immigration dna testing

What is Immigration DNA Testing?

DNA testing for Immigration purposes is a parentage relationship testing option United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) offers families who do not provide enough evidence that meets immigration standards for a visa or CRBA acquisition.

Getting Started:

1. Your family must have received a letter (i 130 form) of a request from USCIS or a U.S. Embassy to provide an option for your family to perform a parentage relationship test.

2. Upon receipt of the request letter or email. Contact our office at 973-609-5102 to coordinate your appointment

3. DNA Test kit will be sent to the Embassy from your country of origin if your family member still resides in your country. If not, all parties’ samples will be collected here in the U.S.

4. Once all samples are completed they are shipped to the laboratory for genetic analysis.

5. Upon completion of your relationship test. A copy of your result will be sent to the requesting immigration office USCIS or U.S. Embassy. A copy will also be mailed out to your home

Immigration Genetic Testing Requests By Agency:

• USCIS request for evidence letter due to a lack of evidence.
• U.S. Embassy evidence request letter due to lack of evidence.
• Consular Birth Abroad (Embassy request)
• Passport Agency (passport acquisition)

Please note: All international parentage relationship tests have an average turnaround time of 6-8 weeks, sometimes longer.  Sample collections abroad will require an additional fee that is not included in the price of your Relationship test as per the Embassy’s request.

It should also be noted that DNA sample collection appointments in many countries abroad are temporarily suspended or have much slower sample collection appointment dates due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Below are the accepted relationship scenarios immigration may ask families to submit additional evidence.

• Paternity Testing (Father & Child)
• Maternity Testing (Mother & Child)
• Siblingship Testing (Brother & Sister)