Have faith guys because mine was just approved today with I-130A submittal on June 8, 2023, actively reviewing on July 10, 2023 and approval on July 19, 2024. Praise God!
@@sabadaud2151 It's with the National Visa Center (NVC) where you will have to fill out the I-864 form and provide plenty of evidence and the immigrant will have to fill out the Immigrant Visa (IV) application and include civil documents as evidence. Unfortunately, it doesn't get any easier but I expect the process to be faster as stage 1 has been approved.
In the section "Legal permanent residence information", What was your date of admission .. what should I put?(Should I write the date on the green card?) and Should I put my current residence in the city or town and state section?
The two areas that say to "sign in ink" are confusing. If you can fill the form out online, then why can't you fill those areas out online? This means the whole form has to be printed out just for those two signatures. So it's pointless to fill the form out online because you have to print the form out for those two signatures. And once you print the form out and fill it all in, you have to mail it back to immigration?
@@rossviles7794 I think if you are doing everything online, you can scan the documents and upload them on your USCIS account, but sometimes, when they request for additional evidence, they want you to mail to their office
You sign your maiden name in marriage certificate not your spouse’s name. Once it’s signed and you’re legally married, you then can change your last name from maiden to spouse’s. You can also legally changed it on social security card, driver license, passports, etc
So if the beneficiary came on a tourist visa but was working should we list that or list “unemployed”. She recently quit her job and isn’t employed at the moment. We got married a little after that. We had a consultation with a lawyer who said it didn’t matter. Turns out we couldn’t afford the lawyer so i’m happy this channel is here
I live in the USA, and I went to India to get married. My spouse and I are from the same state, but her house and my uncle's house are in different cities, about 25 minutes apart. After the wedding, we lived together in my city for a month to spend time together, without her officially moving. When I returned to the USA, she went back to her current address where she lives with her mother. On form I-130, it asks, "Where did you and your spouse last live together?" I indicated my city, stating that we lived together from November 5, 2023, to December 5, 2023 However, in form I-130A, it asks for my spouse's addresses for the past 5 years. I provided her address where she lives with her mother, listing it as her residence from birth to present. Will this conflict with the information on form 1-130, where I mentioned that we lived together in my city for a month? Technically, she did not officially move; we just stayed there. How do I fill the correct way so I don't get RFE please help. Thank You.
If the beneficiary resides outside the US, is it neccessary to fill No.8 of part 1, which is the "Last Physical Address Outside the United State"? And also, is it okay to leave No.1a, 1b and 1c which is the family-name, given-name and middle-name of part 7, if those filling space is not clickable?
Hey thank you again for all you doing for your followers each video is a life saver 🙏🏻 I had a quick question about the employment history, if in the past 5 years there were only two periods of employment is the rest of the time for those 5 years should be written as unemployed? Thank you so much 🙏🏻
Hello Kseniya! I have a question. If I’m as a petitioner interpreted and prepared I-130a form, do I have to print, sign with physical pen, scan it and then submit. Or I can just E-sign it? Please let me know, thank you so much 🙏🏻
@@ricardoarachecastillo350 This I-130A for is NOT an OnLine form. So, once you have filled it out completely, Print it. Sign it. Scan it and upload it onto the I-130 form section for FINAL submission.
I have a question about employment history: I didn't work in between my jobs and had large gaps of not working at all. For example, at covid pandemic times. Should I right down "unemployed" in between and dates when I was unemployed between my jobs to cover all 5 years? Or they just need me to provide all times when I worked only, doesn't matter if it has gaps in between? Thanks a lot
Thank you so much for all your videos, I appreciate all your knowledge. I wanna ask you a question regarding online filling for change of status, who is to create USCIS account and file the change of status, my parter (petitioner) or me (beneficiary)? Thank you so much in advance, been learning from you. ❤
Hello, thank you so much for you videos, help me so much. But I have a question, my spouse lived in the same house since she's born and I moved there too, but we just spent 3 months on a air-bnb for her studies in another country, does she need to specify this 3 months, or just put her date of birth as "Date from" ? Thank you again for your help.
Can i use Ferron-Stephenson as my last name. My maiden name is Ferron but my married name.is Stephenson. But its hypenated on the marriage Certificate: Ferron Stephenson. Please help.me as i am filling out the form now, thanks waiting on an answer please.
@@ricardoarachecastillo350have you already submitted it or now working on it? If you now working on it you can upload it to your USCIS account. And also you will need to print it out sign with an ink pen then scan. If you do your paper application, you don't have to scan anything, but online, you do have to scan it 🙏🏿✌️🏿
@@richtonymontana I’m still working on it, ok once I print out and sign the documents, where am I gonna be able to upload it after signed. Thank you so much for the help
Question! I am filling this out and am unsure what address to use. I entered the US as a traveller and am living with my husband. Do I put the address of my husbands house or do I put my address from my last home I was living at in my home country?
Hello Kseniya, thank you for the in depth guide! I had a quick question. I have never resided in the USA. But have moved about in my home country a lot. Reading the question "Last physical address outside the United States" it makes reference to last address of more than one year. I recently moved again, would I provide my most recent address, which is less than a year. Or my most recent address which I spent more than a year at? Thank you :)
That would be the last address where you lived for more than a year. Let say you now live at a place from March 2023 until present, you have to put down another address where you stayed longer than a year, NOT the current place.
hi Kseniya, I have filled all the forms looking at your videos they are super helpful. I have a question, I was F1 OPT student and had a Alien registration number I am currently on H1B visa, do you think I should mention this A-Number on all of these forms wherever asked or I can leave it blank ?
Thank you for this video and your other videos. I filled out the form for my spouse who speaks english. Do i need to print the form, sign the preparers signature spot in Part 6 and then scan it back into a PDF.
Hello Kseniya! Thank you for all your videos. They are really helpful and have been guiding me through the process. About singing of the I-130A form, I live abroad, but while my spouse and I are filling out the forms Im in the U.S. We plan to file it tomorrow and I'll return to my country next week. In that case, should i sign the form I-130A or not? Thank you ! 💐
Another great video from you! I only have one question, how do I add even more additional information? I used all the space in part 7, but I got more employment history, how do I add that?
@@emiliegrntved8231 you can make a copy of the last page and keep writing on it or you can write it on a separate sheet of paper and scan it in altogether
Hello, question here! I worked for the United States in remote mode from Mexico for a USA company. How that supposed to be fill in the Part 3. Information about Your Employment Outside the United States?
Hi there thank you so much for your video big help. 💗 I'm a little bit confused on last physical address outside the United States. Should I just use my current address from here USA please 🙏
Hi. Thank you for all these very informative videos. Question:If we are filing 130 online, Do we need to print out the form 130 A , fill it out and sign physically with a black pen and then scan it to upload it to the form 130 attachments? Thanks so much.
hello, so i have one question. If i have resided in the US for more than 5 years do i still need to fill out the last physical address outside the US? i came here when i was 2 and ever since resided in the US >>'8a on i-130a?
Can you advice me for Page 8 Part 5 Item 4 ? My husband filed a petition before for his ex wife but it was like 30 years ago. It's impossible for him to recall the date of file. I'm not sure what should we do. By the way, your channel has been very helpful. I really love how you take time in every details. It helps me a lot! Thank you so much.
@KseniyaInternational USCIS replied and they said they have no information about the file. You think it's ok if we just estimated the time that he submitted the file. It was 30 years ago, and it was quite hard to find anything
Hi --- you didn't explain if neither the spouse or beneficiary filled out application. In my case I am the interpreter and the preparer. I am just a friend. Which one should l fill-out and I also interpreted and prepared form i130. You missed that part. Ugh so confusing. You really need to make another video in this case neither the spouse or beneficiary filled it or interpreted it.
sorry I have to ask again: I am filing this form online- the signature on page 3 has to be signed in person and not e-signed as I understood you - how do I upload the file with that signature? I can't edit the USCIS pdf file. I don't upload two seperate files do I?
Hello Kseniya. I am the beneficiary and I am filing the form myself. Do I need to stop at the spouse beneficiary statement? And then sign since no one interpreted for me.? It’s tricky
The beneficiary is technically supposed to fill out this form, so no you don't have to write anything in parts 5 & 6. You still must sign the form in part 4.
Hi there, I have a question about the I-130 and I-130A forms. They are kind of connected. On the I-130, there is a question that asks, “Where did you and your spouse last live together?” I lived with her for only one month, and then I came to the USA while she continued living with her mother. On the I-130A, it asks for her addresses from the past five years. I put the address where she has been living with her mother from birth to the present, but for one month we lived at a different address, at my uncle’s house. How should I fill this out in this situation?
@@KseniyaInternational I live in the USA, and I went to India to get married. My spouse and I are from the same state, but her house and my uncle’s house are in different cities, about 25 minutes apart. After the wedding, we lived together in my city for a month to spend time together, without her officially moving. When I returned to the USA, she went back to her current address where she lives with her mother. On form I-130, it asks, “Where did you and your spouse last live together?” I indicated my city, stating that we lived together from November 5, 2023, to December 5, 2023. However, in form I-130A, it asks for my spouse’s addresses for the past 5 years. I provided her address where she lives with her mother, listing it as her residence from birth to present. Will this conflict with the information on form I-130, where I mentioned that we lived together in my city for a month? Technically, she did not officially move; we just stayed there. How do I fill the correct way so I don't get RFE please help. Thank You.
Thank you for the video. Do you know anything about the interview itself? We are nervous about getting declined on the interview after the I-130 got accepted.
Hello, I have a quick question: At around 7:38 when you are talking about the "last physical address outside the US of more than 1 year": Even if it was more than 5 years ago, do you still put the most recent address outside the US (as long as it was for a year's duration or longer)? And does this also apply to the section about "Last occupation outside the US" even if that was more than 5 years ago? Thank you for your time.
GREAT INFORMACION. YOU ARE A LIFESAVER. I JUST FINISHED THE I-130A. BUT I CANT SEEM TO SAVE IT RIGHT. WHEN I CHECK TO SEE IF IT WAS SAVED CORRECTLY, IT SHOWS UP EMPTY. CAN YOU HELP ME PLEASE ?
you'll need to print it. Then scan it so you can upload it to submit with your I-130. Their PDF is strictly secure so USCIS's I-130A PDF can only be typed in and printed. Not saved.
Hello Kseniya, Thank you soo much for your videos. They have been helping me filing my I130 Application. I have a question, My husband completed the I130A but he lives abroad so he did not sign it. Will I need to sign as the preparer or it is okay to send it without any signature?
Hi! Knesiya! I just noticed some forms are being updated. I am following your guides and now I'm filling an i-130 online and now it does not specify anything about submitting BONA FIDE NOTARIZED. So I guess I can upload the affidavit of bona fide but not notarized? I Hope to get an answer! Thanks!
I am confused on the part where it says about outside of the country employment. I have never worked outside. When you go to page 6 why write it on the left side where it has 4a, 4b? Instead of the right side where the number 7a and 7b is. I don’t know if it makes sense.
Hello Kseniya, thank you for the beautiful. I would love to know. We received an Rfe notice requesting for I 130A from only. Can we provide that for and more evidence of our marriage or we just provide what was ask for?
Hello Dear ! I have a question If possible please ! I’ve been here for 11 years and I came with a tourist visa, in this part of the last 5 years of work what would I put? I work for myself And in the same place
Hi there, I got a question for Form I-130A. The USCIS has asked me to supplement evidence for the Form I-130, that is, I need to submit Form I-130A (I did not submit Form I-130A when I submitted documents at the first time.). In this case, what materials do I need to submit together with Form I-130A? Do I need to resubmit the I-130 and accompanying materials? Along with the I-130A as a supplement. I will appreciate your response.🥰
Kseniya thank you for your help.My question is about physical adresses should i mentioned only 5 years history of (employment and everything)if my mom works same place more than 10 years should i mentioned this time or add it like 5 years?Or if my dad is retired within 10 years should i add it like that or how?
Thank you very much for your valuable guide video..really I appreciate it… question please about I -130A .. if I came by B2 visa since 5 years , and i supposed to not mention that I was working during this time as it’s not legal.. but I got some checks under my name for almost a year.. still I have to mention that I was unemployed? Thank you for your time
Hello, thank you for your detailed and informative videos! Question, when i submitted the i130A application with my i130 for my spouse whom is overseas i was told i did not have to fill out the “interpreter or preparer info” on the i130A because i was the petitioner submitting that form for him. It was left blank. Will that be a problem?
Hello, Kseniya! Is the beneficiary's passport number required for | 130 in case she never went to the US? The passport she has expires in June next year, and I am just wondering if we may put it as we do not have a passport till we receive a new one, so we do not have to update papers twice. Thank you in advance
Does somebody know if different handwriting could be an issue? And also in my case that I’m Mexican and have 2 last names , should I write both or only the first one ? Thanks 🙏🏼
Quick Question I am sure this applies to many. If you stayed at an Airbnb for 20 days between switching appartments, do you need to put that down as your one of your physical address ?
No. If you receive post mails like bank statement letters or DMV letters at a specific address, then that is your physical address. If you have not registered that Airbnb to recieve post mails, then that is not your physical address.
What should we do if the address doesn't fit with the amount of characters given? Do we add the rest from where we left off in the additional information area?
Hi Kseniya. thank you for all this videos. I have one Selly question for my case, we are using a joint sponsor, do we need the form i-864 original signed of the sponsor or they can scanned and send the scanned form to us to print? I hope you can help me, thank you.
I have a question. If under section of last physical address outside the united states of more than a year. My spouse is residing outside US and he recently moved from previous address where he stays for a year and he recently moved and it’s been like 1 month. Which adress do we need to fill, current or one year where he stayed?
Good question I think that question is very confusing. In that section I would mention the prior address but I would still input the current address in the current section
Can this be signed electronically? It says to sign in ink- what does that mean? Also, if I lived in my home country during covid time for 11 months and in Minnesotta (with my aunt) for 8 months. I used to live in my dorm from 2018-2022; but technically I migrated in the middle due to covid. Should this be a part of my page 2 part 2?
New updated document, we can’t type areas like signature of prepayer, recent address like which should be present . Is it ok to keep those blank or shout I scan it and fill it out??
Thank you Kseniya! I have a doubt from the employment part: how would you fill in that part for someone who is/was a freelancer online? I entered the US with a tourist visa and was still working online as a freelancer for my homecountry. Would you put freelancer and online for the address? Or self-employed? thanks!
My husband doesnt know his father's brith year and he deceased now , can he live that blank and just put his mom info including bday and put his dad but skip birthday ? Or will that cause problems with ds-260 ?
Hi there. My husband forgot to upload my I-130 A and submitted all the documents .Now he can't find any option to upload the 130A .Please help how to do it after several months of submission .
Hello.. we appreciated your videos.. but i have one question.. my husband is us citizen and we ll apply for gc for me.. my question is do we have to use his uscis online account for filling i-130 form or can i use my online account? Thanks ☺️
Dear Kseniya, I am so like your all VDO, but i still have many Q for the form. about this form or other form is needed to print out and sign and upload back to USCIS right ? i couldnt find any relative with how to upload form with new of 2024. bcos now i try to do it but still didnt succes yet. many thank dear sis
Thank you for this video. If I want my name change to my married name on my green card application. Can I file my uscis application with my married name if my marriage certificate doesn’t show a name change in my state. Could I just include my marriage certificate for proof ?
Hello! What do i put for part 4 of the beneficiary was the one who filled it out by himself? Do i leave pages 4,5, and 6 blank because we did not need an interpreter ?
Good evening! Thanks a lot for your valuable information. I have a question, I live in the Dominican Republic so, the addresses here are in Spanish. Is necessary to complete those addresses in English or do I can write all of those in Spanish? I appreciate your help
I filed Form I-130A on behalf of my husband who is currently overseas. I did not sign it but I also didn’t put a date under the signature spot. Will that affect the case?
I am wondering if I am filling out the form by typing the file. Do I have to print it out only the page I have to sign on or I have to print whole form and scan it?
Hi Kseniya, in my home country I was never recognized by my father as his son, so in the birth certificate only appears my mom. People have told me that I shouldn't mention him because I can't demonstrate our relation. Should I just fill it for parent 1 (mom)? Thanks for your RUclips channel.
I realize that you fill all your forms in block capitals, does it have to be filled out that way? or does it matter if we fill it out using upper and lower case letters?
It’s doesn’t matter if you fill it capital or not, the only reason some people use all capital is for clarity of reading, but I would recommend you to write all “Last Name” sections with all capitals
Hi Kseniya, Thanks for the video. It is very helpful. I have one question. My spouse address is outside the United States and doesn’t have street number and name. It does have only village, commune, district, province and country. So, in that case how do I fill up the address in Sections address of I-130A? Thanks
Have faith guys because mine was just approved today with I-130A submittal on June 8, 2023, actively reviewing on July 10, 2023 and approval on July 19, 2024. Praise God!
@@Jay_Rule now where is your case?
@@sabadaud2151 At the NVC National Visa Center
Anymore updates?
@@sabadaud2151 It's with the National Visa Center (NVC) where you will have to fill out the I-864 form and provide plenty of evidence and the immigrant will have to fill out the Immigrant Visa (IV) application and include civil documents as evidence. Unfortunately, it doesn't get any easier but I expect the process to be faster as stage 1 has been approved.
@@christinagordon1071 Doing I-864 and IV applications as petitioner and applicant respectively.
I was confused about whose information goes where on the form. Now, I am not anymore thanks to you! Liked and Subscribed!!
Finally, youtube channel that explain clearly that this form is for who is going to migrating to US . Now i clearly understand.
Im done with my petition but will always support your channel. My way of saying thank you. 🤘🏼
THANK YOU, ME AND MY WIFE IS FILING REGARDING THIS!! REALLY HELPFUL VIDEO!
Thank you. Finally someone Who speaks clearly
Thank you for explaining with knowledge and calm. You help us a lot!
Thank you for your clear concise tutorial. Very helpful.
In the section "Legal permanent residence information", What was your date of admission .. what should I put?(Should I write the date on the green card?) and Should I put my current residence in the city or town and state section?
The two areas that say to "sign in ink" are confusing. If you can fill the form out online, then why can't you fill those areas out online? This means the whole form has to be printed out just for those two signatures. So it's pointless to fill the form out online because you have to print the form out for those two signatures. And once you print the form out and fill it all in, you have to mail it back to immigration?
@@rossviles7794 I think if you are doing everything online, you can scan the documents and upload them on your USCIS account, but sometimes, when they request for additional evidence, they want you to mail to their office
@@richtonymontana thank you
You sign your maiden name in marriage certificate not your spouse’s name. Once it’s signed and you’re legally married, you then can change your last name from maiden to spouse’s. You can also legally changed it on social security card, driver license, passports, etc
@@jillysunkins2300 every state is different. Some states allow you to write your spouses name on the marriage certificate
So if the beneficiary came on a tourist visa but was working should we list that or list “unemployed”. She recently quit her job and isn’t employed at the moment. We got married a little after that. We had a consultation with a lawyer who said it didn’t matter. Turns out we couldn’t afford the lawyer so i’m happy this channel is here
if she is here on a "tourist visa" , wouldnt her working here be illegal?
Excelente explicación amiga, es gran ayuda tu explicación. Saludos cordiales
You are so good. Keep it up and go ahead. Many thanks
I live in the USA, and I went to India to get married. My spouse and I are from the same state, but her house and my uncle's house are in different cities, about 25 minutes apart. After the wedding, we lived together in my city for a month to spend time together, without her officially moving.
When I returned to the USA, she went back to her current address where she lives with her mother. On form I-130, it asks, "Where did you and your spouse last live together?" I indicated my city, stating that we lived together from November 5, 2023, to December 5, 2023
However, in form I-130A, it asks for my spouse's addresses for the past 5 years. I provided her address where she lives with her mother, listing it as her residence from birth to present.
Will this conflict with the information on form 1-130, where I mentioned that we lived together in my city for a month? Technically, she did not officially move; we just stayed there. How do I fill the correct way so I don't get RFE please help. Thank You.
You did a good job thank you so much very clear information I'm really appreciate you
If the beneficiary resides outside the US, is it neccessary to fill No.8 of part 1, which is the "Last Physical Address Outside the United State"?
And also, is it okay to leave No.1a, 1b and 1c which is the family-name, given-name and middle-name of part 7, if those filling space is not clickable?
Hey thank you again for all you doing for your followers each video is a life saver 🙏🏻 I had a quick question about the employment history, if in the past 5 years there were only two periods of employment is the rest of the time for those 5 years should be written as unemployed? Thank you so much 🙏🏻
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Girll!! Literally a lifesaver! Thank you so much!!
Hello Kseniya! I have a question. If I’m as a petitioner interpreted and prepared I-130a form, do I have to print, sign with physical pen, scan it and then submit. Or I can just E-sign it? Please let me know, thank you so much 🙏🏻
Any response? We are on the same boat. After signed where do we submit the form?
@@ricardoarachecastillo350 This I-130A for is NOT an OnLine form. So, once you have filled it out completely, Print it. Sign it. Scan it and upload it onto the I-130 form section for FINAL submission.
I have a question about employment history: I didn't work in between my jobs and had large gaps of not working at all. For example, at covid pandemic times. Should I right down "unemployed" in between and dates when I was unemployed between my jobs to cover all 5 years? Or they just need me to provide all times when I worked only, doesn't matter if it has gaps in between? Thanks a lot
@@americanoxygen2747 yes include the gaps
Thank you so much for all your videos, I appreciate all your knowledge.
I wanna ask you a question regarding online filling for change of status, who is to create USCIS account and file the change of status, my parter (petitioner) or me (beneficiary)?
Thank you so much in advance, been learning from you. ❤
Hello, thank you so much for you videos, help me so much. But I have a question, my spouse lived in the same house since she's born and I moved there too, but we just spent 3 months on a air-bnb for her studies in another country, does she need to specify this 3 months, or just put her date of birth as "Date from" ? Thank you again for your help.
Can i use Ferron-Stephenson as my last name. My maiden name is Ferron but my married name.is Stephenson. But its hypenated on the marriage Certificate: Ferron Stephenson. Please help.me as i am filling out the form now, thanks waiting on an answer please.
Thank you! Should I put my physical address for employers address if I work from home??
Thank you so much for the detailed video but I have a question. Where do I upload the pages that has the Petitioners and the beneficiary signature.
Any luck with this answer?
@@ricardoarachecastillo350have you already submitted it or now working on it? If you now working on it you can upload it to your USCIS account. And also you will need to print it out sign with an ink pen then scan. If you do your paper application, you don't have to scan anything, but online, you do have to scan it 🙏🏿✌️🏿
@@richtonymontana I’m still working on it, ok once I print out and sign the documents, where am I gonna be able to upload it after signed. Thank you so much for the help
@@ricardoarachecastillo350 you have to have USCIS account, that’s where you can track your case and upload documents.
Question!
I am filling this out and am unsure what address to use. I entered the US as a traveller and am living with my husband. Do I put the address of my husbands house or do I put my address from my last home I was living at in my home country?
Hi Kseniya, thanks for detailed video. If I am filing I-130 for my parents do I need to file I-130a as well ?
No
Hello Kseniya, thank you for the in depth guide! I had a quick question. I have never resided in the USA. But have moved about in my home country a lot. Reading the question "Last physical address outside the United States" it makes reference to last address of more than one year. I recently moved again, would I provide my most recent address, which is less than a year. Or my most recent address which I spent more than a year at? Thank you :)
That would be the last address where you lived for more than a year. Let say you now live at a place from March 2023 until present, you have to put down another address where you stayed longer than a year, NOT the current place.
hi Kseniya, I have filled all the forms looking at your videos they are super helpful. I have a question, I was F1 OPT student and had a Alien registration number I am currently on H1B visa, do you think I should mention this A-Number on all of these forms wherever asked or I can leave it blank ?
Thank you for this video and your other videos. I filled out the form for my spouse who speaks english. Do i need to print the form, sign the preparers signature spot in Part 6 and then scan it back into a PDF.
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Hello Kseniya! Thank you for all your videos. They are really helpful and have been guiding me through the process. About singing of the I-130A form, I live abroad, but while my spouse and I are filling out the forms Im in the U.S. We plan to file it tomorrow and I'll return to my country next week.
In that case, should i sign the form I-130A or not? Thank you ! 💐
Are you in the U.S. now? You can sign it
@KseniyaInternational Yes, I am. I'm returning to my country 1 week after we file the process.
Another great video from you! I only have one question, how do I add even more additional information? I used all the space in part 7, but I got more employment history, how do I add that?
@@emiliegrntved8231 you can make a copy of the last page and keep writing on it or you can write it on a separate sheet of paper and scan it in altogether
@@KseniyaInternational thank you! It says not to upload any password-protected documents, but the form is encrypted from USCIS side, what to do?
Hello, question here! I worked for the United States in remote mode from Mexico for a USA company. How that supposed to be fill in the Part 3. Information about Your Employment Outside the United States?
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Hi there thank you so much for your video big help. 💗 I'm a little bit confused on last physical address outside the United States. Should I just use my current address from here USA please 🙏
Hi. Thank you for all these very informative videos. Question:If we are filing 130 online, Do we need to print out the form 130 A , fill it out and sign physically with a black pen and then scan it to upload it to the form 130 attachments? Thanks so much.
Yes
hello, so i have one question. If i have resided in the US for more than 5 years do i still need to fill out the last physical address outside the US? i came here when i was 2 and ever since resided in the US >>'8a on i-130a?
Please I need clarification regarding what to write in the “occupation” box because I worked as a Graduate assistant in my former school.
@@chizobairene4490 so just write that
Can you advice me for Page 8 Part 5 Item 4 ? My husband filed a petition before for his ex wife but it was like 30 years ago. It's impossible for him to recall the date of file. I'm not sure what should we do.
By the way, your channel has been very helpful. I really love how you take time in every details. It helps me a lot! Thank you so much.
@@kritsadanartkusawat6650 submit a FOIA request with USCIS for all the old files and paperwork regarding that case
@KseniyaInternational does it take long time ?
@@kritsadanartkusawat6650 mine took 8 weeks
@KseniyaInternational USCIS replied and they said they have no information about the file. You think it's ok if we just estimated the time that he submitted the file. It was 30 years ago, and it was quite hard to find anything
I have a question. If I already have my I-130 approval and I am applying with marriage (my husband) do I still need to include the I-130A ?
Hi --- you didn't explain if neither the spouse or beneficiary filled out application. In my case I am the interpreter and the preparer. I am just a friend. Which one should l fill-out and I also interpreted and prepared form i130. You missed that part. Ugh so confusing. You really need to make another video in this case neither the spouse or beneficiary filled it or interpreted it.
It’s not really that much to explain.. just put yourself down as a preparer or interpreter and read the instructions.
sorry I have to ask again: I am filing this form online- the signature on page 3 has to be signed in person and not e-signed as I understood you - how do I upload the file with that signature? I can't edit the USCIS pdf file. I don't upload two seperate files do I?
Just print all the forms out and sign with an ink pen, scan each page, then upload
Great work, thank youu❤
Hello Kseniya. I am the beneficiary and I am filing the form myself.
Do I need to stop at the spouse beneficiary statement? And then sign since no one interpreted for me.? It’s tricky
The beneficiary is technically supposed to fill out this form, so no you don't have to write anything in parts 5 & 6. You still must sign the form in part 4.
Hi there, I have a question about the I-130 and I-130A forms. They are kind of connected. On the I-130, there is a question that asks, “Where did you and your spouse last live together?” I lived with her for only one month, and then I came to the USA while she continued living with her mother. On the I-130A, it asks for her addresses from the past five years. I put the address where she has been living with her mother from birth to the present, but for one month we lived at a different address, at my uncle’s house. How should I fill this out in this situation?
@@mininewar did she visit the uncle for a month ? Then it doesn’t count if she still kept her mothers address in her documents and papers
@@KseniyaInternational I live in the USA, and I went to India to get married. My spouse and I are from the same state, but her house and my uncle’s house are in different cities, about 25 minutes apart. After the wedding, we lived together in my city for a month to spend time together, without her officially moving.
When I returned to the USA, she went back to her current address where she lives with her mother. On form I-130, it asks, “Where did you and your spouse last live together?” I indicated my city, stating that we lived together from November 5, 2023, to December 5, 2023.
However, in form I-130A, it asks for my spouse’s addresses for the past 5 years. I provided her address where she lives with her mother, listing it as her residence from birth to present.
Will this conflict with the information on form I-130, where I mentioned that we lived together in my city for a month? Technically, she did not officially move; we just stayed there. How do I fill the correct way so I don't get RFE please help. Thank You.
Thank you for the video. Do you know anything about the interview itself? We are nervous about getting declined on the interview after the I-130 got accepted.
Hello, I have a quick question: At around 7:38 when you are talking about the "last physical address outside the US of more than 1 year": Even if it was more than 5 years ago, do you still put the most recent address outside the US (as long as it was for a year's duration or longer)?
And does this also apply to the section about "Last occupation outside the US" even if that was more than 5 years ago? Thank you for your time.
Yes you can put most recent address and employment if it was outside the U.S. in both fields.
Hello Kseniya? I have a question here about employment. Should I still list down employment history if I worked off the books (cash paying jobs)
GREAT INFORMACION. YOU ARE A LIFESAVER.
I JUST FINISHED THE I-130A. BUT I CANT SEEM TO SAVE IT RIGHT. WHEN I CHECK TO SEE IF IT WAS SAVED CORRECTLY, IT SHOWS UP EMPTY. CAN YOU HELP ME PLEASE ?
you'll need to print it. Then scan it so you can upload it to submit with your I-130. Their PDF is strictly secure so USCIS's I-130A PDF can only be typed in and printed. Not saved.
Hello Kseniya, Thank you soo much for your videos. They have been helping me filing my I130 Application. I have a question, My husband completed the I130A but he lives abroad so he did not sign it. Will I need to sign as the preparer or it is okay to send it without any signature?
You do not have to put yourself as preparer if he completed the form. Signatures are not required for spouses overseas
You always have a good video thank so much. ❤️
Hi! Knesiya! I just noticed some forms are being updated. I am following your guides and now I'm filling an i-130 online and now it does not specify anything about submitting BONA FIDE NOTARIZED. So I guess I can upload the affidavit of bona fide but not notarized? I Hope to get an answer! Thanks!
USCIS does not require notarizations
Thanks so much for your quick answer! @@KseniyaInternational
My spouse doesn’t have an A-number or USICS account number. Do I live in blank or do I have to put N/A?
I am confused on the part where it says about outside of the country employment. I have never worked outside. When you go to page 6 why write it on the left side where it has 4a, 4b? Instead of the right side where the number 7a and 7b is. I don’t know if it makes sense.
Hello Kseniya, thank you for the beautiful. I would love to know. We received an Rfe notice requesting for I 130A from only. Can we provide that for and more evidence of our marriage or we just provide what was ask for?
Hello Dear ! I have a question If possible please ! I’ve been here for 11 years and I came with a tourist visa, in this part of the last 5 years of work what would I put? I work for myself And in the same place
Hi there, I got a question for Form I-130A. The USCIS has asked me to supplement evidence for the Form I-130, that is, I need to submit Form I-130A (I did not submit Form I-130A when I submitted documents at the first time.). In this case, what materials do I need to submit together with Form I-130A? Do I need to resubmit the I-130 and accompanying materials? Along with the I-130A as a supplement. I will appreciate your response.🥰
The same thing happened to me
You are amazing thank you very much ❤
Kseniya thank you for your help.My question is about physical adresses should i mentioned only 5 years history of (employment and everything)if my mom works same place more than 10 years should i mentioned this time or add it like 5 years?Or if my dad is retired within 10 years should i add it like that or how?
@@NarminHasanli-uv7ht no you would mention the dates exactly as they began working there / retired.
@@NarminHasanli-uv7ht I-130A is only for spouse cases btw
@@KseniyaInternational thank you very much, I fill the form with your videos.
Thank you very much for your valuable guide video..really I appreciate it… question please about I -130A .. if I came by B2 visa since 5 years , and i supposed to not mention that I was working during this time as it’s not legal.. but I got some checks under my name for almost a year.. still I have to mention that I was unemployed? Thank you for your time
You must provide honest information to every question. Do not lie or omit information.
Hello, thank you for your detailed and informative videos! Question, when i submitted the i130A application with my i130 for my spouse whom is overseas i was told i did not have to fill out the “interpreter or preparer info” on the i130A because i was the petitioner submitting that form for him. It was left blank. Will that be a problem?
Shouldn’t be a problem
@KseniyaInternational hello there!
Is it still legal to play a green card while doing I130 processings?
Hello, Kseniya!
Is the beneficiary's passport number required for | 130 in case she never went to the US?
The passport she has expires in June next year, and I am just wondering if we may put it as we do not have a passport till we receive a new one, so we do not have to update papers twice.
Thank you in advance
Does somebody know if different handwriting could be an issue? And also in my case that I’m Mexican and have 2 last names , should I write both or only the first one ? Thanks 🙏🏼
Quick Question I am sure this applies to many. If you stayed at an Airbnb for 20 days between switching appartments, do you need to put that down as your one of your physical address ?
No. If you receive post mails like bank statement letters or DMV letters at a specific address, then that is your physical address. If you have not registered that Airbnb to recieve post mails, then that is not your physical address.
Hi, this was so helpful. Do we have to write N/A in every box we dont have writing in or is it okay to leave things absolutely blank?
I'm still waiting on that answer
Hello how do you sign form I30?do you need to print it,signed and scan it..?thank u
I have same question. Thanks a lot. Please let me know about the answer 🙏
@@azizzizou4855yes you print it and sign then scan and upload it. There is no need to scan if you doing a paper application
Would a townhome be considered an apartment or suite? Would we put "townhome" in the box next to the three options? (Apt., ste., flr)
What about if we own our business? Do we write self employed or the business name?
What should we do if the address doesn't fit with the amount of characters given? Do we add the rest from where we left off in the additional information area?
You can write it in pen after printing or you can use Microsoft edge “Add text” feature
Hi Kseniya. thank you for all this videos. I have one Selly question for my case, we are using a joint sponsor, do we need the form i-864 original signed of the sponsor or they can scanned and send the scanned form to us to print?
I hope you can help me, thank you.
Copy is fine
I have a question. If under section of last physical address outside the united states of more than a year. My spouse is residing outside US and he recently moved from previous address where he stays for a year and he recently moved and it’s been like 1 month. Which adress do we need to fill, current or one year where he stayed?
Good question I think that question is very confusing. In that section I would mention the prior address but I would still input the current address in the current section
on Part 4 page 3 should I check box 1.a. and 2 if I am filing it out for my spouse? or just box 2 with my name?
If beneficiary is overseas he or she don’t wanna sign that. That’s right. But I’m doubt about the preparer. Should i sign this as a Prepayer???
@@supufdo4133 yes, as a preparer and a interpreter you have to sign it, with wet signature
Can this be signed electronically? It says to sign in ink- what does that mean?
Also, if I lived in my home country during covid time for 11 months and in Minnesotta (with my aunt) for 8 months.
I used to live in my dorm from 2018-2022; but technically I migrated in the middle due to covid. Should this be a part of my page 2 part 2?
Cannot be signed electronically. Ink means with a black pen. Dorms count as residence for address history
And after signing with black pen. If I scan the document and upload it. Is that acceptable. Would they give me problems
New updated document, we can’t type areas like signature of prepayer, recent address like which should be present . Is it ok to keep those blank or shout I scan it and fill it out??
Thank you Kseniya! I have a doubt from the employment part: how would you fill in that part for someone who is/was a freelancer online? I entered the US with a tourist visa and was still working online as a freelancer for my homecountry. Would you put freelancer and online for the address? Or self-employed? thanks!
I would say self-employed and provide home address (in my opinion).
@@KseniyaInternational thank you so much for your opinion!
thank you so much! this was really helpfull!
Excelente explicacion. Como en todo tus videos !
If the beneficiary is self employed in sales how do you fill the employment section?
Provide your last address outside the United States of more than one year ( even if listed above )
What if your last address was not more than one year?
@@saidibrahim8996 I’ve seen some people still provide it and it didn’t cause an issue
@@KseniyaInternational thank you for your help 😊
My husband doesnt know his father's brith year and he deceased now , can he live that blank and just put his mom info including bday and put his dad but skip birthday ? Or will that cause problems with ds-260 ?
What if Additional information part 7 is not enough for employment history in the last 5 years?
Question, do I need to provide an address outside of the USA if I have been here for more than 5 years?
Hi there. My husband forgot to upload my I-130 A and submitted all the documents .Now he can't find any option to upload the 130A .Please help how to do it after several months of submission .
If there’s no button to “upload unsolicited evidence” the only other way is to wait for an RFE.
Thanks alot
Hello.. we appreciated your videos.. but i have one question.. my husband is us citizen and we ll apply for gc for me.. my question is do we have to use his uscis online account for filling i-130 form or can i use my online account? Thanks ☺️
my husband and I were wondering about the same thing. hope to hear back from Kseniya.
I believe your husband would use his USCIS account to petition for you with the I-130. Cheers!
I have the same question hichic. Hope to hear back from Kseniya.
Dear Kseniya,
I am so like your all VDO, but i still have many Q for the form.
about this form or other form is needed to print out and sign and upload back to USCIS right ?
i couldnt find any relative with how to upload form with new of 2024.
bcos now i try to do it but still didnt succes yet.
many thank dear sis
Thank you for this video. If I want my name change to my married name on my green card application. Can I file my uscis application with my married name if my marriage certificate doesn’t show a name change in my state. Could I just include my marriage certificate for proof ?
Hello I have a question I’m currently filling out the i130A form. In section 3.a do I put my spouse name or mines.
Hello! What do i put for part 4 of the beneficiary was the one who filled it out by himself? Do i leave pages 4,5, and 6 blank because we did not need an interpreter ?
You can
If you're filing online, do you just type your name to sign it or do you have to upload your signature?
USCIS still only accepts pen signatures
@@KseniyaInternational can you explain how we do it then? Thank you
Good evening! Thanks a lot for your valuable information. I have a question, I live in the Dominican Republic so, the addresses here are in Spanish. Is necessary to complete those addresses in English or do I can write all of those in Spanish? I appreciate your help
Either is acceptable
@@KseniyaInternational Thank you very much! 🙏🙏🙏
I filed Form I-130A on behalf of my husband who is currently overseas. I did not sign it but I also didn’t put a date under the signature spot. Will that affect the case?
I am wondering if I am filling out the form by typing the file. Do I have to print it out only the page I have to sign on or I have to print whole form and scan it?
Have the same doubt. How can I do with the signature in a online application?!
@@lifepurpouseNatyFW I read on somewhere I can’t remember they said print it all-> sign -> scan.
do I also have to provide employment information if I was just a student in my home country but had part-time jobs?
If the address has been the same for the last 13 years do I put the date from 13 years ago or the date from five years ago which in my case is 2019?
Hi Kseniya, in my home country I was never recognized by my father as his son, so in the birth certificate only appears my mom. People have told me that I shouldn't mention him because I can't demonstrate our relation. Should I just fill it for parent 1 (mom)? Thanks for your RUclips channel.
I have same question
I realize that you fill all your forms in block capitals, does it have to be filled out that way? or does it matter if we fill it out using upper and lower case letters?
It’s doesn’t matter if you fill it capital or not, the only reason some people use all capital is for clarity of reading, but I would recommend you to write all “Last Name” sections with all capitals
Hi Kseniya,
Thanks for the video. It is very helpful. I have one question. My spouse address is outside the United States and doesn’t have street number and name. It does have only village, commune, district, province and country. So, in that case how do I fill up the address in Sections address of I-130A? Thanks
You only need to fill out the country and village/town name. You can provide additional details on the last page