Supplemental material...ie police report and original birth certificate

[jummy 0]

hey guys,

so here is my question. I have read on this site that once you are asked to send in the ds 230 that you should also send in the supplemental material to NVC. So i was talking to a friend and he said that his wife received a letter which told her to send this the embassy in Islamabad. So which is it? The embassy or NVC?

this is the supplemental material i talk of

1. Two Passport Size Photographs (2X2 inches) of the Beneficiary (Write down NVC Case# and Beneficiary’s Full Name and Date of Birth on the back side of both photographs lightly)

2. Completed and signed form DS-230 Part 1 by the Beneficiary

3. Completed and unsigned form DS-230 Part 2 by the Beneficiary (Note down “unsigned”)

4. Photocopy of the Passport’s Biographic Data Page of the Beneficiary

5. Original/Certified Copy of Beneficiary’s Birth Certificate

6. Original/Certified Copy of Beneficiary’s and Petitioner’s Marriage Certificate

7. Original Police Certificates of the Beneficiary

Thanks for your help in advance!!!!!!

[VivaBaños 2]

hey guys,

so here is my question. I have read on this site that once you are asked to send in the ds 230 that you should also send in the supplemental material to NVC. So i was talking to a friend and he said that his wife received a letter which told her to send this the embassy in Islamabad. So which is it? The embassy or NVC?

this is the supplemental material i talk of

1. Two Passport Size Photographs (2X2 inches) of the Beneficiary (Write down NVC Case# and Beneficiary’s Full Name and Date of Birth on the back side of both photographs lightly)

2. Completed and signed form DS-230 Part 1 by the Beneficiary

3. Completed and unsigned form DS-230 Part 2 by the Beneficiary (Note down “unsigned”)

4. Photocopy of the Passport’s Biographic Data Page of the Beneficiary

5. Original/Certified Copy of Beneficiary’s Birth Certificate

6. Original/Certified Copy of Beneficiary’s and Petitioner’s Marriage Certificate

7. Original Police Certificates of the Beneficiary

Thanks for your help in advance!!!!!!

I think your friend may have applied for the K-3 visa, which is also an appropriate visa for a married couple. From what I understand at this forum, K3ers take all of these documents to their interviews at the embassy whereas those applying for CR/IR visas mail all of this to the NVC beforehand.

If their letter says mail it to the embassy then I'd follow those directions for their case.

I'm sure some others will chime in here with more tips.

[Yiyi and Chris 0]

It's to NVC where you submit those (PACKET #3 )

[jummy 0]

what is the difference between a k3 and a cr/ir visa...is k3 for people applying through the 129f??? btw im a US citizen so i think i fall in the CR/IR category right??

[Yiyi and Chris 0]

A person may receive a K-3 visa if that person has:

Concluded a valid marriage with a citizen of the United States;

A relative petition (Form I-130) filed by the U.S. citizen spouse for the person;

Seeks to enter the United States to await the approval of the petition and subsequent lawful permanent resident status

This visa option is automatically also is applying you for a IR1/CR1 visa (by filing the I-130). Historically the K-3 was used to allow the US Citizens spouse to enter the US faster than waiting for the I-130 to be approved (since that used to take a long time). Recent reductions in processing times have allowed I-130's to be approved quick enough that the IR1/CR1 visa process has been a quicker and better option for K-3 applicants. If this happens the K-3 applicant can abandon the K-3 route and persue the IR1/CR1 instead.

IR1/CR1 Visas are immigrant visas issued to foreign spouses of U.S. Citizens. If you follow this process, the foreign spouse will complete the visa process completely outside the US, and then arrive in the US and become a Permanent Resident immediately. Once the immigrant visa holder enters through a US Port of Entry, he or she will receive a Green Card in the mail (at their US address) within a few weeks. Additionally, sometimes the immigrant visa holder will have their passport stamped at the Port of Entry with an I-551 stamp (indicated their Legal Permanent Residency Status).

[jummy 0]

thanks for the info yiyi...how is it that your case was processed so fast?? i filed before you and am still waiting for an approval..

[jummy 0]

yiyi did you use any shortcuts once ur case got to NVC??

[Yiyi and Chris 0]

Well my case got to CSC and not VSC and then we used James's shortcut and Loto's Guide to have a fast NVC process (that I insist, it could have been faster that that!)

[jummy 0]

so you actually generated your own barcodes and had no problems with that what so ever?? im a little nervous about doing that