DS-230 fax inclusions

[woodhams 0]

Hi. I'm citizen of the US and our I-130 was approved for my British husband in September, but we are still putting together the documents for his interview. My questions are specific to the Seoul Embassy. On the instructions for Packet 3 it says:

BIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION: Please complete, sign and mail or fax to IV the enclosed Biographic Data (DS-230 part 1, one for each family member) now, so that we can begin internal checks which take at least 2 weeks.

I've been getting blinded by the vagueness of instructions during this process, so please forgive me if this is glaringly obvious.

Am I to fax only part 1 of the form without any of the other documents (i.e., police certificates, Affidavit of Support, etc.)?

Or is this faxed/mailed copy to include everything?

With or without the extra documents, should I include a cover letter for the fax?

And lastly, I've been seeing some things about an "NVC barcode cover sheet". Is this required for the consular in Seoul?

Thank you in advance for any help!

Edited February 15, 2012 by woodhams

[MattandJihyun 4]

Hi. I'm citizen of the US and our I-130 was approved for my British husband in September, but we are still putting together the documents for his interview. My questions are specific to the Seoul Embassy. On the instructions for Packet 3 it says:

BIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION: Please complete, sign and mail or fax to IV the enclosed Biographic Data (DS-230 part 1, one for each family member) now, so that we can begin internal checks which take at least 2 weeks.

I've been getting blinded by the vagueness of instructions during this process, so please forgive me if this is glaringly obvious.

Am I to fax only part 1 of the form without any of the other documents (i.e., police certificates, Affidavit of Support, etc.)?

Or is this faxed/mailed copy to include everything?

With or without the extra documents, should I include a cover letter for the fax?

And lastly, I've been seeing some things about an "NVC barcode cover sheet". Is this required for the consular in Seoul?

Thank you in advance for any help!

I filed DCF for Seoul Embassy and we just sent only the DS-230 Part I in the mail to them. They told us it was ok, but to make sure we had a copy of it for the Visa interview.

Edited February 15, 2012 by MattandJihyun

[Ryan H 3,812]

Moved from IR-1/CR-1 Process & Procedures to Asia: East & Pacific regional forum; OP stated her questions are specific to procedures at the US Embassy in Seoul which need country specific answers.

[woodhams 0]

just to clarify, you sent only the part 1 form without any supporting documents? did you include a cover sheet?

[KyleAndrea 1]

Additional question for Matt: Did you wait until your other documents are complete before you sent the DS-230 Part 1 form? I'm just worried that they schedule an interview in a week while the documents you need to bring are still incomplete.

[richardkorea2010 15]

My I-130 was approved here in Seoul too. I am a South African citizen married to a US citizen.

There has been a lot of changes since March 9th, about making appointments. I received my packet 3 on April 19th, and on my instructions package it says nothing about sending the DS-230 before the interview. I think it might have to do with the new system that they have, in which you are able to schedule your own interview.

Right now, I have all my documents ready, and just waiting for my interview date, in which they said on the checklist to include my DS230, but there is no mentioning about faxing the DS230 before.

When we filed, the I-130, we submitted the I-130, as well as the G325A about the biographic information,

I have previously applied and received a 10 year B2 visa through the Seoul embassy last year, and travelled to the US.