photo copy or original

[Laura_and_IanM 0]

I had no idea that I would have this many questions once I started this process lol sorry guys. Right, we need to send in copies of our marriage certificate, do they need to be certified copies, originals, or will a photo copy do? Now, if I am correct in my thinking, a photo copy would not do at all seeing as to how it is the government we are dealing with here. lol. That is all we need to get sorted then we can ship off our first package in the next few days. Thank you again.

Laura and Ian

[aussiewench 9]

Only photocopies are required of birth, marriage certificates etc.....but there is nothing stopping you from sending original certified copies. They also no longer return original copies.

[Jasman0717 9]

I sent copies of everything we did and then when Claudeth went to the interview she took the originals and some additional copies.

[simple_male 1]

I had no idea that I would have this many questions once I started this process lol sorry guys. Right, we need to send in copies of our marriage certificate, do they need to be certified copies, originals, or will a photo copy do? Now, if I am correct in my thinking, a photo copy would not do at all seeing as to how it is the government we are dealing with here. lol. That is all we need to get sorted then we can ship off our first package in the next few days. Thank you again.

Laura and Ian

Photocopies would suffice it. However, I had my wife notarize our marriage certificate photocopy and send it to me. They will see the originals during the interview prior to visa issuance.

[Yodrak 7]

Laura and Ian,

The petition instructions say to send photocopies of documents unless 'originals' are specifically requested.

I put the apostrophies around the word 'original' because in the case of things like marriage certificates a certified copy is what you are likely going to get from the registrar, not the true original.

Yodrak

I had no idea that I would have this many questions once I started this process lol sorry guys. Right, we need to send in copies of our marriage certificate, do they need to be certified copies, originals, or will a photo copy do? Now, if I am correct in my thinking, a photo copy would not do at all seeing as to how it is the government we are dealing with here. lol. That is all we need to get sorted then we can ship off our first package in the next few days. Thank you again.

Laura and Ian

[shirlJ831 0]

they keep all things you send them so never send the originals