Evidence to join to Support Form Document - Help!

[Veronik 19]

Quick questions for all you vj-ers,

The documents that serves as evidence for the Affidavit of Support, do they need to be originals, or can they be copies?

Also, can I blank the bank account on the bank information letter or should I leave that there?

Fianlly, will these documents be given back to me after the interview or does the consulate keep them?

Thank you for your help, I'm trying to answer my co-sponsor's questions, and couldn't find the info in other forums.

[TracyTN 237]

Moving thread from K1 process forum to embassy/consulate forum.

[payxibka 10,045]

anything with an signature should be provided original

nothing is returned

[Nik+Heather 121]

If you want originals returned, you must provide copies.

If you are worried about redacting information, then I would have three versions of your evidence - the original with no redaction, a true photocopy, and a redacted photocopy. At the interview, ask them to accept the redacted copy for their records. If they refuse, you can have the true photocopy available, and can still keep the original. I think it's a lot of paper shuffling, but with how many hands these files go through, and how frequently things get "lost", I really don't blame you for wanting to guard your information!

Edited April 5, 2010 by Nik+Heather