SIJS court order checklist
A printable from SIJS California Court Order. Fill it in by hand. Nothing you write is collected by this website.
SIJS court order checklist
Bring to your first legal meeting:
- Child's birth certificate and passport or ID, if you have them
- Any immigration papers (notices, court dates, A number)
- Any existing custody, guardianship or court orders
- Proof of what the parent did or did not do: police, medical, school or child welfare records; messages; letters from people who know
- Proof the child lives with you: school enrollment, medical records
- Information about the home country and why going back is not safe or good for the child
- Child's date of birth, and the date 3 to 6 months before their 21st birthday (our target to file the I-360 by)
In court:
- Right form: FL-356 (family), GC-220 (probate), or JV-356 (juvenile, by lawyer)
- Findings order filled out: FL-357, GC-224 or JV-357
- Request for a certified copy, with a proposed order, for 3 court day processing
- Interpreter requested if needed
From SIJS California Court Order. Facts checked October 21, 2026. Free information, not legal or medical advice.