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Form I-130 Petition for Alien Relative

INSTRUCTIONS: PETITION FOR ALIEN RELATIVE (Form I-130)
 
 
The I-130 form, also known as the Petition for Alien Relative form, is the form used for sponsoring a spouse, parent, sibling, or child for alien residency in the United States.  The form can be obtained through the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, either on their website or from a branch of their office.   In this case, we will be using the example provided by the USCIS website.
  
Once you have the I-130 form, you must read through all of the instructions before the form can be filled out. 
Do not make any marks in the top box.  This box is solely for use by the USCIS. 
In box A, you must identify your relationship to the person you are petitioning for and whether it is an adoptive relationship.
 
 
1. You must fill out a separate form I-130 for each relative you are petitioning for.  
 
 
Next, you must fill out the information about yourself in box B.
 
 
2. You must provide your name, your current address, date of birth, and your residency status, where you were born, 
 
 
3. Ensure that you provide all of the information that applies to you.  
 
 
4. In box C, you must provide the same information about your relative. 
 
 
Box C, on the second page., requires additional information about the relative you are petitioning for. 
 
 
5. In line 17, you must list your relative’s immediate family, naming their spouse and any children they have.  
 
 
In lines 18 and 19, you will need to state you’re relative’s intended place to stay as well as where they are currently residing. 
 
 
If your relative’s legal name uses letters other than Roman letters, you must write their name in their native language in line 20.  
 
 
In box D, you must provide the additional information needed if applicable to your petition for your relative.  
 
 
6. You must list any other relatives you are filing an I-130 petition for.  
 
 
7. You will also need to state if you have previously filled out an I-130 form for any other relative in the past.  
 
 
Once completed, you must certify the form I-130 with your signature.
 
 
8. If someone helped you fill out this form, they must certify their knowledge of the information.
 

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N-400 Application for Naturalization

INSTRUCTIONS: APPLICATION FOR NATURALIZATION (Form N-400)

An N-400 form is a document used by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for an application for naturalization.  The form is used to apply for citizenship in the United States by foreign nationals. 

In this case, we are using the N-400 form provided by the Department of Homeland Security.   Examples of the N-400 form can be found online or through a Department of Homeland Security office.    

The first step in completing the form is to put your USCIS number in the top right box on every page of the application. 

1. Next, supply your legal name and the information on your permanent resident card exactly as it appears. Provide any name changes or other names you have used. 

2. Indicate your eligibility for naturalization in part 2.

3. In part 3, you need to fill out personal information, including your social security number, birth date, date of residency, the citizenship status of relatives, marriage status, and any disabilities that will preclude you from taking the English and U.S. history test. 

4. In part 4, supply your contact information and mailing address.  

5. For part 5, you will need to include personal characteristics of yourself for a criminal background check.  Indicate your gender, height, weight, race, hair, and eye color. 

6. In part 6, you must supply your residence and employment history.  Include all residences, education, and employment in the past 5 years.  If you need to attach additional information, you may do so by using a blank sheet of paper and attaching it to your N-400 Form.

7. For part 7, indicate the amount of time you have spent outside of the United States in the past 5 years.  If you have not left the United States in that time period, you still need to fill out the sections by putting zeros in the appropriate boxes. 

8. Part 8 requires a detailed history of marriage.  Supply information of all marriages and your spouses’ family history.  If you have never been married, skip to the next section.

9. In part 9, you must supply detailed information of all children you have had.  State their names, date of birth, USCIS number, country of origin, and address.  Include all children whether they live with you or not.  

10. Part 10 requires you to answer numerous questions pertaining to your background and family history.  Answer them to the best of your ability and be truthful. 

11. Certify and sign all sections on the last page, indicating your oath of allegiance, a signature of the person who prepared the form, and your signature at their interview.        

 

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Form I-602 Application by Refugee for Waiver of Grounds of Excludabiltiy

INSTRUCTIONS : APPLICATION OF REFUGEE FOR WAIVER OF GROUNDS OF EXCLUDABILITY (Form I-602)


The Form I-602, titled the Application of Refugee for Waiver of Grounds of Excludability, is required for a refugee who has been found inadmissible to the United States for reasons such as a felony conviction or the presence of health conditions. The Form I-602 will enable this individual to apply for a waiver of such inadmissibility on the grounds of humanitarian reasons, national interest or family unity. The Form I-602 will be filed with the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service office that processed the refugee’s original I-590 form.


The Form I-602 consists of three pages; the first page will ask for basic information, including your family name, your full name, your present full address, your date of birth, your country of birth and your country of citizenship. 


The next portion of the Form I-602 will allow to explain why you were ruled inadmissible or ineligible for adjustment of status. Once you have given the reasons for your label, you will then check the box requesting your justification for being granted your Waiver; the reasons, as stated before include humanitarian reasons, to assure family unity and in public interest. Once you have checked the appropriate box, you will list the reasons for receiving your waiver; a large space is provided for you to illustrate your justification. Once you have submitted this information you must sign and date the document to satisfy the requirements of the Form I-602. The remaining sections of the document will be filed by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service; these sections will notify their decision and will elucidate upon why they reached that particular decision. 


If you are granted a waiver, you must satisfy part 3 of the application when the document is sent back to you; this section is simply an oath and requires you agree to go directly to the physician or health facility named in the document, present copies of your medical examination, agree to treatment if required and remain under such treatment. Following your signature to uphold this oath the document will be signed by a medical provider and will be officially completed. 

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Form DS-11 US Passport Application Form

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When applying for US Passport of Passport Card, you must fill out Form DS-11 US Passport Application Form.

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Form I-864 Affidavit of Support Under Section 213A of the Act

INSTRUCTIONS : AFFIDAVIT OF SUPPORT (Form I-864)


Form I-864, also known as the Affidavit of Support Form for family and employment based immigrants. The form I0864 must be filed whenever an immigrant seeks a visa and is being sponsored by a relative, either as a family member or for work.

The form can be found on the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service website, which we will be using to review the form.  
  
Once you have the form I-864, you must begin to fill out the required information.  


In part 1, you must state the reason you are filing the Affidavit of Support for the immigration applicant. 


1. You must state your name while also indicating your relationship with the applicant.  


2. If required, you may have to explain why you are filing this petition in detail.


In box 2, you must provide the information for the principal immigrant, which is the person you are petitioning for.  


3. Fill out all of the applicable information, such as the name and address of the subject immigrant.  

 
4. The immigrant may or may not have a social security number or an Alien Registration number.   


In box 3, you must list all of the immigrants you are currently sponsoring.


5. Besides names, you will also have to list their relationship to the subject immigrant of this form I-864. 


In parts 4 through 7, you must provide detailed information about the immigrant’s sponsor.  


6. Besides your basic information, you will also need to provide information about your household size, your income, and your tax return information.


7. This information will be reviewed in conjunction with your Affidavit of Support for the immigrant.  


Part 7 will require that you list your major assets held and all of your household’s assets.


8. Ensure that you have all of this information and that it is as accurate as possible.  You may need to contact other household members in order to completely fill out these sections of the form I-864. 


Finally, in part 8, you are required to sign the sponsor’s contract.


9. The sponsor’s contract is a statement that you understand what it means to be a sponsor for an immigrant, how your assets will be affected for taxation purposes, and when your obligations will end.  


10. It is important that you sign and date the certification, as the form I-864 will not be complete. 

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Form I-360 Petition for Amerasian, Widow(er), or Special Immgrant

INSTRUCTIONS : PETITION FOR AMERASIAN, WIDOW(ER) OR SPECIAL IMMIGRANT (Form I-360)


The purpose of the Form I-360 is used to explicitly classify an alias as either an Amerasian, a widow or widower, a battered or abused spouse or child of a citizen of the United States or lawful permanent resident, a special immigrant, who is defined as one of the following individuals: A religious worker, an employee of the Panama Canal Company, a Canal Zone Government Employee, a United States Government in the Canal Zone Employee, a physician, an international organization employee or family member, a Juvenile Court Dependent, an Armed Forces Member, an Afghanistan or Iraq National who supported the United States Armed Forces as a translator or an Iraq national who worked for or on behalf of the United States Government in Iraq. Additionally, the individual may be classified if he or she is an Afghan national who worked for or on behalf of the United States Government in Afghanistan. 


The Form I-360 consists of 12 pages; the instructions for the form are found on the 11th page of the application. You must note that the filing locations have recently changed for this particular petition; to understand your appropriate filing location please visit the United States Citizenship and Immigration services website for the most current guidance on where to submit your application. If you are filing at a lockbox, important filing tips, and additional information on fees and customer services will be listed on the agency’s website. The Filing fee for the Form I-360 is $405; this fee will not be applied to Amerasians, self-petitioning battered or abused spouses, parents or children of U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Special immigrant juveniles, Iraqi Nationals who worked for or on behalf of the United States Government in Iraq or Afghanistan.


It is important to note that Religious Workers may not file Form I-360 with Form I-485 per the recent decision by the Ninth Circuit of Appeals, which overturned the permanent injunction issued by the District Court in Ruiz-Diaz v. The United States.  

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