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Hi,

I am filling out the DS-230. Are these all the documents below I need to send with it? Also, my husband's birth certificate is certified but not in English. I think all documents must be in English and he should have it translated? And this must be sent with the I-864 together? After this is sent do we get some kind of approval letter and or medical exam date?? Just want to make sure of everything...

Thanks for any advice!

Documents sent with DS-230

2 passport sized photos

original marriage certificate

any police certificates after the age of 16 if longer then six months of stay in any country

biographic page of passport

birth certificate (certified)

military record

divorce document if any

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Hi,

I am filling out the DS-230. Are these all the documents below I need to send with it? Also, my husband's birth certificate is certified but not in English. I think all documents must be in English and he should have it translated? And this must be sent with the I-864 together? After this is sent do we get some kind of approval letter and or medical exam date?? Just want to make sure of everything...

Thanks for any advice!

Documents sent with DS-230

2 passport sized photos

original marriage certificate

any police certificates after the age of 16 if longer then six months of stay in any country

biographic page of passport

birth certificate (certified)

military record

divorce document if any

Please update your timeline, it will help others.

USCIS:

12/06/2011 - Married

01/17/2012 - I-130 Sent

01/18/2012 - NOA1 Date

07/30/2012 - NOA2 Email Received (194 Days since NOA1)

NVC:

07/30/2012 - Case arrived at NVC building

08/20/2012 - Received case #, IIN, gave both e-mail addresses

08/20/2012 - E-mailed DS-3032 (used email template & also attached scanned copy)

08/27/2012 - AOS bill invoiced & PAID online

08/28/2012 - AOS bill appears as PAID

08/29/2012 - DS-3032 accepted

08/30/2012 - IV bill invoiced & PAID online

08/31/2012 - IV bill appears as PAID

08/31/2012 - AOS Package sent (via priority mail)

08/31/2012 - IV Package sent (via priority mail)

09/04/2012 - NVC received both packets (due to weekend & labor day holiday)

09/11/2012 - AOS/I-864 accepted

09/17/2012 - RFE for DS-230 ques 30

09/19/2012 - Mailed new DS-230 by overnight mail

09/21/2012 - New DS-230 delivered at NVC

10/01/2012 - IV Package accepted

10/01/2012 - Case Complete

10/02/2012 - Interview date assigned by email

Mumbai Consulate:

10/05/2012 - Medical Done (Got the report on same day)

11/07/2012 - Interview @ Mumbai Consulate (Result: APPROVED)

11/09/2012 - Passport Pick up

11/22/2012 - POE Atlanta

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Hi,

I am filling out the DS-230. Are these all the documents below I need to send with it? Also, my husband's birth certificate is certified but not in English. I think all documents must be in English and he should have it translated? And this must be sent with the I-864 together? After this is sent do we get some kind of approval letter and or medical exam date?? Just want to make sure of everything...

Thanks for any advice!

Documents sent with DS-230

2 passport sized photos

original marriage certificate

any police certificates after the age of 16 if longer then six months of stay in any country

biographic page of passport

birth certificate (certified)

military record

divorce document if any

If your foreign spouse will interview in Egypt and the birth certificate is Egyptian, it does not need to be translated, nor do any other Egyptian documents. If in a third language, get certified English translations.

The DS230 is not used for the N/A visa. Please complete your profile and timeline.

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pushbrk   12,901

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Thank you. He was going to translate his Egyptian birth certificate and military record and he will be interviewed in Egypt. What does N/A visa mean?

Jenny

It means when you filled out your profile you answered N/A for the visa category instead of IR1 or CR1. Please update your profile and timeline.

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meno-is-mine   37

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Hi,

I am filling out the DS-230. Are these all the documents below I need to send with it? Also, my husband's birth certificate is certified but not in English. I think all documents must be in English and he should have it translated? And this must be sent with the I-864 together? After this is sent do we get some kind of approval letter and or medical exam date?? Just want to make sure of everything...

Thanks for any advice!

Documents sent with DS-230

2 passport sized photos

original marriage certificate

any police certificates after the age of 16 if longer then six months of stay in any country

biographic page of passport

birth certificate (certified)

military record

divorce document if any

Hey!!! the only thing i see missing from ur list is the photocopy of these original documents... about the translations, they always recommend that u do translate the documents BUT it is NOT required as long as the documents are in the official language as the place where the interview will be held, meaning Arabic for the embassy in Cairo... i didnt send in ANY translations and was approved just fine despite people insisting that translations are a must... also, about the police certificates, they ARE supposed to be sent in with this IV packet... yes they expire after 3 months for egypt, so i had my hubby get a new one because when the interview time came it was expired, but at the interview, the consul told him that he didnt have to get a new one cause they still consider the recently expired one valid, but i thought it was better to be safe than sorry... take care!!! and get those packages out!!!

USCIS

Sept. 22, 2011 - NOA1

March 13, 2012 - NOA2 (via text/email)

NVC

March 19, 2012 - Case received at NVC (in building)

April 02, 2012 - Received case #, IIN, submitted email addresses

April 03, 2012 - AOS bill invoiced & paid; 'IN PROCESS'

April 03, 2012 - emailed DS-3032

April 04, 2012 - AOS fee cleared from bank account

April 06, 2012 - DS-3032 acceptance email received

April 10, 2012 - AOS payment 'PAID'; AOS package sent

April 16, 2012 - AOS accepted/completed

April 25, 2012 - IV bill invoiced & paid; 'IN PROCESS'

April 27, 2012 - IV payment 'PAID'; IV package sent

May 01, 2012 - NVC case complete!!!

May 09, 2012 - Received interview notification email

May 10, 2012 - Case was sent to embassy

May 16, 2012 - Medical Appointment

June 04, 2012 - Approved

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Hey!!! the only thing i see missing from ur list is the photocopy of these original documents... about the translations, they always recommend that u do translate the documents BUT it is NOT required as long as the documents are in the official language as the place where the interview will be held, meaning Arabic for the embassy in Cairo... i didnt send in ANY translations and was approved just fine despite people insisting that translations are a must... also, about the police certificates, they ARE supposed to be sent in with this IV packet... yes they expire after 3 months for egypt, so i had my hubby get a new one because when the interview time came it was expired, but at the interview, the consul told him that he didnt have to get a new one cause they still consider the recently expired one valid, but i thought it was better to be safe than sorry... take care!!! and get those packages out!!!

To whom do you refer as "they" who "always recommend...."?

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To whom do you refer as "they" who "always recommend...."?

LOL, at the time when I was preparing documents for NVC, i was unsure of what was required... i didnt quite understand the statement posted on the NVC site... when i say "they" i refer to random VJ members... there are some VJ members that insisted that getting translations was a MUST no matter what, and others that stated the rule as it, that its just recommended but NOT necessary (assuming the docs were in the official language as the embassy of course).... i had inquired with at least 3 NVC operators as to what was required and the 3 said they were NOT required... so i took a chance and believed what was clearly stated on the NVC site... better?

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USCIS

Sept. 22, 2011 - NOA1

March 13, 2012 - NOA2 (via text/email)

NVC

March 19, 2012 - Case received at NVC (in building)

April 02, 2012 - Received case #, IIN, submitted email addresses

April 03, 2012 - AOS bill invoiced & paid; 'IN PROCESS'

April 03, 2012 - emailed DS-3032

April 04, 2012 - AOS fee cleared from bank account

April 06, 2012 - DS-3032 acceptance email received

April 10, 2012 - AOS payment 'PAID'; AOS package sent

April 16, 2012 - AOS accepted/completed

April 25, 2012 - IV bill invoiced & paid; 'IN PROCESS'

April 27, 2012 - IV payment 'PAID'; IV package sent

May 01, 2012 - NVC case complete!!!

May 09, 2012 - Received interview notification email

May 10, 2012 - Case was sent to embassy

May 16, 2012 - Medical Appointment

June 04, 2012 - Approved

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LOL, at the time when I was preparing documents for NVC, i was unsure of what was required... i didnt quite understand the statement posted on the NVC site... when i say "they" i refer to random VJ members... there are some VJ members that insisted that getting translations was a MUST no matter what, and others that stated the rule as it, that its just recommended but NOT necessary (assuming the docs were in the official language as the embassy of course).... i had inquired with at least 3 NVC operators as to what was required and the 3 said they were NOT required... so i took a chance and believed what was clearly stated on the NVC site... better?

Your best source for document translation requirements is the Embassy itself. While the NVC does in fact state that civil documents do not need to be translated if they are in the official language of the country, there are exceptions to this (China being one of them).

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September 7, 2011: Paid AOS bill (payment portal showed PAID on September 9, 2011)
September 8, 2011: OPTIN email accepted, GZO number assigned
September 10, 2011: Emailed AOS package
September 12, 2011: IV bill invoiced
September 13, 2011: Paid IV bill (payment portal showed PAID on September 14, 2011)
September 14, 2011: Emailed IV package
October 3, 2011: Emailed checklist response (checklist generated due to typo on Form DS-230)
October 6, 2011: Case complete at NVC
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LOL, at the time when I was preparing documents for NVC, i was unsure of what was required... i didnt quite understand the statement posted on the NVC site... when i say "they" i refer to random VJ members... there are some VJ members that insisted that getting translations was a MUST no matter what, and others that stated the rule as it, that its just recommended but NOT necessary (assuming the docs were in the official language as the embassy of course).... i had inquired with at least 3 NVC operators as to what was required and the 3 said they were NOT required... so i took a chance and believed what was clearly stated on the NVC site... better?

Unfortunately, lots of members give the wrong information regularly. Beware of consensus. It's often wrong. There are exceptions and there are sometimes good reasons to obtain translations but not for Egyptian documents in Egypt. As Ryan notes, China is an exception to translation requirements for NVC.... AND....for USCIS.

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