Petition for Alien Relative (efile)

Petition for Alien Relative

I-130-019 PRA NPRM (Biometrics) Copy Deck

Petition for Alien Relative (efile)

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2/28/2027
I-130-019 NPRM (Biometrics)

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FILE A FORM: I-130
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File a Form

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Select the form you want to file online. For some forms you will have the option to either fill out your form
online or upload a completed form. Once you start, we will automatically save your information for 30 days, or
from the last time you worked on the form.

Link
https://www.uscis.gov/feewaiver

CTA

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Fee waiver: Fee waivers can be requested online only when submitting certain benefit requests using the PDF
filing option. If your desired benefit request is not eligible for PDF filing, you must file a paper version of both
the Form I-912, Request for Fee Waiver and the form for the specific benefit you are requesting. You can
review the fee waiver guidance at www.uscis.gov/feewaiver.
Select the form you want to
file online.

Use this form if you are a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident (LPR) and you need to establish your
relationship to an eligible relative who wishes to come to immigrate to the United States.

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Petition OVERVIEW: I-130
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I-130, Petition For Alien
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A citizen or lawful permanent resident of the United States may file Petition for Alien Relative (I-130), with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to establish the existence of a relationship to certain alien relatives who wish to immigrate to the
United States.

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Filing the I-130 is only the first step in helping a relative immigrate to the United States. Eligible family members must wait until there is a visa number available before they can apply to become a lawful permanent resident. If, at that time, your relative is
present in the United States, they can apply for lawful permanent resident status through a process called Adjustment of Status. However, if your relative is outside of the United States, they must complete consular processing with the U.S. Department
of State at an embassy or consulate to first get an immigrant visa and travel to the United states to be admitted as a lawful permanent resident.

Eligibility

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First link:
https://www.uscis.gov/green-card/green-cardprocesses-and-procedures/adjustment-of-status

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Second link:
https://www.uscis.gov/green-card/green-cardprocesses-and-procedures/consular-processing

Review the Petition for an Alien Relative (I-130) page for links to the paper form.

Before You Start Your Petition

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https://www.uscis.gov/i-130

1. If you are a U.S. citizen, you must file a separate Form I-130 for each eligible relative. You may file Form I-130 for:

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Your spouse;
Your unmarried children under 21 years of age;
Your unmarried sons or daughters 21 years of age or older;
Your married sons or daughters of any age;
Your brothers or sisters (you must be 21 years of age or older); and
Your mother or father (you must be 21 years of age or older).
2. If you are a lawful permanent resident of the United States, you must file a separate Form I-130 for each eligible relative. You may file Form I-130 for:
Your spouse;
Your unmarried child under 21 years of age; and
Your unmarried son or daughter 21 years of age or older.
Note: Non-citizen U.S. nationals (as defined in the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) section 308) have the same rights as lawful permanent residents to petition for family members. If you are a U.S. national born in American Samoa or Swains Island (or
who otherwise qualifies as a non-citizen U.S. national, as described in INA section 308), you should indicate in the Additional Information about you section of the petition that you are a lawful permanent resident. You do not need to list an Alien
Registration Number (A-Number) when completing this section of the form.

We will automatically calculate the cost for you before you submit your petition. For specific information about fees applicable to this form, see Form G-1055.

Fee

First link:
https://www.uscis.gov/g-1055

Fee waiver: If you are requesting a fee waiver, you cannot file online. You must file a paper version of both the Form I-912, Request for Fee Waiver and the form for the specific benefit you are requesting. You can review the fee waiver guidance at
www.uscis.gov/feewaiver.

Second link:
https://www.uscis.gov/forms/filingfees/additional-information-on-filing-a-feewaiver

Refund policy: USCIS does not refund fees, regardless of any action we take on your application, petition, or request, or how long USCIS takes to reach a decision. By continuing this transaction, you acknowledge that you must submit fees in the exact
amount and that you are paying the fees for a government service. Please refer to the instructions for the form(s) you are filing for additional information or you may call the USCIS Contact Center at 800-375-5283. For TTY (deaf or hard of hearing) 800-7671833.
The following is a list of documents everyone filing this petition must provide:

Documents you may need

• Proof of U.S. citizenship or lawful resident status
• Proof of family relationship
We will automatically inform you which documents and additional evidence you may need to provide as you fill out your petition. These recommendations for additional information will be based on the information you provide in the petition, such as your
personal history, family, and circumstances.
Any document containing foreign language submitted to USCIS must be accompanied by a full English language translation that the translator has certified as complete and accurate, and by the translator's certification that he or she is competent to translate
from the foreign language into English.
Biometrics service appointment

USCIS may require you to appear for an interview. Every individual who is an applicant, petitioner, derivative, beneficiary, or sponsor of an immigration benefit request or other request submitted to USCIS is required to submit biometrics, unless USCIS
exempts the requirement. Each individual will be notified of the time, date and location of their biometric services appointment, unless USCIS exempts the requirement to submit biometrics.

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DHS may store the biometrics submitted by an individual and use or reuse biometrics to conduct background and security checks, including a check of criminal history records maintained by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) , verify identity, produce
documents, determine eligibility for immigration and naturalization benefits, or to perform any other functions necessary for the administration and enforcement of the immigration and naturalization laws, or any other legal authority. In some situations,
USCIS may require the submission of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) or DNA test results as part of the biometrics submission requirement. In such instances, DNA test results will be used as primary evidence to determine eligibility for the benefit sought by
demonstrating the existence or absence of a genetic relationship or biological sex as applicable to the respective form. USCIS will only accept DNA test results from laboratories accredited by the AABB (formerly the American Association of Blood Banks). A
list of laboratories can be viewed on the AABB-Accredited Relationship (DNA) Testing Facilities page.
If you are required to provide biometrics at your biometric services appointment, you must sign a statement, under penalty of perjury, attesting that your submitted application, petition, or request, one that you provided on behalf of your derivative
beneficiary, or one submitted on your behalf, and all documents filed with and in support of the application, petition, or request, were complete, true, and correct at the time of filing.
If you fail to submit biometrics or fail to appear for your scheduled biometric services appointment, absent extraordinary circumstances, USCIS may deny your application. For applicants and dependents who appear before an immigration judge, failure to
attend a biometric services appointment may result in the immigration judge finding that your application was abandoned, and USCIS may also deny any other application you filed with USCIS.

After You Submit Your Petition

Track your case online

After you submit your form, you can track its status through your USCIS account. Sign in to your account often to check your case status and read any important messages from USCIS.

Respond to requests for information

If we need more information from you, we will send you a Request for Evidence (RFE) or Request for Information (RFI). You can respond to our request and upload your documents through your USCIS account.
A few weeks after you submit your petition, we will contact you to schedule an appointment at an Application Support Center near you. At the appointment, we will get your fingerprints, photograph, and signature.

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Request for interview

We may request that you appear at a USCIS office for an interview based on your petition. During your interview, USCIS may require you to provide your biometrics to verify your identity and/or update background and security checks.

We may request that you appear at a USCIS office for an interview based on your petition. During your interview, USCIS may require you to submit your biometrics to verify your identity and/or update background and security checks.

Receive your decision

Once your petition is approved, we will mail you your petition decision letter. Your letter will contain next steps for obtaining your immigrant visa for entering the United States.

Provide your biometrics

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For approved petitions for a spouse, unmarried children under 21 years of age or parents of a U.S. citizen, immigrant visa numbers are immediately available and will be on the petition decision letter.
Completing Your Form Online

Filing online

Submitting your form online is the same as mailing in a completed paper form. They both gather the same information.

Complete the Getting Started section first

You should answer all questions in the Getting Started section first so we can best customize the rest of your online form experience.

Provide as many responses as you can

You should provide as many responses as you can. Incomplete fields or sections and missing information can slow down processing of your case after you submit your form.

We will automatically save your responses

We will automatically save your information when you select next to go to a new page or navigate to another section of the form. We will save your information for 30 days from today, or from the last time you worked on the form.

How to continue filling out your form

After you start your form, you can sign in to your account to continue where you left off.
FBI Privacy Notice

USCIS may use your biometrics to obtain the criminal history records of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), for identity verification, to determine eligibility, to create immigration documents (for example, Permanent Resident Card, Employment
Authorization Document), or any purpose authorized by the INA. You may obtain a copy of your own FBI record using the procedures outlined at 28 CFR 16.30-16.34. For more information, please visit the FBI Noncriminal Justice Applicant's Privacy Rights
page. For information regarding how the FBI will use your fingerprints, please visit the Privacy Act Statement page.

www.fbi.gov/services/cjis/compactcouncil/guiding-principles-noncriminal-justiceapplicants-privacy-rights
www.fbi.gov/services/cjis/compactcouncil/privacy-act-statement

DHS Privacy Notice

AUTHORITIES: The information requested on this petition, and the associated evidence, is collected under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) section 204.
PURPOSE: The primary purpose for providing the requested information on this petition is to determine if you have established eligibility for the immigration benefit for which you are filing. DHS will use the information you provide to grant or deny the
immigration benefit you are seeking.
DISCLOSURE: The information you provide is voluntary. However, failure to provide the requested information, including your Social Security number, and the requested evidence, may delay a final decision in your case or result in denial of your petition.

ROUTINE USES: DHS may share the information you provide on this form with other Federal, state, local, and foreign government agencies and authorized organizations. DHS follows approved routine uses described in the associated published system of
records forms [DHS/USCIS–001 – Alien File, Index, and National File Tracking System and DHS/USCIS–007 – Benefits Information System] and the published privacy impact assessments [DHS/USCIS/PIA-003 Integrated Digitization Document Management
Program (IDDMP), DHS/USCIS/PIA-016(a) Computer Linked Application Information Management System and Associated Systems, and DHS/USCIS/PIA-051 Case and Activity Management for International Operations], which you can find at
www.dhs.gov/privacy. DHS may also share the information, as appropriate, for law enforcement purposes or in the interest of national security.
Paperwork Reduction Act

https://www.dhs.gov/topics/privacy

An agency may not conduct or sponsor an information collection, and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number. The
public reporting burden for Form I-130 is estimated at 2 hours per response and Form I-130A is estimated at 50 minutes per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, gathering the required documentation and information,
completing the forms, preparing statements, attaching necessary documentation, and submitting the forms. The collection of biometrics is estimated to require 1 hour and 10 minutes. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or
any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden to:
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services,
Regulatory Coordination Division, Office of Policy and Strategy,
5900 Capital Gateway Drive, Mail Stop #2140,
Camp Springs, MD 20588-0009
Do not mail your completed Form I-130 or Form I-130A to this address:
OMB No. 1615-0012
Expires: 02/28/2027

Security Reminder

If you do not work on your petition for more than 30 days, we will delete your data in order to prevent storing personal information indefinitely.

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Overview

Section U.S. Citizen or LPR
Eligibility 1. If you are a U.S. citizen, you must file a separate Form I-130 for each eligible relative. You may file Form I-130 for:

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Your spouse;

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If you are filing for your spouse, he or she must complete and sign Form I-130A, Supplemental Information for Spouse Beneficiary. If your spouse is overseas, Form I-130A must still be completed, but your spouse does not have to sign Form I-130A.
Form I-130A must be submitted with Form I-130.
Who May Not File
You may not file a form I-130 for a person in the following categories:
• A spouse, if you and your spouse were not both physically present at the marriage ceremony, unless the marriage was consummated;
• A spouse, if you gained lawful permanent resident status through a prior marriage to a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident, unless:
A. You are now a naturalized U.S. citizen;
B. You have been a lawful permanent resident for at least five years;
C. You can establish by clear and convincing evidence that you did not enter the prior marriage (through which you gained your lawful permanent resident status) in order to evade any U.S. immigration law; or
D. Your prior marriage through which you gained your immigrant status was terminated by the death of your former spouse.
• A spouse, if you married your spouse while he or she was the subject of an exclusion, deportation, removal, or rescission proceeding regarding his or her right to be admitted into or to remain in the United States, or while a decision in any of these
proceedings was before any court on judicial review. However, you may be eligible for the bona fide marriage exemption under INA section 245(e)(3) if:
A. You request in writing a bona fide marriage exemption and prove by clear and convincing evidence that the marriage is legally valid where it took place and that you and your spouse married in good faith and not for the purpose of obtaining
lawful permanent resident status for your spouse and that no fee or any other consideration (other than appropriate attorney fees) was given to you for your filing of this petition. The request must be submitted with Form I-130; or
B. Your spouse has lived outside the United States, after the marriage, for a period of at least two years;
• Any person, if USCIS determines that he or she entered into or attempted or conspired to enter into a marriage in order to evade U.S. immigration laws; and
• A grandparent, grandchild, nephew, niece, uncle, aunt, cousin, or parent-in-law.

Your unmarried children under 21
years of age;

Who May Not File
You may not file Form I-130 for a person in the following categories:
• An adoptive parent or adopted child, if the adoption took place after the child turned 16 years of age, or if the child has not been in the legal custody and has not lived with the parents for at least 2 years before filing the petition;
• A stepparent or stepchild, if the marriage that created the relationship took place after the child turned 18 years of age; and
• A grandparent, grandchild, nephew, niece, uncle, aunt, cousin, or parent-in-law

Your unmarried sons or daughters
21 years of age or older;

If the beneficiary qualifies as:
• Your unmarried children 21 years of age or older,
• Your married children of any age, or
• Your brother or sister (you must be 21 years of age or older),
you are not required to file separate petitions for the beneficiary's spouse or unmarried children under 21 years of age. They are considered derivative beneficiaries and you should list them in the Beneficiary's Family section of this petition.
The derivative beneficiaries described above may apply for an immigrant visa along with the beneficiary.
Who May Not File
You may not file Form I-130 for a person in the following categories:
• An adoptive parent or adopted child, if the adoption took place after the child turned 16 years of age, or if the child has not been in the legal custody and has not lived with the parents for at least 2 years before filing the petition;
• A stepparent or stepchild, if the marriage that created the relationship took place after the child turned 18 years of age; and
• A grandparent, grandchild, nephew, niece, uncle, aunt, cousin, or parent-in-law.

Your married sons or daughters of
any age;

If the beneficiary qualifies as:
• Your unmarried children 21 years of age or older,
• Your married children of any age, or
• Your brother or sister (you must be 21 years of age or older),
you are not required to file separate petitions for the beneficiary's spouse or unmarried children under 21 years of age. They are considered derivative beneficiaries and you should list them in Part 4. of this petition.
The derivative beneficiaries described above may apply for an immigrant visa along with the beneficiary.
Who May Not File
You may not file Form I-130 for a person in the following categories:
• An adoptive parent or adopted child, if the adoption took place after the child turned 16 years of age, or if the child has not been in the legal custody and has not lived with the parents for at least 2 years before filing the petition; and
• A stepparent or stepchild, if the marriage that created the relationship took place after the child turned 18 years of age.
• Any person, if USCIS determines that he or she entered into or attempted or conspired to enter into a marriage in order to evade U.S. immigration laws; and
• A grandparent, grandchild, nephew, niece, uncle, aunt, cousin, or parent-in-law.

Your brothers or sisters (you must
be 21 years of age or older); and

Your mother or father (you must be Who May Not File
21 years of age or older).
You may not file Form I-130 for a person in the following categories:
• An adoptive parent or adopted child, if the adoption took place after the child turned 16 years of age, or if the child has not been in the legal custody and has not lived with the parents for at least 2 years before filing the petition;
• A natural parent, if you gained lawful permanent resident status or U.S. citizenship through adoption or as a special immigrant juvenile;
• A stepparent or stepchild, if the marriage that created the relationship took place after the child turned 18 years of age;
• Any person, if USCIS determines that he or she entered into or attempted or conspired to enter into a marriage in order to evade U.S. immigration laws; and
• A grandparent, grandchild, nephew, niece, uncle, aunt, cousin, or parent-in-law.
2. If you are a lawful permanent resident of the United States, you must file a separate Form I-130 for each eligible relative. You may file Form I-130 for:

Your spouse;

If you are filing for your spouse, he or she must complete and sign Form I-130A, Supplemental Information for Spouse Beneficiary. If your spouse is overseas, Form I-130A must still be completed, but your spouse does not have to sign Form I-130A.
Form I-130A must be submitted with Form I-130.

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U.S. Citizen or LPR

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Your unmarried child under 21 years If you are the lawful permanent resident petitioner and the beneficiary qualifies as:
of age; and
• Your unmarried children 21 years of age or older,
• Your married children of any age, or
• Your brother or sister (you must be 21 years of age or older),
you are not required to file separate petitions for the beneficiary's unmarried children under 21 years of age. They are considered derivative beneficiaries and you should list them in Part 4. of this petition.
The derivative beneficiaries described above may apply for an immigrant visa along with the beneficiary.
Who May Not File
You may not file Form I-130 for a person in the following categories:
• An adoptive parent or adopted child, if the adoption took place after the child turned 16 years of age, or if the child has not been in the legal custody and has not lived with the parents for at least 2 years before filing the petition;
• A stepparent or stepchild, if the marriage that created the relationship took place after the child turned 18 years of age; and
• A grandparent, grandchild, nephew, niece, uncle, aunt, cousin, or parent-in-law.
Your unmarried son or daughter 21
years of age or older.

There is no visa category for married children of lawful permanent residents. If you are a lawful permanent resident and you filed Form I-130 for your unmarried son or daughter, but your son or daughter marries before immigrating to the United
States or adjusting status to lawful permanent resident, we will deny or automatically revoke your petition.
If you are the lawful permanent resident petitioner and the beneficiary qualifies as:
• Your unmarried children 21 years of age or older,
• Your married children of any age, or
• Your brother or sister (you must be 21 years of age or older),
you are not required to file separate petitions for the beneficiary's spouse or unmarried children under 21 years of age. They are considered derivative beneficiaries and you should list them in Part 4. of this petition.
The derivative beneficiaries described above may apply for an immigrant visa along with the beneficiary.
Who May Not File
You may not file Form I-130 for a person in the following categories:
• An adoptive parent or adopted child, if the adoption took place after the child turned 16 years of age, or if the child has not been in the legal custody and has not lived with the parents for at least 2 years before filing the petition;
• A stepparent or stepchild, if the marriage that created the relationship took place after the child turned 18 years of age; and
• A grandparent, grandchild, nephew, niece, uncle, aunt, cousin, or parent-in-law.

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[b] A petitioner is the U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident who files an alien petition on behalf of a family member.
A beneficiary is the family member you are petitioning for.
Currently, only the Petition for Alien Relative (I-130) is available online.
NOTE: You cannot file Form I-485 or Form I-129F online at this time. Please see our Form I-485 and Form I-129F webpages for
current filing information, and refer to the form instructions for specific instructions on completing each of these forms. Only
forms properly filed can be receipted and adjudicated. Any Form I-485 or I-129F included as supporting evidence for your Form I130 cannot be receipted or adjudicated.

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Is an interpreter assisting you with completing this
petition?

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An interpreter is anyone who translates or helps you translate all or part of
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What is your preparer's contact information?

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What is your interpreter's contact information?

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physical address?

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We will use your current mailing address to contact you throughout the petition process. We may not be able
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Yes

Yes

Provide a 5 or 9-digit ZIP code.

Yes
Yes
Provide your physical addresses for the last five years, whether inside or outside the United States.
Yes

Yes
Yes

Provide a 5 or 9-digit ZIP code.

Yes

Yes
Yes
You must complete all fields with an asterisk (*) to submit this form.

Blue alert

[Blue alert]
We require you to complete the categories below
to conduct background checks. Providing this
information as part of your petition may reduce the
time you spend at your biometric services
appointment.
2.9

What is your gender?

Male
Female

Radio

3.1

What is your ethnicity?

Hispanic or Latino
Not Hispanic or Latino

Radio

Hispanic or Latino refers to a person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other
Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race.

About You

ABOUT YOU: I-130
Primary
Nav

Secondary Nav

Tertiary
Conditional Logic
Nav
(tooltip)

Paper Form
Question
Question

Sub-Question

Field Type

Instructional Text

Help Text

3.2

American Indian or Alaska Native

Checkbox

Select all that apply. Your race is different from your ethnicity and should reflect your geographical origins.

American Indian or Alaska Native

What is your race?

Alert

Required?

Notes
Tooltip

A person having origins in any of the original peoples of
North and South America (including Central America),
and who maintains tribal affiliation or community
attachment.
Asian

(tooltip)

Asian

Checkbox

Tooltip

A person having origins in any of the original peoples of
the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent
including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Japan,
Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine Islands,
Thailand, and Vietnam.
(tooltip)

Black or African American

Checkbox

Tooltip

A person having origins in any of the black racial groups
of Africa.
(tooltip)

(tooltip)

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific
Islander

Checkbox

White

Checkbox

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Tooltip

A person having origins in any of the original peoples of
Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands.
White

Tooltip

A person having origins in any of the original peoples of
Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa.
3.3

What is your height?

Feet
Inches

Dropdown/Text

3.4

What is your weight?

Pounds

Text

3.5

What is the color of your eyes?

Black
Blue
Brown
Gray
Green
Hazel
Maroon
Pink
Unknown/Other

Dropdown

3.6

What is the color of your hair?

Bald (no hair)
Black
Blonde
Brown
Gray
Red
Sandy
White
Unknown/Other

Dropdown

Your employment
history

You must complete all fields with an asterisk (*) to submit this form.

Where have you worked for the last five years?

(If non-USA use Province
and text field)
(If non-USA use Postal
code and remove help
text)

Additional
information

Provide a weight between 30 and 699 pounds.

2.42

What is the name of the employer?

2.43

What is the employer's address?

2.44
2.45

What was your occupation?
On what dates were you employed here?

2.46

What is the name of the employer?

2.47

What is the employer's address?

Provide your employment history for the last five years, whether inside or outside the United States. Provide
your current employment first. If you are currently unemployed, type "Unemployed" for name of the employer.

Text
Country

Dropdown

Address line 1

Text

Street number and name

Address line 2
City or town

Text
Text

Apartment, suite, unit or floor

State/Province

Dropdown/Text

ZIP code/Postal code

Text

From (MM/DD/YYYY)

Text
Date

I currently work here

Checkbox

To (MM/DD/YYYY)

Date

Dropdown

Address line 1

Text

Address line 2

Text

City or town

Text

(If non-USA use Province
and text field)

State/Province

Dropdown

(If non-USA use Postal
code and remove help
text)

ZIP code/Postal code

Text

What was your occupation?

2.49

On what dates were you employed here?

Yes

Table

Yes

When Checkbox is checked, change 'To' date field to
grey and display 'Present'.

Provide a 5 or 9-digit ZIP code.

Yes

Text
Country

2.48

Table
'+ Add employment' button

Provide a 5 or 9-digit ZIP code.

Text
From (MM/DD/YYYY)

Date

I currently work here

Checkbox

To (MM/DD/YYYY)

Date

Yes

When Checkbox is checked, change 'To' date field to
grey and display 'Present'.

Yes
You must complete all fields with an asterisk (*) to submit this form.

About You

ABOUT YOU: I-130
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Secondary Nav

Tertiary
Conditional Logic
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Paper Form
Question
Question

Sub-Question

Field Type

2.36

What is your current immigration status?

I am a US Citizen
I am a Lawful Permanent Resident

Radio

1.4

Did you gain lawful permanent resident status or
citizenship through adoption?

Yes/No

Radio

2.1

What is your A-Number?

A-

Text

I do not have or know my A-Number.

Checkbox

2.2

What is your USCIS Online Account Number?

Text

Instructional Text

Help Text

The A-Number is an immigration file number provided by U.S. immigration officials. We use your A-Number to
identify your immigration records. It is a 7 to 9-digit number that begins with an “A” and can be found on
correspondence or cards you have received from DHS, USCIS, or on immigration court records (for example,
Form I-797, Receipt Notice; an Employment Authorization Document; a Permanent Resident Card). If you do
not have an A-Number, USCIS may assign one to you.

Provide a 7, 8, or 9-digit number. If the A-Number is
fewer than 9 digits, the system will automatically add
zero(s) after the "A" and before the first digit so there is
a total of 9 digits, for example: A-001234567.

You will only have an Online Account Number, or OAN, if you previously filed a form that has a receipt number
that begins with IOE. If you filed the form online, you can find your OAN in your account profile. If you mailed
us the form, you can find your OAN at the top of the Account Access Notice we sent you.

Provide a 12-digit Online Account Number.

Alert

Required?

Notes

If you do not have a receipt number that begins with IOE, you do not have an OAN.
(The OAN is not the same as an A-Number)
I do not have or know my USCIS Online Checkbox
Account Number.
2.3

What is your U.S. Social Security number?

Text
I do not have or know my U.S. Social
Security number.

Checkbox

2.8

What is your date of birth?

MM/DD/YYYY

Date

2.7

What is your country of birth?

Country

Dropdown

2.6

What is your city, town, or village of birth?

(IF 2.36 = U.S. CITIZEN)

2.37

How did you obtain U.S. citizenship?

Birth in the United States
Naturalization
Parents

Radio

(IF 2.36 = U.S. CITIZEN)

2.38

Have you obtained a Certificate of Naturalization or a
Certificate of Citizenship?

Yes/No

Radio

(IF YES to 2.38)

2.39

What is your Certificate Number?

Yes

Text

Your U.S. citizen
information

Your lawful
permanent
resident
information

Provide a 9-digit Social Security number.

You must complete all fields with an asterisk (*) to submit this form.

(IF YES to 2.38)

Where was the Certificate issued?

(IF YES to 2.38)

On what date was the Certificate issued?

Text
Text
MM/DD/YYYY

Date
You must complete all fields with an asterisk (*) to submit this form.

(IF 2.36 = LPR)

2.40

What is your class of admission?

Dropdown

Your class of admission is the 3-digit code for the immigrant category under which you were granted your
permanent resident status.
This code can be found on your Permanent Resident Card and usually consists of 1 or 2 letters followed by a
number.
Where to find your code
[sample class of admission image]

What was your date of admission?

(IF 2.36 = LPR)

2.41

MM/DD/YYYY

Date

City or Town

Text

State

Dropdown/Text

Did you gain lawful permanent resident status
Yes/No
through marriage to a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent
resident?

Radio

About You

Your Family: I-130
Primary Nav

Secondary Nav

Your Family

Marital status

Tertiary Nav

Conditional Logic

(IF MARRIED, DIVORCED, WIDOWED,
SEPARATED OR MARRIAGE ANNULLED)
(IF MARRIED OR SEPARATED)

Current spouse

(IF MARRIED OR SEPARATED)
(IF MARRIED OR SEPARATED)
(IF NOT UNITED STATES SHOW PROVINCE)
(IF MARRIED OR SEPARATED)
(If 2.17 = divorced, widowed, or marriage
annulled)
OR
(if 2.16 = Is greater than 1)

Prior marriages

Paper Form
Question

Question

2.17

What is your current marital status?

2.16

How many times have you been married?

2.20

What is your current spouse's legal name?

Sub-Question

Single, Never Married
Married
Divorced
Widowed
Separated
Marriage Annulled

Field Type

Radio

Instructional Text
You must complete all fields with an asterisk (*) to submit this form.

Text

Include annulled marriages, marriages to other people, and marriages to the same person.

Given name (first name)

Text
Text
Text
Date
Dropdown/Text
Text
Dropdown/Text
Date

You must complete all fields with an asterisk (*) to submit this form.
Your spouse's legal name is the name on his or her birth certificate, unless it changed after birth by a
legal action such as marriage or court order. Do not provide a nickname here.

2.18
2.19

On what date did you marry your current spouse?
Where were you and your current spouse married?

2.21

When did your last marriage end?

Middle name
Family name (last name)
MM/DD/YYYY
Country
City or town
State/Province
MM/DD/YYYY

What is your prior spouse's legal name?

Given name (first name)

Text

Middle name

Text

Family name (last name)

Text

Marriage end date
MM/DD/YYYY

Date

Help
Text

Alert Required? Notes

Yes

You must complete all fields with an asterisk (*) to submit this form.

List all of your prior spouses below

2.22

2.23

When did your marriage end?

Your parents

Your prior spouse's legal name is the name on his or her birth certificate, unless it changed after birth
by legal action such as marriage or court order. Do not provide a nickname here.

Yes

Table
'+ Add prior marriage' button.

Yes
Yes

You must complete all fields with an asterisk (*) to submit this form.
2.24

What is the full name of parent 1?

Given name (first name)

Text

Middle name

Text

Family name (last name)

Text

2.25

What is their date of birth?

MM/DD/YYYY

Date

2.26

What is their gender?

Male
Female

Radio

2.27

What is their country of birth?

Dropdown/Text

2.28

What is their city/town/village of residence?

Text

2.29

What is their country of residence?

Dropdown/Text

2.30

What is the full name of parent 2?

Your parents page 2

Your parent's legal name is the name on their birth certificate, unless it changed after birth by legal
action such as marriage or court order. Do not provide a nickname here.

Provide the name of the country at the time of your parent's birth, even if the name has changed.

You must complete all fields with an asterisk (*) to submit this form.
Given name (first name)

Text

Middle name

Text

Family name (last name)

Text

2.31

What is their date of birth?

MM/DD/YYYY

Date

2.32

What is their gender?

Male
Female

Radio

2.33

What is their country of birth?

Dropdown/Text

2.34

What is their city/town/village of residence?

Text

2.35

What is their country of residence?

Dropdown/Text

Your parent's legal name is the name on their birth certificate, unless it changed after birth by legal
action such as marriage or court order. Do not provide a nickname here.

Provide the name of the country at the time of your parent's birth, even if the name has changed.

Your Family

YOUR BENEFICIARY: I-130
Primary Nav

Secondary Nav

Your Beneficiary

Relationship to
beneficiary

Tertiary Nav

Conditional Logic

Paper
Question
Form
Question

Sub-Question

Field Type

Instructional Text

Help Text

Alert

Required
Notes
?

You must complete all fields with an asterisk (*) to submit this form.

1.1

For whom are you filing this petition?

Spouse
Parent
Brother or Sister
Child

Radio

Select the relationship the beneficiary has to you (e.g., if the beneficiary is your parent, select "Parent").

Yes

Alert

(Blue alert if spouse)

[h] You selected you are petitioning for a spouse

https://www.uscis.gov/sites/
default/files/document/forms
/i-130a.pdf

[b] You will need to upload the Supplemental Information for Spouse Beneficiary (I-130A) as a
part of the evidence for this petition.
(If US Citizen)
(Yellow alert if parent,
brother or sister, or child)

Alert

(If LPR)
(Red alert if Parent or
Brother or Sister

Alert

(If LPR)
(Yellow alert if child)

Alert

[h] You may not meet the eligibility requirement for your petition
[b] If you are petitioning for [your parent / your brother or sister/ a son or daughter who is
currently married], you must be a U.S. citizen at the time of your petition.
[h] You cannot file Form I-130
[b] As a lawful permanent resident of the United States, you cannot file Form I-130 for your
parents, siblings, or married children.
[h] You may not meet the eligibility requirement for your petition
[b] If you are petitioning for a son or daughter who is currently married, you must be a U.S.
citizen at the time of your petition.

(if Parent)

Which best describes your relationship?

Stepchild or Stepparent

Checkbox

(If Brother/Sister)

1.3

Are you related by adoption?

Yes/No

Radio

(If Child)

1.2

Which best describes your relationship?

Child was born to parents who were married to
each other at the time of the child's birth

Radio

Stepchild/Stepparent

Radio

Child was born to parents who were not married
to each other at the time of the child's birth

Radio

Child was adopted (not an Orphan or Hague
Convention adoptee)

Radio

4.1

Has anyone else ever filed a petition for the Yes
No
beneficiary?
Unknown

Radio

Beneficiary's name

Select if your parent is your stepparent.

Select the option that best describes your relationship with your child.

Select "Unknown" only if you and the beneficiary both do not know if anyone else has ever filed a petition
for the beneficiary.

You must complete all fields with an asterisk (*) to submit this form.
[Blue Alert]
[b] You should enter your beneficiary's information in this section and not your own
information. The beneficiary is the family member for whom you are filing this petition.
4.4

4.5

What is the beneficiary's current legal
name?

Has the beneficiary used any other names
since birth?

Given name (first name)

Text

Middle name

Text

Family name (last name)

Text

Given name (first name)

Text

Middle name

Text

Family name (last name)

Text

Beneficiary's contact
information

Yes
Other names used may include nicknames, aliases, and maiden names. Provide the other names your
beneficiary has used (if any).

+Add another name' button

You must complete all fields with an asterisk (*) to submit this form.

[Blue Alert]
[b] You should enter your beneficiary's information in this section and not your own
information. The beneficiary is the family member for whom you are filing this petition.
4.14

How can we contact the beneficiary?

Daytime telephone number

4.15
Mobile telephone number (if any)

Email address (if any)

4.16

Text

Country code

Text

Phone number

Text

Country code

Text

Phone number

Text

Beneficiary's
addresses

Example: user@domain.com
You must complete all fields with an asterisk (*) to submit this form.

[Blue Alert]

4.11

Where does the beneficiary live now?

(If non-USA use Province and
text field)
(If non-USA use Postal code
and remove help text)
4.12

Where in the United States does the
beneficiary intend to live?

[b] You should enter your beneficiary's information in this section and not your own
information. The beneficiary is the family member for whom you are filing this petition.

Country

Dropdown/Text If the beneficiary lives outside the United States in a home without a street number or name, leave
Address Line 1 and Address Line 2 blank.

Address line 1

Text

Street number and name

Address line 2

Text

Apartment, suite, unit, or floor

City or town

Text

State/Province

Dropdown/Text

ZIP code/Postal code

Text

Address line 1

Text

Address line 2

Text

City or town

Text

State

Dropdown/Text

ZIP code

Text

Provide a 5 or 9-digit ZIP code.

Provide the address in the United States where the beneficiary intends to live, if different from where
they live now. If the address is the same as where they live now, type "Same" in Address Line 1.

Street number and name

Apartment, suite, unit, or floor

Provide a 5 or 9-digit ZIP code.

Your Beneficiary

YOUR BENEFICIARY: I-130
Primary Nav

Secondary Nav

Tertiary Nav

Address where you
lived together

Conditional Logic

Paper
Question
Form
Question

Sub-Question

Field Type

4.13

Country

Dropdown/Text Provide the beneficary's address outside the United States, if different from where they live now. If the
beneficiary lives in a home without a street number or name, leave Address Line 1 and Address Line 2
blank.

Address line 1

Text

Street number and name

Address line 2

Text

Apartment, suite, unit, or floor

City or town

Text

Province

Text

Postal code

Text

What is the beneficiary's address outside of
the United States?

(IF SPOUSE = 1.1)

Instructional Text

Help Text

Alert

Required
Notes
?

You must complete all fields with an asterisk (*) to submit this form.

[Blue Alert]

4.59

Where did you and your spouse last live
together?

(If non-USA use Province and
text field)
(If non-USA use Postal code
and remove help text)
(IF SPOUSE = 1.1)

4.60

When did you and your spouse live there
together?

[b] You should enter your beneficiary's information in this section and not your own
information. The beneficiary is the family member for whom you are filing this petition.

Country

Dropdown/Text If filing for your spouse, provide the last address at which you physically lived together. If you never lived
together, type "Never lived together" in Address line 1.

Address line 1

Text

Address line 2

Text

Street number and name

City or town

Text

Apartment, suite, unit, or floor

State/Province

Dropdown/Text

ZIP code/Postal code

Text

From (MM/DD/YYYY)

Date

To (MM/DD/YYYY)

Date

Additional
information

Provide a 5 or 9-digit ZIP code.

You must complete all fields with an asterisk (*) to submit this form.

[Blue Alert]
[b] You should enter your beneficiary's information in this section and not your own
information. The beneficiary is the family member for whom you are filing this petition.
4.1

What is the beneficiary's A-Number?

4.2

What is the beneficiary's USCIS Online
Account Number?

A-

Text

They do not have an A-Number.

Checkbox
Text

The A-Number is an immigration file number provided by U.S. immigration officials. We use your ANumber to identify your immigration records. It is a 7 to 9-digit number that begins with an “A” and
can be found on correspondence or cards you have received from DHS, USCIS, or on immigration
court records (for example, Form I-797, Receipt Notice; an Employment Authorization Document; a
Permanent Resident Card). If you do not have an A-Number, USCIS may assign one to you.

Provide a 7, 8, or 9-digit number. If the ANumber is fewer than 9 digits, the system will
automatically add zero(s) after the "A" and
before the first digit so there is a total of 9 digits,
for example: A-001234567.

If the beneficiary previously filed an application, petition, or request using the USCIS online filing system,
provide the USCIS Online Account Number they were issued.

Provide a 12-digit Online Account Number.

If the beneficiary previously filed certain applications, petitions, or requests on a paper form via a USCIS
Lockbox facility, they may have received a USCIS Online Account Access Notice issuing them a USCIS
Online Account Number. You can find this number at the top of the notice.
The USCIS Online Account Number is not the same as an A-Number. The USCIS Online Account Number
was previously called the USCIS Electronic Immigration System (USCIS ELIS) Number.
They do not have a USCIS Online Account
Number.
4.3

Checkbox

Text

What is the beneficiary's U.S. Social Security
number?

Provide a 9-digit Social Security number.

They do not have an U.S. Social Security number. Checkbox

4.8

What is the beneficiary's date of birth?

4.7

What is the beneficiary's country of birth?

4.6

What is their city, town or village of birth?

4.9

What is the beneficiary's gender?

MM/DD/YYYY

Date

Yes

Dropdown/Text
Text
Male
Female

Radio

Immigration
information

You must complete all fields with an asterisk (*) to submit this form.

[Blue Alert]
[b] You should enter your beneficiary's information in this section and not your own
information. The beneficiary is the family member for whom you are filing this petition.

(If YES to 4.45)
Immigration
information page 2

Yes/No

Radio

4.45

Was the beneficiary EVER in the United
States?

4.47

What is the beneficiary's Passport number?

Text

4.48

What is the beneficiary's Travel Document
number?

Text

4.49

What is the country of issuance for the
beneficiary's Passport or Travel Document?

4.50

What is the expiration date of the
beneficiary's Passport or Travel Document?

MM/DD/YYYY

Date

4.53

Was the beneficiary EVER in immigration
proceedings?

Yes/No

Radio

Dropdown/Text

You must complete all fields with an asterisk (*) to submit this form.

Your Beneficiary

YOUR BENEFICIARY: I-130
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Secondary Nav

Tertiary Nav

Conditional Logic

Paper
Question
Form
Question

Sub-Question

Field Type

Instructional Text

Help Text

Alert

Required
Notes
?

[Blue Alert]
[b] You should enter your beneficiary's information in this section and not your own
information. The beneficiary is the family member for whom you are filing this petition.
4.46

Dropdown/Text The beneficiary's class of admission is the 3-digit code for the immigrant category under which they were
admitted to the United States.

What was the beneficiary's class of
admission?

Text

What is the beneficiary's Form I-94 ArrivalDeparture Record number?
MM/DD/YYYY

Date

When does the beneficiary's authorized stay MM/DD/YYYY
expire?

Date

What was the beneficiary's date of arrival?

Immigration
proceedings

Alert

(IF YES to 4.53)
(blue alert)

You must complete all fields with an asterisk (*) to submit this form.

[Blue Alert]
[b] You should enter your beneficiary's information in this section and not your own
information. The beneficiary is the family member for whom you are filing this petition.
Removal
Rescission
Exclusion/Deportation
Other judicial proceedings

(IF YES to 4.53)

4.54

What type of proceedings?

(IF YES to 4.53)

4.55

Where did the immigration proceedings take City or Town
place?
State

(IF YES to 4.53)

4.56

When did the immigration proceedings take MM/DD/YYYY
place?

Radio

Text

Dropdown/Text
Date

Employment
information

You must complete all fields with an asterisk (*) to submit this form.

[Blue Alert]
[b] You should enter your beneficiary's information in this section and not your own
information. The beneficiary is the family member for whom you are filing this petition.
4.51

Where does the beneficiary currently work? Name of current employer

Text

Country

Dropdown/Text

Address line 1

Text

Street number and name

Address line 2

Text

Apartment, suite, unit, or floor

City or town

Text

(If non-USA use Province and
text field)

State/Province

Dropdown/Text

(If non-USA use Postal code
and remove help text)

ZIP code/Postal code

Text

MM/DD/YYYY

Date

4.52

When did your current employment begin?

Provide the beneficiary's current employment information, even if they are employed outside of the
United States. If the beneficiary is currently unemployed, type unemployed in name of current employer

Provide a 5 or 9-digit ZIP code.

Your Beneficiary

BENEFICIARY FAMILY: I-130
Primary Nav Secondary Nav
Beneficiary's Marital status
Family

Tertiary Nav Conditional Logic

Paper Form Question Question

Sub-Question

Field Type

Instructional Text
You must complete all fields with an asterisk (*) to submit this form.

4.18

Single, Never Married
Married
Divorced
Widowed
Separated
Marriage Annulled

Radio

If your beneficiary is also your current spouse, answer the questions in the following section about yourself.

What is your beneficiary's current marital status?

(If LPR)
(Red alert if married)

Current spouse

(IF MARRIED, DIVORCED, WIDOWED,
SEPARATED OR MARRIAGE ANNULLED)
(IF MARRIED OR SEPARATED)

Alert

Help Text Alert

Required? Notes

Yes

[h] You cannot file Form I-130
[b] As a lawful permanent resident of the United States, you cannot
file Form I-130 for your parents, siblings, or married children.

4.17

How many times has your beneficiary been married?

Text

Include annulled marriages, marriages to other people, and marriages to the same person.

Yes

You must complete all fields with an asterisk (*) to submit this form.
4.21

What is the legal name of your beneficiary's current spouse?

Given name (first name) Text

Middle name

Your beneficiary's spouse's legal name is the name on his or her birth certificate, unless it changed after birth
by a legal action such as marriage or court order. Do not provide a nickname here.

Text

Family name (last name) Text
(IF MARRIED OR SEPARATED)

4.19

On what date did your beneficiary marry their current spouse?

MM/DD/YYYY

Date

(IF MARRIED OR SEPARATED)

4.20

Where were your beneficiary and their current spouse married?

Country

Dropdown/text

City or town

Text

State/Province

Dropdown/text

MM/DD/YYYY

Date

(if not United States show Province)
(IF MARRIED OR SEPARATED)
Prior spouses

4.22

When did your beneficiary's last marriage end?

(if divorced, widowed, or marriage annulled)
OR
(if "How many times has your beneficiary been
married?" is greater than 1)

You must complete all fields with an asterisk (*) to submit this form.

Beneficiary's prior marriages

4.23

What is the beneficiary's prior spouse's legal name?

List all of the beneficiary's prior spouses below

Given name (first name) Text

Middle name

The beneficiary's prior spouse's legal name is the name on his or her birth certificate, unless it changed after
birth by legal action such as marriage or court order. Do not provide a nickname here.

Text

Family name (last name) Text
4.24

When did the beneficiary's marriage end?

MM/DD/YYYY

Table
'+ Add' button.
Yes

Yes

Date

Additional family

Yes
You must complete all fields with an asterisk (*) to submit this form.

Beneficiary's Family
4.25

What is the beneficiary's spouse or child's full legal name?

Table
'+ Add' button.

Provide information about the beneficiary's spouse and children in this section if they have any.
Given name (first name) Text
Middle name

Yes

Text

Family name (last name) Text

Yes

4.26

What is their relationship to the beneficiary?

Spouse
Child

Radio

Yes

4.27

What is their date of birth?

MM/DD/YYYY

Date

Yes

4.28

What is their country of birth?

Dropdown/text

Yes

4.29

What is the beneficiary's spouse or child's full legal name?

Given name (first name) Text
Middle name

Yes

Text

Family name (last name) Text

Yes

4.30

What is their relationship to the beneficiary?

Spouse
Child

Radio

Yes

4.31

What is their date of birth?

MM/DD/YYYY

Date

Yes

4.32

What is their country of birth?

Dropdown/text

Yes

4.33

What is the beneficiary's spouse or child's full legal name?

Given name (first name) Text
Middle name

Yes

Text

Family name (last name) Text

Yes

4.34

What is their relationship to the beneficiary?

Spouse
Child

Radio

Yes

4.35

What is their date of birth?

MM/DD/YYYY

Date

Yes

4.36

What is their country of birth?

Dropdown/text

Yes

4.37

What is the beneficiary's spouse or child's full legal name?

Given name (first name) Text
Middle name

Yes

Text

Beneficiary's Family

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Family name (last name) Text

Yes

4.38

What is their relationship to the beneficiary?

Spouse
Child

Radio

Yes

4.39

What is their date of birth?

MM/DD/YYYY

Date

Yes

4.40

What is their country of birth?

Dropdown/text

Yes

4.41

What is the beneficiary's spouse or child's full legal name?

Given name (first name) Text
Middle name

Yes

Text

Family name (last name) Text

Yes

4.42

What is their relationship to the beneficiary?

Spouse
Child

Radio

Yes

4.43

What is their date of birth?

MM/DD/YYYY

Date

Yes

4.44

What is their country of birth?

Dropdown/text

Yes

Beneficiary's Family

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You must complete all fields with an asterisk (*) to submit this form.
(IF 4.45 = select any option)

4.61

At which USCIS office will the beneficiary
apply for adjustment of status to lawful
permanent resident?

Alert

[Blue alert]
[h] You should only answer this question if the beneficiary is in the United States and
will apply for adjustment of status at a USCIS office in the United States.
[b] If the beneficiary will apply for adjustment of status to lawful permanent resident
inside the United States, you must provide the location of the USCIS office where the
beneficiary will apply for an immigrant visa.

4.62

City or town

Text

State

Dropdown

At which U.S. Embassy or Consulate
location will the beneficiary apply for an
immigrant visa?

Alert

Country

Dropdown/text

City or town

Text

Province

Text

Yes/No

Radio

Prior petitions

Choosing a U.S. Embassy or U.S. Consulate outside of the country of [Blue alert]
the beneficiary's last residence does not guarantee that it will
accept the beneficiary's case for processing. In these situations, the [h] You should only answer this question if the beneficiary will apply for an immigrant
visa outside of the United States at a U.S. Embassy or U.S. Consulate.
designated U.S. Embassy or U.S. Consulate has discretion over
whether or not to accept the beneficiary's case.
[b] If the beneficiary will apply for an immigrant visa outside of the United States, you
must provide the location of the U.S. Embassy or U.S. Consulate where the
beneficiary will apply for an immigrant visa.

You must complete all fields with an asterisk (*) to submit this form.
5.1

Prior petitions page 2

Have you EVER previously filed a petition
for this beneficiary or any other alien?

(IF 'Have you EVER previously filed
a petition for this beneficiary or
any other alien?' = Yes)

You must complete all fields with an asterisk (*) to submit this form.

Alert

[Blue alert]
[b] You have selected that you have previously filed a petition for this beneficiary or
any other alien. Provide information on each petition you have filed in this section.

5.2

5.3

What is the full legal name of the
beneficiary or alien you filed on behalf of?

Where was the petition filed?

5.4

When was the petition filed?

5.5

What was the result?

Given name (first name)

Text

Middle name

Text

Family name (last name)

Text

City or town

Text

State

Dropdown/text

MM/DD/YYYY

Date
Text

Other Petitions

For example: approved, denied, withdrawn
You must complete all fields with an asterisk (*) to submit this form.

Are you submitting separate petitions for
other relatives?
5.6

What is your relative's full legal name?

If you are also submitting separate petitions for other relatives, provide
the names of and your relationship to each relative in this section.
Given name (first name)

Text

Middle name

Text

Family name (last name)

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Yes

Text

Yes

5.7

What is your relationship to this relative?

Spouse
Parent
Brother or Sister
Child

Dropdown

Yes

5.8

What is your relative's full legal name?

Given name (first name)

Text

Yes

Middle name

Text

Family name (last name)

Text

Yes

Spouse
Parent
Brother or Sister
Child

Dropdown

Yes

5.9

What is your relationship to this relative?

5.57-5.58

Information About Beneficiary In Their
Native Written Language

Native Language

You must complete all fields with an asterisk (*) to submit this form.
Upload

If the beneficiary's native written language does not use Roman letters,
upload a document with his or her name and foreign address in their
native written language. If you have a text or word processing document
you would like to submit for evidence, send us a PDF version of the file.
When saving your file, select PDF as the file type to save.

File requirements
• Clear and readable
• Accepted file formats: JPG, JPEG, PDF, TIF or TIFF
• No encrypted or password-protected files
• If your documents are in a foreign language, upload a full
English translation and the translator's certification with each
original document.
• Upload no more than five documents at a time
• Accepted file name characters: English letters, numbers,
spaces, periods, hyphens, underscores, and parentheses
• Maximum size: 12MB per file

Other Information

EVIDENCE: I-130
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Evidence Title
Proof Of U.S. Citizenship

Proof of Lawful
Permanent Resident
Status

(IF PETITIONER IS A LAWFUL PERMANENT
RESIDENT) Question 2.36

Proof Of Lawful Permanent
Resident Status

Upload

Proof of Marriage

(IF BENEFICIARY RELATIONSHIP IS SPOUSE)
question 2.17 = spouse or separated

Proof Of Marriage

Upload

Evidence of the end of
your prior marriage(s)

(IF BENEFICIARY RELATIONSHIP IS SPOUSE
AND PETITIONER HAS PRIOR MARRIAGES)
Question 2.16 = married, divorced,
separated, or marriage annulled

Evidence Of The End Of Your Prior
Marriage(S)

Upload

Evidence of the end of
your spouse's prior
marriage(s)

(IF BENEFICIARY RELATIONSHIP IS SPOUSE
AND BENEFICIARY HAS PRIOR MARRIAGES)
[Will need to upload this evidence for each
prior marriage] Question 2.16 = prior
marriages >1

Evidence Of The End Of Your
Spouse's Prior Marriage(S)

Upload

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2" x 2" photo of you

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(IF BENEFICIARY RELATIONSHIP IS SPOUSE)
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Upload documents that show you are a U.S. citizen. Examples of these documents include:

Document type
Birth Certificate
Naturalization Certificate
Certificate of Citizenship
Form FS-240
U.S. Passport
Other

File Requirements
• Clear and readable
• Accepted file formats: JPG, JPEG, PDF, TIF or TIFF
• No encrypted or password-protected files
• If your documents are in a foreign language, upload a full English translation and the translator's certification
with each original document.
• Upload no more than five documents at a time
• Accepted file name characters: English letters, numbers, spaces, periods, hyphens, underscores, and parentheses
• Maximum size: 12MB per file

Permanent Resident Card
Other

• Clear and readable
• Accepted file formats: JPG, JPEG, PDF, TIF or TIFF
• No encrypted or password-protected files
• If your documents are in a foreign language, upload a full English translation and the translator's certification
with each original document.
• Upload no more than five documents at a time
• Accepted file name characters: English letters, numbers, spaces, periods, hyphens, underscores, and parentheses
• Maximum size: 12MB per file

Upload a copy of your marriage certificate.

Marriage Certificate
Other

Upload documents showing that your prior marriage(s) were legally terminated. Make sure the text is readable. Some examples include:

Divorce Decree
Annulment
Death Certificate
Other

• A copy of your birth certificate, issued by a civil registrar, vital statistics office, or other civil authority showing that you were born in the United States
• A copy of your naturalization certificate or certification of citizenship issued by USCIS or the former Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS)
• A copy of Form FS-240, Consular Report of Birth Abroad (CRBA), issued by a U.S. Embassy or U.S. Consulate
• A copy of your unexpired U.S. passport
• An original statement from a U.S. consular officer verifying that you are a U.S. citizen with a valid passport

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2" X 2" Photo Of You

Upload an image of both sides of your Permanent Resident Card (I-551) (formerly known as the Alien Registration Card or Green Card).
Make sure all text is clear and readable. If you have not yet received your card, submit copies of your passport biographic page and the page showing admission as a
lawful permanent resident, or other evidence of permanent resident status issued by USCIS or the former INS.

• Divorce decree(s)
• Annulment(s)
• Death certificate(s)

Upload documents showing that your spouse's prior marriage(s) were legally terminated. Make sure the text is readable. Some examples include:
• Divorce decree(s)
• Annulment(s)
• Death certificate(s)

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Upload

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row]

Upload a recent color photograph of yourself that measures 2 inches by 2 inches, with your face measuring 1 inch to 1 3/8 inch from your chin to the top of your head.
Your eyes should be between 1 1/8 inch and 1 3/8 inch from the bottom of the photo.

[delete entire row]

Photo
Other

Make sure your whole face is visible, you are facing the camera directly, and the background is white or off-white. Your head must be bare, unless contrary to your
religious beliefs. Also, include an image of the back of the photograph with your name and A-Number written in pen or pencil.
If you need help understanding the photo requirements or want to resize, rotate, or crop your photo, you can use to the Department of State's photo composition tools.

2" x 2" photo of your
spouse

(IF BENEFICIARY RELATIONSHIP IS SPOUSE)
question 1.1

2" X 2" Photo Of Your Spouse

Upload

Upload a recent color photograph of your spouse that measures 2 inches by 2 inches, with their face measuring 1 inch to 1 3/8 inch from their chin to the top of their head.
Their eyes should be between 1 1/8 inch and 1 3/8 inch from the bottom of the photo.

Deed
Lease
Bank Account Statement
Birth Certificate
Affidavit
Other

If you need help understanding the photo requirements or want to resize, rotate, or crop your photo, you can use to the Department of State's photo composition tools.

(IF BENEFICIARY RELATIONSHIP IS SPOUSE)
question 2.17 = spouse or separated

Additional Proof Of Marriage

Upload

Upload one or more of the following types of documentation that may prove you have a bona fide marriage:

• Documentation showing joint ownership of property
• A lease showing joint tenancy of a common residence, meaning you both live at the same address together
• Documentation showing that you and your spouse have combined your financial resources
• Birth certificates of children born to you and your spouse together
• Affidavits sworn to or affirmed by third parties having personal knowledge of the bona fides of the marital relationship. Each affidavit must contain the full name and
address of the person making the affidavit; date and place of birth of the person making the affidavit; and complete information and details explaining how the person
acquired his or her knowledge of your marriage
• Any other relevant documentation to establish that there is an ongoing marital union

Photo
Other

Make sure their whole face is visible, they are facing the camera directly, and the background is white or off-white. Their head must be bare, unless contrary to their
religious beliefs. Also, include an image of the back of the photograph with their name and A-Number written in pen or pencil.

Additional proof of
marriage

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Links

Notes

https://travel.state.gov/content/passport
s/en/passports/photos/photocomposition-template.html

Note: You must submit clear and convincing evidence that you and your spouse entered into marriage in good faith and not for immigration purposes if you married your
spouse while your spouse was the subject of an exclusion, deportation, removal, or rescission proceeding (including during the judicial review of any one of these
proceedings); or you are a lawful permanent resident that obtained your permanent residence through a prior marriage that was not determined by the death of your
spouse and you are filing your petition for your spouse that you were married within five years of obtaining your permanent residence.
Child's birth certificate

(IF BENEFICIARY RELATIONSHIP IS CHILD
and PETITIONER IS THE MOTHER) (IF 1.1 =
Child & 2.9 = Female)

Child's Birth Certificate

Upload

Upload a copy of the child's birth certificate showing your name and the name of your child.

Birth Certificate
Other

Child's birth
certificate

(IF BENEFICIARY RELATIONSHIP IS CHILD
and PETITIONER IS THE FATHER) (IF 1.1 =
Child & 2.9 = Male)

Child's Birth Certificate

Upload

Upload a copy of the child's birth certificate showing both parents' names.

Birth Certificate
Other

Proof of marriage to
the child's mother

(IF BENEFICIARY RELATIONSHIP IS CHILD
and PETITIONER IS THE FATHER) (IF 1.1 =
Child & 2.9 = Male)

Proof Of Marriage To The Child's
Mother

Upload

Upload a copy of your marriage certificate to the child's mother.

Marriage Certificate
Other

Proof of legal
termination of parents'
prior marriages

(IF BENEFICIARY RELATIONSHIP IS CHILD
and PETITIONER IS THE FATHER) (IF 1.1 =
Child & 2.9 = Male)

Proof Of Legal Termination Of
Parents' Prior Marriages

Upload

Upload proof of legal termination of the parents' prior marriage, if any, issued by civil authorities.

Divorce Decree
Annulment
Death Certificate
Other

Proof of parent-child
relationship

(if 2.9/your gender = Male)
AND
(if 1.2/relationship = parents who were
married)

Proof Of Parent-Child Relationship

Upload

Upload evidence that the child was legitimated under the law of the child's residence or domicile, or under the law of your residence or domicile, before the child reached
18 years of age.

Birth Certificate
Marriage Certificate
Other

If your child was not legitimated before reaching 18 years of age, upload evidence showing that a bona fide parent-child relationship existed between you and the child
before the child reached 21 years of age. This may include evidence that you lived with the child, supported him or her, or otherwise showed continuing parental interest in
the child's welfare.

Proof of sibling
relationship

(if 2.9/your gender = Male)
AND
(if 1.2/relationship = parents who were
NOT married)
(IF 1.1 = Brother/Sister) (IF BENEFICIARY
RELATIONSHIP IS BROTHER OR SISTER)

Proof Of Sibling Relationship

Upload

Upload a copy of your birth certificate and a copy of your brother's or sister's birth certificate showing that you have at least one common parent.
If you and your brother or sister have a common father but different mothers, submit copies of the marriage certificates showing that your father was married to each
mother, as well as copies of documents showing that any prior marriages of either your father or mothers were legally terminated.

Petitioner's birth
certificate

(IF 1.1 = Parent & 2.26/2.32 =
Female/Male) (IF BENEFICIARY
RELATIONSHIP IS YOUR PARENT)

Petitioner's Birth Certificate

Upload

Upload a copy of your birth certificate showing your name and the names of your parent(s).

Birth Certificate
Other

Parent's marriage
certificate

(IF 1.1 = Parent & 2.26/2.32 = Male or
Female) (IF BENEFICIARY RELATIONSHIP IS
YOUR PARENT)

Parent's Marriage Certificate

Upload

Upload a copy of your parents' marriage certificate establishing that your father was married to your mother. If either your mother or father were previously married,
submit copies of documents showing that each of the prior marriages was legally terminated.

Marriage Certificate
Other

Proof of
stepparent/stepchild
relationship

(IF 1.2 = Stepchild / Stepparent)

Proof Of Stepparent/Stepchild
Relationship

Upload

Upload documents that prove your stepparent or stepchild relationship. Examples of these documents include:

Marriage Certificate
Divorce Decree
Birth Certificate
Other

(IF 1.2 = Child was adopted) (IF
BENEFICIARY RELATIONSHIP IS ADOPTIVE
PARENT OR ADOPTIVE CHILD)

Adoption Decree

Upload

Adoption Decree
Other

Proof Of Custody

(IF 1.2 = Child was adopted) (IF
BENEFICIARY RELATIONSHIP IS ADOPTIVE
PARENT OR ADOPTIVE CHILD)

Proof Of Custody

Upload

Upload documents showing that each child was in the legal custody of and resided with parents who adopted him or her for at least two years before or after adoption.
Only a court or recognized government entity may grant legal custody, and it is usually granted at the time the adoption is finalized. However, if legal custody is granted by
a court or recognized government entity prior to the adoption, that time may count toward fulfilling the 2-year legal custody requirement.

Child Custody Agreement
Other

Proof of legal name
change

(IF 2.5a-2.5c and/or 4.5a-4.5c = other
name used) (IF PETITIONER'S OR
BENEFICIARY'S NAME HAS CHANGED)

Proof Of Legal Name Change

Upload

If either you or the person you are filing for is using a name that is not the same name shown on the relevant documents, you must file your petition with copies of the legal
documents reflecting the name change, such as:

Marriage Certificate
Adoption Decree
Court Order
Other

(IF 2.17 = SPOUSE) [If filing for a spouse]

Supplemental Information For
Spouse Beneficiary (I-130A)

Upload

If you are filing for your spouse, he or she must complete and sign the Supplemental Information for Spouse Beneficiary (I-130A). If your spouse is overseas, the I-130A
must still be completed, but your spouse does not have to sign the I-130A.

I-130A
Other

Official Statement

Upload

If a required evidence is unavailable, upload a statement from the appropriate civil authority certifying that the document(s) are not available. You must also submit
secondary evidence, which may include one or more of the following records:

• Religious record
• School record
• Census records
• Written statements
• DNA test results
• Other

• A copy of the marriage certificate of the stepparent to the child's natural parent showing that the marriage occurred before the child turned 18 years of age
• Copies of documents showing that any prior marriages were legally terminated (if applicable)
• A copy of the stepchild's birth certificate

(IF Parent relationship = Stepchild or
Stepparent)

Adoption decree

Supplemental
Information for Spouse
Beneficiary (I-130A)

Official Statement

If you and the person you are filing for are related by adoption, you must submit a copy of the adoption decree showing that the adoption took place before the child
turned 16 years of age.
If you adopted a child under 16 years of age, and you also adopted the older sibling of that child, you may file a petition for the older child if the adoption occurred before
the older child turned 18 years of age. You must submit a copy of the adoption decree showing that the adoption of the sibling occurred before the sibling turned 18 years
of age.

• A marriage certificate
• An adoption decree
• A court order

[Accordion]

Religious record
Upload a copy or image of the document bearing the seal of the religious organization showing that the baptism, dedication, or comparable rite occurred within two
months after birth, and showing the date and place of the child's birth, date of the religious ceremony, and the names of the parents.

[Accordion]

School record
Upload a copy or image of an official letter from school authorities of the school attended showing the date of admission to the school, the child's date of birth or age at
that time, place of birth, and names of the parents.

[Accordion]

Census records
Upload a copy or image of State or Federal census records showing the names, place of birth, date of birth, or the age of the person listed.

[Accordion]

Written statements
If religious, school, or census records are not available, then you may submit two or more written statements from individuals who were living at the time and who have
personal knowledge of the event you are trying to prove, such as the date and place of birth, marriage, or death. The individuals making the written statements do not have
to be U.S. citizens.

Other

Links to a pdf of I-130A form
https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/file
s/document/forms/i-130a.pdf

Each written statement must contain the following information regarding the individual making the written statement: his or her full name, address, date and place of
birth, full information concerning the event, and complete details explaining how the individual acquired personal knowledge of the event.
Each individual's written statement must include the following declaration:
"I declare (or certify, verify, or state) under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of America that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on [date],
[signature]."
[Accordion]

DNA test results
For parent-child relationships only:
If other forms of evidence have proven inconclusive, the petitioner may submit on a voluntary basis other evidence of a birth parent and birth child relationship to include USCIS may require that the petitioner submit other evidence of the claimed genetic relationship, such as deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) testing. USCIS will only accept DNA
deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) testing. DNA test results will only be accepted by USCIS from parentage-testing laboratories accredited by the American Association of Blood test results from parentage-testing laboratories accredited by the American Association of Blood Banks (AABB). A list of laboratories can be viewed here.
Banks (AABB). A list of laboratories can be viewed here.

https://www.aabb.org/sa/facilities/page
s/RTestAccrFac.aspx

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Preparer statement

Preparer's statement

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I am not an attorney or accredited representative but have prepared this petition on behalf of the petitioner and with the petitioner's consent.

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I am an attorney or accredited representative and my representation of the petitioner in this case does not extend beyond the preparation of this petition.

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I am an attorney or accredited representative and my representation of the petitioner in this case extends beyond the preparation of this petition.

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Your preparer must read the statements below and select the statement that applies to him or her.
If your preparer is an attorney or accredited representative whose representation extends beyond preparation of this petition, he or she may be obliged to submit a completed Notice of Entry of
Appearance as Attorney or Accredited Representative (G-28) with your petition.

Preparer's certification and signature

By my signature, I certify, under penalty of perjury, that I prepared this petition at the request of the petitioner. The petitioner then reviewed this completed petition and informed me that he
or she understands all of the information contained in, and submitted with, his or her petition, including the Petitioner's Declaration and Certification, and that all of this information is
complete, true, and correct. I completed this petition based only on information that the petition provided to me or authorized me to obtain or use.

Your preparer must read and agree to the certification below.

As the petitioner's preparer, you must sign on paper and provide your signature page to the petitioner. Follow these steps:

1. Download the Preparer Signature page
2. Print the Preparer Signature page
3. Read and sign the Preparer Signature page
4. Give the signed Preparer Signature page to the petitioner
The petitioner will need to scan and upload your completed signature page on the next screen.
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Interpreter certification

Scan and upload your preparer's completed signature page below.

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Interpreter's certification and signature

I certify, under penalty of perjury, that: I am fluent in English and the language provided in the Getting Started section of this petition, and I have read to this petitioner in the identified
language every question and instruction on this petition and his or her answer to every question. The petitioner informed me that he or she understands every instruction, question, and
answer on the petition, including the petitioner's Declaration and Certification, and has verified the accuracy of every answer.

Your interpreter must read and agree to the certification below.

As the petitioner's interpreter, you must sign on paper and provide your signature page to the petitioner. Follow these steps:

1. Download the Interpreter Signature page
2. Print the Interpreter Signature page
3. Read and sign the Interpreter Signature page
4. Give the signed Interpreter Signature page to the petitioner
The petitioner will need to scan and upload your completed signature page on the next screen.
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Your statement

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I can read and understand English, and have read and understand every question and instruction on this petition, as well as my answer to every question.

Checkbox You must read and agree to the statement below.

Petitioner's statement regarding the preparer

At my request, the preparer named in the Getting Started section of this petition prepared this petition for me based only upon the information I provided or authorized.

Checkbox You must read and agree to the statement below.

Petitioner's statement regarding the interpreter The interpreter named in the Getting Started section of this petition read to me every question and instruction on this petition and my answer to every question in the
language I specified in the Getting Started section, a language in which I am fluent. I understood all of this information as interpreted.
Your signature

Petitioner's declaration and certification

Copies of any documents I have submitted are exact photocopies of unaltered, original documents, and I understand that USCIS may require that I submit original documents to USCIS at a
later date. Furthermore, I authorize the release of any information from any of my records that USCIS may need to determine my eligibility for the immigration benefit that I seek.
I further authorize release of information contained in this petition, in supporting documents, and in my USCIS records, to other entities and persons where necessary for the administration
and enforcement of U.S. immigration laws.
I understand that USCIS will require me to appear for an appointment to take my biometrics (fingerprints, photograph, and/or signature) and, at that time, I will be required to sign an oath
reaffirming that:
1. I provided or authorized all of the information contained in, and submitted with, my petition;
2. I reviewed and understood all of the information in, and submitted with, my petition; and
3. All of this information was complete, true, and correct at the time of filing.
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File Type	application/pdf
File Title	Copy of I-130 Form Copydeck 6.18.19- acaOCC 062719
Author	Microsoft Office User
File Modified	2025-08-08
File Created	2025-08-08