CHILDHOOD ARRIVALS DOCUMENT CHECKLIST
* INTAKE FEE – $100 (cash or money order)
* USCIS FEE – $465 Money Order made to USCIS (NO CHECKS!)
* 2 Color passport photos
* List of Addresses since entering the U.S., as best as you can remember, AND THE Dates that you Lived there (the beginning and ending dates)
* IDENTITY (one of the following)
- Passport
- Birth Certificate and Photo Identification (we can translate the birth certificate if you do not have a translation)
* ENTRY PRIOR TO 16TH BIRTHDAY (one of the following)
- School Records
- Medical Records
- Stamped Passport or I-94 Arrival / Departure Document
- Notice to Appear from Immigration
* PRESENCE IN THE UNITED STATES ON JUNE 15TH 2012
- A document that shows you were here dated June 15th OR
- Several documents dated June 2012, before and after the 15th. This may be debit card records, bank transactions, or cell phone record. Or a Photocopy of a sign-in sheet for a gym or a pool or a worksite or your child’s daycare
* DOCUMENTS FROM EACH MONTH BETWEEN JUNE 2007 TO TODAY THAT SHOW YOU LIVED IN THE UNITED STATES. ONE DOCUMENT MAY COVER SEVERAL MONTHS (like a lease agreement) OR SEVERAL YEARS (LIKE A SCHOOL TRANSCRIPT) (Bring as many as possible)
- School Transcript
- Employment Records (or detailed letter from employer)
- Medical Bills, Household Bills, and Postmarked Letters
- Marriage Certificates and Birth Certificates of Children
- Rental Agreements
- Banking Records and Tax Receipts
* SCHOOL REQUIREMENT (bring as many as possible)
- If you are currently in school, bring a copy of your school schedule, recent progress report, or letter that states you are attending school
- High School Diploma or GED
- OR Military Honorable Discharge Records
* ACCOUNTING FOR ALL DEPARTURES FROM THE UNITED STATES SINCE JUNE 15, 2007
* Transportation Ticket,, Passport Entries or Advance Parole document, Records from why you left the country, such as wedding, funeral, or medical emergency
* CRIMINAL RECORDS. If EVER arrested, you must bring ALL arrest and court documents.