Official copies to NVC

[C&AH 104]

During my last trip to the DR,  my wife and I obtained 2 official copies of our marriage certificate and 2 of her birth certificate from the courthouse there. We plan to send one official copy each to NVC and have one of each for the interview. I'm also including photocopies of each along with certified translations.  The website says photocopies but I've also read horror stories of delays happening to people who only sent photocopies and not official copies. I guess it is like putting two locks on your front door. We are trying to be extremely diligent that every angle is covered and no stone is left unturned. Does anyone have suggestions? 

Edited August 26, 2018 by C&AH

[JFH 12,191]

17 minutes ago, C&AH said:

but I've also read horror stories of delays happening to people who only sent photocopies and not official copies. 

Where? Not here! NVC only needs copies. Absolutely no need to send originals. 

[Ahmed&Freda 628]

3 hours ago, C&AH said:

During my last trip to the DR,  my wife and I obtained 2 official copies of our marriage certificate and 2 of her birth certificate from the courthouse there. We plan to send one official copy each to NVC and have one of each for the interview. I'm also including photocopies of each along with certified translations.  The website says photocopies but I've also read horror stories of delays happening to people who only sent photocopies and not official copies. I guess it is like putting two locks on your front door. We are trying to be extremely diligent that every angle is covered and no stone is left unturned. Does anyone have suggestions? 

I never heard of a delay at NVC because of photocopies because thats all they require.  We sent only photo copies and had no issues.  Originals need to be brought to the interview.  

[Be Happy!! 60]

17 hours ago, C&AH said:

During my last trip to the DR,  my wife and I obtained 2 official copies of our marriage certificate and 2 of her birth certificate from the courthouse there. We plan to send one official copy each to NVC and have one of each for the interview. I'm also including photocopies of each along with certified translations.  The website says photocopies but I've also read horror stories of delays happening to people who only sent photocopies and not official copies. I guess it is like putting two locks on your front door. We are trying to be extremely diligent that every angle is covered and no stone is left unturned. Does anyone have suggestions? 

I only sent copies when I sent my package. See below 

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/the-immigrant-visa-process/collect-and-submit-forms-and-documents-to-the-nvc/step-6-submit-documents-to-the-nvc.html

Step 6: Submit Documents to the NVC

After you collect the financial evidence in Step 4, and supporting documents in Step 5, you must submit all of these items in ONE package to NVC. Your case may be significantly delayed if you don't submit all of your documents at the same time.

IMPORTANT: Do not send your original passport or original civil documents such as birth, and marriage certificates. Instead, submit a photocopy of these documents to NVC. However, you must bring these original documents to your visa interview. This is true no matter what method you use to submit documents to NVC. 

There are three ways to submit documents to NVC. The method you use depends on where you are interviewing. Look at your NVC case number and match it to the method below to find out how to submit your documents to NVC. 

Edited August 27, 2018 by Beltre0519

[Mary Lou 681]

Also you don't need the documents translated since it's in the native lanugage