I-130 evidence

[red74]

Hi. Question about supporting evidence for a concurrent filing for a parent. I rarely see the documents I mention below suggested but I have seen them in a couple of places, such as this checklist apparently prepared by USCIS for the embassy in Rome, so I want to be sure. https://it.usembassy.gov/wp-content/...an-23-2017.pdf

My father divorced my mother, remarried, and then his second wife recently died. Do I really need to provide the marriage certificate for that second marriage and the death certificate of my stepmother? And also is the divorce certificate for my mother and father necessary? Like I said, in the many checklists out there I have almost never seen these asked for, and I fail to see their relevance, but now I just read this official-seeming site I wonder if I need to get hold of these things. Thanks.

[red74]

Anyone have any idea about this? Any help greatly appreciated.

[Walbrzyszanka21]

Anyone have any idea about this? Any help greatly appreciated.

Are you sponsoring your father? Not sure if the marriage, divorce and death certificates are necessary but it wouldn't hurt to bring provide them. I would say provide evidence that he is your father. Not sure about this though.

[red74]

Yes, I'm sponsoring my father. It does seem odd that they might need his second marriage and death and divorce certificates. I was surprised to see it in that USCIS document for Italy...not sure if it's really USCIS.

[inadmissible]

Follow the form instructions https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/...i-130instr.pdf page 8

G. A father: Submit a copy of your birth certificate showing the names of both parents. Also submit a copy of your parents’ marriage certificate establishing that your father was married to your mother. If either your mother or father were previously married, submit copies of documents showing that each of the prior marriages was legally terminated.