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Translations. If you submit a document with information in a foreign language, you must also submit a full English

translation. The translator must sign a certification that the English language translation is complete and accurate, and that

he or she is competent to translate from the foreign language into English. The certification must include the translator’s

signature. DHS recommends the certification contain the translator’s printed name and the date and the translator’s

contact information.

How to Fill Out Form I-131A

1. Type or print legibly in black ink.

2. If you need extra space to complete any item within this application, use the space provided in Part 7. Additional

Information or attach a separate sheet of paper; type or print your name and Alien Registration Number (A-Number)

at the top of each sheet; indicate the Page Number, Part Number, and Item Number to which your answer refers;

and sign and date each sheet.

3. Answer all questions fully and accurately. If a question does not apply to you (for example, if you have never been

married and the question asks “Provide the name of your current spouse”), type or print “N/A,” unless otherwise

directed. If your answer to a question which requires a numeric response is zero or none (for example, “How many

children do you have” or “How many times have you departed the United States”), type or print “None,” unless

otherwise directed.

4. USCIS Online Account Number (if any). If you have previously filed an application, petition, or request using the

USCIS online filing system (previously called USCIS Electronic Immigration System (USCIS ELIS)), provide the

USCIS Online Account Number you were issued by the system. You can find your USCIS Online Account Number

by logging in to your account and going to the profile page. If you previously filed certain applications, petitions,

or requests on a paper form via a USCIS Lockbox facility, you may have received a USCIS Online Account Access

Notice issuing you a USCIS Online Account Number. If you received such a notice, your USCIS Online Account

Number can be found at the top of the notice. If you were issued a USCIS Online Account Number, enter it in the

space provided. The USCIS Online Account Number is not the same as an A-Number.

5. Part 4. Applicant’s Statement, Contact Information, Certification, and Signature. Select the appropriate box to

indicate whether you read this application yourself or whether you had an interpreter assist you. If someone assisted

you in completing the application, select the box indicating that you used a preparer. Further, you must sign and date

your application and provide your daytime telephone number, mobile telephone number (if any), and email address (if

any). Every application MUST contain the signature of the applicant (or parent or legal guardian, if applicable). A

stamped or typewritten name in place of a signature is not acceptable.

6. Part 5. Interpreter’s Contact Information, Certification, and Signature. If you used anyone as an interpreter

to read the instructions and questions on this application to you in a language in which you are fluent, the interpreter

must fill out this section, provide his or her name, the name and address of his or her business or organization (if any),

his or her daytime telephone number, his or her mobile telephone number (if any), and his or her email address (if

any). The interpreter must sign and date the application.

7. Part 6. Contact Information and Signature of the Person Preparing this Application, if Other Than the

Applicant. This section must contain the signature of the person who completed your application, if other than

you, the applicant. If the same individual acted as your interpreter and your preparer, that person should complete

both Part 5. and Part 6. If the person who completed this application is associated with a business or organization,

that person should complete the business or organization name and address information. Anyone who helped you

complete this application MUST sign and date the application. A stamped or typewritten name in place of a signature

is not acceptable. If the person who helped you prepare your application is an attorney or accredited representative,

he or she may be obliged to also submit a completed Form G-28, Notice of Entry of Appearance as Attorney or

Accredited Representative, or Form G-28I, Notice of Entry of Appearance as Attorney In Matters Outside the

Geographical Confines of the United States, along with your application.

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