What to bring to the interview at USEM

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Hi All,

 

I'm attempting to clarify what I need to bring to my interview at the US embassy in Abu Dhabi.

 

1) The USEM Abu Dhabi website says this on their website currently:

 

https://abudhabi.usembassy.gov/immigrant_visas.html

 

1. The visa applicant's original passport and two (2) photocopies;
2. An ORIGINAL marriage certificate plus two (2) photocopies of all pages and an English translation plus two (2) photocopies of the translation;
3. An ORIGINAL divorce certificate or decree plus two (2) photocopies of all pages and an English translation plus two (2) photocopies of the translation;
4. The visa applicant's birth certificate plus one (1) photocopy of all pages and an English translation and one (1) photocopy of the translation;
5. One (1) color photograph of the petitioner plus four (4) color photographs of the visa applicant, taken within 30 days of the date of this petition. The photos must be 5cm x 5cm glossy, un-retouched, not mounted and on a white background.
6. A police clearance certificate from the countries in which the visa applicant lived for more than one year after the age of 16. Please note this is needed for the UAE but no police certificate is needed for Iran.
7. A medical examination from one of the U.S. Embassy-approved panel physicians. Please refer to the Medical Examination Webpage on this site for further information;
8. Proof of the petitioner's financial support for the visa applicant and the petitioner's domicile in the United States, including Form I-864, Affidavit of Support, U.S. Federal Tax Returns for the three (3) most recent years, and proof of employment;
9. The required fees mentioned above; and
10. The required, fully completed I-130 and DS-230 parts I and II forms.

 

2) The state department has this document on their website specific to Abu Dhabi dated December 2016 so very recent.

 https://travel.state.gov/content/dam/visas/iv-dv-supplemental/ABD - Abu Dhabi.pdf

This second document 2) seems much more sensible. For example 1) above says the DS-230 is required whereas 2) says the DS-260 is required. I understand that the online DS-260 has replaced the paper DS-230 so seems bizarre the USEM would now want the paper version. There are various other contradictions. I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHAT TO BRING. Why do they make this so complicated?

Thanks for any advice.

 

 

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