Embassy of the United States

Petitions for the following immigration classes are accepted at Embassy Amman from U.S. citizen petitioners who can prove continuous residence in Jordan for a period longer than 12 months.

Immediate Relatives of U.S. Citizens (IR):  The spouse, widow(er) and unmarried children under 21 of a U.S. citizen, and the parent of a U.S. citizen who is 21 or older.

To request an appointment to file a petition at the Embassy in Amman, please contact our USCIS field office at:  USCIS.Amman@DHS.gov

What to bring to file a petition:

U.S. citizens must prove that they have been resident continuously in Jordan for a period longer than 12 months.

To file for a spouse, please bring the following:

• Form I-130. Petition for Alien Relative
• Form G-325A. Biographic Information form for petitioner (U.S. Citizen)
• Form G-325A. Biographic Information form for beneficiary (non-U.S.  Citizen)
• Marriage Certificate issued by Jordanian civil status Department  (original and a copy)
• Marriage Contract (original and a copy)
• Proof of termination of all previous marriages
• Death Certificate (in cases of previous marriages terminated by death, true copy and one additional copy)
• Divorce Decree (in cases of previous marriages terminated by divorce,    true copy and one additional copy)
• One photo of the petitioner, and one photo of the beneficiary (Spouse) (Passport size pictures)
• I-130 fee is $420 in U.S. Dollars or the equivalent in Jordanian dinars (cash or Visa/ Mastercard).
• Copy of the petitioner’s U.S. passport. 
• Copy of the beneficiary's passport.

 To file for a child under 21 years of age, please bring the following:

• Form I-130. Petition for Alien Relative 
• Child’s Birth Certificate (original and a copy)
• Your family book (original and a copy)
• Marriage Certificate (if the father is filing the petition) 
• One photo of the beneficiary (Child) (Passport size pictures)
• I-130 fee is $420 in U.S. Dollars or the equivalent in Jordanian dinars (cash or Visa/ Mastercard).
• Copy of the petitioner’s U.S. passport. 
• Copy of the beneficiary's passport.

To file for a father, please bring the following:

• Form I-130. Petition for Alien Relative
• Your birth certificate showing the names of both parents (original and a copy)
• Parents’ marriage certificate  (original and a copy) establishing that your father was married to your mother before you were born; also, documents showing that, any prior marriages of either your father or mother were legally terminated. If filing for a stepparent or adoptive parent, or if your are filing for your father and were not legitimated before your 18th birthday, see sections D, H and I of Form I-130 
• One photo of the beneficiary (Father) (Passport size pictures)
• I-130 fee is $420 in U.S. Dollars or the equivalent in Jordanian dinars (cash or Visa/ Mastercard).
• Copy of the petitioner’s U.S. passport. 
• Copy of the beneficiary's passport.

To file for a mother, please bring the following:

• Form I-130. Petition for Alien Relative
• Your birth certificate showing your name and your mother's name (original and a copy)
• One photo of the beneficiary (Mother) (Passport size pictures)
• I-130 fee is $420 in U.S. Dollars or the equivalent in Jordanian dinars (cash or Visa/ Mastercard).
• Copy of the petitioner’s U.S. passport. 
• Copy of the Beneficiary's passport.

Processing Times

All I-130s/I-360's are adjudicated in the order they are received. We ask that you please refrain from contacting this office for status checks while your application is pending. Your cooperation will help us ensure that we maintain our exceptional processing times.

What happens after the I-130/I-360 is approved?

Filing your I-130/I-360 petition is only the first step of a two-part process. If your immediate relative petition is approved, the petitioner will receive a Notice of Approval within 4 – 8 weeks. If you do not receive any notification you may contact on the following email address uscis.amman@dhs.gov.  The original I-130/I-360 will normally be transferred to the Immigrant Visa Unit at the U.S. Consulate in Amman. The Immigrant Visa Unit will then process the immediate relative beneficiary for an immigrant visa.

Important Notices:

The USCIS Field Office in Amman has never designated, recommended, or certified any law office, immigration representative, or translator/ interpreter to provide services in connection with any immigration procedure in Jordan or elsewhere.  USCIS does not require notarized translation; we only require that the translator certify in writing his or her competence to translate documents from Arabic to English or vice versa.  USCIS does not require that an individual applying for immigration benefits be represented by a lawyer or anyone else.  If, however, an individual wishes an attorney to represent him or her, the attorney must provide this office with a fully completed form G-28 (Notice of Entry of Appearance).  If an individual wishes someone else (not a lawyer) to obtain information about a case on his or her behalf, the individual must submit a signed statement permitting another person to receive information.

Any I-130 petition which is not accurately completed, not accompanied by necessary supporting and/or original documents or filed by an American Citizen determined to be a non-resident of the consular district served by U.S. Embassy Amman will not be accepted.

The Jordanian government must authenticate all non-Jordanian or non-American documents.

The petitioner and beneficiary must be physically present at the time of I-130 filing.

• 9 Foreign Affairs Manual 42.41 N7.3 (b)
• The court that is in charge of all Sharia courts in Jordan (located in Wasfi Al Tel Street, behind Al Tabaa Mosque)
• The church officer who is in charge of your denomination in Jordan.  For I-130 petition approval, the church must be legally recognized by the Government of Jordan.