Document Checklist for Adjustment of Status (Family-Based Spouse)

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Documents from Petitioner (U.S. Citizen Spouse):

1.       Copy of U.S. passport and Naturalization Certificate or U.S. birth certificate;

2.       Copy of current marriage certificate;

3.       Copy of previous marriage certificates (if applicable);

4.       Copy of previous divorce decrees (if applicable);

5.       Two photographs of petitioner;

6.       Income tax returns for the last three years including all schedules and W-2 forms;

7.       Letter from current employer verifying current employment and salary;

8.       Two casual photos of you and your spouse (wedding photos are fine);

9.       Documents evidencing a valid marriage (forward what you have we do not need everything):

a.       Insurance policies;

b.      Joint bank accounts;

c.       Deed to house;

d.      Birth certificates for any children;

e.      Wedding photos.

Documents from Applicant:

1.        Birth certificate for all applicants. Birth certificates must include your name,  parents' names, place of birth, and date of birth. Any birth certificate lacking all of the aforementioned information may also require secondary documentation (e.g. affidavits and school leaving certificates). If no birth certificate is available, please obtain a statement from your home country's government agency confirming there is no record of birth. With the government statement, INS will accept secondary documentation such as a notarized statement from a close relative giving the place and date of the applicant's birth, the names of both parents, and the maiden name of the mother. Such statement must be executed before an official authorized to administer oaths or affirmation;

2.       Passport. Please provide complete copy for each applicant, including all U.S. entry stamps and all U.S. visa stamps;

3.       Copy of any previous marriage certificates (if applicable);

4.       Copy of any divorce decrees (if applicable);

5.       Photographs. Six (6) photographs for each adult applicant which comply with INS specifications; and four (4) for each child under 14 years of age.

We recommend that you obtain your photographs from:

In the San Jose Area:

Sansome Photos
1196 South Second Street
San Jose, CA 95112
(408) 275-0290

In the San Francisco Area:

Corning-Gold Photography
501 Washington Street
San Francisco, CA 94111
(415) 392-2223

6.  Completed medical examination for each applicant applying. Applicant is required to     appear at an INS certified physician to complete the exam and form. Forms can be downloaded at: http://www.ins.gov/graphics/formsfee/forms/i-693.htm. INS will accept completed medical exams if the exam was done within 12 months of the filing of the application. You can find out the closest doctor to your residence by calling: 1-800-375-5283. You may also download this information from the INS website at:

www.ins.usdoj.gov/graphics/fieldoffices/sanfran/CivilSurgeonList.htm  and www.ins.usdoj.gov/graphics/fieldoffices/sanjose/CivilSurgeonList.htm

Vaccination Requirements: Applicants for residency status are required to provide the medical                                             doctor with evidence of vaccinations for a variety of illnesses including mumps, measles, rubella, polio, tetanus, dieptheria toxoids, pertussis, influenza type B and hepatitis B, varicella, haemophilus influenza type B, pneumococcal and any other vaccine preventable disease which may be added to the list. We suggest you work on obtaining your vaccination records as soon as possible. If the physician indicates that any applicant lacks the required vaccines, the applicant will NOT be medically cleared for approval of adjustment of status and will need to obtain these vaccinations. If it is not medically appropriate to receive the vaccinations, a waiver is eligible and Form I-601 should be completed. There are no guidelines on this waiver at this time.

6.                   Copy of front and back of current Form I-94 for all applicants;

7.                   Copies of all previously issued I-20, EAD cards, and I-797 notices.