I-130 Petition Question (a LOT)?
1. When it asks for copies, do these items need to be notarized copies or just regular copies?
2. Since the marriage, birth of my son, and the proceeding for my husband to adopt my daughter happened here in Tunisia, do you need just the English translations, or the Arabic correspondents to go along with them as well?
3. Our marriage contract it states that we have an antenuptial settlement based on communal estates. This means that everything is shared equal between us. Here in Tunisia bank accounts are not permitted when a person (me) is not a citizen of Tunisia. I do not work and nothing is in my name, my husband does all the supporting. Would that clause in our marriage contract be enough to prove this? What else would be proof?
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I had all those questions too. I hired an immigration attorney to do the work for me. I am still in blissful ignorance of the fine detail but the process was so painless.
Edit: Now that you have provided further information, I agree that a permanent resident application is a very bad idea. As well as all the other issues noted, he has the dilemma of saying he is resident in the USA and thus having to file US taxes on worldwide income or saying he is not resident, in which case he will most likely lose his permanent resident status.
btw, to the person who always gives me a thumbs down irrespective of what I say (you know who you are) I don't give two cents for your opinion either.
1. No notarized copies are required. Simply include this statement at the bottom of the cover letter of your -130 submission:
As per FC-029 Copy Certification, Copies of documents submitted are exact photocopies of unaltered documents and I understand that I may be required to submit original documents to an Immigration or Consular officer at a later date.
Signed,
xxxx
2. Yes, you need the original and the certified translations.
3. Not sure.
I've gone through the I-130 process already with my wife and am getting ready for the second part.
You can email me at milwaukiedave at yahoo dot com and I can try to help you.
We are in Korea and I have emailed the embassy before and they are VERY slow to return emails. It is much better to get the fax number of the nearest embassy and fax them if possible.
It sounds like you are considering heading back to the US eventually. The next part gets even more hairy (if you can believe it). The main problem your going to run into is that you have to be able to show that you have an income in the US to support your husband and kids since you are their sponsor.
If you email me I can explain my situation a little and prepare you for your fun journey through the immigration process.
You wrote: "We don't plan on moving to the US."
If this is the case then don't bother with the I-130. Using a Green Card in place of getting a visa for US vacations will simply result in your husband losing the Green Card sooner or later. Yes, he's allowed to be outside the US for up to a year, but they'll note his travel pattern and determine that he's not a legitimate permanent resident.
I agree with Yak Rider. The Form I-130 is only for those who plan on immigrating to the US, not for those who only plan on vacationing there. If you want to extend your husband´s vacation stay while you are in the US, you should contact USCIS when you are there and ask for an extension, making it fully clear that you have no intention of overstaying or living in the US.
Your husband has to reside in the U.S. at least 6 months out of every year before USCIS will even consider letting him become a citizen. If you're not planning on living here in the U.S., then they're going to deny your petition anyway. You'd be better off just getting him a visitor visa when you come visit your parents.
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