Use accurate citizenship and identity evidence and identify who is actually included in the immigrant cases.
Keep the family record coherent
Relevant relationships may still need to be explained, but a shared surname does not establish everyone’s status. Follow the actual official document instructions for each person.
Collect identity and family information, define the precise proposal under consideration, and confirm current eligibility, funding, and instruction questions. The official page sets out the application steps and what information is collected; identity, background and financial documents should be submitted only through the official government channel described there. Identity and background records may be requested during vetting and visa processing, and the official FAQ expressly refers to a required medical examination. A first review should identify expired passports, variant spellings, incomplete civil certificates, and records that need official copies. A family builds a chain from birth record to marriage certificate to passport, and one link — a first marriage that ended, an intermediate passport issued abroad and long since surrendered — is not in the box.
The complete original message including sender information, every attachment unedited, the account details supplied, the identity claimed, and a dated note of anything said by telephone. A dated copy of the official program page and any implementing executive action, the intermediary's written material and contract, and a complete record of any payment including payee, instrument and date.