Filing I-130

[Driahcli]

I am so happy to have this site...it eliminated my need for a lawyer.

I am in the process of filing my wife's immigration papers, and need some clarification. I am a US Citizen.

(1) I am also filing for my wife's teenage son, do I need to file a separate I-130 even though he is listed on her I-130.

(2) Do I need to complete the G-325A form, or do I just date and sign it (think I read that somewhere).

Thanks for any assistance provided.

[Vane]

I am in the process of filing my wife's immigration papers, and need some clarification. I am a US Citizen.
I am in the same process, my husband is going to file for me next week. He is a US Citizen too, I am from Costa Rica, I have read a lot about this.

(1) I am also filing for my wife's teenage son, do I need to file a separate I-130 even though he is listed on her I-130.
No, you dont need to file two separate I-130, just one but you will need a G-325A one for your wife, one for you and one for the teenage son, filled and signed by them.
(2) Do I need to complete the G-325A form, or do I just date and sign it (think I read that somewhere).
You read that on the instructions to fill the form I-130, you can go back and read it again. This is what it says: "except for your name and signature you do not have to repeat on Form G-325A the information given on your Form I-130 petition" but I think this refers to your G-325A, not theirs. I am not an expert, maybe you can wait to see the opinion of the other people on the forum. What I write is what I have read on the government sites.

Good luck with the process.

[BigJoe5]

Wrong

If your marriage took place before you wife's son turned 18, then for immigration puposes he is your stepson.

He would then be eligible for immigrant classification as a child of a USC.

That makes him an Immediate Relative of a USC (IR-2).

ALL IR's MUST have their own individual I-130 petition.

ONLY when an I-130 is filed by an LPR (greencard holder) can a child ride on the parent's sposal petition. That would be F2A category beneficiaries.

F3 and F4 spouses and children ride with the principal of those petitions.