Airline proof receipts - mandatory or optional?

[JonasMichaels 0]

Is a proof of purchase ALWAYS asked for by HCMC consulate? I am not comfortable with giving the government my credit card statements if I don't have to. I have itinerary, email confirmation (with last 4 digits of my credit card #), ticket stubs from my trip. I am a Caucasian-American. Does HCMC tell you that you must provide proof of purchase or is it only sometimes asked for if the relationship is in question? Thank you

Jonas

p.s. are there any links I can follow to find specifics of what HCMC asks for now and at the interview? Besides receipts, birth certificates, photos, emails, phone bills, copies of passports, 1 year tax transcript - what else should I expect them to ask for? Thanks

[KimandRuss 0]

You're going to want to post here... http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...=153&st=225

No need to give them numbers. We simply exported credit card statements to a spreadsheet and highlighted areas. You can also use a sharpie to 'black out' any personal information.

In HCMC you should probably send all you have.

good luck

[Teacher Mark 53]

You should contact the airline and ask for a copy of the receipt, they can email it to you. It will look like this:

Dear Valued Customer

Thank you for choosing United Airlines

As per your request for the copy of the receipt

PRIMS OTIS -------------- OTIS TICKET INQUIRY ------------------------ 05/23/08

TKT-NO: 016 2170 548948 2 / 000 STAT D E/P: E *PRIMARY CONJ 2170 548948 / 000

NAME SNUFFY, JOE ISSUE-DTE 01/31/08 DAY-BATCH-SEQ 038-000075-000

SOLD BY 00-43711 3* RPT-DTE 01/31/08 BANK-REF 000000000 *MULT TKTS Y

TOUR-ID COMPEN-CD O CORR CDS: SALE RFD DUPLICATES N

ELEC-SALE: Y REPR-CD: PR-ADJ-CD: FARE 863.00

OCAK A/L FLT CL DATE TIME FBC TKTDES RPT FARE *TAX UST 30.80

01XORD OO 5923 W 02/20 0600 WLXWEB UAC 33.82 *TAX MISC 302.50

02XHKG UA 0895 W 02/20 1217 WLXWEB UAC 334.72 PENALTY

03OSGN UA 0867 W 02/21 2050 WLXWEB UAC 62.96 SVC CHG

04XHKG UA 0856 W 03/20 0700 WLXWEB UAC 62.96 TOTAL 1196.30

*1XORD UA 0896 W 03/20 1140 WLXWEB UAC 334.72

02 CAK OO 6377 W 03/20 1950 WLXWEB UAC 33.82

F-O-P PC 80 AUDITOR: CURR USD RT 1.000000 A/C: CURR RT

BA 1196.30 CARD-# xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx EXP AUTH 103167 PID H LSC E

NO ADD-COLLECT DATA

NET-REMIT AGY-RPT-COMPEN TOTAL DISCOUNT $

FARE-WAIVER UNMTCHED: VALUE TKT-USE-CORR-ACTN-CD

SLOT CPN USE PR LOCATION/INFORMATION AC DATE

01 ME01 LIFT 02/20/08 0000000 5923 2 CAK CHI 33.82 02/22

02 ME02 LIFT 02/20/08 0000000 0895 2 CHI HKG 334.72 02/26

03 ME03 LIFT 02/21/08 0000000 0867 2 HKG SGN 62.96 02/26

04 ME04 LIFT 03/20/08 0000000 0856 2 SGN HKG 62.96 03/25

*1 ME01 LIFT 03/20/08 0000000 0896 2 HKG CHI 334.72 03/25

02 ME02 LIFT 03/20/08 0000000 7352 2 CHI CAK 33.82 03/25

********************************* END OF DATA *********************************

With Warm Regard

Darrel Paul

United Refunds Department

You should also provide them with a credit card statement. Just black out the information that is sensitive.

They don't always ask for proof of purchase, but it is better to beat them to the punch IMHO.

Edited September 3, 2008 by WideAwakeInTheUSA

[Huanyen 0]

As for proof, I believe it's better to have as many emails/letters as possible. I speak from experience. They looked at our emails and approved our case; nothing else requested

Edited September 5, 2008 by Huanyen

[Dakine 26]

Case by case basis and different CO's check different things to check on the relationship being bona fide. Overall photos are still the most checked out. Pictures are still worth a thousand words!

More ammo the better!

[CoolHand2x2y2z 0]

My wife said the translator told her to provide airline receipts when she turns in the timeline.

[Huanyen 0]

Case by case basis and different CO's check different things to check on the relationship being bona fide. Overall photos are still the most checked out. Pictures are still worth a thousand words!

More ammo the better!

pictures are worth thousand words only if it shows you two spent a lot of time together. If you have pictures and they only show you two spent a day or two together, C.O. may use it against you.

How do C.O. recognize whether you spent a lot of time together by looking at your photos? I don't know. But if I'm C.O., I won't look at clothes. I look at skins, hairs of same people in the pictures, the surroundings...ect....something that will change overtime. If your photos have timestamp, it's good.

[What's next 1]

It's mandatory if they ask for it.

[LuckyDucky 0]

I blacked out personal information from my credit card statement and that seemed to be fine.

[b_weeks 6]

Keep ALL receipts, credit card bills, phone bills, Hotel receipts, emails, chat logs,

Also, if you stay with your fiance's family, I recommend taking your passport to the local police station and registering with them that you are staying in the house and for how long. They will also provide you a copy.