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Hi, I'm about to file an I-130 for my husband, a Pakistani citizen. I have a few questions to ask regarding filling in the form and the attachments.
1. Do I need to send any proof of marriage along with the form, other than my marriage certificate? Or is that required at the interview only?
2. I am a USC, but have been studying in Pakistan for the past few years... this means that I don't have a house (except for the one my that I grew up in, which my father still owns), or a bank account of my own, and haven't had a job in the US. So - how do I show that I am domiciled there? I am planning to move back there next year and settle, and join a university for the Fall 2007 session, but I won't be accepted into any until after I have to file my AOS. Does my dad's house count as proof that I'm domiciled there? We will probably be living there (me and my husband) for at least the first few weeks of going back, until we can get our own apartment and get jobs/start school. How do I show that I have a 'permanent mailing address' in the US? (my dad's house). Or how do I show that I 'will be in the US soon'?
3. Do I need to send proof along with the I-130 that I have been living in Pakistan for at least 6 months? That's what it says on the official Islamabad Embassy site, that only USCs that have been living in Pak for a minimum of 6 months can apply for an I-130 for their relatives. What proof would I send?
4. The USCIS site says that ''documents not in English must be submitted with a translation'', and that ''the person translating the document must certify that the translation is complete and accurate and that he/she is competent to translate from the foreign language into English.'' So.. does he write a letter or what? How does he certify that he is competent?
Sorry for all the questions - I know I can always call the Embassy and ask myself, and I WILL be calling them, but I thought that I could try getting some answers here before taking up all their time (and yes, there are more questions that I'll be asking them!)
Thanks!
1. Do I need to send any proof of marriage along with the form, other than my marriage certificate? Or is that required at the interview only?
2. I am a USC, but have been studying in Pakistan for the past few years... this means that I don't have a house (except for the one my that I grew up in, which my father still owns), or a bank account of my own, and haven't had a job in the US. So - how do I show that I am domiciled there? I am planning to move back there next year and settle, and join a university for the Fall 2007 session, but I won't be accepted into any until after I have to file my AOS. Does my dad's house count as proof that I'm domiciled there? We will probably be living there (me and my husband) for at least the first few weeks of going back, until we can get our own apartment and get jobs/start school. How do I show that I have a 'permanent mailing address' in the US? (my dad's house). Or how do I show that I 'will be in the US soon'?
3. Do I need to send proof along with the I-130 that I have been living in Pakistan for at least 6 months? That's what it says on the official Islamabad Embassy site, that only USCs that have been living in Pak for a minimum of 6 months can apply for an I-130 for their relatives. What proof would I send?
4. The USCIS site says that ''documents not in English must be submitted with a translation'', and that ''the person translating the document must certify that the translation is complete and accurate and that he/she is competent to translate from the foreign language into English.'' So.. does he write a letter or what? How does he certify that he is competent?
Sorry for all the questions - I know I can always call the Embassy and ask myself, and I WILL be calling them, but I thought that I could try getting some answers here before taking up all their time (and yes, there are more questions that I'll be asking them!)
Thanks!
