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What supporting documents are required for a Green Card application?

Applicant or Immigrant Documents

Here is a list of the 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.

Click here to learn how to upload your documents to your SimpleCitizen account and prepare your Green Card application.

Updated on July 9, 2021

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