Petition for Alien Relative (efile)

Petition for Alien Relative

I130-005-Copy Deck-Biometrics Rule NPRM

Petition for Alien Relative (efile)

OMB: 1615-0012

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I-130 Petition for Alien Relative
OMB control number 1615-0012
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Petition for Alien Relative

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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.

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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.
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.

Fee

Fee: $535

Fee: $535. A biometric services fee of $85 is also required for the petitioner.

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 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.
U.S. Armed Forces are required to pay the filing fee.
Armed Forces are required to pay the filing fee.

Documents you may
need

After you submit your
application

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.

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.

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.

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

・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.

If you reside inside the United States, you must submit two identical, 2x2 color passport-style photographs of your spouse only.

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

Biometrics appointment

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.

If you reside outside the United States, you must provide two identical, 2x2 color passport-style photographs of yourself and your spouse taken recently.

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.

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 biometrics.
Every individual who is an applicant, petitioner, derivative, beneficiary, or sponsor of an immigration benefit request or other request submitted to USCIS is required to
submit biometrics unless USCIS waives or exempts the requirement. You and your beneficiaries will be notified of the time and place of your appointment if you or they
must appear and you will each be provided requirements for rescheduling if necessary. If you or your beneficiaries fail to submit any biometrics as required, USCIS may
deny your application, petition, or request.
DHS may store the biometrics submitted by an individual and use or reuse biometrics to conduct background and security checks, including a check of criminal history
records maintained by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), verify identity, produce documents, determine eligibility for immigration and naturalization benefits, or
to perform any other functions necessary for administering and enforcing immigration and naturalization laws, and any other law within DHS authority.

Application Overview

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Completing your form
online

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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.

Filing online

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.
Submitting your application online is the same as mailing in a completed paper form. They both gather the same information and cost the same.

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
DHS Privacy Notice

After you start your form, you can sign in to your account to continue where you left off.

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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 at
www.dhs.gov/privacy.DHS may also share the information, as appropriate, for law enforcement purposes or in the interest of national security.

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 SystemSystem, and DHS/USCIS-018 Immigration Biometric and Background Check] 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 a twww.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:

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 3 hours and 40 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
Security reminder

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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.

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Step
Getting Started

Section
Preparer and interpreter
information

(IF YES TO PREPARER
QUESTION) Preparer

Paper Form Question

8.1

Question
Is someone assisting you with
completing this application?

Field Type
Radio

Instructional Text

(IF YES) Is a preparer assisting you Yes/No
with completing this application?

Radio

(IF YES) Is an interpreter assisting Yes/No
you with completing this
application?
What is your preparer's full name? Given name (first name)

Radio

A preparer is anyone who completes or
helps you complete all or part of your
application using information and
answers that you provide.

8.2

What is your preparer's business
or organization name?

8.3

What is your preparer's mailing
address?

8.4

What is your preparer's contact
information?

8.5

Sub-Question
Yes/No

Text

Family name (last name)

Text
Text

My preparer is not part of a business or organization.
Country

Checkbox
Text

Address line 1
Address line 2
City or town
State/Province (FOR FOREIGN ADDRESS)
ZIP code/Postal code (FOR FOREIGN ADDRESS)
Daytime phone number

Text
Text
Text
Dropdown
Text
Text

Mobile telephone number

Text

Street number and name
Apartment, suite, unit, or floor

My interpreter does not have a mobile telephone number Checkbox
8.6
(IF YES TO INTERPRETER)
Interpreter information

7.1

What is your interpreter's full
name?

7.2

What is your interpreter's business
or organization name?

7.3

7.4
7.5

Email address
My preparer does not have an email address.
Given name (first name)

Text
Checkbox
Text

Family name (last name)

Text
Text

My interpreter is not part of a business or organization.
What is your interpreter's mailing Country
address?
Address line 1
Address line 2
City or town
State/Province (FOR FOREIGN ADDRESS)
ZIP code/Postal code (FOR FOREIGN ADDRESS)
What is your interpreter's contact Daytime telephone number
information?
Mobile telephone number

Checkbox
Text
Text
Text
Text
Dropdown
Text
Text

Street number and name
Apartment, suite, unit, or floor

Text

My interpreter does not have a mobile telephone number Checkbox
7.6
What language is your interpreter
using to interpret this application
for you?

Email address
My interpreter does not have an email address.

Text
Checkbox
Text

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Section

Paper Form Question
Question

Sub-Question

Field Type

Instructional Text

About You

Your name

2.4

Given name (first name)

Text

Middle name (if applicable)
Family name (last name)
Yes/No

Text
Text
Radio

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.

Given name (first name)

Text

Middle name (if applicable)
Family name (last name)
Daytime telephone number

Text
Text
Text

6.4

Mobile telephone number

Text
Checkbox

6.5
2.10

This is the same as my daytime
phone number.
Email address
In care of name (if any)

Country
Address line 1
Address line 2
City or town
State/Province
ZIP code/Postal code
Yes/No

Dropdown
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Radio

Country

Dropdown

Provide your physical addresses for the last five years,
whether inside or outside the United States.

Address line 1
Address line 2
City or town
State/Province
ZIP code/Postal code
From/To
Country

Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Date
Dropdown

Street number and name
Apartment, suite, unit, or floor

Address line 1
Address line 2
City or town
State/Province
ZIP code/Postal code
From/To

Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Date

2.5

Your contact
information

6.3

2.11
Your address
history

2.12

2.13
2.14

2.15

What is your current legal name?

Have you used any other names since
birth?

How can we contact you?

What is your current mailing address?

Do you live at your current mailing
address?
Where have you lived during the last 5
years?

When did you live here?
Where have you lived during the last 5
years?

When did you live here?

Text
Text

Help Text

Other names used may include nicknames, aliases and
maiden names.
Provide the other names you have used (if any).

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.
Street number and name
Apartment, suite, unit, or floor

About You

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Paper Form Question
Question

Sub-Question

Field Type

Describe yourself

Instructional Text

Help Text

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
3.1

What is your gender?
What is your ethnicity?

Male/Female
Hispanic or Latino

Radio
Radio

3.2

What is your race?

Not Hispanic or Latino
White

Radio
Checkbox

What is the color of your hair?

A person having origins in any of the original peoples of
Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa.

Checkbox

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.
Black or African American

Checkbox

A person having origins in any of the black racial groups
of Africa.
American Indian or Alaska Native

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific
Islander

Checkbox

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.
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Feet/Inches
Pounds
Black/Blue/Brown/Gray/Green/Haze
l/Maroon/Pink/ Unknown/other
Bald (no
hair)/Black/Blonde/Brown/Gray/Red
/Sandy/White/ Unknown/other

Text
Text
Dropdown

American Indian or Alaska Native

3.6

White

Asian

Black or African American

What is your height?
What is your weight?
What is the color of your eyes?

Select all that apply. Your race is different from your
ethnicity and should reflect your geographical origins.

Checkbox

Asian

3.3
3.4
3.5

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.

A person having origins in any of the original peoples of
Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands.

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About You

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Section

Paper Form Question
Question

Your employment
history

Field Type

Where have you worked for the last five
years?

2.42
2.43

What is the name of the employer?
What is the employer's address?

2.44
2.45

What was your occupation?
On what dates were you employed
here?
What is the name of the employer?
What is the employer's address?

2.46
2.47

2.48
2.49
Your additional
information

Sub-Question

2.36

What was your occupation?
On what dates were you employed
here?
What is your current immigration
status?

Country
Address line 1
Address line 2
City or town
State/Province
ZIP code/Postal code
From/To

Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Dropdown
Text
Text
Date

From/To

Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Dropdown
Text
Text
Date

I am a U.S. citizen

Radio

Country
Address line 1
Address line 2
City or town
State/Province
ZIP code/Postal code

1.4

I am a Lawful Permanent Resident
Did you gain lawful permanent resident Yes/No
status or citizenship through adoption?

2.1

What is your A-Number?

Instructional Text

Help Text

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.

Street number and name
Apartment, suite, unit or floor

Radio
Radio

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
[sample A-Number
card image]
I do not have an A-Number.

Checkbox

About You

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Section

Paper Form Question
Question
2.2

Sub-Question

What is your USCIS Online Account
Number?

Field Type

Instructional Text

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.

Help Text

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.

2.3

Your U.S. citizen
information

What is your U.S. Social Security
number?

I do not have a USCIS Online Account Checkbox
Number.
Text

2.8

What is your date of birth?

I do not have a U.S. Social Security
number.
Month/Day/Year

2.7

What is your country of birth?

Country

2.6

What is your city, town, or village of
birth?
(IF 2.36 = U.S. CITIZEN) How did you
obtain U.S. citizenship?

2.37

2.38

2.39

(IF 2.36 = U.S. CITIZEN) Have you
obtained a Certificate of Naturalization
or a Certificate of Citizenship?
(IF YES) What is your Certificate
Number?
(IF YES) Where was the Certificate
issued?
(IF YES) On what date was the Certificate
issued?

Date
Dropdown
Text

Birth in the United States

Radio

Naturalization
Parents
Yes/No

Radio
Radio
Radio

Text

Text
Date

About You

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Section

Paper Form Question
Question

Your lawful
permanent
resident
information

2.40

Sub-Question

(IF 2.36 = LPR) What is your class of
admission?

Field Type

Instructional Text

Dropdown

Your class of admission is the 3-digit code for the
immigrant category under which you were granted
your permanent resident status.

Help Text

This code can be found on your Permanent Resident
Card and usually consists of 1 or 2 letters followed by a
number.

What was your date of admission?
City or Town

2.41

State
(IF 2.36 = LPR) Did you gain lawful
perment resident status through
marriage to a U.S. citizen or lawful
permanent resident?

Date
Text

Yes/No

Where to find your code
[sample class of
admission image]

Dropdown
Radio

About You

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Step

Section

Your Family

Marital status

Current spouse

Paper Form
Question
2.17

Question

Sub-Question

What is your current marital
status?

2.16

(IF MARRIED, DIVORCED,
WIDOWED, SEPARATED OR
MARRIAGE ANNULLED) How many
times have you been married?

Single, never
Radio
married/Married/Divorced/Widowed/M
arriage annulled/Separated
Text

2.20

(IF MARRIED OR SEPARATED) What Given name (first name)
is your current spouse's legal
name?

2.18

2.19

2.21

(IF How many times
have you been
married? > 1) Your
prior marriages

(IF DIVORCED, WIDOWED,
MARRIAGE ANNULLED) When did
your last marriage end?

Text

Middle name (if applicable)
Family name (last name)
Month/Day/Year

Text
Text
Date

Country

Dropdown

(IF UNITED STATES) State
(IF NOT UNITED STATES) Province
City or town
Month/Day/Year

Dropdown
Text
Text
Date

Include annulled marriages, marriages to other
people, and marriages to the same person.

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.

List all of your prior spouses below.

2.22

Your parents

(IF MARRIED OR SEPARATED)On
what date did you marry your
current spouse?
(IF MARRIED OR
SEPARATED)Where were you and
your current spouse married?

Field Type Instructional Text

2.23
2.24

What is your prior spouse's legal
name?

When did your marriage end?

Given name (first name)

Text

Middle name (if applicable)
Family name (last name)
Month/Day/Year

Text
Text
Date

What is the full name of parent 1? 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.

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.

Your Family

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Step

Section

Your parents

Paper Form
Question

Question

Sub-Question

Field Type Instructional Text

Middle name (if applicable)
Family name (last name)
Month/Day/Year
Male/Female

Text
Text
Date
Radio
Dropdown Provide the name of the country at the time of your
father's birth, even if the name has changed.
Text

2.25
2.26
2.27

What is their date of birth?
What is their gender?
What is their country of birth?

2.28
2.29

What is their city/town/village of
residence?
What is their country of residence?

2.30

What is the full name of parent 2? Given name (first name)

2.31
2.32
2.33

What is their date of birth?
What is their gender?
What is their country of birth?

2.34

What is their city/town/village of
residence?
What is their country of residence?

2.35

Dropdown

Middle name (if applicable)
Family name (last name)
Month/Day/Year
Male/Female

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.

Text
Text
Date
Radio
Dropdown Provide the name of the country at the time of your
father's birth, even if the name has changed.
Text
Dropdown

Your Family

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Step

Section

Paper Form Question
Question #

Your
Beneficiary

Your relationship to the 1.1
beneficiary

1.2
1.2

1.3
4.10

Beneficiary's name

4.4

4.5

Beneficiary's contact
information

4.14

Field Type

Instructional Text

Spouse
------------Parent
------------Brother or Sister
------------Child
A conditional informative alert that appears Alert Header: You selected you
if the user selects "Spouse"
are petitioning for a spouse

Radio

Select the relationship the beneficiary has to you (e.g., if
the beneficiary is your parent, select "Parent").

Alert

(IF Parent) Which best describes your
relationship?
(IF Child) Which best describes your
relationship?

Stepchild or Stepparent

Checkbox

Alert body Text: You will need to upload the
Supplemental Information for Spouse Beneficiary (I130A) as a part of the evidence for this application.
Select if your parent is your stepparent.

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)
Yes/No

Radio

Yes/No/Unknown

Radio

Given name (first name)

Text

Middle name (if applicable)
Family name (last name)
Given name (first name)

Text
Text
Text

Middle name (if applicable)
Family name (last name)
Daytime telephone number

Text
Text
Text

Mobile telephone number (if
any)
Email address (if any)

Text

Country

Dropdown

For whom are you filing this petition?

(IF Brother/Sister) Are you related by
adoption?
Has anyone else ever filed a petition for the
beneficiary?

What is the beneficiary's current legal
name?

Has the beneficiary used any other names
since birth?

How can we contact the beneficiary?

4.15
4.16

Beneficiary's addresses

4.11

Sub-Question

Where does the beneficiary live now?

Note

Clicking on the link downloads the I-130A PDF form

Select the option that best describes your relationship
with your child.

Radio
Select "Unknown" only if you and the beneficiary both
do not know if anyone else has ever filed a petition for
the beneficiary.

Other names used may include nicknames, aliases, and
maiden names. Provide the other names your
beneficiary has used (if any).

Text
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.

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Paper Form Question
Question #

4.12

4.13

Address where you lived 4.59
together

Beneficiary's additional
information

Where in the United States does the
beneficiary intend to live?

What is the beneficiary's address outside of
the United States?

(IF SPOUSE FOR 1.1 WHO ARE YOU FILING
THIS PETITION FOR) Where did you and your
spouse last live together?

4.60

When did you and your spouse live there
together?

4.1

What is the beneficiary's A-Number?

Sub-Question

Field Type

Instructional Text

Address line 1
Address line 2
City or town
State/Province
ZIP code/Postal code
Address line 1

Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text

Street number and name
Apartment, suite, unit, or floor

Address line 2
City or town
State
ZIP code
Country

Text
Text
Dropdown
Text
Dropdown

Apartment, suite, unit, or floor

Address line 1
Address line 2
City or town
Province
Postal code
Country

Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Dropdown

Street number and name
Apartment, suite, unit, or floor

Address line 1
Address line 2
City or town
State/Province
ZIP code/Postal code
Date from

Text
Text

Date to

Date
Text

Street number and name

Note

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 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.

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.

Street number and name
Apartment, suite, unit, or floor

Date

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.

NEW ROW

They do not have an A-Number. Checkbox

Where to find the beneficiary's A-Number
[sample
A-Number card image]

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Question #
4.2

Sub-Question

What is the beneficiary's USCIS Online
Account Number?

Field Type

Instructional Text

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.

Note

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.
NEW ROW

NEW ROW

4.8
4.7

They do not have a USCIS Online Checkbox
Account Number.
What is the beneficiary's U.S. Social Security
Text
Number?
They do not have an U.S. Social Checkbox
Security Number.
What is the beneficiary's date of birth?
Month/Day/Year
Date
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

What is the beneficiary's gender?
Was the beneficiary EVER in the United
States?

Male/Female
Yes/No

Radio
Radio

4.3

4.9
Beneficiary's
4.45
Immigration Information
4.47

What is the beneficiary's Passport number?

Text

4.48

What is the beneficiary's Travel Document
number?
What is the country of issuance for the
beneficiary's Passport or Travel Document?

Text

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?

4.49

Dropdown

Yes/No

Radio

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Question #

Beneficiary class of
admission

4.46

Sub-Question

What was the beneficiary's class of
admission?

Field Type

Instructional Text

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.

Note

This code can be found on their Permanent Resident
Card and usually consists of 1 or 2 letters followed by a
number.

(IF YES) What is the beneficiary's Form I-94
Arrival-Departure Record number?
(IF YES) What was the beneficiary's date of
arrival?
(IF YES) When does the beneficiary's
authorized stay expire?

(IF Was beneficiary EVER 4.54
in immigration
proceedings? = Yes)
Beneficiary's
immigration proceedings

4.55
4.56
Beneficiary's
employment
information

4.51

4.52

(IF YES to 4.53) What type of proceedings?

(IF YES to 4.53) Where did the immigration
proceedings take place?

Text
Month/Day/Year

Date

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

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.

Text
City or Town
State

(IF YES to 4.53) When did the immigration
proceeding take place?
Where does the beneficiary currently work? Name of current employer

When did your current employment begin?

Where to find the beneficiary's code
[sample class
of admission image]

Country
Address line 1
Address line 2
City or town
State/Province
ZIP code/Postal code
Month/Day/Year

Text
Dropdown
Date
Text

Dropdown
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Date

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.
Street number and name
Apartment, suite, unit, or floor

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Question

Your
Beneficiary's marital status 4.18
Beneficiary's
Family
4.17

Beneficiary's Current
Spouse

4.21

4.19

4.20

4.22

(IF How many times has
your beneficiary been
married? > 1) Beneficiary's
prior marriages

What is your beneficiary's current marital
status?

Sub-Question

Field Type

Single, never
Radio
married/Married/Divorced/Wido
wed/Marriage
annulled/Separated
Text

(IF MARRIED, DIVORCED, WIDOWED,
SEPARATED OR MARRIAGE ANNULLED) How
many times has your beneficiary been
married?
(IF MARRIED OR SEPARATED) What is the
Given name (first name)
legal name of your beneficiary's current
spouse?

Text

Middle name (if applicable)
Family name (last name)
(IF MARRIED OR SEPARATED) On what date Month/Day/Year
did your beneficiary marry their current
spouse?
(IF MARRIED OR SEPARATED) Where were Country
your beneficiary and their current spouse
married?
(IF UNITED STATES) State
(IF NOT UNITED STATES) Province

Text
Text
Date

City or town
(IF DIVORCED, WIDOWED, MARRIAGE
Month/Day/Year
ANNULLED) When did your beneficiary's last
marriage end?

Text
Date

Instructional Text

If your beneficiary is also your current
spouse, answer the questions in the
following section about yourself.
Include annulled marriages, marriages to
other people, and marriages to the same
person.
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.

Dropdown

Dropdown
Text

List all of your beneficiary's prior spouses
below.

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Question
4.23

4.24

Beneficiary's additional
family

(IF YES TO HAVE YOU BEEN MARRIED
PREVIOUSLY?) What is your prior spouse's
legal name?

(IF YES TO HAVE YOU BEEN MARRIED
PREVIOUSLY?) When did your marriage end?

Sub-Question

Field Type

Instructional Text

Given name (first name)

Text

Middle name (if applicable)
Family name (last name)
Month/Day/Year

Text
Text
Date

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.

Beneficiary's Family

4.25

What is the beneficiary's spouse or child's
full legal name?

4.26

What is their relationship to the beneficiary?

4.27
4.28
4.29

What is their date of birth?
What is their country of birth?
What is the beneficiary's spouse or child's
full legal name?

4.30

What is their relationship to the beneficiary?

4.31
4.32
4.33

What is their date of birth?
What is their country of birth?
What is the beneficiary's spouse or child's
full legal name?

4.34

What is their relationship to the beneficiary?

Given name (first name)

Text

Middle name (if applicable)
Family name (last name)

Text
Text

Spouse/Child
Month/Day/Year
Given name (first name)

Radio
Date
Dropdown
Text

Middle name (if applicable)
Family name (last name)

Text
Text

Spouse/Child
Month/Day/Year
Given name (first name)

Radio
Date
Dropdown
Text

Middle name (if applicable)
Family name (last name)

Text
Text

Spouse/Child

Radio

Provide information about the beneficiary's
spouse and children in this section if they
have any.

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Question
4.35
4.36
4.37

What is their date of birth?
What is their country of birth?
What is the beneficiary's spouse or child's
full legal name?

4.38

What is their relationship to the beneficiary?

4.39
4.40
4.41

What is their date of birth?
What is their country of birth?
What is the beneficiary's spouse or child's
full legal name?

4.42

What is their relationship to the beneficiary?

4.43
4.44

What is their date of birth?
What is their country of birth?

Sub-Question

Field Type

Month/Day/Year
Given name (first name)

Date
Dropdown
Text

Middle name (if applicable)
Family name (last name)

Text
Text

Spouse/Child
Month/Day/Year
Given name (first name)

Radio
Date
Dropdown
Text

Middle name (if applicable)
Family name (last name)

Text
Text

Spouse/Child
Month/Day/Year

Radio
Date
Dropdown

Instructional Text

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Adjustment of status
Information

Paper Form Question
Question
4.61

4.62

Prior petitions

5.1

(IF Have you EVER
previously filed a petition
for this beneficiary or any
other alien = Yes) Prior
petitions table

5.2

Field Type

(IF 4.46 = YES) At which USCIS office will the City or town
beneficiary apply for adjustment of status to
lawful permanent resident?

Text

State
At which U.S. Embassy or Consulate location Country
will the beneficiary apply for an immigrant
visa?

Dropdown
Dropdown

City or town
Province
Have you EVER previously filed a petition for Yes/No
this beneficiary or any other alien?
What is the full legal name of the beneficiary Family name (last name)
or alien you filed on behalf of?

Text
Text
Radio

5.3

Where was the petition filed?

5.4
5.5

When was the petition filed?
What was the result?

Other Petitions

Sub-Question

Text

Given name (first name)
Middle name (if applicable)
City or town

Text
Text
Text

State
Month/Day/Year

Dropdown
Date
Text

Are you submitting separate petitions for
other relatives?

5.6

5.7

5.8

5.9

What is your relative's full legal name?

Family name (last name)

Text

What is your relationship to this relative?

Given name (first name)
Middle name (if applicable)
Brother or sister

Text
Text
Dropdown

What is your relative's full legal name?

Child
Parent
Spouse
Family name (last name)

Text

What is your relationship to this relative?

Given name (first name)
Middle name (if applicable)
Brother or sister

Text
Text
Dropdown

Instructional Text

Help Text

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.

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.

For example: approved, denied, withdrawn
If you are also submitting separate petitions
for other relatives, provide the names of and
your relationship to each relative in this
section.

Child
Parent
Spouse

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Step

Section

Paper Form Question
Question

Native Language

5.57-5.58

Additional Information

Sub-Question

Information about beneficiary in their native If the beneficiary's native written language
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.
If you need to provide additional
New Additional Information Entry
information to any of the questions on this
form, you may enter it here.
Section
Page
Question
Additional Information

Field Type

Instructional Text

Help Text

Upload

Dropdown
Dropdown
Dropdown
Text

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Step

Section

Current Evidence Title

Evidence

Evidence to support
your application

Evidence Title

Revised Evidence Title

Current Instructional Text

Revised Instructional Text

Field Type

Evidence Category Notes

Upload

Identity/Travel
Document

Upload

Proof of residence

Upload

Other

Upload

Other

Upload

Other

Upload

Identity/Travel
Document

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.
Upload documents which show that you are a U.S. citizen. Examples of these documents
include:

Evidence Title

• 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
Evidence Title

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 a copy of your marriage certificate.

(IF BENEFICIARY RELATIONSHIP IS
SPOUSE) Proof of Marriage
(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 documents showing that your prior marriage(s) were legally terminated. Make sure
the text is readable. Some examples include:

(IF BENEFICIARY RELATIONSHIP IS
SPOUSE AND BENEFICIARY HAS
PRIOR MARRIAGES) Evidence of the
end of your spouse's prior
marriage(s)
(IF BENEFICIARY RELATIONSHIP IS
SPOUSE) 2" x 2" photo of you

(IF BENEFICIARY RELATIONSHIP IS
SPOUSE) 2" x 2" photo of your
spouse

(IF BENEFICIARY RELATIONSHIP IS
SPOUSE AND PETITIONER RESIDES
OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES) 2" x
2" photo of you

• Divorce decree(s)
• Annulment(s)
• Death certificate(s)
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 ANumber 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 photo composition tools.
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.

Logic change: trigger for
providing a passport photo of the
petitioner is "resides outside the
United States" --> so if About You
mailing address country does not
equal United States. Petitioners
who reside inside the United
States will be going to an ASC and
getting a digital photograph
taken, so do not need to provide
passport photos.

Identity/Travel
Document

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 ANumber 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 photo composition tools.

Evidence

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(IF BENEFICIARY RELATIONSHIP IS
SPOUSE) Additional proof of
marriage

(IF BENEFICIARY RELATIONSHIP IS
CHILD and PETITIONER IS THE
MOTHER) Child's birth certificate
(IF BENEFICIARY RELATIONSHIP IS
CHILD and PETITIONER IS THE
FATHER) Child's birth certificate
(IF BENEFICIARY RELATIONSHIP IS
CHILD and PETITIONER IS THE
FATHER) Proof of marriage to the
child's mother
(IF BENEFICIARY RELATIONSHIP IS
CHILD and PETITIONER IS THE
FATHER) Proof of legal termination
of parents' prior marriages
(IF BENEFICIARY RELATIONSHIP IS
CHILD and PETITIONER IS THE
FATHER) Proof of legal termination
of parents' prior marriages
(IF BENEFICIARY RELATIONSHIP IS
CHILD BORN OUT OF WEDLOCK and
PETITIONER IS THE FATHER) Proof
of parent-child relationship

(IF BENEFICIARY RELATIONSHIP IS
BROTHER OR SISTER) Proof of
sibling relationship

(IF BENEFICIARY RELATIONSHIP IS
PARENT) Petitioner's birth
certificate
(IF BENEFICIARY RELATIONSHIP IS
PARENT) Parent's marriage
certificate

(IF BENEFICIARY RELATIONSHIP IS
STEPPARENT/STEPCHILD) Proof of
stepparent/stepchild relationship

Revised Evidence Title

Current Instructional Text

Field Type

Evidence Category Notes

Upload

Other

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 a copy of the child's birth certificate showing your name and the name of your child.

Upload

Other

Upload a copy of the child's birth certificate showing both parents' names

Upload

Other

Upload a copy of your marriage certificate to the child's mother.

Upload

Other

Upload proof of legal termination of the parents' prior marriage, if any, issued by civil
authorities.

Upload

Other

Upload proof of legal termination of the parents' prior marriage, if any, issued by civil
authorities.

Upload

Other

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.

Upload

Other

Upload

Other

Upload

Other

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

Upload documents that prove your stepparent or stepchild relationship. Examples of these
documents include:

Upload

Other

You should also upload one or more of the following types of documentation that may
prove you have a bona fide marriage:

Revised Instructional Text

• 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

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 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 a copy of your birth certificate showing your name and the names of your parent(s).

• 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

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Current Evidence Title
(IF BENEFICIARY RELATIONSHIP IS
ADOPTIVE PARENT OR ADOPTIVE
CHILD) Adoption decree

Revised Evidence Title

Current Instructional Text
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.

Revised Instructional Text

Field Type

Evidence Category Notes

Upload

Other

Upload

Other

Upload

Other

Upload

Other

Upload

Other

Upload

Other

Upload

Other

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.
(IF BENEFICIARY RELATIONSHIP IS
ADOPTIVE PARENT OR ADOPTIVE
CHILD) Proof of custody

(IF PETITIONER'S OR BENEFICIARY'S
NAME HAS CHANGED) Proof of legal
name change

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.
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

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

Affidavits

• Religious record
• School record
• Census records
• Written statements
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 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 a copy or image of State or Federal census records showing your:
• Name
• Place of birth
• Date of birth or age
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]."

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DNA test results

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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.

For parent-child and sibling relationships, USCIS may require that the petitioner submit
Upload
other evidence of the claimed biological relationship, such as deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)
testing. USCIS will only accept DNA test results from laboratories accredited by the AABB
(formerly the American Association of Blood Banks). A list of laboratories can be viewed at
www.aabb.org/sa/facilities/Pages/RTestAccrFac.aspx.

Field Type

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

Evidence Category Notes
Other

Links to a pdf of I-130A form

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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.

Preparer and interpreter Blue informational When Representetive Files for a h2. Before you start your client's application
Unless otherwise noted, you need to provide your client's information as
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client
responses to all questions and prompts in this form.
2 Your additional
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If petitioner enters a different A- h2. This account has already been verified with a different A-Number
information
number from what is on their
profile.
The A-Number in this account's profile is 111111111.

3 Your additional
information

4 Review your petition

Red alert

If petitioner enters a different
DOB from what is on their
profile.

If a user has left required fields
blank

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.
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.
h2. There are errors in the [section name] section
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Review your application

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Check your application before
you submit

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We will review your application to check for
accuracy and completeness before you submit it.

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Review my
application

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.
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.

Your application summary

Preparer Signature

Here is a summary of all the information you
provided in your application.

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

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.
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.

Preparer's certification and
signature

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.
I am an attorney or accredited representative and my representation of the petitioner
in this case extends beyond the preparation of this petition.
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.
As the applicant's preparer, you must sign on paper and provide your signature page
to the applicant. Follow these steps:

Radio
Radio
Checkbox

Your preparer must read and agree to the
certification below.

Upload

Scan and upload your preparer's completed
signature page below.
Your interpreter must read and agree to the
certification below.

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

Preparer's signature upload
Interpreter signature

The applicant will need to scan and upload your completed signature page on the next
screen.

Interpreter's certification and 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
signature
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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Scan and upload your interpreter's completed
signature page below.
You must read and agree to the statement below.

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You must read and agree to the statement below.

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You must read and agree to the statement below.

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CTA

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

Interpreter's signature upload
Your signature

Petitioner's statement
Petitioner's statement
regarding the preparer
Petitioner's statement
regarding the interpreter

Petitioner's Declaration and
Certification

The applicant will need to scan and upload your completed signature page on the next
screen.

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.
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.
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.
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.

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:

[deleted]

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.

If you are required to provide biometrics, at the
appointment you must sign an oath reaffirming
that:
1. You provided or authorized all information in the
application;
2. You reviewed and understood all of the
information contained in, and submitted with, your
application; and
3. All of this information was complete, true, and
correct at the time of filing.

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.
I have read and agree to the petitioner's statement

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.
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.

[Date of signature]
Pay and submit

The final step to submit your [Form name] is to pay
the required fee.

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Text

Your application fee is: [$XXX.00]
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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.

Revised Instructional Text

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Pay and
submit

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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U.S. Citizen or LPR
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Eligibility 1. If you are a U.S.
Your spouse;
citizen, you must file a
separate Form I-130 for
each eligible relative.
You may file Form I-130
for:

Body
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 I130A 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.

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;

Body
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.
Your brothers or sisters (you must be If the beneficiary qualifies as:
21 years of age or older); and
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.
Your mother or father (you must be Who May Not File
21 years of age or older).
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
Your spouse;
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:

Body
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 I130A 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

Your unmarried child under 21 years If you are the lawful permanent resident petitioner and the beneficiary qualifies as:
of age; and
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.

Body
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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