please help about DS 230 !!

[tayoff 0]

i'm us citizen petition for my parents , and i have question about document that I have to send along with DS 230 please correct me

mom and dad

Photocopy of the beneficiary's passport biographic data page

Original/certified copy of beneficiary’s birth certificate.

Original police certificates of the beneficiary.

Original/certified copy of beneficiary’s and petitioner’s marriage certificate.

Do they need to submit 2 Passport-sized photographs of my parent??

Do I have to send to NVC or US embassy in their hometown?

Do I have to translate all the document in English ?

thank you very much!!

Edited February 27, 2009 by tayoff

[honda99 0]

i'm us citizen petition for my parents , and i have question about document that I have to send along with DS 230 please correct me

mom and dad

Photocopy of the beneficiary's passport biographic data page

Original/certified copy of beneficiary’s birth certificate.

Original police certificates of the beneficiary.

Original/certified copy of beneficiary’s and petitioner’s marriage certificate.

Do they need to submit 2 Passport-sized photographs of my parent??

Do I have to send to NVC or US embassy in their hometown?

Do I have to translate all the document in English ?

thank you very much!!

based on my understanding you will be submiting them all photo copy (certified)

yes it should be translate to all your doc to english.

[clairehair 0]

i'm us citizen petition for my parents , and i have question about document that I have to send along with DS 230 please correct me

mom and dad

Photocopy of the beneficiary's passport biographic data page

Original/certified copy of beneficiary’s birth certificate.

Original police certificates of the beneficiary.

Original/certified copy of beneficiary’s and petitioner’s marriage certificate.

Do they need to submit 2 Passport-sized photographs of my parent??

Do I have to send to NVC or US embassy in their hometown?

Do I have to translate all the document in English ?

thank you very much!!

Yes, all of the above plus military records, divorce records etc as applicable, there is a list on the NVC website , you also need to send a photocopy of each certifcate/document you send as well and something that is easily missed but hidden on the website is that for parents you need an original/certified copy of YOUR birth certificate and marriage certifcate if your name has changed since birth. If you only have one of each and you have two parents petitions going at the same time , you can put the originals with one petition and a photocopy with the other and put a note to inform the reveiwer you have done this.

You will need 2 passport photos per parent and write their names and NVC case numbers lightly on the back of each of them

You will send all of this to the NVC unless told otherwise, when you paid your IV fee, it should refer you to what and where to send if you are not sure if you are a direct filer or not, call the NVC and check.

Now as regards translations, this depends. If the document is in the native language of the country that they will be interveiwed in , you do not need translations, if it is not you do.

[I Miss Her 0]

i'm us citizen petition for my parents , and i have question about document that I have to send along with DS 230 please correct me

mom and dad

Photocopy of the beneficiary's passport biographic data page

Original/certified copy of beneficiary’s birth certificate.

Original police certificates of the beneficiary.

Original/certified copy of beneficiary’s and petitioner’s marriage certificate.

Do they need to submit 2 Passport-sized photographs of my parent??

Do I have to send to NVC or US embassy in their hometown?

Do I have to translate all the document in English ?

thank you very much!!

Along with originals, also send photocopy of all original documents (write NVC case # on all photocopies).

Send DS-230 form to NVC along with bar coded coversheet.

Attach two photographs of each beneficiary (write NVC case #, Name and date of birth on back).

Translate all documents, which are not in English and notarized.

[trailmix 77]

based on my understanding you will be submiting them all photo copy (certified)

yes it should be translate to all your doc to english.

Just to clarify - do not - yes do not send certified photocopies - this is incorrect.

You must send them an original from the government office that issue the documents. Along with the originals, also send a photocopy of each.

[honda99 0]

based on my understanding you will be submiting them all photo copy (certified)

yes it should be translate to all your doc to english.

Just to clarify - do not - yes do not send certified photocopies - this is incorrect.

You must send them an original from the government office that issue the documents. Along with the originals, also send a photocopy of each.

can anybody correct?

is that true, you will submiting ALL ORGINAL CERTIFICATES along with ds 230 form ? IS THAT TRUE?

[trailmix 77]

based on my understanding you will be submiting them all photo copy (certified)

yes it should be translate to all your doc to english.

Just to clarify - do not - yes do not send certified photocopies - this is incorrect.

You must send them an original from the government office that issue the documents. Along with the originals, also send a photocopy of each.

can anybody correct?

is that true, you will submiting ALL ORGINAL CERTIFICATES along with ds 230 form ? IS THAT TRUE?

The only original you do not send to them is the copy of the biographic page of your passport - that is just a photocopy.

Don't take my word for it - it is in the instructions if you have a look at them. Where the instructions say 'certified copies' they do not mean a certified photo copy - if you read the entire statement it says 'from the appropriate authority - the issuing entity '.

Original Document Requirements

The applicant and each family member who will accompany the applicant to the United States will need to submit original documents or certified copies of the documents listed in this section from an appropriate authority (the issuing entity).

Photocopy Requirement

In addition to sending the original documents or certified copies of the documents to the NVC, the applicant and each accompanying family member must submit a photocopy of the original documents or certified copies of the documents.

Edited March 9, 2009 by trailmix

[clairehair 0]

I think there is a lot of confusion over the wording of this depending on what country you are from although as someone rightly pointed out, the NVC website is actually very clear and its states originals or certified copy from issuing authority but on this forum the wording has been confusing to some. To me an original is the very document you were first issued IE the first and not a copy, certified officially by issuing authority or not, original to me means just that, not a copy of any kind. I can honestly say less my marriage certificate, I have none of those anymore they have all been lost in transit over the years. A certified copy to me is a copy of the original document issued by the official issuing authority and nothing else. I didn't know there was such a thing as a certified photocopy, but clearly there must be as it has been mentioned here. Seems to me that care needs to be taken to post the right words when describing not just a certified copy but an original as well. I will certainly be more descriptive if I need to post this again.

I also double checked about the translations with an NVC operator because the wording is so obscure and could be read either way and he confirmed they do not need to be translated if they are in the native language of the country they are being interveiwed in or from the country the visa is being made from. This could delay the applicant if they think they need translations when they don't. The quote below is from the NVC website. Not all documents not in English, automatically need translating. If this operator is wrong, I shall be really annoyed because one of my parents police certificates is in Greek, which is the official language of the country they will be interveiwed in and I specifically checked on that. I guess if you have a document in German for example but you were being interveiwed in Japan, than you would need translations into English as the language of choice, although strictly speaking , America doesn't have an officially recognised native language, although we all know its English. I think we veiw the NVC as a body that approves the visas etc but they are not, they just screen everything to make sure everything is correct and present , its the consular officer and embassy employees that makes the decision and he or she should have the ability to read the documents in the language of the country they are overseeing.

All documents not in English, or in the official language of the country in which application for a visa is being made, must be accompanied by certified translations.

I also found this posting which is more convincing.

FAQ #2: English Translations of Civil Documents Sent to NVC

Question: Do I need to send English translations with the civil documents supporting my beneficiary’s DS-230?

Answer: No, unless the documents contain information in a language other than English or the official language of the target country (the “target language”.) In my case of DS-230 being targeted to Ukraine, 2 of the 4 civil documents were in Ukrainian and I did not submit any translations for them. The other two represented an interesting case, quite common in ex-Soviet countries: the forms printed in Russian AND Ukrainian were filled out in Russian. Since Russian is not an official language in Ukraine, these two documents had to be translated.

Question: As the beneficiary’s agent and/or petitioner residing in the US, can I make the translation myself? I was told that NVC frowns upon translations made by interested parties.

Answer: You were told incorrectly. If you know the target language, you absolutely can translate yourself. Of course, the translation, to cite the NVC, “must include a statement signed by the translator that states that the:

- Translation is accurate, and

- Translator is competent to translate.”

[tayoff 0]

Thank you very much for your respond

have a good day!

[tayoff 0]

sorry one more thing, what about Medical Record or Exam of my parent ?? Do I have to send along with thier DS 230 to NVC also?

thanks again

Edited March 12, 2009 by tayoff

[karachiite 4]

sorry one more thing, what about Medical Record or Exam of my parent ?? Do I have to send along with thier DS 230 to NVC also?

thanks again

No u cannot send medical exam record cuz I m sure its havent done yet.Once ur case will be completed in NVC they will transfer the case to relavent embassy or consulate and send petitioner and beneficiary,a letter, when ther interview is scheduled and following is the list of PHysicians where u can go and get medical exam get done before the interview.U can go on ur country`s US embassy website and check the list of physicians and there fees,at least thats the case with me,I filed for IR5