I-864 Copy vs. Original

[bcking 3,157]

My wife's interview is April 5th and we are going through our documents. We have now realized that way back in September when she mailed all the paperwork she mailed the original I-864 I had filled out instead of making a copy and sending in the copy. So they now have the original (and she has no copy). 

 

Now luckily we have ANOTHER copy that I had filled out back then and mailed to her. I had done two because the first one ended up not showing up in the mail for 2 weeks so I filled out a second one and sent in express. Eventually the snail mail arrived so she has that one (it was actually the real original ironically). The date on the signature though won't match so it will be pretty clear that it isn't the exact same.

 

Will that be okay? She can explain it pretty easily, and the data on the form doesn't actually change. If anything we have more info now since it's tax season and she is bringing this year's W-2. This will be at the London Embassy.

 

Thanks

[Thesmiths2016 117]

Firstly, you are meant to send the original so you were correct there.  NVC is clear that you send "copies" of civil documents (birth cert etc) but the "original" of the i-864.  I'm not quite sure what to do at interview stage because I'm still waiting for them to give me case complete for that but in my case our financial data has changed so I'm taking a new i-864 with me to the interview.  I would personally in your situation print out and sign a new copy of the same info ...  and explain it at the interview that you forgot to take a copy of it.  

I always assumed another "original" was required but that's just my take on what I've seen. Maybe someone who has been through it can confirm...