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  A lawyer tips on the petition for an alien relative and How to fill out the Form I-130 to Immigrate a Spouse Show Notes: 00:00 A breakdown of how to complete an actual I-130 family petition a form.   00:35 The form I-130. This is the petition for an alien relative, so this is where you are petitioning your spouse and you want to make sure that you complete this form as thoroughly as possible   00:46 Remember the petitioner is the U.S. citizen, so if you are a U.S. citizen through naturalization, you used to have an alien registration number.   01:46 You do want to enter your social security number.  You want to enter your last name, first name and middle name, and you want to make sure that you have typed incorrectly.  You want to enter the city or town that you were in and your country of birth, your date of birth, and your sex, male or female, 02:18 Make sure your address is correct because if it's wrong, you're not going to get your receipts. So don't forget the apar