U.S. EMBASSY, STATE DEPARTMENT, USCIS & PETITION FORMS LINKS

U.S. EMBASSY, U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT AND OTHER IMPORTANT ADDRESSES, LINKS, PHONE NUMBERS & WEB SITES*

SPOUSAL PETITION AND REQUIRED FORMS LINKS:

  1. Form:  I-130: Petition for Alien Relative
    Current filing fee:  (1-1-08) $355.00   For citizen or lawful permanent resident of the United States to establish the relationship to certain alien relatives who wish to immigrate to the United States. A separate form must be filed for each eligible relative. Please note: USCIS processes Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative, as a visa number becomes available. Filing and approval of an 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 for an immigrant visa or adjustment of status to a lawful permanent resident.
    http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=c67c7f9ded54d010VgnVCM10000048f3d6a1RCRD&vgnextchannel=db029c7755cb9010VgnVCM10000045f3d6a1RCRD
  2. Form: G-325A  BIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION FORM (Required for Petitioner and each Beneficiary. No Fee for Filing):
    http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=d7c84154d7b3d010VgnVCM10000048f3d6a1RCRD&vgnextchannel=db029c7755cb9010VgnVCM10000045f3d6a1RCRD

AFTER THE PETITION’S APPROVAL

Form: I-864  AFFIDAVIT OF SUPPORT UNDER SECTION 213A OF THE ACT. No (Cost for Filing)  (To show that the applying immigrant has enough financial support to live without concern of becoming reliant on U.S. government welfare.)  NOTE: You must have this prepared properly and ready for her to file before the time of the interview!.
http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=15d05d4c6608e010VgnVCM1000000ecd190aRCRD&vgnextchannel=db029c7755cb9010VgnVCM10000045f3d6a1RCRD

A final note about the I-864 and the accompanying documents.  To many American men this is the scariest of all the forms.  The fact that both the Affidavit of support and the accompanying documents must be turned in prior to, or at the time of the interview provides the fiancé or spouse with a chance to make copies of information and financial records and history that would make a divorce attorney scream with delight (or in extreme agony) depending upon which side he is on.  We have actually been called upon to be there at the day of submission of these documents so that they were filed on time, but so that the fiancée lacked time to copy all the documents!

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