Original documents for Interview?

[Marie-Eve 3]

Hello all!

Did I just dream that or did a notice came out right before Christmas stating that, from some point in 2015 originals of certain documents (birth certificate, marriage certificate, divorce decree) would not be needed anymore for interview, but rather that photocopies of said originals would be acceptable?

Can anyone confirm this and link me the original source for this information?

Thank you!

Marie-Eve

[Marie-Eve 3]

Also, supporting documents for I-864 such as tax reports of my husband... will I need the originals for the interview?

[Canadatousa 7]

I just had my interview yesterday and they asked me for originals of the BC, marriage certificate, and the Affidavit of support of my husband and sponsor. I did, though, scan everything to NVC and not mail them but it may be safer just to bring the originals with you. They give them back to you right away after looking at them

[ChristinaG 91]

I believe the announcement you may be thinking of was the paperwork that people submit to NVC - they no longer want the originals sent to them, but because Canadians can use electronic processing, it's a moot point...

Bring the originals with you to the interview.

Best wishes!!

[Rob L 3,811]

Here are the instructions for the NVC submission

http://travel.state.gov/content/visas/english/immigrate/immigrant-process/documents/submit/documents-to-submit-to-nvc.html

"

Photocopy Requirements

You and each family member immigrating with you must submit to the NVC a photocopy of the original documents or photocopies of certified copies of the civil documents."

This is consistent with the fact that you can process your file by email. When you go for your interview you will certainly want the original at hand

Here are the details for Montreal

http://www.visajourney.com/consulates/index.php?ctry=Canada&cty=Montreal

[Ryan H 3,812]

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Hello all!

Did I just dream that or did a notice came out right before Christmas stating that, from some point in 2015 originals of certain documents (birth certificate, marriage certificate, divorce decree) would not be needed anymore for interview, but rather that photocopies of said originals would be acceptable?

Can anyone confirm this and link me the original source for this information?

Thank you!

Marie-Eve

Originals are required for the interview. The NVC now only needs photocopies.

Edited January 7, 2015 by Ryan H

[Marie-Eve 3]

My US citizen husband and I were both married before. Do I need the original from his divorce paper for my interview?

Also my husband is a minister and I have a letter signed by his employer (the church council president) but it is not notarized - does that work anyway for the AoS supporting documents I need to bring with me? Do I need his original taxes documents or can I just bring the printed versions of the scans I made of his paperwork?

(I am not even at interview stage... I stress over this right now because he just left after a blissful 10 days together. I am sick and tired of goodbyes and tearful airport gates... Thank you all for being so helpful: I dont understand how Id do it without your kind help!)

Edited January 7, 2015 by Marie-Eve

[Ms Hogan 295]

My US citizen husband and I were both married before. Do I need the original from his divorce paper for my interview?

Also my husband is a minister and I have a letter signed by his employer (the church council president) but it is not notarized - does that work anyway for the AoS supporting documents I need to bring with me? Do I need his original taxes documents or can I just bring the printed versions of the scans I made of his paperwork?

(I am not even at interview stage... I stress over this right now because he just left after a blissful 10 days together. I am sick and tired of goodbyes and tearful airport gates... Thank you all for being so helpful: I dont understand how Id do it without your kind help!)

You will need an original certified copy of his divorce decree. My husband had to go to the clerk of courts (I think that's what it was) for a stamped/dated copy of his divorce decree for me to have on-hand for our interview. A scanned copy was submitted when filing but the original came to the interview.

For taxes you will want to request tax return transcripts. You can request those through the IRS web site very easily and they arrive quickly as well.

I don't know about the letter from his employer. I would assume you want to have it notarized in order to prove it was signed by who you say signed it. I know in Canada we rarely notarized anything EVER. But here, in the U.S. they notarize everything it seems!

My US citizen husband and I were both married before. Do I need the original from his divorce paper for my interview?

Also my husband is a minister and I have a letter signed by his employer (the church council president) but it is not notarized - does that work anyway for the AoS supporting documents I need to bring with me? Do I need his original taxes documents or can I just bring the printed versions of the scans I made of his paperwork?

(I am not even at interview stage... I stress over this right now because he just left after a blissful 10 days together. I am sick and tired of goodbyes and tearful airport gates... Thank you all for being so helpful: I dont understand how Id do it without your kind help!)

You will also need an original copy of your divorce decree as well, not just his. I know I thought I had what I needed at one point but had to go back to the courthouse to get another document. Make sure you have everything you need from YOUR divorce as well. Don't know what province you are in but I am from Ontario and found it confusing to say the least as there was a divorce order and divorce certificate, I believe.

[Rob L 3,811]

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Originals are required for the interview. The NVC now only needs photocopies.

The NVC no longer requires original documents, the page that states that has not been updated.

The way I read the NVC page it states that copy is needed not the original, am I missing something?

[Ryan H 3,812]

The way I read the NVC page it states that copy is needed not the original, am I missing something?

I misread the quoted page, my bad.

I've edited the original post.

[Rob L 3,811]

My US citizen husband and I were both married before. Do I need the original from his divorce paper for my interview?

Also my husband is a minister and I have a letter signed by his employer (the church council president) but it is not notarized - does that work anyway for the AoS supporting documents I need to bring with me? Do I need his original taxes documents or can I just bring the printed versions of the scans I made of his paperwork?

(I am not even at interview stage... I stress over this right now because he just left after a blissful 10 days together. I am sick and tired of goodbyes and tearful airport gates... Thank you all for being so helpful: I dont understand how Id do it without your kind help!)

The easiest thing to do for your taxes is is to get a tax transcript for the last three years transcripts from irs.gov. It free and it will roll into one nice document.