Primary Documentation
 Birth Certificate
 Unexpired US Passport
 Certificate of Citizenship
 Certificate of Naturalization
 Copies of Green Card
 Temporary Evidence of Status（in the form of an “ADIT” stamp in a valid passport or on an I-94）
 Civil Marriage Certificate
 Divorce Decree
 Evidence of the name change

Secondary Documentation
 Baptismal certificate, with the seal of church, showing the date and place of birth in the United States and the date of baptism.
 Affidavits sworn by persons who are familiar with the events of birth of the petitioner
 School records (preferably from the first school) showing the date of admission to the school, the child’s date and place of birth, and the names and places of birth of the child’s parents.
 Census records
 Military proof

Proof of the relationship
Different documents should be submitted depending on the relationship involved in the petition:
Child born in wedlock:
 The child’s birth certificate. If the child’s name differs from the name on his or her birth certificate, evidence of the name change must be submitted.
 Household Registration
 Marriage Certificate of the parents
 Divorce decrees, death certificates, or other documentation evidencing the termination of all prior marriages of both parents
 Marriage Certificate of a married daughter

Child born out of wedlock (filed by the mother):
 The child’s birth certificate. If the child’s name differs from the name on his or her birth certificate, evidence of the name change must be submitted.
 Household Registration
 If the mother’s present name differs from that appears in the child’s birth certificate, evidence of the name change must be submitted.
 Marriage Certificate of a married daughter

Child born out of wedlock (filed by the father):
 The child’s birth certificate. If the child’s name differs from the name on his or her birth certificate, evidence of the name change must be submitted.
 Household Registration
 Evidence that a bona fide parent-child relationship is or has been established while the child is unmarried and under 21 years old, or the child has been “legitimated” under the law of the child’s residence before the child’s 18th birthday and the father has legal custody of the child
 Evidence that a bona fide parent-child relationship is or has been established while the child is unmarried and under 21 years old, or the child has been “legitimated” under the law of the father’s residence before the child’s 18th birthday and the father has legal custody of the child
 Money Order Receipts
 Canceled checks
 Income Tax Returns
 Medical or insurance records
 School records
 Correspondence between the father and child
 Notarized affidavits from friends, neighbors, school officials or other close family members, making proof for the father-child relationship
 Marriage Certificate of a married daughter

Stepchild:
 The child’s birth certificate. If the child’s name differs from the name on his or her birth certificate, evidence of the name change must be submitted.
 Household Registration
 The marriage certificate of the step-father/mother to the natural mother/father
 Divorce decrees, death certificates, or other documentation evidencing the termination of all prior marriages of the step-father/mother and natural mother/father
 Marriage Certificate of a married daughter

Adoptive child:
 The birth certificate of the child. If the child’s name differs from the name on his or her birth certificate, evidence of the name change must be submitted.
 A certified copy of the adoption decree, showing that adoption was completed before the child’s 16th birthday
 Household Registration
 Evidence that the child has been in the legal custody of the parent for at least two years (whether before or after the adoption), and is physically residing with the parent for a two-year period (whether before or after the adoption)
 Household Registration of the child
 School Report Card of the child (signed by the adoptive parents)
 Affidavit of the teacher (the adoptive parents accompany the child)
 Certificate of the doctor (the adoptive parents accompany the child and pay it)
 Credit Card (paying fee-for-service, child support)
 Money Order Receipts (child support)
 Photos taken together
 Passport (if the adoptive parents have taken the child abroad for travel)
 Notarized affidavit from Committee of Lin or Li in Taiwan, showing the cohabitation
 Notarized affidavit from Resident Committee in China Mainland, showing the cohabitation
 Life Insurance
 Medicare
 Notarized affidavit from Church, showing the cohabitation
 Marriage Certificate of the adoptive daughter

Siblings of adoptive child (with at least one same parent):
 The birth certificate of adoptive child’s siblings. If the child’s name differs from the name on his or her birth certificate, evidence of the name change must be submitted.
 A certified copy of the adoption decree, showing that adoption was completed before the child’s 18th birthday and by the same US citizen couple
 Evidence that the child has been in the legal custody of the parent for at least two years (whether before or after the adoption), and is physically residing with the parent for a two-year period (whether before or after the adoption)
 Household Registration of the child
 School Report Card of the child (signed by the adoptive parents)
 Affidavit of the teacher (the adoptive parents accompany the child)
 Certificate of the doctor (the adoptive parents accompany the child and pay it)
 Credit Card (paying fee-for-service, child support)
 Money Order Receipts (child support)
 Photos taken together
 Passport (if the adoptive parents have taken the child abroad for travel)
 Notarized affidavit from Committee of Lin or Li in Taiwan, showing the cohabitation
 Notarized affidavit from Resident Committee in China Mainland, showing the cohabitation
 Life Insurance
 Medicare
 Notarized affidavit from Church, showing the cohabitation
 Marriage Certificate of the sister of the adoptive child