Green Card for Parents (How to Apply)
1. Who can sponsor
Only son or daughter can sponsor for his /her parents and must be a citizen of USA and above 18 years of age and whose family income can support the parents for which an affidavit is required to be filed. Please see website https://simplecitizen.
(2). You must be in USA
(3) You need to have a valid visa.
2. Documents required to sponsor.
(1) Proof of date of birth in form of birth certificate of father / mother. The dates in high School certificate, driving licence or passport is not admitted, only date in Birth certificate is admissible.
(2). Marriage certificate of Parents or documents in support of it.
(3)Police verification report for each of them
(4)Birth certificate of son/ daughter showing names of Father and mother. If in this birth certificate name of either parents is not written it has to be proved from item (2) or by high school certificate in which fathers name is written. This document is to be submitted by sponsoring son /daughter
Here is full list of documents to be filed with application
What documents are needed to apply?
Here's a complete list
Cover Letter – The cover letter is a list of all the components that are included in your application.
Form I-130 – This is the form to petition for a family member to apply for a green card.
G-1145 – This is needed to receive email and text updates about the status of your application.
G-325A–Basic information about the applicant.
G-325A –Basic information about the applicant’s spouse.
I-485 – This is to adjust the status of the applicant to a permanent resident.
I-693 – This is the form for your medical examination.
I-693 – This is the form for your medical examination.
I-765 – Employment authorization form.
I-131 – Planning a trip? This is the application for travel.
I-864 – Affidavit of support, or the form form for the financial sponsor.
Filing Fee(s) – You’ll need to attach all filing fees with the corresponding USCIS forms.
Supporting Documents – Required evidence and supporting documentation translated into English.
Your Signature – and date
3. How to apply
(a) From India
The sponsoring Son/ daughter has to submit application for immigration of parents in form I -130 to competent authority authority for obtaining A no. and
After Filing Your Petition
· You will be notified by USCIS if your Form I-130 petition is approved or denied. If it is approved and your parent is outside the United States, he or she will be notified to go to the local U.S. consulate to complete visa processing. DS-260: Immigrant Visa and Alien Registration Application (Immigrant Visa and Diversity Visa Program applications only) or as advised.
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then both parents will be notified by local USconsulate in India to complete visa formalities by filing separate application on standard forms for Visa for immigration to US mentioning separately their A no’s to competent authority to get green card .
(b) If your parent is currently in the United States, he or she may be eligible to file Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or to Adjust Status, at the same time as you file Form I-130. Yoou can also apply for Employment Authorization (Work Permit) along with form I- 130 apply parents.
· When parents are in USA then two separate applications will be filed by sponsoring son/daughter along with application of father/ mother for immigration in proper standard form I 485 and supporting documents for immigration of father/ mother and separate applications shall be sent to concerned authorities. You shall receive receipt of application intimating your application Number for further Correspondence.
If applications are found correct in all aspects the father/ mother will be required to give Biometric test where finger prints shall be taken and photo of eyes shall also be taken and then they shall get their Green card if everything is O.K , and they will receive Green cards within six months from date of receipt of application. Otherwise you shall receive a notice of action and you have to furnish additional information as desired within given time limit
You can now prepare all the forms on line ( with help of any simple citizen.,) fill out your information once and it automatically puts it in every it is required. place and then you can take out its printout and sign it at required places and put date where required. The applications are rejected if they are not properly signed.
4. What sponsoring son/ Daughter has to do
He / She has to submit an application in form no-130 to To US department of homeland Security office assigned for that particular area along with desired enclosures and fees..
5What each of parents have to do
Move applications for each of parents separately to obtain “ A “ numbers if parents are in India and if they are in America , he/ she has to enclose application for father/mother along with relevant documents along with his applications to competent authorities whose address is different.
6. Birth .certificate of each of father and mother. This to be obtained from concerned authorities, from Municipal authorities of city where parents were born (i in city or township) otherwise for rural areas from Sub Disisional Magistrate of the concerned Tehsil.
If birth of parents is not recorded in records, a certificate that birth has not been recorded then a certificate to this effect is to be obtained from same authorities and this has to be submitted in English or along with an English translation ( as per rules} along with the affidavits of two person elder to parents is to be submitted in proof of age.
7. Marriage certificate of parents If both parents are alive they can obtain their marriage certificate from Sub registrar of district at either of three places. (1) Place where marriage was held (2) place where Bride grooms’s parents resided at time of marriage (3) where Brides parents resided at the time of marriage.
If one of parents has died , a certificate that marriage was not registered in records is to be obtained from above authorities( Generally Additional District Magistrate (Finance ) or any other ADM who has been authorised and is to be submitted along with death certificate of parent who died along with affidavits of two persons who attended functions of marriage they may be relations or neighbours etc
Requirement for affidavits are given in Para 9 D of form I-30 Instructions as below
.Each person making affidavit does not have to be a US citizen. Each affidavit should contain the following information regarding the person making the affidavit: his or her full name, address, date and place of birth, and his or her relationship to you , if any, full information concerning the event, and complete details explaining how the person acquired knowledge of event.
8. Police verification report of Father and Mother
This is o be obtained by applying by each of parents in standard forms. to Senior Superintendent of Police of the District.where they currently live in India. The forms are supplied on payment of fees, from his office and police verification report is generally received within a month. If you request you want certificate in English , it will be supplied in English language.
7 Birth certificate of sponsoring person and his high school certificate to show parents names If mothers name is not given , then marriage certificate of parents is also required , and copies of any documents showing that any prior marriages of your father or mother were legally terminated. If you are filing for your father and were not legimated before 18th birthday, see numbers 4, 8, 9. Your high school certicate giving your father’s name is also generally accepted .8 For proving mother as per form i-130 instructions, submit a copy of your birth certificate showing your name and your father’s name.
9. For proving father as per para 7 of instructions for form I 130, submit a copy of your birth certificate showing the names of both parents Also give a copy of your parent’s marriage certificate establishing that your father was married to your mother.
10 Various forms used and how to down load them These forms can be down loaded on your internet web site andhttps://www.us-immigration.
1(1). Where to send Application for green card
(1) When applying from India when the sponsoring son/ daughter is in USA and parents are in India. To concerned embassy branch according to local residential area after receiving notification from Embassy .
(2)When applying from USA
Sponsoring son/ daughter will move separate applications for each of parents and enclose the application of father/ mother with his application with all enclosures and fees for his application as well as fees for father/Mother. To competent authority as given in application forms.
12. Affidavit of support does not require to be ratified by Notary . Attach latest income tax returns and source of income of all earning members of family
13. Parole papers Apply on form I -131 this is needed if you want to travel outside of USA during the period while application for Green card is being processed. You have to give reasons for travelling.
14. I-130, .form G-325 A, form I -485, copy of citizenship of sponsor. Copy of passport of father and mother, fees and its receipt, form I-145 for e notification, death certificate if one of parent has died. , form W-2s, 1009s form I-864, form 1009,form W-2, Pan card of parents, I- 94 of parents, You have also to submit recent Photo of either parent ( Two Original photos) along with application form.)
ck here to ReplYou have also to submit recent Photo of either parent ( Two Original photos) along with application form.)
Photographs You must submit 2 identical color photograph of yourself taken within 30 days of filling of application. The photograph mus hav e a white to off white background, printed on thin paper with a glossy finish,and unmounted and untouched
. The photo.s be color with full face, normal,frotal view. Size of photo 2 inches by 2 inches and as per instruction in para4 of form I -485. . This can obtained from any Photographer by asking to take US Passport size photo.
15 Medical reports of father and mother by civil surgeon of area. In US or from Chief Medical officer of the District in India for each parentList of approved Civil surgions for different areas is available on internet. It takes about !5 days to obtain report after examination by Civil surgeon .This is to be in USCIS Form no. I-693
16 Instructions to be read UNCIS form no !-131 omb no 1615-0013 latest version, instructions for filling form no I 85 omb no. 1615-0023 la 17test version, Instructions for filling form no I-131 omb no.-1615-0012
17. English translations of documents in Hindi This has to be done by third person who is affluent in both English and language Official USCIS Translation Requirements
USCIS requires submissions of “certified translations for all foreign language documents.”
For a translation to be certified according to USCIS standards, the translator must certify that the translation is accurate to the best of his or her ability and that he or she is competent to translate.
The certification format preferred by USCIS includes the certifier’s signature.
Conclusion
It is best to submit complete application at one point as if supplementary information is given afterwards , the date receipt will be shifted causing extended period for receipt of Green Card. No original records are to be submitted and these can be shown at the time of Interview ( If Called) What next to be done fter receipt of Green card is separately dealt with. Caution? This article is based on information given on internet and my experience and law of land will prevail over it.
Avdhesh Kumar Mathur BSc, B.E. (Civil) M.I.R.C
Senior member of ICC Milpitas and Cupertt
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