three more questions to SweetPiano or anyone else

[greatbee]

. I am applying for my mother's green card. My father died 21 years ago in India and we cannot find the death certificate. Is this a must? Since I cannot find it, is there an alternative like Affidavit, etc.

2. Me and my wife both work and my tax returns shows joint income. But my income is over 90K. Should I use my wife as a co-sponsor and fill in I864A. If I do not do that, will there be any issues since my wife is on the tax returns filed. Also in the I-864 form where it asks, income from your 2006 tax return should I show the total income or should I seperate out my income if I do not want to fill I-864A for my wife?

3. Also, what is your suggestion on arranging all these (I-130, 485, 131). Do you think I should put each in seperate envelopes and put these in one big envelope OR just clip each set and put everything in the envelope?

Thank you
Sincerely

[inolepehc]

answers in red below

. I am applying for my mother's green card. My father died 21 years ago in India and we cannot find the death certificate. Is this a must? Since I cannot find it, is there an alternative like Affidavit, etc.

no civil registar office down there where you can pay and get a certified copy of the original document???

2. Me and my wife both work and my tax returns shows joint income. But my income is over 90K. Should I use my wife as a co-sponsor and fill in I864A.

i would say only if you need to. what's your household size??

If I do not do that, will there be any issues since my wife is on the tax returns filed.

no.

Also in the I-864 form where it asks, income from your 2006 tax return should I show the total income or should I seperate out my income if I do not want to fill I-864A for my wife?

don't know.

3. Also, what is your suggestion on arranging all these (I-130, 485, 131). Do you think I should put each in seperate envelopes and put these in one big envelope OR just clip each set and put everything in the envelope?

either way is fine, my sister clipped each set, then used a rubber band for each set, and then put it in a big envelope. in this order: 485, 130, 131, etc etc

Thank you
Sincerely