Filing i-30 for Mom and Dad question

[Bossman]

I intend to file for green card for my mom and dad but in the case of the father i saw on i-30 instruction that their marriage certificate should be provide as supporting document. They did marry in tradition way, i doubt if they have any documentation. Any advice will be highly appreciated...

Also what is the income requirement for filing for two people?

[PKumar01]

They will have to get a marriage certificate now. I remember when my parents petitioned for my grandparents whom didn't have a marriage certificate either because it was done so long ago. My grandparents had to get a new marriage certificate from the civil authorities and back date it to confirm that they were indeed married in the 1950's. You should see if you can get something like that for your parents. Otherwise, they may have to get an affidavit saying that they're married. Also, try checking the civil reciprocity tables for you country to see if there's a cutoff date for which no proof is required. For instance, in some countries marriages that happened prior to 19xx may not have official records and therefore the USCIS won't expect you to necessarily have proof. So, you should check that as well. But I doubt that's the case for you because your parents probably were married after the cutoff dates.

[Bossman]

They will have to get a marriage certificate now. I remember when my parents petitioned for my grandparents whom didn't have a marriage certificate either because it was done so long ago. My grandparents had to get a new marriage certificate from the civil authorities and back date it to confirm that they were indeed married in the 1950's. You should see if you can get something like that for your parents. Otherwise, they may have to get an affidavit saying that they're married. Also, try checking the civil reciprocity tables for you country to see if there's a cutoff date for which no proof is required. For instance, in some countries marriages that happened prior to 19xx may not have official records and therefore the USCIS won't expect you to necessarily have proof. So, you should check that as well. But I doubt that's the case for you because your parents probably were married after the cutoff dates.

Thank you so much.Your response was so helpful. Current family size is 4 and household income of about 150k, Hope this will be enough to file for both my dad and mom at this same time?