.48 | What was your occupation? | Text | ||||||||||
| 2.49 | On what dates were you employed here? | From/To | Date | |||||||||
| Your additional information | 2.36 | What is your current immigrantion status? | I am a U.S. Citizen | Radio | ||||||||
| I am a Lawful Permanent Resident | Radio | |||||||||||
| 1.4 | Did you gain lawful permanent resident status or citizenship through adoption? | Yes/No | Radio | |||||||||
| 2.1 | What is your A-Number? | Your A-Number is located on your Permanent Resident Card (formerly known as the Alien Registration Card or referred to as the Green Card), and consists of a 7, 8, or 9-digit number. The A-Number may be located on the front or back of the card, depending on when the card was issued. Where to find your A-Number <br> [sample A-Number card image] |
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| I do not have an A-Number. | Checkbox | |||||||||||
| 2.2 | What is your USCIS Online Account Number? | Text | If you previously filed an application, petition, or request using the USCIS online filing system, provide the USCIS Online Account Number you were issued. If you previously filed certain applications, petitions, or requests on a paper form via a USCIS Lockbox facility, you may have received a USCIS Online Account Access Notice issuing you a USCIS Online Account Number. You can find this number at the top of the notice. The USCIS Online Account Number is not the same as an A-Number. The USCIS Online Account Number was previously called the USCIS Electronic Immigration System (USCIS ELIS) Number. |
Providing your unique USCIS Online Account Number (OAN) helps us manage your account. You may already have an OAN if you previously filed certain paper forms and received an Account Access Notice in the mail. You can find the OAN at the top of the notice; it is not the same as an A-Number. | Certain paper forms: I-90, I-130, I-485, I-821, I-821D, N-336, N-400, N-565, N-600, N-600K | |||||||
| I do not have a USCIS Online Account Number. | Checkbox | |||||||||||
| 2.3 | What is your U.S. Social Security number? | Text | ||||||||||
| I do not have a U.S. Social Security number. | ||||||||||||
| 2.8 | What is your date of birth? | Month/Day/Year | Date | |||||||||
| 2.7 | What is your country of birth? | Country | Dropdown | |||||||||
| 2.6 | What is your city, town, or village of birth? | Text | ||||||||||
| Your U.S. citizen information | 2.37 | (IF 2.36 = U.S. CITIZEN) How did you obtain U.S. citizenship? | Birth in the United States | Radio | ||||||||
| Naturalization | Radio | |||||||||||
| Parents | Radio | |||||||||||
| 2.38 | (IF 2.36 = U.S. CITIZEN) Have you obtained a Certificate of Naturalization or a Certificate of Citizenship? | Yes/No | Radio | |||||||||
| 2.39 | (IF YES) What is your Certificate Number? | Text | ||||||||||
| (IF YES) Where was the Certificate issued? | Text | |||||||||||
| (IF YES) On what date was the Certificate issued? | Date | |||||||||||
| Your lawful permanent resident information | 2.40 | (IF 2.36 = LPR) What is your class of admission? | Dropdown | Your class of admission is the 3-digit code for the immigrant category under which you were granted your permanent resident status. This code can be found on your Permanent Resident Card and usually consists of 1 or 2 letters followed by a number. Where to find your code <br> [sample class of admission image] |
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| What was your date of admission? | Date | |||||||||||
| City or Town | Text | |||||||||||
| State | Dropdown | |||||||||||
| 2.41 | (IF 2.36 = LPR) Did you gain lawful perment resident status through marriage to a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident? | Yes/No | Radio | |||||||||
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| Step | Section | Paper Form Question | Question | Sub-Question | Field Type | Instructional Text | Help Text |
| Your Family | Marital status | 2.17 | What is your current marital status? | Single, never married/Married/Divorced/Widowed/Marriage annulled/Separated | Radio | ||
| 2.16 | (IF MARRIED, DIVORCED, WIDOWED, SEPARATED OR MARRIAGE ANNULLED) How many times have you been married? | Text | Include annulled marriages, marriages to other people, and marriages to the same person. | ||||
| Current spouse | 2.20 | (IF MARRIED OR SEPARATED) What is your current spouse's legal name? | Given name (first name) | Text | Your spouse's legal name is the name on his or her birth certificate, unless it changed after birth by a legal action such as marriage or court order. Do not provide a nickname here. | ||
| Middle name (if applicable) | Text | ||||||
| Family name (last name) | Text | ||||||
| 2.18 | (IF MARRIED OR SEPARATED)On what date did you marry your current spouse? | Month/Day/Year | Date | ||||
| 2.19 | (IF MARRIED OR SEPARATED)Where were you and your current spouse married? | Country | Dropdown | ||||
| (IF UNITED STATES) State | Dropdown | ||||||
| (IF NOT UNITED STATES) Province | Text | ||||||
| City or town | Text | ||||||
| 2.21 | (IF DIVORCED, WIDOWED, MARRIAGE ANNULLED) When did your last marriage end? | Month/Day/Year | Date | ||||
| (IF How many times have you been married? > 1) Your prior marriages | List all of your prior spouses below. | ||||||
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What is your prior spouse's legal name? | Given name (first name) | Text | Your prior spouse's legal name is the name on his or her birth certificate, unless it changed after birth by legal action such as marriage or court order. Do not provide a nickname here. | |||
| Middle name (if applicable) | Text | ||||||
| Family name (last name) | Text | ||||||
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When did your marriage end? | Month/Day/Year | Date | ||||
| Your parents | 2.24 | What is the full name of parent 1? | Given name (first name) | Text | Your parent's legal name is the name on their birth certificate, unless it changed after birth by legal action such as marriage or court order. Do not provide a nickname here. | ||
| Middle name (if applicable) | Text | ||||||
| Family name (last name) | Text | ||||||
| 2.25 | What is their date of birth? | Month/Day/Year | Date | ||||
| 2.26 | What is their gender? | Male/Female | Radio | ||||
| 2.27 | What is their country of birth? | Dropdown | Provide the name of the country at the time of your father's birth, even if the name has changed. | ||||
| 2.28 | What is their city/town/village of residence? | Text | |||||
| 2.29 | What is their country of residence? | Dropdown | |||||
| Your parents | 2.30 | What is the full name of parent 2? | Given name (first name) | Text | Your parent's legal name is the name on their birth certificate, unless it changed after birth by legal action such as marriage or court order. Do not provide a nickname here. | ||
| Middle name (if applicable) | Text | ||||||
| Family name (last name) | Text | ||||||
| 2.31 | What is their date of birth? | Month/Day/Year | Date | ||||
| 2.32 | What is their gender? | Male/Female | Radio | ||||
| 2.33 | What is their country of birth? | Dropdown | Provide the name of the country at the time of your father's birth, even if the name has changed. | ||||
| 2.34 | What is their city/town/village of residence? | Text | |||||
| 2.35 | What is their country of residence? | Dropdown | |||||
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| Step | Section | Paper Form Question # | Question | Sub-Question | Field Type | Instructional Text | Revised Instructional Text | Help Text | Revised Help Text | Note |
| Your Beneficiary | Your relationship to the beneficiary | 1.1 | For whom are you filing this petition? | Spouse ------------- Parent ------------- Brother or Sister ------------- Child |
Radio | Select the relationship the beneficiary has to you (e.g., if the beneficiary is your parent, select "Parent"). | ||||
| A conditional informative alert that appears if the user selects "Spouse" | Alert Header: You selected you are petitioning for a spouse |
Alert | Alert body Text: You will need to upload the Supplemental Information for Spouse Beneficiary (I-130A) as a part of the evidence for this application. | Clicking on the link downloads the I-130A PDF form | Clicking on the link downloads the I-130A PDF form | |||||
| 1.2 | (IF Parent) Which best describes your relationship? | Stepchild or Stepparent | Checkbox | Select if your parent is your stepparent. | ||||||
| 1.2 | (IF Child) Which best describes your relationship? | Child was born to parents who were married to each other at the time of the child's birth -------------- Stepchild/Stepparent -------------- Child was born to parents who were not married to each other at the time of the child's birth -------------- Child was adopted (not an Orphan or Hague Convention adoptee) |
Radio | Select the option that best describes your relationship with your child. | ||||||
| 1.3 | (IF Brother/Sister) Are you related by adoption? | Yes/No | Radio | |||||||
| 4.10 | Has anyone else ever filed a petition for the beneficiary? | Yes/No/Unknown | Radio | Select "Unknown" only if you and the beneficiary both do not know if anyone else has ever filed a petition for the beneficiary. | ||||||
| Beneficiary's name | 4.4 | What is the beneficiary's current legal name? | Given name (first name) | Text | ||||||
| Middle name (if applicable) | Text | |||||||||
| Family name (last name) | Text | |||||||||
| 4.5 | Has the beneficiary used any other names since birth? | Given name (first name) | Text | Other names used may include nicknames, aliases, and maiden names. Provide the other names your beneficiary has used (if any). | ||||||
| Middle name (if applicable) | Text | |||||||||
| Family name (last name) | Text | |||||||||
| Beneficiary's contact information | 4.14 | How can we contact the beneficiary? | Daytime telephone number | Text | ||||||
| 4.15 | Mobile telephone number (if any) | Text | ||||||||
| 4.16 | Email address (if any) | Text | ||||||||
| Beneficiary's addresses | 4.11 | Where does the beneficiary live now? | Country | Dropdown | If the beneficiary lives outside the United States in a home without a street number or name, leave Address Line 1 and Address Line 2 blank. | |||||
| Address line 1 | Text | Street number and name | ||||||||
| Address line 2 | Text | Apartment, suite, unit, or floor | ||||||||
| City or town | Text | |||||||||
| State/Province | Text | |||||||||
| ZIP code/Postal code | Text | |||||||||
| 4.12 | Where in the United States does the beneficiary intend to live? | Address line 1 | Text | Street number and name | Provide the address in the United States where the beneficiary intends to live, if different from where they live now. If the address is the same as where they live now, type "Same" in Address Line 1. | Provide the address in the United States where the beneficiary intends to live, if different from where they live now. If the address is the same as where they live now, type "Same" in Address Line 1. | ||||
| Address line 2 | Text | Apartment, suite, unit, or floor | ||||||||
| City or town | Text | |||||||||
| State | Dropdown | |||||||||
| ZIP code | Text | |||||||||
| 4.13 | What is the beneficiary's address outside of the United States? | Country | Dropdown | Provide the beneficary's address outside the United States, if different from where they live now. If the beneficiary lives in a home without a street number or name, leave Address Line 1 and Address Line 2 blank. |
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| Address line 1 | Text | Street number and name | ||||||||
| Address line 2 | Text | Apartment, suite, unit, or floor | ||||||||
| City or town | Text | |||||||||
| Province | Text | |||||||||
| Postal code | Text | |||||||||
| Address where you lived together | 4.59 | (IF SPOUSE FOR 1.1 WHO ARE YOU FILING THIS PETITION FOR) Where did you and your spouse last live together? | Country | Dropdown | If filing for your spouse, provide the last address at which you physically lived together. If you never lived together, type "Never lived together" in Address line 1. | |||||
| Address line 1 | Text | |||||||||
| Address line 2 | Text | Street number and name | ||||||||
| City or town | Apartment, suite, unit, or floor | |||||||||
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| 4.60 | When did you and your spouse live there together? | Date from | Date | |||||||
| Date to | Date | |||||||||
| Beneficiary's additional information | 4.1 | What is the beneficiary's A-Number? | Text | The beneficiary's A-Number is located on their Permanent Resident Card (formerly known as the Alien Registration Card or referred to as the Green Card), and consists of a 7, 8, or 9-digit number. The A-Number may be located on the front or back of the card, depending on when the card was issued. Where to find the beneficiary's A-Number <br> [sample A-Number card image] |
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| NEW ROW | They do not have an A-Number. | Checkbox | ||||||||
| 4.2 | What is the beneficiary's USCIS Online Account Number? | Text | If the beneficiary previously filed an application, petition, or request using the USCIS online filing system, provide the USCIS Online Account Number they were issued. If the beneficiary previously filed certain applications, petitions, or requests on a paper form via a USCIS Lockbox facility, they may have received a USCIS Online Account Access Notice issuing them a USCIS Online Account Number. You can find this number at the top of the notice. The USCIS Online Account Number is not the same as an A-Number. The USCIS Online Account Number was previously called the USCIS Electronic Immigration System (USCIS ELIS) Number. |
Providing the beneficiary's unique USCIS Online Account Number (OAN) helps us manage their account. The beneficiary may already have an OAN if they previously filed certain paper forms and received an Account Access Notice in the mail. You can find the OAN at the top of the notice; it is not the same as an A-Number. | Certain paper forms: I-90, I-130, I-821, I-821D, N-336, N-400, N-565, N-600, N-600K, I-485 | |||||
| NEW ROW | They do not have a USCIS Online Account Number. | Checkbox | ||||||||
| 4.3 | What is the beneficiary's U.S. Social Security Number? | Text | ||||||||
| NEW ROW | They do not have an U.S. Social Security Number. | Checkbox | ||||||||
| 4.8 | What is the beneficiary's date of birth? | Month/Day/Year | Date | |||||||
| 4.7 | What is the beneficiary's country of birth? | Country | Dropdown | |||||||
| 4.6 | What is their city, town or village of birth? | City/Town/Village | Text | |||||||
| 4.9 | What is the beneficiary's gender? | Male/Female | Radio | |||||||
| Beneficiary's Immigration Information | 4.45 | Was the beneficiary EVER in the United States? | Yes/No | Radio | ||||||
| 4.47 | What is the beneficiary's Passport number? | Text | ||||||||
| 4.48 | What is the beneficiary's Travel Document number? | Text | ||||||||
| 4.49 | What is the country of issuance for the beneficiary's Passport or Travel Document? | Dropdown | ||||||||
| 4.50 | What is the expiration date of the beneficiary's Passport or Travel Document? | Text | ||||||||
| 4.53 | Was the beneficiary EVER in immigration proceedings? | Yes/No | Radio | |||||||
| Beneficiary class of admission | 4.46 | What was the beneficiary's class of admission? | Dropdown | The beneficiary's class of admission is the 3-digit code for the immigrant category under which they were granted their permanent resident status. This code can be found on their Permanent Resident Card and usually consists of 1 or 2 letters followed by a number. Where to find the beneficiary's code <br> [sample class of admission image] |
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| (IF YES) What is the beneficiary's Form I-94 Arrival-Departure Record number? | Text | |||||||||
| (IF YES) What was the beneficiary's date of arrival? | Month/Day/Year | Date | ||||||||
| (IF YES) When does the beneficiary's authorized stay expire? | Month/Day/Year | Date | Date authorized stay expired, or will expire, as shown on Form I-94 or Form I-95 (mm/dd/yyyy) or type "D/S" for Duration of Status | |||||||
| (IF Was beneficiary EVER in immigration proceedings? = Yes) Beneficiary's immigration proceedings | 4.54 | (IF YES to 4.53) What type of proceedings? | Removal Rescission Exclusion/Deportation Other judicial proceedings |
Radio | You have selected that the beneficiary has been in immigration proceedings. Provide information on each of their immigration proceedings in this section. | |||||
| (IF YES to 4.53) Where did the immigration proceedings take place? | Text | |||||||||
| 4.55 | City or Town | Text | ||||||||
| State | Dropdown | |||||||||
| 4.56 | (IF YES to 4.53) When did the immigration proceeding take place? | Date | ||||||||
| Beneficiary's employment information | 4.51 | Where does the beneficiary currently work? | Name of current employer | Text | Provide the beneficiary's current employment information, even if they are employed outside of the United States. If the beneficiary is currently unemployed, type unemployed in name of current employer. | |||||
| Country | Dropdown | |||||||||
| Address line 1 | Text | Street number and name | ||||||||
| Address line 2 | Text | Apartment, suite, unit, or floor | ||||||||
| City or town | Text | |||||||||
| State/Province | Text | |||||||||
| ZIP code/Postal code | Text | |||||||||
| 4.52 | When did your current employment begin? | Month/Day/Year | Date | |||||||
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| Your Beneficiary's Family | Beneficiary's marital status | 4.18 | What is your beneficiary's current marital status? | Single, never married/Married/Divorced/Widowed/Marriage annulled/Separated | Radio | If your beneficiary is also your current spouse, answer the questions in the following section about yourself. | ||
| 4.17 | (IF MARRIED, DIVORCED, WIDOWED, SEPARATED OR MARRIAGE ANNULLED) How many times has your beneficiary been married? | Text | Include annulled marriages, marriages to other people, and marriages to the same person. | |||||
| Beneficiary's Current Spouse | 4.21 | (IF MARRIED OR SEPARATED) What is the legal name of your beneficiary's current spouse? | Given name (first name) | Text | Your beneficiary's spouse's legal name is the name on his or her birth certificate, unless it changed after birth by a legal action such as marriage or court order. Do not provide a nickname here. | |||
| Middle name (if applicable) | Text | |||||||
| Family name (last name) | Text | |||||||
| 4.19 | (IF MARRIED OR SEPARATED) On what date did your beneficiary marry their current spouse? | Month/Day/Year | Date | |||||
| 4.20 | (IF MARRIED OR SEPARATED) Where were your beneficiary and their current spouse married? | Country | Dropdown | |||||
| (IF UNITED STATES) State | Dropdown | |||||||
| (IF NOT UNITED STATES) Province | Text | |||||||
| City or town | Text | |||||||
| 4.22 | (IF DIVORCED, WIDOWED, MARRIAGE ANNULLED) When did your beneficiary's last marriage end? | Month/Day/Year | Date | |||||
| (IF How many times has your beneficiary been married? > 1) Beneficiary's prior marriages | List all of your beneficiary's prior spouses below. | |||||||
| 4.23 | (IF YES TO HAVE YOU BEEN MARRIED PREVIOUSLY?) What is your prior spouse's legal name? | Given name (first name) | Text | Your prior spouse's legal name is the name on his or her birth certificate, unless it changed after birth by legal action such as marriage or court order. Do not provide a nickname here. | ||||
| Middle name (if applicable) | Text | |||||||
| Family name (last name) | Text | |||||||
| 4.24 | (IF YES TO HAVE YOU BEEN MARRIED PREVIOUSLY?) When did your marriage end? | Month/Day/Year | Date | |||||
| Beneficiary's additional family | Beneficiary's Family | Provide information about the beneficiary's spouse and children in this section if they have any. | ||||||
| 4.25 | What is the beneficiary's spouse or child's full legal name? | Given name (first name) | Text | |||||
| Middle name (if applicable) | Text | |||||||
| Family name (last name) | Text | |||||||
| 4.26 | What is their relationship to the beneficiary? | |||||||
| Spouse/Child | Radio | |||||||
| 4.27 | What is their date of birth? | Month/Day/Year | Date | |||||
| 4.28 | What is their country of birth? | Dropdown | ||||||
| 4.29 | What is the beneficiary's spouse or child's full legal name? | Given name (first name) | Text | |||||
| Middle name (if applicable) | Text | |||||||
| Family name (last name) | Text | |||||||
| 4.30 | What is their relationship to the beneficiary? | |||||||
| Spouse/Child | Radio | |||||||
| 4.31 | What is their date of birth? | Month/Day/Year | Date | |||||
| 4.32 | What is their country of birth? | Dropdown | ||||||
| 4.33 | What is the beneficiary's spouse or child's full legal name? | Given name (first name) | Text | |||||
| Middle name (if applicable) | Text | |||||||
| Family name (last name) | Text | |||||||
| 4.34 | What is their relationship to the beneficiary? | |||||||
| Spouse/Child | Radio | |||||||
| 4.35 | What is their date of birth? | Month/Day/Year | Date | |||||
| 4.36 | What is their country of birth? | Dropdown | ||||||
| 4.37 | What is the beneficiary's spouse or child's full legal name? | Given name (first name) | Text | |||||
| Middle name (if applicable) | Text | |||||||
| Family name (last name) | Text | |||||||
| 4.38 | What is their relationship to the beneficiary? | |||||||
| Spouse/Child | Radio | |||||||
| 4.39 | What is their date of birth? | Month/Day/Year | Date | |||||
| 4.40 | What is their country of birth? | Dropdown | ||||||
| 4.41 | What is the beneficiary's spouse or child's full legal name? | Given name (first name) | Text | |||||
| Middle name (if applicable) | Text | |||||||
| Family name (last name) | Text | |||||||
| 4.42 | What is their relationship to the beneficiary? | |||||||
| Spouse/Child | Radio | |||||||
| 4.43 | What is their date of birth? | Month/Day/Year | Date | |||||
| 4.44 | What is their country of birth? | Dropdown | ||||||
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| Other Information | Adjustment of status | 4.61 | (IF 4.46 = YES) At which USCIS office will the beneficiary apply for adjustment of status to lawful permanent resident? | City or town | Text | ||||||
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| 4.62 | At which U.S. Embassy or Consulate location will the beneficiary apply for an immigrant visa? | Country | Dropdown | Choosing a U.S. Embassy or U.S. Consulate outside of the country of the beneficiary's last residence does not guarantee that it will accept the beneficiary's case for processing. In these situations, the designated U.S. Embassy or U.S. Consulate has discretion over whether or not to accept the beneficiary's case. | |||||||
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| Prior petitions | 5.1 | Have you EVER previously filed a petition for this beneficiary or any other alien? | Yes/No | Radio | |||||||
| (IF Have you EVER previously filed a petition for this beneficiary or any other alien = Yes) Prior petitions table | 5.2 | What is the full legal name of the beneficiary or alien you filed on behalf of? | Family name (last name) | Text | You have selected that you have previously filed a petition for this beneficiary or any other alien. Provide information on each petition you have filed in this section. | ||||||
| Given name (first name) | Text | ||||||||||
| Middle name (if applicable) | Text | ||||||||||
| 5.3 | Where was the petition filed? | City or town | Text | ||||||||
| State | Dropdown | ||||||||||
| 5.4 | When was the petition filed? | Month/Day/Year | Date | ||||||||
| 5.5 | What was the result? | Text | For example: approved, denied, withdrawn | ||||||||
| Other Petitions | Are you submitting separate petitions for other relatives? | If you are also submitting separate petitions for other relatives, provide the names of and your relationship to each relative in this section. | |||||||||
| 5.6 | What is your relative's full legal name? | Family name (last name) | Text | ||||||||
| Given name (first name) | Text | ||||||||||
| Middle name (if applicable) | Text | ||||||||||
| 5.7 | What is your relationship to this relative? | Brother or sister | Dropdown | ||||||||
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| 5.8 | What is your relative's full legal name? | Family name (last name) | Text | ||||||||
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| Middle name (if applicable) | Text | ||||||||||
| 5.9 | What is your relationship to this relative? | Brother or sister | Dropdown | ||||||||
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| Native Language | 5.57-5.58 | Information about beneficiary in their native written language | If the beneficiary's native written language does not use Roman letters, upload a document with his or her name and foreign address in their native written language. If you have a text or word processing document you would like to submit for evidence, send us a PDF version of the file. When saving your file, select PDF as the file type to save. | Upload | |||||||
| Additional Information | New Additional Information Entry | If you need to provide additional information to any of the questions on this form, you may enter it here. | |||||||||
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| Evidence | Evidence to support your application | As part of petitioning for a relative, you will need to provide evidence to support your I-130. These documents help us evaluate your application and verify your answers. You are required to provide several documents as part of submitting your application. You may also need to provide additional evidence, depending on how you answered some questions. Do not send original documents to USCIS in the mail. Provide legible copies of your documents unless USCIS later requests original documents. |
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| (IF PETITIONER IS A U.S. CITIZEN) Proof of U.S. Citizenship | Upload documents which show that you are a U.S. citizen. Examples of these documents include: • A copy of your birth certificate, issued by a civil registrar, vital statistics office, or other civil authority showing that you were born in the United States • A copy of your naturalization certificate or certificate of citizenship issued by USCIS or the former Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) • A copy of Form FS-240, Consular Report of Birth Abroad (CRBA), issued by a U.S. Embassy or U.S. Consulate • A copy of your unexpired U.S. passport • An original statement from a U.S. consular officer verifying that you are a U.S. citizen with a valid passport |
Upload | Identity/Travel Document | ||||
| (IF PETITIONER IS A LAWFUL PERMANENT RESIDENT) Proof of Lawful Permanent Resident Status | Upload an image of both sides of your Permanent Resident Card (I-551) (formerly known as the Alien Registration Card or Green Card). Make sure all text is clear and readable. If you have not yet received your card, submit copies of your passport biographic page and the page showing admission as a lawful permanent resident, or other evidence of permanent resident status issued by USCIS or the former INS. |
Upload | Proof of residence | ||||
| (IF BENEFICIARY RELATIONSHIP IS SPOUSE) Proof of Marriage | Upload a copy of your marriage certificate. | Upload | Other | ||||
| (IF BENEFICIARY RELATIONSHIP IS SPOUSE AND PETITIONER HAS PRIOR MARRIAGES) Evidence of the end of your prior marriage(s) | Upload documents showing that your prior marriage(s) were legally terminated. Make sure the text is readable. Some examples include: • Divorce decree(s) • Annulment(s) • Death certificate(s) |
Upload | Other | ||||
| (IF BENEFICIARY RELATIONSHIP IS SPOUSE AND BENEFICIARY HAS PRIOR MARRIAGES) Evidence of the end of your spouse's prior marriage(s) | Upload documents showing that your prior marriage(s) were legally terminated. Make sure the text is readable. Some examples include: • Divorce decree(s) • Annulment(s) • Death certificate(s) |
Upload | Other | ||||
| (IF BENEFICIARY RELATIONSHIP IS SPOUSE) 2" x 2" photo of you | Upload a recent color photograph of yourself that measures 2 inches by 2 inches, with your face measuring 1 inch to 1 3/8 inch from your chin to the top of your head. Your eyes should be between 1 1/8 inch and 1 3/8 inch from the bottom of the photo. Make sure your whole face is visible, you are facing the camera directly, and the background is white or off-white. Your head must be bare, unless contrary to your religious beliefs. Also, include an image of the back of the photograph with your name and A-Number written in pen or pencil. If you need help understanding the photo requirements or want to resize, rotate, or crop your photo, you can use to the Department of State's <a href="https://travel.state.gov/content/passports/en/passports/photos/photo-composition-template.html">photo composition tools</a>. |
Upload | Identity/Travel Document | ||||
| (IF BENEFICIARY RELATIONSHIP IS SPOUSE) 2" x 2" photo of your spouse | Upload a recent color photograph of your spouse that measures 2 inches by 2 inches, with their face measuring 1 inch to 1 3/8 inch from your chin to the top of their head. Their eyes should be between 1 1/8 inch and 1 3/8 inch from the bottom of the photo. Make sure their whole face is visible, they are facing the camera directly, and the background is white or off-white. Their head must be bare, unless contrary to their religious beliefs. Also, include an image of the back of the photograph with their name and A-Number written in pen or pencil. If you need help understanding the photo requirements or want to resize, rotate, or crop your photo, you can use to the Department of State's <a href="https://travel.state.gov/content/passports/en/passports/photos/photo-composition-template.html">photo composition tools</a>. |
Identity/Travel Document | |||||
| (IF BENEFICIARY RELATIONSHIP IS SPOUSE) Additional proof of marriage | You should also upload one or more of the following types of documentation that may prove you have a bona fide marriage: • Documentation showing joint ownership of property • A lease showing joint tenancy of a common residence, meaning you both live at the same address together • Documentation showing that you and your spouse have combined your financial resources • Birth certificates of children born to you and your spouse together • Affidavits sworn to or affirmed by third parties having personal knowledge of the bona fides of the marital relationship. Each affidavit must contain the full name and address of the person making the affidavit; date and place of birth of the person making the affidavit; and complete information and details explaining how the person acquired his or her knowledge of your marriage • Any other relevant documentation to establish that there is an ongoing marital union NOTE: You must submit clear and convincing evidence that you and your spouse entered into marriage in good faith and not for immigration purposes if you married your spouse while your spouse was the subject of an exclusion, deportation, removal, or rescission proceeding (including during the judicial review of any one of these proceedings); or your are a lawful permanent resident that obtained your permanent residence through a prior marriage that was not determined by the death of your spouse and you are filing your petition for your spouse that you were married within five years of obtaining your permanent residence. |
Upload | Other | ||||
| (IF BENEFICIARY RELATIONSHIP IS CHILD and PETITIONER IS THE MOTHER) Child's birth certificate | Upload a copy of the child's birth certificate showing your name and the name of your child. | Upload | Other | ||||
| (IF BENEFICIARY RELATIONSHIP IS CHILD and PETITIONER IS THE FATHER) Child's birth certificate | Upload a copy of the child's birth certificate showing both parents' names | Upload | Other | ||||
| (IF BENEFICIARY RELATIONSHIP IS CHILD and PETITIONER IS THE FATHER) Proof of marriage to the child's mother | Upload a copy of your marriage certificate to the child's mother. |
Upload | Other | ||||
| (IF BENEFICIARY RELATIONSHIP IS CHILD and PETITIONER IS THE FATHER) Proof of legal termination of parents' prior marriages | Upload proof of legal termination of the parents' prior marriage, if any, issued by civil authorities. |
Upload | Other | ||||
| (IF BENEFICIARY RELATIONSHIP IS CHILD and PETITIONER IS THE FATHER) Proof of legal termination of parents' prior marriages | Upload proof of legal termination of the parents' prior marriage, if any, issued by civil authorities. |
Upload | Other | ||||
| (IF BENEFICIARY RELATIONSHIP IS CHILD BORN OUT OF WEDLOCK and PETITIONER IS THE FATHER) Proof of parent-child relationship | Upload evidence that you and the mother were married while the child was under 18 years of age, or the child was legitimated under the law of the child's residence or domicile, or under the law of your residence or domicile, before the child reached 18 years of age. If your child was not legitimated before reaching 18 years of age, upload evidence showing that a bona fide parent-child relationship existed between you and the child before the child reached 21 years of age. This may include evidence that you lived with the child, supported him or her, or otherwise showed continuing parental intererest in the child's welfare. |
Upload | Other | ||||
| (IF BENEFICIARY RELATIONSHIP IS BROTHER OR SISTER) Proof of sibling relationship | Upload a copy of your birth certificate and a copy of your brother's or sister's birth certificate showing that you have at least one common parent. If you and your brother or sister have a common father but different mothers, submit copies of the marriage certificates showing that your father was married to each mother, as well as copies of documents showing that any prior marriages of either your father or mothers were legally terminated. |
Upload | Other | ||||
| (IF BENEFICIARY RELATIONSHIP IS PARENT) Petitioner's birth certificate | Upload a copy of your birth certificate showing your name and the names of your parent(s). | Upload | Other | ||||
| (IF BENEFICIARY RELATIONSHIP IS PARENT) Parent's marriage certificate | Upload a copy of your parents' marriage certificate establishing that your father was married to your mother. If either your mother or father were previously married, submit copies of documents showing that each of the prior marriages was legally terminated. |
Upload | Other | ||||
| (IF BENEFICIARY RELATIONSHIP IS STEPPARENT/STEPCHILD) Proof of stepparent/stepchild relationship | Upload documents that prove your stepparent or stepchild relationship. Examples of these documents include: • A copy of the marriage certificate of the stepparent to the child's natural parent showing that the marriage occurred before the child turned 18 years of age • Copies of documents showing that any prior marriages were legally terminated (if applicable) • A copy of the stepchild's birth certificate |
Upload | Other | ||||
| (IF BENEFICIARY RELATIONSHIP IS ADOPTIVE PARENT OR ADOPTIVE CHILD) Adoption decree | If you and the person you are filing for are related by adoption, you must submit a copy of the adoption decree showing that the adoption took place before the child turned 16 years of age. If you adopted a child under 16 years of age, and you also adopted the older sibling of that child, you may file a petition for the older child if the adoption occurred before the older child turned 18 years of age. You must submit a copy of the adoption decree showing that the adoption of the sibling occurred before the sibling turned 18 years of age. |
Upload | Other | ||||
| (IF BENEFICIARY RELATIONSHIP IS ADOPTIVE PARENT OR ADOPTIVE CHILD) Proof of custody | Upload documents showing that each child was in the legal custody of and resided with parents who adopted him or her for at least two years before or after adoption. Only a court or recognized government entity may grant legal custody, and it is usually granted at the time the adoption is finalized. However, if legal custody is granted by a court or recognized government entity prior to the adoption, that time may count toward fulfilling the 2-year legal custody requirement. | Upload | Other | ||||
| (IF PETITIONER'S OR BENEFICIARY'S NAME HAS CHANGED) Proof of legal name change | If either you or the person you are filing for is using a name that is not the same name shown on the relevant documents, you must file your petition with copies of the legal documents reflecting the name change, such as: • A marriage certificate • An adoption decree • A court order |
Upload | Other | ||||
| Additional Evidence | If a required document is unavailable, you must provide a typed or printed explanation of the reasons that document is unavailable and submit secondary evidence to establish eligibility. Secondary evidence must overcome the unavailability of the required documents. USCIS may request an original typed or printed statement from the appropriate government or other legal authority to support your claim that the documents are unavailable. The following types of secondary evidence may be submitted to establish eligibility: • Religious record • School record • Census records • Written statements |
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| Religious record | Upload a copy or image of the document bearing the seal of the religious organization showing that the baptism, dedication, or comparable rite occurred within two months after birth, and showing: • Place of birth • Date of birth • Date of religious ceremony • Parents' names |
Upload | Other | ||||
| School record | Upload a copy or image of an official letter from school authorities for the school attended showing your: • Date of admission to the school • Place of birth • Date of birth or age that time • The names of the parents |
Upload | Other | ||||
| Census records | Upload a copy or image of State or Federal census records showing your: • Name • Place of birth • Date of birth or age |
Upload | Other | ||||
| Affidavits | If records like those described above are not available, then you may submit two or more written statements from individuals who were living at the time and who have personal knowledge of the event you are trying to prove, such as the date and place of birth, marriage, or death. The individuals making the written statements do not have to be U.S. citizens. Each written statement must contain the following information regarding the individual making the written statement: • Full legal name • Address • Place of birth • Date of birth • Detailed information about the event • Detailed information explaining how the individual acquired personal knowledge of the event Each individual's written statement must include the following declaration: "I declare (or certify, verify, or state) under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of America that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on [date], [signature]." |
Upload | Other | ||||
| DNA test results | Please use the instructional language from the approved form Instructions: For parent-child relationships only: If other forms of evidence have proven inconclusive, the petitioner may submit on a voluntary basis other evidence of a birth parent and birth child relationship to include deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) testing. DNA test results will only be accepted by USCIS from parentage-testing laboratories accredited by the American Association of Blood Banks (AABB). A list of laboratories can be viewed at www.aabb.org/sa/facilities/pages/RTestAccrFac.aspx. |
Upload | Other | ||||
| Supplemental Information for Spouse Beneficiary (I-130A) | If you are filing for your spouse, he or she must complete and sign the Supplemental Information for Spouse Beneficiary (I-130A). If your spouse is overseas, the I-130A must still be completed, but your spouse does not have to sign the I-130A. | Upload | |||||
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| 1 | Blue informational alert | Always shows | h2. Before you begin A petitioner is the U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident who files an alien petition on behalf of a family member. A beneficiary is the family member you are petitioning for. Currently, only the Petition for Alien Relative (I-130) is the form available online. The beneficiary will have to submit the Adjustment of Status Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status (I-485) as a paper form. |
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| Preparer and interpreteriInformation | Blue informational alert | When Representetive Files for a client | h2. Before you start your client's application Unless otherwise noted, you need to provide your client's information as responses to all questions and prompts in this form. |
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| 2 | Your additional information | Red alert | If petitioner enters a different A-number from what is on their profile. | h2. This account has already been verified with a different A-Number The A-Number in this account's profile is 111111111. If you need to apply for a benefit for someone else using the A-Number you entered, you should sign out of this account and create a new account for them at myaccount.uscis.dhs.gov. |
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| 3 | Your additional information | Red alert | If petitioner enters a different DOB from what is on their profile. | h2. This account has already been verified with a different date of birth The date of birth in this account's profile is mm/dd/yyyy. If you need to apply for a benefit for someone else using the date of birth you entered, you should sign out of this account and create a new account for them at myaccount.uscis.dhs.gov. |
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| 4 | Review your petition | Red alert | If a user has left required fields blank | h2. There are errors in the [section name] section *[Question] |
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| Review and Submit | Review your application | Check your application before you submit | We will review your application to check for accuracy and completeness before you submit it. We encourage you to provide as many responses as you can throughout the application, to the best of your knowledge. Missing information can slow down the review process after you submit your application. You can return to this page to review your application as many times as you want before you submit it. |
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| Your fee | Refund Policy: USCIS does not refund fees, regardless of any action we take on your application, petition or request, or how long USCIS takes to reach a decision. By continuing this transaction, you acknowledge that you must submit fees in the exact amount and that you are paying the fees for a government service. | |||||||
| Alerts and warnings | You have one or more alerts and warnings based on the information you provided in your application. A red alert means you have incomplete or incorrect responses to certain questions. You cannot submit your application with any alerts. A yellow warning means you may be missing information or may need to follow-up with us about your responses. You can still submit your application, but some warnings may slow down the review process after you submit your application. |
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| Your application summary | Here is a summary of all the information you provided in your application. Make sure you have provided responses for everything that applies to you before you submit your application. You can edit your responses by going to each application section using the site navigation. |
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| Preparer Signature | Preparer's statement | I am not an attorney or accredited representative but have prepared this petition on behalf of the petitioner and with the petitioner's consent. | Radio | Your preparer must read the statements below and select the statement that applies to him or her. If your preparer is an attorney or accredited representative whose representation extends beyond preparation of this application, he or she may be obliged to submit a completed Notice of Entry of Appearance as Attorney or Accredited Representative (G-28) with your application. |
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| I am an attorney or accredited representative and my representation of the petitioner in this case does not extend beyond the preparation of this petition. | Radio | |||||||
| I am an attorney or accredited representative and my representation of the petitioner in this case extends beyond the preparation of this petition. | Radio | |||||||
| Preparer's certification and signature | By my signature, I certify, under penalty of perjury, that I prepared this application at the request of the petitioner. The petitioner then reviewed this completed petition and informed me that he or she understands all of the information contained in, and submitted with, his or her petition, including the Petitioner's Declaration and Certification, and that all of this information is complete, true, and correct. I completed this petition based only on information that the petition provided to me or authorized me to obtain or use. | Checkbox | Your preparer must read and agree to the certification below. | |||||
| As the applicant's preparer, you must sign on paper and provide your signature page to the applicant. Follow these steps: 1. Download the Preparer Signature page 2. Print the Preparer Signature page 3. Read and sign the Preparer Signature page 4. Give the signed Preparer Signature page to the applicant The applicant will need to scan and upload your completed signature page on the next screen. |
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| Preparer's signature upload | Upload | Scan and upload your preparer's completed signature page below. | ||||||
| Interpreter signature | Interpreter's certification and signature | I certify, under penalty of perjury, that: I am fluent in English and the language provided in the Getting Started section of this application, and I have read to this petitioner in the identified language every question and instruction on this petition and his or her answer to every question. The petitioner informed me that he or she understands every instruction, question, and answer on the application, including the Petitioner's Declaration and Certification, and has verified the accuracy of every answer. |
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| As the applicant's interpreter, you must sign on paper and provide your signature page to the applicant. Follow these steps: 1. Download the Interpreter Signature page 2. Print the Interpreter Signature page 3. Read and sign the Interpreter Signature page 4. Give the signed Interpreter Signature page to the applicant The applicant will need to scan and upload your completed signature page on the next screen. |
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| Interpreter's signature upload | Upload | Scan and upload your interpreter's completed signature page below. | ||||||
| Your signature | Petitioner's statement | I can read and understand English, and have read and understand every question and instruction on this petition, as well as my answer to every question. | Checkbox | You must read and agree to the statement below. | ||||
| Petitioner's statement regarding the preparer | At my request, the preparer named in the Getting Started section of this application/[preparer name] prepared this petition for me based only upon the information I provided or authorized. | Checkbox | You must read and agree to the statement below. | |||||
| Petitioner's statement regarding the interpreter | The interpreter named in the Getting Started section of this petition read to me every question and instruction on this petition and my answer to every question in the language I specified in the Getting Started section, a language in which I am fluent. I understood all of this information as interpreted. | Checkbox | You must read and agree to the statement below. | |||||
| Petitioner's Declaration and Certification | Copies of any documents I have submitted are exact photocopies of unaltered, original documents, and I understand that USCIS may require that I submit original documents to USCIS at a later date. Furthermore, I authorize the release of any information from any of my records that USCIS may need to determine my eligibility for the immigration benefit that I seek. I further authorize release of information contained in this petition, in supporting documents, and in my USCIS records, to other entities and persons where necessary for the administration and enforcement of U.S. immigration laws. I understand that USCIS will require me to appear for an appointment to take my biometrics (fingerprints, photograph, and/or signature) and, at that time, I will be required to sign an oath reaffirming that: 1 I provided or authorized all of the information contained in, and submitted with, my petition; 2 I reviewed and understood all of the information in, and submitted with, my petition; and 3 All of this information was complete, true, and correct at the time of filing. I certify, under penalty of perjury, that all of the information in my petition and any document submitted with it were provided or authorized by me, that I reviewed and understand all of the information contained in, and submitted with, my petition, and that all of this information is complete, true, and correct. |
You must read and agree to the certification below. If you knowingly and willfully falsify or conceal a material fact or submit a false document with your application, we can deny your application and may deny any other immigration benefit. You may also face criminal prosecution and penalties provided by the law. | ||||||
| I have read and agree to the petitioner's statement | Checkbox | |||||||
| Your signature | You must provide your digital signature below by typing your full legal name. We may deny your application if you do not completely fill out this application or fail to submit required documents. We will record the date of your signature with your application. | |||||||
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| Pay and submit | The final step to submit your [Form name] is to pay the required fee. Your application fee is: [$XXX.00] |
The final step to submit your [Form name] is to pay the required fee. Your application fee is: $550.00 Refund Policy: By continuing this transaction, you agree that you are paying for a government service and that the filing fee, biometric services fee and all related financial transactions are final and not refundable, regardless of any action USCIS takes on an application, petition or request, or how long USCIS takes to reach a decision. You must submit all fees in the exact amounts. |
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| Header: You have successfully submitted the Petition for Alien Relative (I-130) | Text | Body Text: You can track your case status through your USCIS account. |
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| Pay for and submit your application | If you have a form fee, we will send you to Pay.gov — our safe, secure payment website — to make your payment and submit your application online. Here are the steps in the payment and submission process: 1. Provide your billing information on Pay.gov 2. Provide your credit card or U.S. bank account information 3. Submit your payment When you have paid your fee, your application will be submitted. Pay.gov will redirect you to a uscis.gov confirmation screen, which will include your application receipt number. Please keep a copy of your receipt number for your records. You can track the status of your application through your USCIS online account. |
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| Eligibility | 1. If you are a U.S. citizen, you must file a separate Form I-130 for each eligible relative. You may file Form I-130 for: | Your spouse; | If you are filing for your spouse, he or she must complete and sign Form I-130A, Supplemental Information for Spouse Beneficiary. If your spouse is overseas, Form I-130A must still be completed, but your spouse does not have to sign Form I-130A. Form I-130A must be submitted with Form I-130. Who May Not File You may not file a form I-130 for a person in the following categories: 1. A spouse, if you and your spouse were not both physically present at the marriage ceremony, unless the marriage was consummated; 2. A spouse, if you gained lawful permanent resident status through a prior marriage to a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident, unless: A. You are now a naturalized U.S. citizen; B. You have been a lawful permanent resident for at least five years; C. You can establish by clear and convincing evidence that you did not enter the prior marriage (through which you gained your lawful permanent resident status) in order to evade any U.S. immigration law; or D. Your prior marriage through which you gained your immigrant status was terminated by the death of your former spouse. 3. A spouse, if you married your spouse while he or she was the subject of an exclusion, deportation, removal, or rescission proceeding regarding his or her right to be admitted into or to remain in the United States, or while a decision in any of these proceedings was before any court on judicial review. However, you may be eligible for the bona fide marriage exemption under INA section 245(e)(3) if: A. You request in writing a bona fide marriage exemption and prove by clear and convincing evidence that the marriage is legally valid where it took place and that you and your spouse married in good faith and not for the purpose of obtaining lawful permanent resident status for your spouse and that no fee or any other consideration (other than appropriate attorney fees) was given to you for your filing of this petition. The request must be submitted with Form I-130; or B. Your spouse has lived outside the United States, after the marriage, for a period of at least two years; 4. Any person, if USCIS determines that he or she entered into or attempted or conspired to enter into a marriage in order to evade U.S. immigration laws; and 5. A grandparent, grandchild, nephew, niece, uncle, aunt, cousin, or parent-in-law. |
| Your unmarried children under 21 years of age; | Who May Not File You may not file Form I-130 for a person in the following categories: 1. An adoptive parent or adopted child, if the adoption took place after the child turned 16 years of age, or if the child has not been in the legal custody and has not lived with the parents for at least 2 years before filing the petition; 2. A stepparent or stepchild, if the marriage that created the relationship took place after the child turned 18 years of age; and 3. A grandparent, grandchild, nephew, niece, uncle, aunt, cousin, or parent-in-law |
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| Your unmarried sons or daughters 21 years of age or older; | If the beneficiary qualifies as: 1. Your unmarried children 21 years of age or older, 2. Your married children of any age, or 3. Your brother or sister (you must be 21 years of age or older), you are not required to file separate petitions for the beneficiary’s spouse or unmarried children under 21 years of age. They are considered derivative beneficiaries and you should list them in the Beneficiary's Family section of this petition. The derivative beneficiaries described above may apply for an immigrant visa along with the beneficiary. Who May Not File You may not file Form I-130 for a person in the following categories: 1. An adoptive parent or adopted child, if the adoption took place after the child turned 16 years of age, or if the child has not been in the legal custody and has not lived with the parents for at least 2 years before filing the petition; 2. A stepparent or stepchild, if the marriage that created the relationship took place after the child turned 18 years of age; and 3. A grandparent, grandchild, nephew, niece, uncle, aunt, cousin, or parent-in-law. |
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| Your married sons or daughters of any age; | If the beneficiary qualifies as: 1. Your unmarried children 21 years of age or older, 2. Your married children of any age, or 3. Your brother or sister (you must be 21 years of age or older), you are not required to file separate petitions for the beneficiary’s spouse or unmarried children under 21 years of age. They are considered derivative beneficiaries and you should list them in Part 4. of this petition. The derivative beneficiaries described above may apply for an immigrant visa along with the beneficiary. Who May Not File You may not file Form I-130 for a person in the following categories: 1. An adoptive parent or adopted child, if the adoption took place after the child turned 16 years of age, or if the child has not been in the legal custody and has not lived with the parents for at least 2 years before filing the petition; and 2. A stepparent or stepchild, if the marriage that created the relationship took place after the child turned 18 years of age. 3. Any person, if USCIS determines that he or she entered into or attempted or conspired to enter into a marriage in order to evade U.S. immigration laws; and 4. A grandparent, grandchild, nephew, niece, uncle, aunt, cousin, or parent-in-law. |
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| Your brothers or sisters (you must be 21 years of age or older); and | If the beneficiary qualifies as: 1. Your unmarried children 21 years of age or older, 2. Your married children of any age, or 3. Your brother or sister (you must be 21 years of age or older), you are not required to file separate petitions for the beneficiary’s spouse or unmarried children under 21 years of age. They are considered derivative beneficiaries and you should list them in the Beneficiary's Family section of this petition. The derivative beneficiaries described above may apply for an immigrant visa along with the beneficiary. Who May Not File 1. Any person, if USCIS determines that he or she entered into or attempted or conspired to enter into a marriage in order to evade U.S. immigration laws; and 2. A grandparent, grandchild, nephew, niece, uncle, aunt, cousin, or parent-in-law. |
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| Your mother or father (you must be 21 years of age or older). | Who May Not File You may not file Form I-130 for a person in the following categories: 1. An adoptive parent or adopted child, if the adoption took place after the child turned 16 years of age, or if the child has not been in the legal custody and has not lived with the parents for at least 2 years before filing the petition; 2. A natural parent, if you gained lawful permanent resident status or U.S. citizenship through adoption or as a special immigrant juvenile; 3. A stepparent or stepchild, if the marriage that created the relationship took place after the child turned 18 years of age; 4. Any person, if USCIS determines that he or she entered into or attempted or conspired to enter into a marriage in order to evade U.S. immigration laws; and 5. A grandparent, grandchild, nephew, niece, uncle, aunt, cousin, or parent-in-law. |
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| 2. If you are a lawful permanent resident of the United States, you must file a separate Form I-130 for each eligible relative. You may file Form I-130 for: | Your spouse; | If you are filing for your spouse, he or she must complete and sign Form I-130A, Supplemental Information for Spouse Beneficiary. If your spouse is overseas, Form I-130A must still be completed, but your spouse does not have to sign Form I-130A. Form I-130A must be submitted with Form I-130. If you are the lawful permanent resident petitioner and the beneficiary qualifies as: 1. Your unmarried children 21 years of age or older, 2. Your married children of any age, or 3. Your brother or sister (you must be 21 years of age or older), you are not required to file separate petitions for the beneficiary’s unmarried children under 21 years of age. They are considered derivative beneficiaries and you should list them in Part 4. of this petition. The derivative beneficiaries described above may apply for an immigrant visa along with the beneficiary. Who May Not File You may not file a form I-130 for a person in the following categories: 1. A spouse, if you and your spouse were not both physically present at the marriage ceremony, unless the marriage was consummated; 2. A spouse, if you gained lawful permanent resident status through a prior marriage to a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident, unless: A. You are now a naturalized U.S. citizen; B. You have been a lawful permanent resident for at least five years; C. You can establish by clear and convincing evidence that you did not enter the prior marriage (through which you gained your lawful permanent resident status) in order to evade any U.S. immigration law; or D. Your prior marriage through which you gained your immigrant status was terminated by the death of your former spouse. 3. A spouse, if you married your spouse while he or she was the subject of an exclusion, deportation, removal, or rescission proceeding regarding his or her right to be admitted into or to remain in the United States, or while a decision in any of these proceedings was before any court on judicial review. However, you may be eligible for the bona fide marriage exemption under INA section 245(e)(3) if: A. You request in writing a bona fide marriage exemption and prove by clear and convincing evidence that the marriage is legally valid where it took place and that you and your spouse married in good faith and not for the purpose of obtaining lawful permanent resident status for your spouse and that no fee or any other consideration (other than appropriate attorney fees) was given to you for your filing of this petition. The request must be submitted with Form I-130; or B. Your spouse has lived outside the United States, after the marriage, for a period of at least two years; 4. Any person, if USCIS determines that he or she entered into or attempted or conspired to enter into a marriage in order to evade U.S. immigration laws; and 5. A grandparent, grandchild, nephew, niece, uncle, aunt, cousin, or parent-in-law. |
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| Your unmarried child under 21 years of age; and | If you are the lawful permanent resident petitioner and the beneficiary qualifies as: 1. Your unmarried children 21 years of age or older, 2. Your married children of any age, or 3. Your brother or sister (you must be 21 years of age or older), you are not required to file separate petitions for the beneficiary’s unmarried children under 21 years of age. They are considered derivative beneficiaries and you should list them in Part 4. of this petition. The derivative beneficiaries described above may apply for an immigrant visa along with the beneficiary. Who May Not File You may not file Form I-130 for a person in the following categories: 1. An adoptive parent or adopted child, if the adoption took place after the child turned 16 years of age, or if the child has not been in the legal custody and has not lived with the parents for at least 2 years before filing the petition; 2. A stepparent or stepchild, if the marriage that created the relationship took place after the child turned 18 years of age; and 3. A grandparent, grandchild, nephew, niece, uncle, aunt, cousin, or parent-in-law. |
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| Your unmarried son or daughter 21 years of age or older. | There is no visa category for married children of lawful permanent residents. If you are a lawful permanent resident and you filed Form I-130 for your unmarried son or daughter, but your son or daughter marries before immigrating to the United States or adjusting status to lawful permanent resident, we will deny or automatically revoke your petition. If you are the lawful permanent resident petitioner and the beneficiary qualifies as: 1. Your unmarried children 21 years of age or older, 2. Your married children of any age, or 3. Your brother or sister (you must be 21 years of age or older), you are not required to file separate petitions for the beneficiary’s spouse or unmarried children under 21 years of age. They are considered derivative beneficiaries and you should list them in Part 4. of this petition. The derivative beneficiaries described above may apply for an immigrant visa along with the beneficiary. Who May Not File You may not file Form I-130 for a person in the following categories: 1. An adoptive parent or adopted child, if the adoption took place after the child turned 16 years of age, or if the child has not been in the legal custody and has not lived with the parents for at least 2 years before filing the petition; 2. A stepparent or stepchild, if the marriage that created the relationship took place after the child turned 18 years of age; and 3. A grandparent, grandchild, nephew, niece, uncle, aunt, cousin, or parent-in-law. |
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