Questions about returning packet 3 to Amsterdam Consulate

[cmsJustin 0]

Hi. My fiancee received packet 3 last week. We have completed the following:

DS-230 (Part I)

2x DS-156

DS-156k

I-134 Affidavit of Support notarized w/ supporting documents (letter from bank, employer, stocks list)

Checklist

My questions are:

1) On the checklist, it says do not send any documents except those above. But on one of the forms it says it requires other documents (birth certificate, police records). So as of right now she is sending only the documents above and nothing else. Is this correct?

2) DS-156 has a place to affix a photo. She has the photos. Should she glue them? Put them loose in the packet when she mails it? Just bring them to the interview?

3) The checklist stated that you should mail some forms immediately and the checklist only once you've gathered everything. We have everything already...can we mail it all back at once?

Thanks in advance! -Justin & Isabel

[payxibka 10,047]

Hi. My fiancee received packet 3 last week. We have completed the following:

DS-230 (Part I)

2x DS-156

DS-156k

I-134 Affidavit of Support notarized w/ supporting documents (letter from bank, employer, stocks list)

Checklist

My questions are:

1) On the checklist, it says do not send any documents except those above. But on one of the forms it says it requires other documents (birth certificate, police records). So as of right now she is sending only the documents above and nothing else. Is this correct?

2) DS-156 has a place to affix a photo. She has the photos. Should she glue them? Put them loose in the packet when she mails it? Just bring them to the interview?

3) The checklist stated that you should mail some forms immediately and the checklist only once you've gathered everything. We have everything already...can we mail it all back at once?

Thanks in advance! -Justin & Isabel

Mail only what the embassy wants mailed to them and then take all other gathered required evidence with you to the interview.

[cmsJustin 0]

Mail only what the embassy wants mailed to them and then take all other gathered required evidence with you to the interview.

My biggest concern are the photos? Do we attach them or wait until the interview?

[payxibka 10,047]

My biggest concern are the photos? Do we attach them or wait until the interview?

She cannot go wrong by following the instructions..... While not technically an immigrant visa the interview is performed by the immigrant visa unit of the consulate. Below is from the website:

The Visa Application Interview

All immigrant visa applicants in Amsterdam are to report for their interview at 1:30 pm on the appointment date. You must bring with you:

* Your passport, which must be valid at least 8 more months after the interview date.

* Two additional passport photographs (so have four made: 2 for the doctor and two to bring to the Consulate)

* Beneficiaries of employment based petitions must bring an original, recent and notarized letter from the petitioning employer, on original company letterhead paper, confirming the position and salary of the immigrant.

Dutch postage sufficient to send a package (0-5 Kg) by registered mail to an address provided by you, in the Netherlands. See the Dutch mail website for the postal rate.

For NVC made appointments:

* All originals of copy documents you have previously sent to NVC

* Copies of all original documents you have previously sent to NVC

For Consulate Amsterdam made appointments:

* Originals and photocopies of all required documents

* Beneficiaries of family based petitions filed in Amsterdam must bring an I-864 Affidavit of Support form, filled out and signed by the petitioner and with supporting documents attached.

* The required fee, which can be paid in dollars, the euro equivalent or by credit card. (NVC cases are paid for with NVC, before the file is shipped overseas.)

http://amsterdam.usconsulate.gov/iv_issuance.html

Edited September 24, 2008 by payxibka

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Can anyone tell me how long it takes to hear from the consulate after returning the checklist?

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