My Dads I-130 rejected

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sksuresh64

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Hi Good People,

My Dads I-130 got rejected due to the inability to establish Father Child relationship.

Since we we were unable to obtain non-availability of marriage certificate from India we got sworn affidavits from relatives who were present at the time of the marriage ceremonies and also who were a witness to my birth. I am worried about my Dad's Visa status and and also about the documents which would satisfy the USCIS in order to establish the parent child relationship.

Please advise the documents required other than the affidavits and the marriage certificates which would realize the present situation.

Any help in this regard is appreciated.
 
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sksuresh64 said:
Hi Good People,

My Dads I-130 got rejected due to the inability to establish Father Child relationship.

Since we we were unable to obtain non-availability of marriage certificate from India we got sworn affidavits from relatives who were present at the time of the marriage ceremonies and also who were a witness to my birth. I am worried about my Dad's Visa status and and also about the documents which would satisfy the USCIS in order to establish the parent child relationship.

Please advise the documents required other than the affidavits and the marriage certificates which would realize the present situation.

Any help in this regard is appreciated.
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sksuresh64,

Have you approached Indian consulate in your area?
 
Jackolantern said:
The issuing authority was unable to produce the marriage certificate itself, and they also refused to produce a non-availability certificate?
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My wife is about to file her I-130 for her dad and is facing a similar problem (though her parents were never married); what's the best possible avenue to resolve the relationship criteria? Would several affidavits be enough or does she needs to go back to Jamaica and do a DNA test and then mail the results along with the I-130?
 
bullandre said:
My wife is about to file her I-130 for her dad and is facing a similar problem (though her parents were never married); what's the best possible avenue to resolve the relationship criteria? Would several affidavits be enough or does she needs to go back to Jamaica and do a DNA test and then mail the results along with the I-130?
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Other evidence showing that her father had a parental relationship with her as a child growing up would be very useful ... school records, medical records, custody papers, child support payments, etc. Of course, the papers would have to show her name and her father's name in a way that indicates the relationship.

If her father is already in the US, they can do the DNA test here without going back to Jamaica (of course, it is probably much more expensive in the US).
 
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sksuresh64 said:
Hi Good People,

My Dads I-130 got rejected due to the inability to establish Father Child relationship.

Since we we were unable to obtain non-availability of marriage certificate from India we got sworn affidavits from relatives who were present at the time of the marriage ceremonies and also who were a witness to my birth. I am worried about my Dad's Visa status and and also about the documents which would satisfy the USCIS in order to establish the parent child relationship.

Please advise the documents required other than the affidavits and the marriage certificates which would realize the present situation.

Any help in this regard is appreciated.
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I'll be applying for my mother in the near future. Does she need to produce a marriage certificate as well? I'm arranging a couple of affidavits from those who were present at the wedding (back in 1962). I don't believe there is a non-availability of marriage certificate available in Bangalore (checked with a couple of attorneys there).

My father is deceased and I do have the death certificate from the Hyderabad municipal authority (at the time my parents were in Hyderabad).

So in a nutshell what do I need:

- will two (or possible more) affidavits of marriage do it for my mother?

For her BC I plan to get affidavits and the NABC.

Thanks.

AP
 
tabaliya said:
I'll be applying for my mother in the near future. Does she need to produce a marriage certificate as well?
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Your birth certificate should be sufficient. There is almost never any doubt who the mother is, so mothers have a low burden of proof for convincing USCIS of the maternal relationship.
 
tabaliya said:
I'll be applying for my mother in the near future. Does she need to produce a marriage certificate as well? I'm arranging a couple of affidavits from those who were present at the wedding (back in 1962). I don't believe there is a non-availability of marriage certificate available in Bangalore (checked with a couple of attorneys there).

My father is deceased and I do have the death certificate from the Hyderabad municipal authority (at the time my parents were in Hyderabad).

So in a nutshell what do I need:

- will two (or possible more) affidavits of marriage do it for my mother?

For her BC I plan to get affidavits and the NABC.

Thanks.

AP
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For mother: All you need is your birth certificate showing your mother's name +
Your mother's Birth Certificate ( or affidavits + NABC)
+ your mother's passport pages photocopies showing her name(first 2 pages), the names of her parents ( last 2 pages, thus linking her maiden name to married name)

That is what I submitted and got the approval.
Father is out of picture so they don't need marriage certificate in such cases.
 
Vishnu Mahadev said:
For mother: All you need is your birth certificate showing your mother's name +
Your mother's Birth Certificate ( or affidavits + NABC)
+ your mother's passport pages photocopies showing her name(first 2 pages), the names of her parents ( last 2 pages, thus linking her maiden name to married name)

That is what I submitted and got the approval.
Father is out of picture so they don't need marriage certificate in such cases.
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Why were these needed for I-130?
 
Jackolantern said:
Other evidence showing that her father had a parental relationship with her as a child growing up would be very useful ... school records, medical records, custody papers, child support payments, etc. Of course, the papers would have to show her name and her father's name in a way that indicates the relationship.

If her father is already in the US, they can do the DNA test here without going back to Jamaica (of course, it is probably much more expensive in the US).
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He doesn't have a US Visa; if she decides to go to Jamaica to do the DNA test, will that suffice as proof? Or does she still needs to gather other evidence showing they had a relationship?

The reason why I keep underlining the DNA test is because I know that back then Jamaica and Jamaicans were lax when it came to record keeping and, apart from several pictures with her and her father when she was young, we are not hopeful that her school and medical records are available.
 
bullandre said:
He doesn't have a US Visa; if she decides to go to Jamaica to do the DNA test, will that suffice as proof? Or does she still needs to gather other evidence showing they had a relationship?
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The DNA test along with her birth certificate (assuming her father's name is on it) should be sufficient.
 
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