Instructions For Form I-730 - Refugee/asylee Relative Petition (Page 6 of 7) in pdf

If you are hearing-impaired and require the services of a sign-

information provided by your relative beneficiary, including

language interpreter in your language, one will be provided for

biometrics, may also be disclosed to other Federal, State,

you. Contact the asylum office with jurisdiction over your

local, and foreign law enforcement and regulatory agencies

case as soon as you receive a notice for your interview to

during the course of the investigation by USCIS or for other

notify the office that you will need a sign-language interpreter

lawful purposes, subject to applicable confidentiality

in your language, so that accommodations can be made in

provisions. You do not have to give this information.

advance.

However, if you refuse to give some or all of it, your petition

may be denied.

NOTE 4: Although current regulations only require

individuals seeking asylum to bring competent interpreters to

the interview in the United States, USCIS strongly suggests

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that individuals seeking derivative refugee status bring an

interpreter for the interview in accordance with these

To ensure you are using the latest version of this petition, visit

instructions.

the USCIS website at

where you can obtain

the latest USCIS forms and immigration-related information.

If available, your alien relative must bring some form of

If you do not have internet access, you may order USCIS

identification to the interview, including any passport(s), other

forms by calling the Forms Request Line at 1-800-870-3676.

travel or identification documents, or Form I-94 (Arrival-

You may also obtain forms and information by calling the

Departure Record). Your alien relative may bring to the

USCIS National Customer Service Center at 1-800-375-5283.

interview any additional available items in support of the

For TTY (deaf or hard of hearing) call: 1-800-767-1833.

petition that have not already been submitted with your

petition. All documents must be submitted in triplicate.

Instead of waiting in line for assistance at your local USCIS

office, you can schedule an appointment online at

If your alien relative is living outside of the United States,

Select “Schedule an Appointment ” and

he or she will be interviewed by an appropriate U.S.

follow the screen prompts to set up your appointment. Once

Government official in accordance with DHS and DOS

you finish scheduling an appointment, the system will

procedures for refugee and asylee derivative interviews in the

generate an appointment notice for you.

specific country. Your relative will be notified of the

date,time, and place for his or her interview.

NOTE: If you have a question regarding a petition in the

jurisdiction of an Asylum Office, you should contact the

National Customer Service Center at 1-800-375-5283 or

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visit our Internet website at . For TTY (deaf

or hard of hearing) call: 1-800-767-1833.

If you knowingly and willfully falsify or conceal a material

fact or submit a false document with your Form I-730, we will

deny your Form I-730 and may deny any other immigration

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benefit. In addition, you will face severe penalties provided

by law and may be subject to criminal prosecution.

By signing this petition, you have stated under penalty of

perjury (28 U.S.C. section 1746) that all information and

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documentation submitted with this petition are complete, true,

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and correct. You also authorize the release of any information

from your records that USCIS may need to determine your

1. Title 8, United States Code, Section 1325, states that any

eligibility for the immigration benefit you are seeking and

person who knowingly enters into a marriage contract for

consent to USCIS verifying such information.

the purpose of evading any provision of the immigration

laws shall be imprisoned for not more than five years, or

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has the

fined not more than $250,000, or both.

authority to verify any information you submit to establish

eligibility for the immigration benefit you are seeking at any

2. Title 18, United States Code, Section 1001, states that

time. USCIS' legal authority to verify this information is in

whoever willfully and knowingly falsifies a material fact,

8 U.S.C. sections 1103, 1155, and 1184, and 8 CFR Parts 103,

makes a false statement, or makes use of a false document

204, 205, and 214. To ensure compliance with applicable

will be fined up to $10,000 or imprisoned up to five years,

laws and authorities, USCIS may verify information before or

or both.

after your case is decided.

What Is Our Authority for Collecting This

Information?

USCIS requests the information on Form I-730 to carry out the

immigration laws contained in Title 8, United States Code,

Sections 1157(c)(2) and 1158(b)(3). USCIS needs this

information to determine whether a person is eligible for

immigration benefits. The information you provide and the

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