Instructions For Petition For U Nonimmigrant Status And Supplement A, Petition For Qualifying Family Member Of U-1 Recipient (Form I-918) (Page 6 of 17) in pdf

Part 5. Petitioner’s Statement, Contact Information, Declaration, and Signature

Item Numbers 1.a. - 7.b. Select the appropriate box to indicate whether you read this petition yourself or whether you

had an interpreter assist you. If someone assisted you in completing the petition, select the box indicating that you used

a preparer. Further, you must sign and date your petition and provide your daytime telephone number, mobile telephone

number (if any), and email address (if any). If you do not feel secure in receiving telephone calls regarding this petition

at your home telephone number, provide a “safe telephone number” in this space. This number may be for a friend, your

attorney, a community-based organization that is helping you, or any other number where you can safely and punctually

receive a call or a message. Every petition MUST contain the signature of the petitioner (or parent or legal guardian, if

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

Part 6. Interpreter’s Contact Information, Certification, and Signature

Item Numbers 1.a. - 7.b. If you used anyone as an interpreter to read the Instructions and questions on this petition 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 petition.

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

Petitioner

Item Numbers 1.a. - 8.b. This section must contain the signature of the person who completed your petition, if other

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

both Part 6. and Part 7. If the person who completed this petition 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 petition MUST sign and date the petition. A stamped or typewritten name in place of a signature is not acceptable. If

the person who helped you prepare your petition is an attorney or accredited representative whose representation extends

beyond preparation of this petition, he or she may be obliged to also submit a completed Form G-28, Notice of Entry of

Appearance as Attorney or Accredited Representative, along with your petition.

Part 8. Additional Information

Item Number 1.a. - 7.d. If you need extra space to provide any additional information within this petition, use the

space provided in Part 8. Additional Information. If you need more space than what is provided in Part 8., you may

make copies of Part 8. to complete and file with your petition or attach a separate sheet of paper. Include your name and

A-Number (if any) 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.

We recommend that you print or save a copy of your completed petition to review in the future and

for your records. We recommend that you review your copy of your completed petition before you

come to your biometric services appointment at a USCIS ASC. At your appointment, USCIS will permit

you to complete the petition process only if you are able to confirm, under penalty of perjury, that all of the

information in your petition is complete, true, and correct. If you are not able to make that attestation in good

faith at that time, USCIS will require you to return for another appointment.

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