few questions about the interview and how well prepared I am

[Beautifulday 16]

ok so ill have the 1040....but there is also the tax returns that u print off from the website right?

Well other than the birth certificate, what else can prove that they are a US citizen? Couldn't a scan of an ID do? I don't think she has her birth certificate....

[Beautifulday 16]

We just had our interview in Latvia(I am petitioner, attended for my wife's interview). On our interview form the "Petitioner's Original Birth Certificate" was marked as not asked for by NVC. We brought it just in case - they never asked for it, or really anything else for that matter. As far as the employment letter, it looks fine. Ideally it would be on company letterhead, which I can't tell from your picture, but I doubt it's an issue if it's not. I feel like being prepared for your interview beyond the minimum they ask for sounds like being over-prepared (but still good to do). Since my wife encountered some issues with her U.S. travel and had had a new passport since then, they asked if she had that passport, and asked for it just to double-check that she never overstayed, so if you have one with U.S. travel you may want to bring it just in case. If you check my post history you can probably find the post I did of all the questions they asked. If you are able, I would try to schedule a day free from work/school/anything after your interview. After we were approved we had this surreal, what the heck do we do now, and super lazy feeling as all the worrying for months washed away.

Latvia? What embassy was it for you???

Well i am using a co-sponsor so now im worried ill neeed her birth certificate.............nobody has told me that and i never read that i needed one.

i have a passport that ive got since 2008 and my first US travel ever was in 2009, so ive got all the US visas in this one passport (3 overall, 2 student ones - exchange student, and 1 tourist one).

[Rossa 3]

ok so ill have the 1040....but there is also the tax returns that u print off from the website right?

Well other than the birth certificate, what else can prove that they are a US citizen? Couldn't a scan of an ID do? I don't think she has her birth certificate....

I only had printed and filled out 1040 form, and that was the only thing about tax return I had. And it was enough, they didn't ask anything more.

[Beautifulday 16]

I only had printed and filled out 1040 form, and that was the only thing about tax return I had. And it was enough, they didn't ask anything more.

Right, but the W8 is what a lot of people mention, Guess I'll have my fiance do them both, and my co-sponsor, too.

And btw wouldn't an ID of my co-sponsor prove that she is a US citizen?

[Rossa 3]

Right, but the W8 is what a lot of people mention, Guess I'll have my fiance do them both, and my co-sponsor, too.

And btw wouldn't an ID of my co-sponsor prove that she is a US citizen?

I think so, or copy of passport maybe. The best thing would be if someone who had co-sponsor write his experience about this.

[JnRMo 16]

Latvia? What embassy was it for you???

Well i am using a co-sponsor so now im worried ill neeed her birth certificate.............nobody has told me that and i never read that i needed one.

i have a passport that ive got since 2008 and my first US travel ever was in 2009, so ive got all the US visas in this one passport (3 overall, 2 student ones - exchange student, and 1 tourist one).

U.S. Embassy in Riga - I imagine things will be slightly different for you, but I I would think the policies and practices are comparable. I would bring those past passports with you to the interview just in case.

You could wait until you get your interview letter to determine what they'll really need. Check out: http://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/files/form/i-864instr.pdf for documents required for the joint sponsor - if it's not listed in the requirements for NVC, I don't think they'll suddenly require you to have it for the interview, unless it's listed on the letter.

[Beautifulday 16]

U.S. Embassy in Riga - I imagine things will be slightly different for you, but I I would think the policies and practices are comparable. I would bring those past passports with you to the interview just in case.

You could wait until you get your interview letter to determine what they'll really need. Check out: http://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/files/form/i-864instr.pdf for documents required for the joint sponsor - if it's not listed in the requirements for NVC, I don't think they'll suddenly require you to have it for the interview, unless it's listed on the letter.

I have no idea where my old passport is but it's only the new one that has American visas.

I did get my interview letter but most of it was in Russian, prob an accident. But I have read the requirements on the embassy's website, it even said that the i-864 isn't required. And what does nvc have to do with anything? i'm super confused

[usmsbow 802]

I have no idea where my old passport is but it's only the new one that has American visas.

I did get my interview letter but most of it was in Russian, prob an accident. But I have read the requirements on the embassy's website, it even said that the i-864 isn't required. And what does nvc have to do with anything? i'm super confused

Yes, no i-864 is needed for the interview, that's for the adjustment of status after you get married.