Gathering Documents- Am I missing anything?

[Terri and Seb 0]

According to my frustrating timeline, we shouldn't be expecting approval until late December-early January but we're gathering the documents now so that we're 100% ready to go when we're approved. I've made a really long, detailed list of everything I should have prepared for after the NOA2. Am I missing anything?

-My I-134 form signed and notarized

-Cosponsor's I-134 form signed and notarized

-My tax transcripts for the past 3 years

-Cosponsor's tax transcripts for the past 3 years

-Cosponsor's W2 forms and 1040 forms for the past 3 years (Not necessary with the transcripts, but we're still including them. I've only worked 1 out of the past 3 years since I'm a student, so I'm not going to bother hunting down my own W2 and 1040 form.)

-Cosponsor's letter from employer stating annual salary, job description, how long she's been there, and that it's a full-time position- on company letterhead.

-Photocopy of my cosponsor's paystubs from the past few months. (How many months back should we go?)

-Notarized copy of cosponsor's birth certificate to establish her citizenship

-Notarized copy of my birth certificate to establish citizenship

-Notarized copy of all pages of my passport, to establish citizenship (Yeah, this is overkill, but better safe than sorry!)

-Updated letter of intent (Do we both need to supply this? Or just me?)

-Proof of an ongoing relationship (Plane tickets, pictures, phone records, wedding dress receipt, letters, emails, etc.)

-My current bank statement (I know this isn't necessary at all, and I'm not going to include how long I've had the account, etc. since I only have a few thousand in it, but I figured it would at least show that I have a little bit of savings to contribute.)

And he's gathered his:

-Vaccination records

-Police certificate

-Passport photos (I think he got 4 of them, in the proper format according to the London Embassy's website. Is that enough?)

We still can't get the Packet 3 info that another VJer sent us to work (thanks for trying though, Shannon and Nick), but the Embassy's website says he'll need to have completed:

-biographic data form DS-230-I Part I,

-Form DS-156 (in duplicate)

-Form DS-156K

-Form DS-157 (males aged 16 to 45 only)

-Form DS-2000

-and a document checklist, form IV-15

It says that some of these forms ARE NOT TO BE SIGNED until he is at his interview, so we're aware of that. If anyone else has a way to send me those forms, I would really appreciate it. They may be available on the embassy's website, but I just haven't got around to searching for them yet.

Also, his family plans on giving him a considerably large sum of money to take with him to the states to cover the cost of rent and purchase a new car while he waits for his work authorization. I realize that the embassy doesn't look at his income or his savings, but should he include a letter from his parents, or a letter from his work stating that he works as an engineer and is a reliable worker, to prove that he'll be employable in the states and that he'll have sufficient funds? Again, I know that this may be overkill and I know that they only REALLY care about the U.S. cosponsor's side of things, but should we include it anyways?

Neither of us has ever been married/divorced, or served in the military so we don't need any of that stuff. Everyone says London is pretty easygoing, but I just want to triple check that we have everything! Thanks in advance .

Edited November 17, 2008 by Terri and Seb

[rocks 494]

you can find all the forms here.

http://london.usembassy.gov/cons_new/visa/.../visaforms.html

[Yader&Sarah 0]

Hi! I'm so glad you posted this! We are on very similar timelines, and I, too, have been making and remaking this list.

Are you including a letter from your current employer (if you have one). I'm in a similar situation. I have only been working about 6 months, I was a volunteer and student before that, so my taxes show meager earnings and I will be using a co-sponsor; but regardless I was planning on including my employment info as well.

I read in the guide 2-3 of most recent paystubs should be included.

Also, although this doesn't apply to you all coming from the UK, but I have translations of all birth certificates, and government documents from Nicaragua.

Sorry, I can't think of anything else! But your list was extremely helpful to me! thanks!

[Terri and Seb 0]

Hi! I'm so glad you posted this! We are on very similar timelines, and I, too, have been making and remaking this list.

Are you including a letter from your current employer (if you have one). I'm in a similar situation. I have only been working about 6 months, I was a volunteer and student before that, so my taxes show meager earnings and I will be using a co-sponsor; but regardless I was planning on including my employment info as well.

I read in the guide 2-3 of most recent paystubs should be included.

Also, although this doesn't apply to you all coming from the UK, but I have translations of all birth certificates, and government documents from Nicaragua.

Sorry, I can't think of anything else! But your list was extremely helpful to me! thanks!

I'm glad it was helpful! It was just as helpful for me to write it all out and see it in front of me! hehe. I am not currently employed, so I have nothing to include. I'm not sure how Nicaragua works, but for the UK I'm pretty sure you're required to submit all of your employment info as well. I was considering putting in a letter from my university explaining that I'm a full-time student, and that's why I'm not working, but again...I don't want to overwhelm poor Sebastian with all of this paperwork!

Thanks for the link to the forms, rocks!

[rocks 494]

Thanks for the link to the forms, rocks!

no problem. i advise printing them and filling them out by hand so that you know exactly what information you need and are prepared to type them up fully when the time comes.