Documents for Form I-130: checklist
Initial evidence from USCIS's I-130 checklist. Requirements vary by relationship (adopted children need more); check the form instructions. Foreign-language documents need a certified English translation.
The documents
14 documents, 3 marked optional.
- 1.Proof of your U.S. citizenship, permanent residence or U.S. national status — one of: U.S. birth certificate; naturalization or citizenship certificate; Form FS-240 (Consular Report of Birth Abroad); unexpired U.S. passport; original statement from a U.S. consular officer; or front and back of your Green Card
- 2.Spouse: copy of your marriage certificate
- 3.Spouse: evidence you or your spouse ended any prior marriages (optional)
- 4.Spouse (bona fide marriage): documents showing joint ownership of property
- 5.Spouse (bona fide marriage): a lease showing you both live at the same address
- 6.Spouse (bona fide marriage): documents showing you have combined your financial resources
- 7.Spouse (bona fide marriage): birth certificates of children born to you and your spouse together
- 8.Spouse (bona fide marriage): affidavits from third parties who know of your marriage (each with the affiant's full name, address, date and place of birth, and how they know)
- 9.Spouse (bona fide marriage): any other documents showing an ongoing marital union
- 10.Child: copy of your child's birth certificate
- 11.Parent: copy of your birth certificate
- 12.Brother/sister: birth certificates for you and your sibling
- 13.Proof of legal name change (optional)
- 14.2 passport-style photographs (optional)
Transcribed from I-130, Petition for Alien Relative — Checklist of Required Initial Evidence (USCIS), retrieved . Requirements change and vary by case; check the official page before filing.
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