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I am working on completing the form I-130 for my wife. She is currently in India, and has never travelled to the united sates nor does she have a passport at the moment. I am a US citizen.
the part that is confusing to me is is Part 4 items 45-50 ( Beneficiary's entry information).
Item 45: was the beneficiary ever in the united states? yes or no
Item 46: if the beneficiary is currently in the united states, complete items 46.a-46.d
item 47: passport number
the following is a quote from the 130 instructions sheet:
Form I-94 Arrival-Departure Record. Complete Part 4., Item Numbers 46.b. - 50., of the petition regarding the admission or travel document for the beneficiary.
If U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) or USCIS issued the beneficiary a Form I-94, Arrival-Departure Record, provide the beneficiary?s Form I-94 number and date that his or her authorized period of stay expires or expired (as shown on Form I-94). The Form I-94 number also is known as the Departure Number on some versions of Form I-94.
NOTE: If the beneficiary was admitted to the United States by CBP at an airport or seaport after April 30, 2013, he or she may have been issued an electronic Form I-94 by CBP, instead of a paper Form I-94. The beneficiary may visit the CBP website at www.cbp.gov/i94 to obtain a paper version of his or her electronic Form I-94. CBP does not charge a fee for this service. Some travelers admitted to the United States at a land border, airport, or seaport, after April 30, 2013 with a passport or travel document, who were issued a paper Form I-94 by CBP, may also be able to obtain a replacement Form I-94 from the CBP website without charge. If his or her Form I-94 cannot be obtained from the CBP website, it may be obtained by filing Form I-102, Application for Replacement/Initial Nonimmigrant Arrival-Departure Record, with USCIS. USCIS does charge a fee for this service.
Passport and Travel Document Numbers. Complete Part 4., Item Numbers 45. - 50., as applicable, if the beneficiary relative used a passport or travel document to travel to the United States, enter either the passport or travel document information in the appropriate space on the petition, even if the passport or travel document is currently expired.
Based on the above instructions, i would answer no to question 45. skip items 46.a-46.d.
For Item 47 can i put N/A? because my wife has never been to the united states nor does she have a passport at the moment. ( obviously she will have a passport in time for NVC/ interview).
or am i misunderstanding this and should wait for her to receive her passport ( which could take a while)
thanks in advance for the help.
the part that is confusing to me is is Part 4 items 45-50 ( Beneficiary's entry information).
Item 45: was the beneficiary ever in the united states? yes or no
Item 46: if the beneficiary is currently in the united states, complete items 46.a-46.d
item 47: passport number
the following is a quote from the 130 instructions sheet:
Form I-94 Arrival-Departure Record. Complete Part 4., Item Numbers 46.b. - 50., of the petition regarding the admission or travel document for the beneficiary.
If U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) or USCIS issued the beneficiary a Form I-94, Arrival-Departure Record, provide the beneficiary?s Form I-94 number and date that his or her authorized period of stay expires or expired (as shown on Form I-94). The Form I-94 number also is known as the Departure Number on some versions of Form I-94.
NOTE: If the beneficiary was admitted to the United States by CBP at an airport or seaport after April 30, 2013, he or she may have been issued an electronic Form I-94 by CBP, instead of a paper Form I-94. The beneficiary may visit the CBP website at www.cbp.gov/i94 to obtain a paper version of his or her electronic Form I-94. CBP does not charge a fee for this service. Some travelers admitted to the United States at a land border, airport, or seaport, after April 30, 2013 with a passport or travel document, who were issued a paper Form I-94 by CBP, may also be able to obtain a replacement Form I-94 from the CBP website without charge. If his or her Form I-94 cannot be obtained from the CBP website, it may be obtained by filing Form I-102, Application for Replacement/Initial Nonimmigrant Arrival-Departure Record, with USCIS. USCIS does charge a fee for this service.
Passport and Travel Document Numbers. Complete Part 4., Item Numbers 45. - 50., as applicable, if the beneficiary relative used a passport or travel document to travel to the United States, enter either the passport or travel document information in the appropriate space on the petition, even if the passport or travel document is currently expired.
Based on the above instructions, i would answer no to question 45. skip items 46.a-46.d.
For Item 47 can i put N/A? because my wife has never been to the united states nor does she have a passport at the moment. ( obviously she will have a passport in time for NVC/ interview).
or am i misunderstanding this and should wait for her to receive her passport ( which could take a while)
thanks in advance for the help.
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