klako:: thanks for your response. one more thing to ask you regarding I-130 documents checklist. these are the documents i am sending. let me know if i am missing anything.
I-130 Package
-fees $355
- I-130 form
- copy of my USC spouse naturalization certificate
- copy of marraige certificate
- copy of my birth certificate
- copy of my USC spouse birth certificate
- copy of my passport pages
-2 G325A - one for me and one for my spouse ( petitoner)
-2 Photo - one for me and one for my spouse ( petitoner )
-evidence of relationship
1. Joint bank statement
2. Tenant lease
3. Joint car insurance
4. cell phone bill
5. 2 affidavits
thanks
Punjabi1
Below is the list of documents I included with my applications. I put this list in the cover letter that I mailed with my application. I checked this list next to one of my friends who did use an attorney to file.
Petition for Alien Relative (I-130)
1. Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative;
2. Two passport Photographs of Petitioner and Beneficiary;
3. From G-325A, Biographical Information, completed by the Petitioner and Beneficiary;
4. Photocopy of Petitioner's Birth certificate as evidence of citizenship;(my spouse is a US born citizen)
5. Photocopy of Petitioner's(spouse) Passport as secondary Evidence of citizenship;
6. Photocopy of Marriage License as evidence of Familial relationship;
7. Photocopy of Petitioner and Beneficiary's apartment lease as evidence that bona fides the marriage; and
8. Petitioner and Beneficiary's combined bank documents as secondary evidence that bona fides the marriage.
9. Photocopy of Beneficiary's birth certificate (my birth certificate, just a photocopy)
Application to Adjust Status (I-485):
1. Form I-485, Application to Adjust Status;
2. Two photographs of applicant;
3. Form G-325A, Biographical Information, completed by the Applicant;
4. Photocopy of Applicant's Birth Certificate with English translation;
(this was one point I was not clear. I read in some places that if your birth certificate is not in english and has been translated and notarized, you need to send it the original translation and I was not sure. So I send in the photocopy of my birth certificate, along with the original translation and the original notary seal, all from my home country just to be on the safe side. For form I-130, just to be on the safe side even though it is not in the requirement list, I sent just a photocopy of the birth certificate, along with just a photocopy of the translation and notary seal.)
5. Form I-864, Affidavit of Support (completed by U.S. Citizen spouse) with supporting documentation;
6. Photocopies of Applicant's Form-797(for H1-B), Approval Notice, Form I-20's, Form I-94,
Arrival/Departure Record, visa stamp page and passport identity page; and
7. Form I-693 Medical Exam results for Applicant.
Application for Employment Authorization (I-765):
1. Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization;
2. Two color Photographs of Applicant; and
3. Photocopies of Form I-94, Arrival/Departure Record, visa stamp page and passport identity page.
Application for Advance Parole (I-131)
1. Form I-131, Application for Advance Parole
2. Two photographs of Applicant; and
3. Photocopies of form I-94, Arrival/Departure Record, visa stamp page and passport identity page.
***In conjunction with each preceding applications and petition referenced above, we have enclosed the following USCIS filing fees totaling $1,365 (I-130= $355, I-485 (includes I-765 and I-131) with fingerprint fee = $930 + $80).
Please note some of the documents such as Photocopies of form I-94, Arrival/Departure Record, visa stamp page and passport identity page, are duplicates for different forms, but since they are only photocopies, I figured better send multiple copies for each form when needed.
I don't think there is a big crowd of wanna-be immigrants in this part of the country.