National Visa Center No Longer Collecting Original Civil Documents

[Titanium 6]

My guess is they have been losing the originals!

http://travel.state.gov/content/dam/visas/policy_updates/National%20_Visa_Center_No_Longer_Collecting_Original_Civil_Documents_November_2014.pdf

UNCLASSIFIED 14 STATE 130716

Subject: National Visa Center No Longer Collecting Original Civil Documents

1. Summary. The National Visa Center (NVC) will cease collecting original civil documents in

support of immigrant visa (IV) applications as of November 12, 2014. Most applicants will be

required to submit photocopies of supporting documents (such as birth, marriage, and police

certificates) and will be instructed to take their original documents to their interviews for review.

This does not include Affidavit of Support forms, which petitioners will still submit to NVC for

initial evaluation. End Summary.

New Instructions to Applicants

2. After applicants and petitioners collect the Affidavit of Support form(s), financial evidence,

and supporting civil documents, they are instructed to submit all of the documents to NVC. As of

November 12, 2014, applicants at non-electronic processing posts will be instructed to submit

photocopies of their civil documents by mail. NVC will review the copies and, when the case is

documentarily complete, will place the copies into the file, which will be sent to post, increasing

the number of cases that are documentarily qualified. When the appointment is scheduled, NVC

will instruct applicants to bring their original documents to the interview for evaluation and final

case processing. Original Affidavit of Support forms will still be submitted to NVC for initial

evaluation. Applicants at designated electronic processing posts will continue to submit their

documents via email.

3. NVC anticipates this change will maintain the integrity of the IV process, reduce customer

wait times, and improve the customer experience overall.

UNCLASSIFIED 14 STATE 130716

[BOS_LHR 829]

It's about dang time they stopped demanding originals through mail!

[UncleBeer 244]

They lost stepson's notarized birth certificate, necessitating getting another from around the world. There goes another 60 days.

Maybe we'll get some o' that O'bama love for immigrants. Oh wait: that's only for folks who break the law.

[XXoverwhelmedXX 1]

We've been in nvc since June but haven't submitted supporting documents yet, does that apply to us too?

Do we submitt original or photocopies ???