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Question on sending passport style photos to NVC

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Btranquilo   2

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Nicaragua
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Hi, I am at the point of assembling the documents to send to the NVC in support of the I-130 petition that was approved and sent from USCIS to NVC. My question is about the requirement to send two passport style photos to NVC along with the required documents.

I have two original additional passport style photos that my spouse sent to me identical to the one that accompanied the I-130 petition; those were taken in late March, 2014. Can I use these photos with the packet of documents sent to NVC now or do we need to have new passport style photos to be able to include with the document package. This is not a big problem to have my spouse have new photos taken and sent to me from Nicaragua by FedEx altho it does require some additional expense of course plus several days more of delay.

I am a little confused on this because, in reading the NVC instructions I see one reference that the photos need to be no more than 6 months old and then another reference that seems to indicate that as long as the beneficiary of the petition looks similar to the photos then new photos are not necessary.

Thanks for any advice / experience on this.

Btranquilo

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Ms Hogan   295

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Canada
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As long as the person still looks the same I don't believe it matters. Unless there is a date on them?

Also make sure they are in the style of the U.S. passports. Not all countries are the same. For me, Canadian passport photos are a different layout than American. Not sure what it is like for Nicaragua. American passport photos are 2" x 2".

USCIS - 40 DAYS
2012-10-30: FedEx delivered I-130 to Chicago Lockbox Mail Room
2012-11-01: NOA1 by email - MSC
2012-11-02: $420 (x3) debited from our account
2012-11-05: NOA1 hard copies received, Priority Date 2012-10-30
2012-12-11: NOA2

NVC - 26 DAYS
2013-01-02: Rec'd case#, IIN, BIN & OPTIN emails for EP sent
2013-01-03: Submitted DS-261 (x3)
2013-01-07: AOS bills invoiced and paid & OPTIN for EP accepted for each of us
2013-01-08: AOS bills appear as paid & AOS packages sent by email
2013-01-08: IV bill invoiced & paid (kids' only)
2013-01-09: IV bill appears as paid (kids' only)
2013-01-09: IV Package emailed & DS-260 submitted online (kids only)
2013-01-11: AOS received -notified by email
2013-01-11: IV bill invoiced & paid (for me)
2013-01-14: IV bill appears as paid (for me)
2013-01-14: IV Supporting Docs received for kids - notified by email
2013-01-14: IV Package emailed & DS-260 submitted online (me only)
2013-01-18: IV Supporting Docs received for me - notified by email
2013-01-18: Son#1 CASE COMPLETE - Son#2 checklist - saying $ on I-864 don't match tax return (but they do)-resubmitted
2013-01-23: AOS 2nd submission for Son #2 received - notified by email
2013-01-25: My CASE COMPLETE
2013-01-28: ALL 3 OF OUR CASES ARE NOW COMPLETE
2013-02-06: Packet 4 Received by email

MEDICAL ~ CONSULATE ~ POE REMOVAL OF CONDITIONS - 160 DAYS NATURALIZATION
2013-02-13: Medicals 2014-12-17: Delivered to California Lockbox 2015-12-15: Delivered to Phoenix Lockbox
2013-03-06: Interview 2014-12-19: 1 I-751 + 3 Biometrics Fees debited from our account 2015-12-16: Fees charged to Credit Card
2013-03-08: Visas in-hand 2014-12-22: Received NOA1 by mail. Receipt Date: 2014-12-17 2015-12-17: NOA
2013-03-12: Paid USCIS Immigrant Fee 2014-12-24: Received Biometrics Appointment Letter 2016-01-02: Biometrics Letter 2016-01-11: Biometrics
2013-03-14: POE 2015-01-06: Biometrics 2016-02-15: In Line for Interview 2016-02-19: Letter
2013-03-25: SSNs arrived 2015-05-27: Approved 2016-03-22: Interview
2013-04-01: Green Cards arrived 2015-06-03: New Green Cards arrived 2016-04-15: Oath Ceremony

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mrskvelasco   30

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Mexico
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My husband looked the same when we got to the NVC stage, but he went ahead and got new photos taken anyway. I haven't heard of anyone having issues sending in the same photos, but you don't want to risk anything with NVC. If she can have them re-done, she might as well do it and wait a couple extra days versus another 60 days due to a checklist. But of course, I'm just paranoid like that :)

11/06: Husband EWI from Mexico
11/08: Started dating

11/11: Husband got deported
1/11/14: Got married
3/13/14-11/2/14: I-130
1/26/15-3/17/15: NVC

5/28/15: INTERVIEW - denied

6/8/15: I-601/I-212 waivers received

11/17/15: I-601/I-212 waivers APPROVED

12/11/15: HUBBY HOME!! :dance:

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