In order to process your Permanent Resident application(s), we will need the following for each family member applying for Permanent Residence. We only require copies of these documents, please do not submit any originals. Document copies should be single-sided on 8.5″ x 11″ paper, non-stapled. Please clip each family member’s documents together, rather than copying all I-94’s on one page, for example. Click on each link below for additional required information.

1. Each family member must complete an Adjustment of Status questionnaire.
2. Copy of Birth Certificate for each family member. Check requirements for your country
3. Copy of Marriage Certificate, if applicable (if married in the U.S., please furnish the certified marriage certificate). Check requirements for your country
4. Copy of Final Decree(s) of Divorce/Death for all prior marriages for both spouses, if applicable; see Sample documents. Note:  Copies of the original foreign language birth, marriage and/or divorce/death document must be provided. Our office can arrange for certified English translations.
5. Six color photographs for each family member, with their name written on the back in pencil or black ink. Please place your photographs inside an envelope or photo holder to ensure they do not become loose while mailed.
6. Medical exam (form I-693) for each family member, regardless of age (click for list of USCIS-approved physicians). The medical form(s) must be taken to the appointment with the physician. Please write each family member’s name on the outside of the sealed envelopes.  Note: Vaccination records for each family member (i.e., mumps, measles, rubella, polio, tetanus and diphtheria toxoids, pertussis, influenza type B and hepatitis B) should be brought to the medical appointment(s).
7. Copy of Form(s) I-94 for each family member, front and back.
8. Complete copies (excluding blank pages) of each family member’s passport (old and new, if applicable). Please detach the I-94 when making copies.
9. All transcripts of all schools attended in the U.S. for you or spouse while under student status, if applicable.
10. If you or your dependent has been working in the United States, we will need documentation to prove that you have had employment authorization, e.g. H-1/L-1 approval notices, EADs, Forms I-20, Forms IAP66 (if you have ever been in J-1 status), etc.
11. Clear copy of driver’s license for you and your spouse; color copies are preferred.
12. If married, your spouse should provide bona fide documents.
13. If the AOS application is based on marriage to a US citizen, Three years of IRS Tax Transcript for you and your spouse; (you can request online at https://www.irs.gov/individuals/get-transcript), or if not possible to obtain IRS transcripts, three years of tax returns.

Send all of the requested material in one package. Please do not contact us to see if we received your package. If you want confirmation of receipt, please send it via Certified Mail/Return Receipt.

DISCLAIMER: This information is intended for clients of Jackson & Hertogs only. This is not intended to provide legal advice to non-clients of this firm. Nor will we respond to inquiries from non-clients. You should seek your own legal counsel in these matters.