How important is the copy of the entire package

[furble 3]

Everyone says to make 2 copies of the package. My entire package (photos and all) is printable from a PDF file I made, therefore it is quite easy to reproduce. It is a brick of an application at over 150 pages (my passport is massive and we included 140 photos, and so on).

So the entire thing can be reproduced by pressing print, it just won't have a photocopy of the original signatures. Why would that matter?

[furble 3]

I should add part of my reasoning is the whole thing is already printed, photos on special photo paper, everything is already bound together with a massive staple I had to go somewhere special to get done and so on. I don't want to reopen it. And I live with my wife in Bali. So if she needs one I'll print it, and we go everywhere together anyway.

Also the printer/all in one I use is at the Internet cafe across from our place and I'm pretty sure printing the first round already killed it. It's had enough for a little while.

[Oksana & Max 94]

I would keep a copy of important documents like forms and things like that. As long as you can reproduce the rest later if required.

[EAbbas 213]

Our experience was during the interview the CO ws looking for a specific paper, not one of the forms but something about my divorce agreement, not the divorce certificate, but the paper showing I don't pay child support. They had misplaced it and because we made copies of everything we sent my husband was able to pull it from his package and show it to the CO.

Never know when you may need the copies. Also you will want the copies for permanent records just in case. Can't be too careful in this immigration process.

[JeannieL 44]

It is very important to have at least one exact copy of the package. What happens if it gets lost in the mail and never reaches the destination? I have read posts of that happening.

[bigdog 376]

Everyone believes nothing will happen to the mail, computers, theft, USCIS MIA etc. Better to be safe than sorry, it is your application you do it how you want.

[furble 3]

If it gets lost I can make another one no prob. Regarding if they are looking for something They can't find in the interview I'll be sure to have a reprint with me. My biggest concern is later when we must send original marriage certs. In Indonesia you only get one buku nikah ever from what I'm told so If they lose it that would be a huge problem. I may hand deliver those to the embassy.

[pushbrk 12,883]

Everyone says to make 2 copies of the package. My entire package (photos and all) is printable from a PDF file I made, therefore it is quite easy to reproduce. It is a brick of an application at over 150 pages (my passport is massive and we included 140 photos, and so on).

So the entire thing can be reproduced by pressing print, it just won't have a photocopy of the original signatures. Why would that matter?

If by "my entire package" you mean you scanned the whole package to a single PDF file, that's as good as a copy for now. Save it in at least two places. If you mean you have a collection of PDF files, not so good. If you don't have an actual copy of the package, in order, you're likely to be sorry later.

[Darnell 8,478]

original signatures are useful on the gov forms.

assume for the moment something is lost in transit between the various desks and offices at NVC, and something is missing in the casefile at the IV Unit in Jakarta.

Having a complete set in the beneficiary's hand on interview day is useful, can rapidly hand over what is asked for.

the second set for the petitioner is useful when NVC loses something and asks the petitioner to submit it again (usually comes about in the form of a check-list letter response)

ya, original signatures are problematic, you betcha.

At least yer not interviewing in India, where the instructions are ambiguous and VFS (d#mn their evil souls to h3ll) is involved.

[dreamcometrue4 0]

original signatures are useful on the gov forms.

assume for the moment something is lost in transit between the various desks and offices at NVC, and something is missing in the casefile at the IV Unit in Jakarta.

Having a complete set in the beneficiary's hand on interview day is useful, can rapidly hand over what is asked for.

the second set for the petitioner is useful when NVC loses something and asks the petitioner to submit it again (usually comes about in the form of a check-list letter response)

ya, original signatures are problematic, you betcha.

At least yer not interviewing in India, where the instructions are ambiguous and VFS (d#mn their evil souls to h3ll) is involved.

Was wondering regarding birth certificate, does an original need to be sent for interview? Also transcripts (original) or copies of transcript okay?

[furble 3]

If by "my entire package" you mean you scanned the whole package to a single PDF file, that's as good as a copy for now. Save it in at least two places. If you mean you have a collection of PDF files, not so good. If you don't have an actual copy of the package, in order, you're likely to be sorry later.

It's a collection of PDFs to be printed in order making up the various components, but I could merge them all into 1 PDF one PDF. Of course none of these PDFs are scans, they are the originals that produce the original signed document. I don't see why to scan the original signed one anyway vs just have an unsigned reprint which I could sign again if they want when they won't accept a copy of a signature anyway.

[furble 3]

What if I just reprint the thing and resign and date all the pages when the time comes? Prolly better because then it has real signatures again and not copies of signatures. This is why we have computers so we don't have to keep 2 spare 1kg stacks of paper laying around for a year when it takes no real space on the computer. And yes the files are backed up in multiple locations, in fact one of which is an underground bunker in a server farm in Arizona, and then the server farms keeps a separate backup of my server there.

[pushbrk 12,883]

What if I just reprint the thing and resign and date all the pages when the time comes? Prolly better because then it has real signatures again and not copies of signatures. This is why we have computers so we don't have to keep 2 spare 1kg stacks of paper laying around for a year when it takes no real space on the computer. And yes the files are backed up in multiple locations, in fact one of which is an underground bunker in a server farm in Arizona, and then the server farms keeps a separate backup of my server there.

Copying a stack of papers in the same order gives you the confidence you have an identical stack. Otherwise, you'll never know for certain just what was included, should there be any question. Do it or don't at your own potential peril.