Form I-914 Instructions For Application For T Nonimmigrant Status (Page 10 of 14) in pdf

F. Brother or Sister. Submit a copy of your birth certificate and a copy of your brother’s or sister’s birth certificate

showing that you have at least one common parent. If you and your brother or sister 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 mother were legally terminated. If you and your brother

or sister are related through adoption or through a stepparent, or if you have a common father and either of you

were not legitimated before your 18th birthday, see also G and H.

G. Stepparent/Stepchild. If your application is based on a stepparent-stepchild relationship, you must file your

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

marriage occurred before the child’s 18th birthday, and copies of documents showing that any prior marriages

were legally terminated.

H. 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 decree(s) showing that the adoption took place before the child became 16 years of

age.

If the relationship was created by the adoption of the sibling of a child already adopted, then you must submit

a copy of the adoption decree(s) showing that the adoption of the sibling took place before the child became 18

years of age.

In either case, you also must submit copies of evidence showing that each child was in the legal custody of and

resided with the parent(s) who adopted him or her for some time within two years before or after the adoption.

Legal custody may only be granted by a court or recognized government entity and is usually granted at the time

the adoption is finalized. However, if legal custody is granted by a court or recognized government agency prior

to the adoption, that time may count to fulfill the two-year legal custody requirement.

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

your brother’s or sister’s birth certificate showing that you have at least one common parent.

3. If you are filing for your parents, unmarried siblings under 18 years of age, and/or the adult minor child of another

derivative because of a present danger of retaliation based on your escape from the severe form of trafficking in

persons or cooperation with law enforcement, you should include the following:

A. A description of the danger the family member faces and how the danger is linked to your escape or cooperation

with law enforcement;

B. Documentation of a previous grant of advance parole to a family member, if available; and

C. Any other credible evidence describing the danger of retaliation, including a signed statement from a law

enforcement official, trial transcripts, court documents, police reports, news articles, copies of reimbursement

forms for travel to and from court, and affidavits from other individuals.

Unavailable Documents

If a required document is not available, you may give USCIS the following secondary evidence instead:

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

unavailable.

1. Church record: 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.

2. School record: 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.

3. Census records: Federal or State census records showing the names place of birth and date of birth or age of the

person listed.

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