As a U.S. citizen, I’d like to sponsor my siblings in Korea.
As a U.S. citizen, I’d like to sponsor my married siblings in Korea. I-130 requires listing the family members of the person being sponsored, but I’m having trouble finding exactly what documents are needed when filing, so I’m asking here.
You’ll need the following, issued by a Korean court:
1. A family census register (jeojeok deungbon) — a document showing parents + older sibling + younger sibling (i.e., showing parents + yourself + spouse + children + siblings + siblings’ spouses + siblings’ children).
2. Your sibling’s [family relation certificate] — a document showing parents + sibling couple + children.
In other words:
*You need a document proving the family relationship among parents + older sibling + younger sibling
*For the sibling’s family, you need a family relation certificate showing the sibling couple + children.
**Both documents must be [translated and notarized].
There are many places near and around Korean courts that offer notarization and translation services — you can request the [documents needed for sibling sponsorship] and have them translated there.