{"id":27163,"date":"2017-12-04T14:15:44","date_gmt":"2017-12-04T22:15:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.us-immigration.com\/blog\/?p=27163"},"modified":"2024-11-28T04:09:05","modified_gmt":"2024-11-28T12:09:05","slug":"i-130-checklist-for-spouse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.us-immigration.com\/blog\/i-130-checklist-for-spouse\/","title":{"rendered":"I-130 Checklist for Spouse"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/checklist-2077019_1920.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-27165 alignright\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/checklist-2077019_1920.jpg\" alt=\"I-130 Checklist for Spouse\" width=\"378\" height=\"195\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.us-immigration.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/checklist-2077019_1920.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.us-immigration.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/checklist-2077019_1920-300x155.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.us-immigration.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/checklist-2077019_1920-768x397.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.us-immigration.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/checklist-2077019_1920-1024x530.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 378px) 100vw, 378px\" \/><\/a>U.S. citizens and permanent residents (green card holders) can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.us-immigration.com\/I-130-immigrant-petition-green-card.html?r=blog-p27163\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">apply to get a green card<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for their foreign spouses.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The process of getting a green card for your spouse begins with preparing your supporting documents for Form I-130.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Preparing for Form I-130<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The following are the steps you can take to prepare to file the form:<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1. Make copies of documents that prove your U.S. citizenship or permanent residency (green card)<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><b>To prove your U.S. citizenship, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">you can make a copy of one of the following:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your U.S. birth certificate<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your U.S. passport<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.us-immigration.com\/replace-certificate-of-citizenship-form-N565.html?r=blog-p27163\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">U.S. naturalization certificate<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your U.S. citizenship certificate<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your Form FS-240, Consular Report of Birth Abroad (CRBA)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you don\u2019t have any of the above, you may be able to submit an original statement from a U.S. consular officer that confirms that you are a U.S. citizen with a valid passport<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>To prove your U.S. permanent resident status,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> you can make a copy of the front and the back of your green card. If you haven\u2019t received your green card yet, you can make a copy of your passport biographic page, your immigrant visa, and the U.S. stamp showing you entered the U.S. as a lawful permanent resident.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2. Make copies of documents that prove your marriage<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><b>To prove you are legally married, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">you can make a copy of your marriage certificate. If either you or your spouse was previously married, you should also make copies of documents that show that your previous marriages ended.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>To prove other aspects of your marriage, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">you can make copies of any documents that prove that your marriage is real and you did not get married to get immigration benefits. Some of the types of documents that prove your marital union:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Documents showing that you have children together<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Documents showing that you and your spouse live at the same address together<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Documents showing the property that you own together<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Documents showing that you share your finances<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sworn affidavits by people who have personal knowledge about your marriage and can confirm that your marriage is real<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3. Get two identical color passport-style photographs of yourself and your spouse<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Within 30 days before <a href=\"https:\/\/www.us-immigration.com\/I-130-immigrant-petition-green-card.html?r=blog-p27163\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">filing your Form I-130 application<\/a>, you should get passport-style photos of yourself and of your spouse (if he or she in the U.S.). The photos should be taken on a white to an off-white background, be unretouched and be printed on thin, glossy paper. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can get these photographs professionally taken at your local pharmacies, U.S. passport offices or mailing\/shipping stores, such as FedEx and UPS. <\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4. Complete and file Form I-130<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.us-immigration.com\/I-130-immigrant-petition-green-card.html?r=blog-p27163\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Form I-130<\/a> should be typed or printed in black ink. You should carefully and accurately complete all the questions that apply to you and your spouse\u2019s situation. If a question doesn\u2019t apply to you, then you can type or print \u201cN\/A\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once your form is complete, you can gather your form, all your supporting evidence, and your filing fee and file your entire application package with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. citizens and permanent residents (green card holders) can apply to get a green card for their foreign spouses. The process of getting a green card for your spouse begins with preparing your supporting documents for Form I-130. Preparing for Form I-130 The following are the steps you can take to prepare to file the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[61],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27163","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.us-immigration.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27163","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.us-immigration.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.us-immigration.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.us-immigration.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.us-immigration.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27163"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.us-immigration.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27163\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":44691,"href":"https:\/\/www.us-immigration.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27163\/revisions\/44691"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.us-immigration.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27163"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.us-immigration.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27163"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.us-immigration.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27163"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}