i-134 Sponsor's birth certificate

[eeis77 0]

Hi all, 

 

My sister will be a co-sponsor for my fiance, and she is understandably hesitant about sending her original birth certificate overseas for the interview. Is it okay to submit a copy or does it have to be original?

 

Please, no guessing. Only let me know what you did if you have already passed the interview. We are interviewing in Seoul, Korea, if that helps.

 

Thanks in advance!

[Ann&James 179]

Just now, eeis77 said:

Hi all, 

 

My sister will be a co-sponsor for my fiance, and she is understandably hesitant about sending her original birth certificate overseas for the interview. Is it okay to submit a copy or does it have to be original?

 

Please, no guessing. Only let me know what you did if you have already passed the interview. We are interviewing in Seoul, Korea, if that helps.

 

Thanks in advance!

I did cr1 but I did not need to submit any personal original documents from my co-sponsor. In addition to financial documents I submitted copies of passport bio-data page and drivers permit and that was accepted.

[Naes 12,205]

I used a copy both for my petitioner and my co-sonsor with no problems.

 

Actually I used passport bio page not even the birth certificate

 

(In Tokyo embassy)

[Jenny17655 284]

Sent a copy of co sponsors passport bio page.

[eeis77 0]

1 minute ago, Jenny17655 said:

Sent a copy of co sponsors passport bio page.

Thanks, but she doesn't have a passport. That's why I specifically asked about the birth certificate.

42 minutes ago, Naes said:

I used a copy both for my petitioner and my co-sonsor with no problems.

 

Actually I used passport bio page not even the birth certificate

 

(In Tokyo embassy)

I specifically asked about a birth certificate because she doesn't have a passport.

[Websters202 149]

Every embassy is different.  You need to contact the embassy directly to find out what they are willing to accept.  

[eeis77 0]

4 hours ago, Websters202 said:

Every embassy is different.  You need to contact the embassy directly to find out what they are willing to accept.  

Thank you. I called the embassy and was told that "consular officers do not answer questions about interviews" and that I had to call the visa center. I called the visa center and they said it is up to the discretion of the interviewing officer - some may accept a copy, others may set the status at pending until they get an original. So basically it's up to each individual and nobody will give me a clear answer. I was trying to avoid having my sister send her original because she was born on a military base outside the U.S., and therefore has a special document that is extremely difficult to replace. It's risky to submit that! 

 

[JuLiA1234 10]

Hi, 

 

I'm Korean who recently had an interview on 20th of September, 2018 in the US Embassy in Seoul.

 

We also had a co-sponsor and as our co-sponsor's passport expired, we had to copy his certificate of Live Birth.

 

The consular Officer didn't say anything about the copied document and my visa has been safely approved and issued!

 

We also need to use the certificate of Live Birth when we apply for AOS later so, we just copied it and did not send the original.

 

 

Edited September 27, 2018 by juliakimjieun