Requirements for Filing Petitions
for Alien Relatives
Russian language
translation
American citizens who have been residing in Russia
for at least six months may submit immigration petitions for immediate
relatives (spouse, parent, or child) at the U.S. Consulate General
in Vladivostok. The Consulate will forward all petitions to the
United States Citizenship and Immigration Service in Moscow for
approval. The fee for filing each petition is $355.00, payable either
in U.S. dollars or the equivalent in Russian rubles.
In order to file a petition at the U.S. Consulate
in Vladivostok, the American citizen must submit the following documents
(These forms can be found on the USCIS website www.uscis.gov.):
- Petition for Alien Relative, Form I-130, for each alien relative
- A completed Form G-325 A for the American citizen petitioner
- A completed Form G-325 A for the beneficiary.
- A photograph of the alien relative (front view, 50x50 mm, in
color, taken against a white or off-white background) and one
of the U.S. citizen
- Original and one photocopy of the petitioner's U.S. passport
- Proof of qualifying relationship:
a. For parent, this is the petitioner's birth certificate.
If the beneficiary is the father, the parent's marriage certificate
is also required.
b. For a child, this is the beneficiary's birth certificate;
c. For a spouse, this is the marriage certificate
- If petition is for a spouse, proof of termination of all previous
marriages of the American citizen and alien relative (certified
copies of divorce decrees or death certificates of previous spouses)
- Proof of the petitioner's local residence through local registration/multi-entry
Russian visa, work contract, apartment lease, or other evidence.
Please note that all documents that are not in English
must be accompanied by a translation, although translations of Russian
documents do not need to be notarized. Documents in languages other
than Russian or English must be accompanied by a certified translation.
Once the petition packet is accepted, the Consular
Section will forward the petitions to USCIS Moscow for adjudication.
Acceptance of the paperwork and fee does not indicate approval of
the petition. Petitioners should understand that the approval of
I-130 petitions is solely the responsibility of USCIS. After the
packet is forwarded to Moscow, it is within USCIS's discretion to
request any additional evidence needed to adjudicate the petition.
Once USCIS approves the petition, it will be sent
to the Consular Section of the U.S. Embassy in Moscow for immigrant
visa processing. The beneficiary will be contacted by the U.S. Embassy
with further instructions. For more on this process please see:
http://moscow.usembassy.gov/consular/consular.php?record_id=ivisas
Please note that the medical examination consists
of a physical examination and the administration of all necessary
vaccinations. This can be done at an approved clinic in Moscow or
by the Consulate's panel physician in Vladivostok, Valentina Nikolayevna
Luchaninova (work phone (4232) 45-81-64, home (4232) 45-24-26, e-mail
Dr. Luchaninova.)
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