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E. Father. Submit a copy of your birth certificate showing the names of both parents. Also, provide a copy of your

parents’ marriage certificate establishing that your father was married to your mother before you were born and

copies of documents showing that any prior marriages of either your father or mother were legally terminated.

If you are filing for a stepparent or adoptive parent, or if you are filing for your father and were not legitimated

before you reached 18 years of age, also see Items C., G., and H. in this section;

F. Stepparent/stepchild. If your Form I-918 is based on a stepparent-stepchild relationship, you must file your

petition with a copy of the marriage certificate of the stepparent to the child’s natural parent, showing that the

marriage occurred before the child reached 18 years of age and copies of documents showing that any prior

marriages were legally terminated;

G. Adoptive parent or adopted child. If you and the person you are filing for are related by adoption, you must

submit a copy of the adoption decrees showing that the adoption took place before the child reached 16 years of

age. If you adopted the sibling of a child you already adopted, you must submit a copy of the adoption decrees

showing that the adoption of the sibling occurred before that child reached 18 years of age. In either case,

you must also submit copies of evidence that the child was in the legal custody of and jointly resided with the

adoptive parents for at least two years before or after the adoption. Only a court or recognized government entity

may grant legal custody and usually grants legal custody at the time the adoption is finalized. However, if legal

custody is granted by a court or recognized government entity prior to the adoption, that time will count to fulfill

the two-year legal custody requirement; or

H. Your unmarried sibling under 18 years of age. Submit a copy of your birth certificate and a copy of your

sibling’s birth certificate showing that you have at least one common parent. If you and your sibling have a

common father but different mothers, submit copies of the marriage certificates of the father to each mother and

copies of documents showing that any prior marriages of either your father or mothers were legally terminated.

If you and your sibling are related through adoption or through a stepparent, or if you have a common father and

either of you were not legitimated before you reached 18 years of age, also see Items F. and G. in this section.

3. Unavailable Documents. If the required documents are not available, submit a statement of why the evidence is not

available and provide secondary evidence such as the following:

A. Church records. A certificate under the seal where the baptism, dedication, or comparable rite occurred within

two months after the birth, showing the date and place of the child’s birth, date of the religious ceremony, and the

names of the child’s parents;

B. Census records. State or Federal census records showing the names, places and dates of birth, or ages of the

persons listed;

C. School records. A letter from the authority of the school attended (preferably the first school) showing dates of

admission to the school, child’s date and place of birth, and the names and birthplaces of both parents, if shown in

the school records; and/or

D. Affidavits. Written statements sworn to or affirmed by two persons who were living at the time and who have

personal knowledge of the event you are trying to prove. (For example, provide the date and place of birth,

marriage, divorce, or death.) The person making the affidavit need not be a citizen of the United States. Each

affidavit should contain the following:

(1) The relationship, if any, between you and the person making the affidavit;

(2) Full information concerning the event; and

(3) Complete details concerning how the person acquired knowledge of the event.

NOTE: In a case where you or your family member’s name has changed from what is shown on the supporting

document, submit the legal document authorizing such name change. (For example, provide a marriage

certificate, adoption decree, or court order.)

NOTE: USCIS may require a statement from the appropriate civil authority certifying that the necessary document is

unavailable.

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