Pre-Interview and Post Approval Questions

[J/G 85]

Hello Kind People of VJ -

I'm just waiting for my interview and preparing and organizing documents. I would like to get some advice from other users who are more experienced than me:

1. It is necessary for me to laminate my I-797 (NOA-2) letter?? I believe I will be required to submit this documents later on when arriving in the U.S. for AOS process and I don't want it to rip or get wet. Should I laminate?

2. Except my Master study that I completed in Australia, all of my schooling certificates (i.e. Elementary, Junior High, High School and Undergraduate) are in Bahasa Indonesia. Would it be necessary to have these documents translated to English?? incase I would be required to provide this certificates later on when I am in the US and looking for a job? or other administrative purpose?

3. I'm organizing all my documents in paper works in a clear, see through multi-compartment folder. There will be no issues in bringing this folder inside the embassy yes? From my understanding I just can't bring any liquid or electronic, am I correct? If this could possibly gave me hassle, what's the best solution??

THANK YOU IN ADVANCE.

Best,

J/G.

[Penguin_ie 5,997]

1. No. In fact, don;t laiminate anything, it can be seen as a way to stop them verifying the original document. It IS a good idea to make a copy of anything official you receive and keep it in a different place than the original, in case one gets lost.

2. No. Since your Masters is in English, and that is the highest form of education you have, that is the only thing that you may need.

3. NO problem bringing it into the embassy, but you may not be able to pass the folder to the CO, as interviews are often conducted with glass between you, so make sure you can easily take out any documents and photos to slide through a small slot.

[usmsbow 802]

1. What Penguin said: no.

2. The only reason you'd need to translate them is if you decide to get another degree here in the USA. In that case, you'll have to select one of the few "official" translators of educational transcripts. No one else will (probably) care to see those documents when applying for a job.

3. Yes, it is fine. My now-wife brought something like that in with her interview, and provided it to the CO (there was no divider between them).

Edited November 12, 2016 by usmsbow

[J/G 85]

1. No. In fact, don;t laiminate anything, it can be seen as a way to stop them verifying the original document. It IS a good idea to make a copy of anything official you receive and keep it in a different place than the original, in case one gets lost.

2. No. Since your Masters is in English, and that is the highest form of education you have, that is the only thing that you may need.

3. NO problem bringing it into the embassy, but you may not be able to pass the folder to the CO, as interviews are often conducted with glass between you, so make sure you can easily take out any documents and photos to slide through a small slot.

1. What Penguin said: no.

2. The only reason you'd need to translate them is if you decide to get another degree here in the USA. In that case, you'll have to select one of the few "official" translators of educational transcripts. No one else will (probably) care to see those documents when applying for a job.

3. Yes, it is fine. My now-wife brought something like that in with her interview, and provided it to the CO (there was no divider between them).

THANK YOU both for insightful informations.

Best,

J/G