Original Marriage Certificate

[ohitzjah 0]

I called the automated NVC system last night and it told me I was missing some document for my package that I sent. After i spoke to a rep at NVC this morning i was informed that I was missing the original marriage certificate. I said but I sent in the original marriage certificate. She said yes we see that but thats the translated english one we also need the urdu original copy from you as well. I didn't know they required different language marriage certificate as well. I thought any documents we had to translate to english and send those in only. She said everything else seems good for your IV and AOS package, and a checklist for urdu marriage certificate will be mailed out to you Friday. I said can I mail it to you guys right now and she said ya go ahead and print out the IV bar code sheet again and send it in. I just overnighted it to NVC so they should get before my checklist is even mailed out tomorrow.

[himher 634]

There's no frickin way I would send NVC or USCIS an original document of anything......

Especially a marriage cert or marriage book generated in a foreign country.

Let the IO eyeball the original against the copy at the interview.

[Samantha78 117]

I also wouldn't send the original. I sent only copies of the marriage certificate and a translated copy in English. The only people who need to see originals is the CO at the interview....and thats exactly what happened in my situation.

[ohitzjah 0]

It is a requirement for C1 visa to send original everything. In fact they want original and photo copy. If you don't send it they don't move your case to consulate and send you a missing document checklist. Thats part of the rules of C1 visa.

[isl2011 2]

you have to send originall nikah nama aka marriage certificate AND translated one. its. requiremnt mentioned on usscis website. they will return it at the time of interview

[isl2011 2]

Please note OP is has applied for cr visa and its a requirement to send originals

[Samantha78 117]

It is a requirement for C1 visa to send original everything. In fact they want original and photo copy. If you don't send it they don't move your case to consulate and send you a missing document checklist. Thats part of the rules of C1 visa.

I never sent originals....as a matter of fact, I was unaware that the marriage certificate I had for months was not the long form, it was a short form....but nonetheless, I only sent in a copy of what I had and when I went to the interview they made us return with the actual original marriage cert.

[ohitzjah 0]

I never sent originals....as a matter of fact, I was unaware that the marriage certificate I had for months was not the long form, it was a short form....but nonetheless, I only sent in a copy of what I had and when I went to the interview they made us return with the actual original marriage cert.

Probably because you changed from K1 to C1 in middle of the process but if you are doing C1 from start, NVC wants original or else you will keep getting a missing document checklist.

[ohitzjah 0]

you have to send originall nikah nama aka marriage certificate AND translated one. its. requiremnt mentioned on usscis website. they will return it at the time of interview

Thank you isl2011 and yes I did mail in the urdu hand written nikah nama. On NVC website it just said send the original marriage certificate so I thought that meant the original translated one. I should have consulted with members like yourself who went through same process about the marriage certificate because I had my doubts but thought what they hell they gonna do with urdu version if they can't read it lol. What papers should I go ahead and mail to my wife to take with her to interview in Islamabad?

[Samantha78 117]

Probably because you changed from K1 to C1 in middle of the process but if you are doing C1 from start, NVC wants original or else you will keep getting a missing document checklist.

Ohhh...maybe you're right. My process was NUTS! But if you've already sent it in or are sending it in, they work pretty quick....you shouldn't wait long at all for them to process it.

[ohitzjah 0]

Ohhh...maybe you're right. My process was NUTS! But if you've already sent it in or are sending it in, they work pretty quick....you shouldn't wait long at all for them to process it.

Thanks, and yah they have been working pretty fast. It's just a lot of mail money to Fedex stuff overnight to them every time lol...They said everything else was good so hopefully no more missing docs.

[himher 634]

We got a K3 in 2008 and an IR1 last year without ever sending in orignals of anything.

They look over everything, document by document, at the interview.

[immiprocess 1]

my application is still in uscis.

Edited February 9, 2012 by immiprocess

[ohitzjah 0]

my application is still in uscis.

don't feel down mate, from my own opinion I feel they process everything pretty fast if they have all the correct paper work and also if there is no issue with background check and bonafide marriage check. When did you file?

[isl2011 2]

Thank you isl2011 and yes I did mail in the urdu hand written nikah nama. On NVC website it just said send the original marriage certificate so I thought that meant the original translated one. I should have consulted with members like yourself who went through same process about the marriage certificate because I had my doubts but thought what they hell they gonna do with urdu version if they can't read it lol. What papers should I go ahead and mail to my wife to take with her to interview in Islamabad?

make sure to get copies of everything you sent to nvc and send her all of those +your recent tax return transcripts. you never know what they might ask. usually they ask for photos.