This is U.S. Citizen’s Information

You have already provided most of this information on Form I-130. Refer to it, if necessary.

• Family Name
  • Provide U.S. citizen’s last name
  • If you’ve taken or plan on taking your spouse’s last name, use that instead
• First Name
  • Enter U.S. citizen’s first name
• Middle Name
  • Enter U.S. citizen’s middle name
• Male or Female
  • Select U.S. citizen’s gender
• Date of Birth
  • Enter U.S. citizen’s date of birth
• Citizenship/Nationality
  • Enter ‘USA’ for Citizenship/Nationality
• File Number A (Alien Registration Number)
  • U.S. born U.S. citizens
    • Write ‘N/A’
  • Naturalized U.S. citizens
    • Refer to your Certificate of Naturalization
      • Enter your Alien Registration Number here, and not your Certificate number
        • Alien Registration Number starts with A
        • They’re both listed on your certificate, so be careful
  • Children to U.S. citizen parents born outside of U.S.
    • Refer to your Certificate of Citizenship
      • Enter your Alien Registration Number here, and not your Certificate number
        • They’re both listed on your certificate and both start with A, so be extra careful
        • The certificate number is one on the top, printed in RED
        • The other is your USCIS Registration Number (Alien Number)

• All Other Names Used
  • Enter U.S. citizen’s previously used names on any legal documents
  • If none, leave blank
  • E.g. If you have taken your spouse’s last name, provide your maiden name
• City and Country of Birth
  • Enter U.S. citizen’s City and Country of Birth
• U.S. Social Security No.
  • Enter U.S. citizen’s Social Security Number

This line has 2 entries in each box i.e. your father’s information and your mother’s information

• Family Name
  • Enter U.S. citizen’s Father’s Family/Last Name against ‘Father’
  • Enter U.S. citizen’s Mother’s Maiden Name against ‘(Maiden Name)’
  • If entering by hand make sure there is enough space between the 2 entries
• First Name
  • Enter U.S. citizen’s father’s first name
  • Enter U.S. citizen’s mother’s first name
  • If entering by hand make sure there is enough space between the 2 entries
• Date of Birth
  • Enter U.S. citizen’s father’s date of birth
  • Enter U.S. citizen’s mother’s date of birth
  • If entering by hand make sure there is enough space between the 2 entries
• City and Country of Birth
  • Enter U.S. citizen’s father’s information, if known. If not, leave blank
  • Enter U.S. citizen’s mother’s information, if known. If not, leave blank
  • If entering by hand make sure there is enough space between the 2 entries
• City and Country of Residence
  • Enter U.S. citizen’s father’s information
  • Enter U.S. citizen’s mother’s information
  • If entering by hand make sure there is enough space between the 2 entries
    • Same as “File Number A” field above

• Current Husband or Wife Family Name
  • Provide Green Card applicant’s last name
  • For women, provide your maiden (last) name
• First Name
  • Enter Green Card applicant’s first name
• Date of Birth
  • Enter Green Card applicant’s date of birth
• City and Country of Birth
  • Provide Green Card applicant’s city and country of birth
• Date of Marriage
  • Provide your date of marriage to your current spouse i.e. Green Card applicant
• Place of Marriage
  • Provide your place of marriage (city, state, county) to your current spouse i.e. Green Card applicant
  • E.g. Dallas, TX, USA

• Former Husbands or Wifes Family Name
  • Write ‘N/A’, if U.S. citizen has not been married previously
  • If previously married, provide previous husband’s or wife’s information
• First Name
  • Write ‘N/A’, if U.S. citizen has not been married previously
  • If previously married, provide previous husband’s or wife’s information
• Date of Birth
  • Write ‘N/A’, if U.S. citizen has not been married previously
  • If previously married, provide previous husband’s or wife’s information
• Date and Place of Marriage
  • Write ‘N/A’, if U.S. citizen has not been married previously
  • If previously married, provide previous marriage information
• Date and Place of Termination of Marriage
  • Write ‘N/A’, if U.S. citizen has not been married previously
  • If previously married, provide previous marriage termination information
  • Refer to U.S. citizen’s divorce or marriage annulment document

• Applicant residence last five years
  • Provide U.S. citizen’s residence information
  • Start with most recent and finish with the least recent
  • Go back only up to 5 years
  • Leave any unused lines blank
• Applicant’s last address outside the U.S. of more than 1 year.
  • If the U.S. citizen has never lived outside of U.S. for more than 1 year, write ‘N/A’

• Applicant’s employment last 5 years
  • Start with most recent and finish with the least recent
  • Go back only up to 5 years
  • Leave any unused lines blank
• Last occupation abroad, if not shows above
  • If the U.S. citizen has never worked outside of U.S. write ‘N/A’
  • Leave blank, if provided this in the field ‘Applicant’s employment las 5 years’ above
• This form is submitted in connection with an application for
  • Select ‘Other (Specify):’
  • In the comments field write ‘With I-130’

• If your native alphabet… in your native alphabet
  • If U.S. citizen’s name cannot be spelled using the English alphabet (A to Z) above, print this form and fill this information in U.S. citizen’s native language
• Applicant ‘s name and Alien Registration Number
  • Enter U.S. citizen’s family name, given name and middle name
    • This is the same as provided in Line 1 of this form
  • Alien Registration Number
    • This is the same as ‘File A number’ field above

This is Green Card applicant’s Information

You have already provided most of this information on Form I-485. Refer to it, if necessary.

• Family Name
  • Provide Green Card applicant’s last name
  • If you’ve taken or plan on taking your spouse’s last name, use that instead
• First Name
  • Enter Green Card applicant’s first name
• Middle Name
  • Enter Green Card applicant’s middle name
• Male or Female
  • Select Green Card applicant’s gender
• Date of Birth
  • Enter Green Card applicant’s date of birth
• Citizenship/Nationality
  • Enter Green Card applicant’s Citizenship/Nationality
• File Number A (Alien Registration Number)
  • Leave blank if you the Green Card applicant won’t have one
    • Quite common Green Card applicant won’t have one
    • If Green Card applicant was/is a student, who’s been issued a EAD card for OPT before, write ‘none’

• All Other Names Used
  • Enter Green Card applicant’s previously used names on any legal documents
  • If none, leave blank
  • E.g. If you have taken your spouse’s last name, provide your maiden name
• City and Country of Birth
  • Enter Green Card applicant’s City and Country of Birth
• U.S. Social Security No.
  • Enter Green Card applicant’s Social Security Number, if you have one
  • If not, leave blank

This line has 2 entries in each box i.e. your father’s information and your mother’s information

• Family Name
  • Enter Green Card applicant’s Father’s Family/Last Name against ‘Father’
  • Enter Green Card applicant’s Mother’s Maiden Name against ‘(Maiden Name)’
  • If entering by hand make sure there is enough space between the 2 entries
• First Name
  • Enter Green Card applicant’s father’s first name
  • Enter Green Card applicant’s mother’s first name
  • If entering by hand make sure there is enough space between the 2 entries
• Date of Birth
  • Enter Green Card applicant’s father’s date of birth
  • Enter Green Card applicant’s mother’s date of birth
  • If entering by hand make sure there is enough space between the 2 entries
• City and Country of Birth
  • Enter Green Card applicant’s father’s information, if known. If not, leave blank
  • Enter Green Card applicant’s mother’s information, if known. If not, leave blank
  • If entering by hand make sure there is enough space between the 2 entries
• City and Country of Residence
  • Enter Green Card applicant’s father’s information
  • Enter Green Card applicant’s mother’s information
  • If entering by hand make sure there is enough space between the 2 entries
    • Same as “File Number A” field above

• Current Husband or Wife Family Name
  • Provide U.S. citizen applicant’s last name
  • For women, provide your maiden (last) name
• First Name
  • Enter U.S. citizen applicant’s first name
• Date of Birth
  • Enter U.S. citizen applicant’s date of birth
• City and Country of Birth
  • Provide U.S. citizen applicant’s city and country of birth
• Date of Marriage
  • Provide your date of marriage to your current spouse i.e. U.S. citizen
• Place of Marriage
  • Provide your place of marriage (city, state, county) to your current spouse i.e. U.S. citizen
  • E.g. Dallas, TX, USA

• Former Husbands or Wifes Family Name
  • Write ‘N/A’, if Green Card applicant has not been married previously
  • If previously married, provide previous husband’s or wife’s information
• First Name
  • Write ‘N/A’, if Green Card applicant has not been married previously
  • If previously married, provide previous husband’s or wife’s information
• Date of Birth
  • Write ‘N/A’, if Green Card applicant has not been married previously
  • If previously married, provide previous husband’s or wife’s information
• Date and Place of Marriage
  • Write ‘N/A’, if Green Card applicant has not been married previously
  • If previously married, provide previous marriage information
• Date and Place of Termination of Marriage
  • Write ‘N/A’, if Green Card applicant has not been married previously
  • If previously married, provide previous marriage termination information
  • Refer to your divorce or marriage annulment document

• Applicant residence last five years
  • Provide Green Card applicant’s residence information
  • Start with most recent and finish with the least recent
  • Go back only up to 5 years
  • Leave any unused lines blank
• Applicant’s last address outside the U.S. of more than 1 year.
  • If the Green Card applicant has never lived outside of U.S. for more than 1 year, write ‘N/A’

• Applicant’s employment last 5 years
  • Start with most recent and finish with the least recent
  • Go back only up to 5 years
  • Leave any unused lines blank
• Last occupation abroad, if not shows above
  • If the Green Card applicant has never worked outside of U.S. write ‘N/A’
  • Leave blank, if provided this in the field ‘Applicant’s employment las 5 years’ above
• This form is submitted in connection with an application for
  • Select ‘Status as Permanent Resident’

• If your native alphabet… in your native alphabet
  • If Green Card applicant’s name cannot be spelled using the English alphabet (A to Z) above, print this form and fill this information in Green Card applicant’s native language
• Applicant ‘s name and Alien Registration Number
  • Enter Green Card applicant’s family name, given name and middle name
    • This is the same as provided in Line 1 of this form
  • Alien Registration Number
    • This is the same as ‘File A number’ field above

Form G-325A is used to provide biographic information to USCIS.

Yes, these G-325A instructions are limited to marriage based green card. If you’re looking for G-325A instructions for a different category, please visit our green card journey page.

In this case, both the U.S. Citizen and the Green Card Applicant have to file form G-325A each.

Detailed step-by-step instructions can be found in Form G-325A instructions section above.