What supporting documents are required for a Green Card application?

Applicant or Immigrant Documents

Here is a list of some of the general documents the Applicant/Immigrant should provide as part of the green card application. Keep in mind that the employment/tax documents are only required if the applicant's income will be supporting the petitioner/sponsor's income.

• Applicant's Birth Certificate
• Applicant's Form I-94 (Last Admission Record)
• Applicant's Passport - Identification Page
• Applicant's U.S. Visa
• Applicant's Letter from Employer
• Applicant's Federal Tax Return Most Recent Year
• Applicant's Pay Stubs for the Last 6 Months
• Applicant's W2's for the Most Recent Tax Year
• Applicant Employment Authorization Card

"Good Faith" Marriage Documents

These are the documents you should provide as evidence of a "good faith" marriage:

• Marriage Certificate
• Wedding/Ongoing Marriage Evidence
• Joint Assets and Co-Mingling of Funds
• Joint Financial Responsibilities
• Joint Ownership, Lease or Tenancy
• Letters of Support from Friends & Family

Petitioner or Sponsor Documents

These are the documents that the Petitioner/Sponsor/U.S. Citizen should provide:

• Petitioner's Birth Certificate
• Petitioner's Passport
• Petitioner's Federal Tax Return Most Recent Year
• Petitioner's Letter From Employer
• Petitioner's Pay Stubs for the last 6 months
• Petitioner's W2's for the Most Recent Tax Year

My sponsor is self-employed, what documents will they need?

• Include Tax Records
• Record of bank statements that show income has been deposited into your account over the past year.
• If you have set up an entity, you should include all the entity paperwork.
• A letter outlining your self-employment and your projected income.

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