DS-230

[Mimin Rustin 0]

Hi VJ Friends,

We are about to mail the DS-230 and got a bit of confusion regarding the documents to send.

I've read on one of the thread, the civil docs required to be sent along with DS230 are :

- Bar-coded cover sheet from payment portal

- Two passport-style photographs (2" x 2") of beneficiary (on the back, write: beneficiary's full name, date of birth, and case number)

- Copy of bio-data page of beneficiary's unexpired passport

- Original or Certified Copy of beneficiary's birth certificate, PLUS A PHOTOCOPY

- Original or Certified Copy of marriage certificate, PLUS A PHOTOCOPY

- Original police certificate(s) (Not required from my country Indonesia according to the embassy websites)

So my questions are :

- The photographs, do I need to take a new one or is it ok if we just sent the first one when we sent the one at first packet?

For The birth certificate & Marriage certificate, trust this is the translated one, we have sent them the original translated one which is being certified at the first time we sent the I130, do we still need to send them again ? it means just the copy since the first original translated already been sent, is this necessary ?

Thanks all for your kind help.

Regards,

[dwheels76 5,468]

Hi VJ Friends,

We are about to mail the DS-230 and got a bit of confusion regarding the documents to send.

I've read on one of the thread, the civil docs required to be sent along with DS230 are :

- Bar-coded cover sheet from payment portal

- Two passport-style photographs (2" x 2") of beneficiary (on the back, write: beneficiary's full name, date of birth, and case number)

- Copy of bio-data page of beneficiary's unexpired passport

- Original or Certified Copy of beneficiary's birth certificate, PLUS A PHOTOCOPY

- Original or Certified Copy of marriage certificate, PLUS A PHOTOCOPY

- Original police certificate(s) (Not required from my country Indonesia according to the embassy websites)

So my questions are :

- The photographs, do I need to take a new one or is it ok if we just sent the first one when we sent the one at first packet?

For The birth certificate & Marriage certificate, trust this is the translated one, we have sent them the original translated one which is being certified at the first time we sent the I130, do we still need to send them again ? it means just the copy since the first original translated already been sent, is this necessary ?

Thanks all for your kind help.

Regards,

The photographs, do I need to take a new one or is it ok if we just sent the first one when we sent the one at first packet?

New ones I believe they have to have been within the last 30 days.

For The birth certificate & Marriage certificate, trust this is the translated one, we have sent them the original translated one which is being certified at the first time we sent the I130, do we still need to send them again ? it means just the copy since the first original translated already been sent, is this necessary ?

No at the I-130 you could send photocopies. At NVC all documents must be originals or certified copies. (The ectra photocopy is so at interview they give originals back and keep photocopy.

[reginakrys 33]

The photographs, do I need to take a new one or is it ok if we just sent the first one when we sent the one at first packet?

New ones I believe they have to have been within the last 30 days.

No, not 30 days. "Taken within the last 6 months to reflect your current appearance", according to the NVC website.

http://travel.state.gov/visa/visaphotoreq/visaphotoreq_5334.html

[Mimin Rustin 0]

Hi Regina & Dwheels,

Thank you all for your kind reply, greatly appreciate it.

Regards,

No, not 30 days. "Taken within the last 6 months to reflect your current appearance", according to the NVC website.

http://travel.state.gov/visa/visaphotoreq/visaphotoreq_5334.html

[dwheels76 5,468]

No, not 30 days. "Taken within the last 6 months to reflect your current appearance", according to the NVC website.

http://travel.state....toreq_5334.html

Opps my bad. And goodness we are adults we don't change in 6 months do we? Sorry OP for wrong info.

[Cesar & Cata 35]

Hi Regina & Dwheels,

Thank you all for your kind reply, greatly appreciate it.

Regards,

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[Jason and Shifa 4]

Hi VJ Friends,

We are about to mail the DS-230 and got a bit of confusion regarding the documents to send.

I've read on one of the thread, the civil docs required to be sent along with DS230 are :

- Bar-coded cover sheet from payment portal

- Two passport-style photographs (2" x 2") of beneficiary (on the back, write: beneficiary's full name, date of birth, and case number)

- Copy of bio-data page of beneficiary's unexpired passport

- Original or Certified Copy of beneficiary's birth certificate, PLUS A PHOTOCOPY

- Original or Certified Copy of marriage certificate, PLUS A PHOTOCOPY

- Original police certificate(s) (Not required from my country Indonesia according to the embassy websites)

So my questions are :

- The photographs, do I need to take a new one or is it ok if we just sent the first one when we sent the one at first packet?

For The birth certificate & Marriage certificate, trust this is the translated one, we have sent them the original translated one which is being certified at the first time we sent the I130, do we still need to send them again ? it means just the copy since the first original translated already been sent, is this necessary ?

Thanks all for your kind help.

Regards,

Hallo Mba Mimin Rustin..i just sent the IV Bill and my case is complete now

for the photo, you need to take a new one because the photo is valid until 6 months

for the birth certificate and marriage certificate, i sent the original documents , along with the translations..yes you need to send it again..i asked the translator if they can send me a new copy with a stamp on it and they sent me a new one, but of course i have to pay again..since i already asked them before..they charged me for Rp. 60.000 Rupiah for both of them ..i didn't send the police record to NVC ..

Good Luck :dance:

Edited August 29, 2012 by Jason and Shifa

[Mimin Rustin 0]

Thank you Mbak shifa for your great help... will do that as well..

Hallo Mba Mimin Rustin..i just sent the IV Bill and my case is complete now

for the photo, you need to take a new one because the photo is valid until 6 months

for the birth certificate and marriage certificate, i sent the original documents , along with the translations..yes you need to send it again..i asked the translator if they can send me a new copy with a stamp on it and they sent me a new one, but of course i have to pay again..since i already asked them before..they charged me for Rp. 60.000 Rupiah for both of them ..i didn't send the police record to NVC ..

Good Luck :dance:

[pushbrk 12,898]

Opps my bad. And goodness we are adults we don't change in 6 months do we? Sorry OP for wrong info.

Haircuts and hair color tend to change, even for adults, particularly women. There's no need to guess at answers here. If you don't know, just wait until somebody who does know, provides the right answer.

[dwheels76 5,468]

Haircuts and hair color tend to change, even for adults, particularly women. There's no need to guess at answers here. If you don't know, just wait until somebody who does know, provides the right answer.

WOW thanks for the chastinesment. But I wasn't guessing actually git that information on a thread that I was on and was told that. So again I apologizing for assuming something I read on here was correct.

[pushbrk 12,898]

WOW thanks for the chastinesment. But I wasn't guessing actually git that information on a thread that I was on and was told that. So again I apologizing for assuming something I read on here was correct.

I don't understand. Are you saying that as an adult, you needed to read something in a thread here before reaching a conclusion about whether haircuts and hair color change? Or, are you saying it simply didn't cross your mind or the mind of the author from whom you "were told that"?

Passport photos should reflect your current appearance. Other than that, unless they are dated, there is no specific time frame within which they must be taken.