Hello!
I'm sorry that I'm "jumping into" your thread, but I was hoping that somebody could answer my question. I've tried to ask this question on April 2011 Filers, but nobody answered, so I'm hoping for more luck here. Please, help me guys. I will really appreciate that!
So, to make my story short - my husband is going to have his interview for citizenship on May 19. We are hoping that soon after that he'll get his naturalization certificate (I've heard that it's taking not longer than a week to have oath ceremony where we live, but we'll see). I'm currently on F1 visa and of course I would like to send my papers for green card as soon as I can. My question for you is - do we have to include a copy of my husband's passport with I-130 form? Obviously, he doesn't have his American passport yet and I know it will take a long time to wait for his passport. I spoke with 2 people who got their green cards sometime in the past and they said that we don't have to send copy of a passport and that naturalization certificate is enough. In the instructions for I-130 I'm getting different information (or maybe I'm not getting it correctly). Can you, please, help me with this one? Thank you in advance and I'm really hoping for the answer!
Yes, your friends are correct - the naturalization certificate should be sufficient to prove citizenship. You don't have to include every document mentioned in the I-130 instructions. Any one document which proves it will suffice.
Good luck!
Update:
Got an RFE (not Good). Its regarding my birth certificate (not good at all).... I submitted a certificate from a revenue officer in my country verifying my date of birth through my school records. However I am guessing USCIS wont accept that they might need a non-availability certificate. However it will take a while and lot of work to get it from my country. I am too stressed out after getting this. I am from India and I need to talk to my parents regarding this and see how it goes...
Any suggestions would help.
Thanks
@Noella:
Can you provide me a little more details of how you approached the consulate. Cause right now I work in TN but I am from Houston and my wife is in Houston. I sent her all the copies. Can she go to the embassy and get a letter like BC or I need to be there and originals are required. How long this will take and does she need to make an appoinment? Please give a detailed description.
Thanks
Hey Andypual,
A quick update, I got my IL today in the mail
16 days from when I got my EAD...not bad!!!!
All the best to you for your next step buddy, very close to this being the last thing we will do as far as this long awesome journey goes....