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List of documents for Filing an Immigration Petition Based on Family Relation

  Documents required from the US citizen petitioner:
  1. Birth Certificate;
  2. Certificate of Naturalization;
  3. Marriage Certificate;
  4. Two color recent photos from immigration application;
  5. Copy of your Social Security Card or Social Security Number;
  6. Divorce document or other marriage termination paper, if you were married before;
  7. Complete affidavit of support with evidences, such as employment verification letter from your current employer, W-2 form AND tax returns for three years, or other assets, the name of persons you previously provided financial support for and the dates; current household members who are living with you and depending on you.
  8. List of addresses and the time period you have lived during the past five years;
  9. List of the employers and their addresses you have worked for during the past five years; your job title and the time period for each job;
  10. List of children’s name, gender, date of birth, country of birth, if any;
  11. List of your parents’ names, birth date, country of birth, current city of residence;
  12. If have filed any immigrant petition(s) for any one before, give the beneficiary's name(s), date of filing and the result.
  13. If signed Affidavit of Support for anyone before, give the alien(s) beneficiary(ies)' name, birth date and date of signing the affidavit.

Documents required from the alien beneficiray(ies):

  1. Birth certificate or other birth documents, with English translation, if not in English;
  2. Marriage certificate;
  3. Seven color photos for immigration application. See details at http://www.uslawnet.com/Chinesehome/Immi-photo-new.pdf
  4. Divorce document or other marriage termination paper, if you were married before;
  5. Copy of every page of your passport if in the US;
  6. Copy of your I-94, Visa, and Social Security Card (if you have one);
  7. Medical examination with immunization.  Check the authorized doctors at https://egov.uscis.gov/crisgwi/go?action=offices.type&OfficeLocator.office_type=CIV
  8. List of children’s name, gender, date of birth, country of birth, if any;
  9. List of your parents’ names, birth date, country of birth, current city of residence;
  10. List of addresses and the time period you have lived during the past five years;
  11. List of the employers and their addresses you have worked for during the past five years; your job title and the time period for each job.

Filing Fees: separate checks payable to "Department of Homeland Security":

  1. Immigration Petition ----------------------------$355
  2. Application to adjust status--------------------$1010 (including Employment Authorization, Travel Document (Optional, for those who have valid legal status in the U.S.) and finger printing)

Attorney fee: -----------------call (Payable to Xie Law Office)
Postage: ---------------------- call (Payable to Xie Law Office)

Please mail bove fees and applicable documents to:

Xie Law Offices, LLC
1770 Indian Trail Lilburn Road, Suite 450
Norcross, Georgia 30093 

Tel: (678) 380-0698
Fax: (678) 380-0668

We also offer fee-based consultation in office, through email or by telephone. However we strongly suggest you have all above documents with you when you come to visit our office and meet the attorney. Contact (678) 380-0698 for more information.

 



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