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Fill out Form I-130A online

Supplemental Information for Spouse Beneficiary

Form I-130A collects background details about the spouse named as the beneficiary on a Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative. The spouse beneficiary fills it in with five years of addresses and jobs, the last address and job outside the United States, and details about both parents. It is submitted together with the Form I-130 that the U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, or non-citizen U.S. national spouse files.

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Edition
Edition 04/01/24
Pages
6
Fillable fields
194
Checked against the USCIS
November 8, 2026

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Who uses Form I-130A

  • A spouse named as the beneficiary on a Form I-130 filed by a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, or non-citizen U.S. national
  • A spouse beneficiary living in the United States, who completes and signs it
  • A spouse beneficiary living overseas, who completes it but does not need to sign it
  • An interpreter or preparer who helped the spouse, if different from the one used for Form I-130
  • An attorney or accredited representative, who selects the Form G-28 box at the top

Before you start

  • Your A-Number and USCIS Online Account Number, if you have them
  • Every physical address you had in the last five years, with the dates you lived there
  • Your last address outside the United States where you lived for more than one year
  • Your employers for the last five years: name, address, your occupation and dates
  • Your last job outside the United States, if it is not in the five-year list
  • Each parent's full name, date of birth, sex, and city and country of birth and of residence

How to fill out Form I-130A

  1. Part 1, Items 1–3: Your identity

    Enter your A-Number and USCIS Online Account Number if you have them, then your family name, given name and middle name. You have an Online Account Number only if you previously filed a form whose receipt number begins with IOE. It is not the same as an A-Number.

  2. Part 1, Items 4–9: Address history

    List your physical addresses for the last five years, inside or outside the United States, with your current address first (Items 4–5, then Items 6–7). Items 8–9 ask for your last address outside the United States where you lived for more than one year, even if you already listed it. Write dates as mm/dd/yyyy.

  3. Part 1, Items 10–23: Your parents

    For Parent 1 (Items 10–16), give the family name (maiden name), given and middle name, date of birth, sex, city and country of birth, and city and country of residence. Items 17–23 ask the same for Parent 2.

  4. Parts 2 and 3: Employment

    Part 2 asks for your employment for the last five years, current job first: employer name and address, your occupation and dates (Employer 1 in Items 1–4, Employer 2 in Items 5–8). If you are currently unemployed, write "Unemployed" in Item 1. Part 3 asks for your last job outside the United States if it is not listed above; if you never worked outside the United States, say so in Part 7.

  5. Part 4: Statement, contact details and signature

    Select Item 1.a if you read and understood the form in English, or Item 1.b if an interpreter read it to you, and name the language. Select Item 2 if a preparer completed the form for you. Add your phone numbers and email address (Items 3–5), then sign in ink and date in Items 6.a and 6.b.

  6. Parts 5 and 6: Interpreter and preparer

    Complete these only if the interpreter or preparer is different from the one used for the Form I-130 filed for you. Each gives a name, organization, mailing address and contact details, and signs in ink. A preparer selects Item 7.a or 7.b to say whether they are an attorney or accredited representative.

  7. Part 7: Additional information

    Use this page for anything that did not fit, such as extra addresses or jobs. Enter your name and A-Number (Items 1–2), then the page, part and item number each answer refers to. You may copy this page or attach separate sheets; put your name and A-Number at the top of each and sign and date each sheet.

After you fill it out

Form I-130A goes to USCIS together with the Form I-130 that your spouse (the petitioner) files for you; it is not filed on its own. USCIS accepts Form I-130 online or by mail. Check the filing options and the current mailing address on the official Form I-130 page. If the forms are mailed, keep all six pages of Form I-130A from the same edition, with the edition date and page numbers visible at the bottom.

Signing: Print the form and sign Item 6.a by hand in ink; USCIS does not accept a stamped or typewritten name in place of a signature, but a photocopy, fax or scan of the original handwritten signature is valid. A spouse beneficiary who lives overseas must still complete the form but does not need to sign it.

Watch out for

  • Submit Form I-130A together with the Form I-130 your spouse files for you; it is not filed separately.
  • If you do not complete the form fully or do not submit the documents the instructions require, USCIS may deny the Form I-130 filed for you.
  • All pages must be from the same form edition with the edition date and page numbers visible, or USCIS may reject the form. Check the current edition on the Form I-130 page.
  • If someone knowingly hides or falsifies a material fact or submits a false document, USCIS will deny the Form I-130 and may deny other immigration benefits, and the person may face criminal prosecution.

Questions about Form I-130A

Who fills out Form I-130A?

The spouse beneficiary, meaning the husband or wife the Form I-130 is filed for. The petitioner completes Form I-130, and the beneficiary completes Form I-130A to go with it.

Do I have to sign Form I-130A if I live outside the United States?

No. A spouse beneficiary who lives overseas must still complete Form I-130A but does not need to sign it.

What if I need more room for addresses or jobs?

Use Part 7. Additional Information. If that is not enough, copy the page or attach separate sheets with your name and A-Number at the top, the page, part and item number for each answer, and your signature and date on each sheet.

Do I need to fill in Parts 5 and 6 if someone helped me?

Only if the interpreter or preparer is different from the one used for the Form I-130 filed for you. In that case, that person gives their name and contact details in Part 5 or Part 6 and signs in ink.

Which edition of Form I-130A does USCIS accept?

USCIS lists the accepted edition date under Edition Date on the Form I-130 page. The edition date is printed at the bottom of every page of the form, and all pages you file must be from the same edition.

Official information

Page text last reviewed November 7, 2026.

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