Interview documents

[agreenw 0]

I just received our NOA1 but am starting to gather some of the documents needed for my fiancé's interview, which I know won't be for at least 5 more months. I also know the interviews are country-specific but there isn't a lot of information for Chile, so I'd like to see what other people have done in the past.

For the documents needed for the interview (birth certificate, police certificate, evidence of ongoing relationship, I-134), does everything need to be an original? I'm especially asking about the relationship evidence and I-134 supporting documents. I am hesitant to send in letters, postcards, scrapbook pages, and other things with a lot of emotional value rather than copies of those things. Also, I will be using my father as a co-sponsor, and he does not want to send in his original W-2s and tax information. Is it absolutely necessary that these things be originals?

Thanks for any help you can give.

[Kazulie 132]

Usually everything must be originals. To (hopefully) be returned at interview.

Just making sure you found this: http://www.visajourney.com/consulates/index.php?ctry=Chile&cty=Santiago

And this: http://www.visajourney.com/reviews/index.php?cnty=Chile&cty=&dfilter=5

Edited July 15, 2012 by Kazulie

[KayDeeCee 4,893]

I just received our NOA1 but am starting to gather some of the documents needed for my fiancé's interview, which I know won't be for at least 5 more months. I also know the interviews are country-specific but there isn't a lot of information for Chile, so I'd like to see what other people have done in the past.

For the documents needed for the interview (birth certificate, police certificate, evidence of ongoing relationship, I-134), does everything need to be an original? I'm especially asking about the relationship evidence and I-134 supporting documents. I am hesitant to send in letters, postcards, scrapbook pages, and other things with a lot of emotional value rather than copies of those things. Also, I will be using my father as a co-sponsor, and he does not want to send in his original W-2s and tax information. Is it absolutely necessary that these things be originals?

Thanks for any help you can give.

Only the signed I-134 needs to be original. The tax transcripts and W-2s should be copies. For other important documents like birth certificates, you should bring the original and a copy so they can keep the copy and you can keep the original. Never give them your originals, or you may not ever get them back.