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[ucla_cutie26 0]

I would rather send my fiance all of the originals of the documents I submitted with the original petition. My fiance will have to travel pretty far to get to his consulate in Mexico (Ciudad Juarez consulate). It's about a 4 hour flight and it will cost around 400 dollars, not to mention the hotel room, transportation to get around in Ciudad Juarez. I would rather send him all the originals and have him submit them the first time around, rather than have to wait because of the delay and the need for him to go back to the consulate to resubmit originals. From what I have read it is better to have originals of everything, just in case. That's what I'm thinking about doing, but I guess it depends on whatever you believe is best.

[Ana and Dan 0]

I would rather send my fiance all of the originals of the documents I submitted with the original petition. My fiance will have to travel pretty far to get to his consulate in Mexico (Ciudad Juarez consulate). It's about a 4 hour flight and it will cost around 400 dollars, not to mention the hotel room, transportation to get around in Ciudad Juarez. I would rather send him all the originals and have him submit them the first time around, rather than have to wait because of the delay and the need for him to go back to the consulate to resubmit originals. From what I have read it is better to have originals of everything, just in case. That's what I'm thinking about doing, but I guess it depends on whatever you believe is best.

Anything that you sent photocopies of, instead of the originals with your original petition, may want to be sent just for good measure (not your passport).

Edited September 20, 2006 by Ana and Dan

[Yodrak 7]

Ana and Dan,

Agree, the issuance of the visa would be delayed not denied. Delay seems to be something that VJers complain about when it's perceived to be the fault of USCIS or DoS - how ironic if they would then be the cause of potential delay themselves when they're at the 'finish line'.

I'm not surprised that the consular officers would not be interested in the evidence of having met, they are more interested in things like the petitioner's birth certificate and documents evidencing that previous marriages were terminated. These are the items that are most often spot-checked.

Yodrak

Ana and Dan,

Yes, the consulate should already have everything that was submitted with the petition. But sometimes an item will go missing and need to be replaced. (Happens at AOS time also - the file has traveled a long way and has been through a lot of hands by then.)

In addition, photocopies of supporting documents are accepted with the petition (and visa application) with the understanding that a USCIS or consular officer may ask to see the original from which the photocopy was made for verification. It is quite common for a consular officer to spot check a document or two.

Yodrak

..... You shouldn't need to send her anything that you submitted in the orginal petition as they will already have it.

Yes, but they can't deny a visa over a missing document. At worst a delay until they receive it. In my case the only thing I photocopied was my boarding passes, hotel receipts, and passport. Turns out the boarding passes/hotel receipts meant nothing to them, and the passport...well they wouldn't expect the bennie to have a USC's passport at the interview, unless the petitioner was there in person. Just follow the instructions in Packet 3 and you should be fine. Of course it could never hurt to send them anything you may have photocopied just in case...just don't send them your passport!

Edited September 20, 2006 by Yodrak

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