Birth certificate

[jules98 44]

Hello everyone!! Thank you so much for the help I’ve gotten so far in the process. Me and my fiancé are getting married next week, so I started looking into the all the forms needed for the AOS process. However I do have one question. At my POE (Austin) the officer took my entire yellow envelope, which included my medical plus my birth certificate and police records. He assured me they would be passed along, but do I need to submit additional copies with the AOS package or is it enough that they have them in the yellow envelope? Thank you so much in advance! 
 

forgot to mention I arrived on a K1 visa (if that makes a difference) 

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[payxibka 10,045]

32 minutes ago, jules98 said:

Hello everyone!! Thank you so much for the help I’ve gotten so far in the process. Me and my fiancé are getting married next week, so I started looking into the all the forms needed for the AOS process. However I do have one question. At my POE (Austin) the officer took my entire yellow envelope, which included my medical plus my birth certificate and police records. He assured me they would be passed along, but do I need to submit additional copies with the AOS package or is it enough that they have them in the yellow envelope? Thank you so much in advance! 
 

forgot to mention I arrived on a K1 visa (if that makes a difference) 

You follow the form instructions.   Submit the evidence it requires 

[Ayrton 965]

33 minutes ago, jules98 said:

Hello everyone!! Thank you so much for the help I’ve gotten so far in the process. Me and my fiancé are getting married next week, so I started looking into the all the forms needed for the AOS process. However I do have one question. At my POE (Austin) the officer took my entire yellow envelope, which included my medical plus my birth certificate and police records. He assured me they would be passed along, but do I need to submit additional copies with the AOS package or is it enough that they have them in the yellow envelope? Thank you so much in advance! 
 

forgot to mention I arrived on a K1 visa (if that makes a difference) 

 

Yes, you do need a copy of your original birth certificate. And the translation, if not in English.

[jules98 44]

(removed), that’s gonna be a process to get over here in time. Thanks for the replies. I didn’t really consider it much after the officer at POE assured me that I wouldn’t need it for the actual AOS process but then I saw it had to be submitted I figured I’d ask. 

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[SalishSea 17,829]

4 hours ago, jules98 said:

(removed), that’s gonna be a process to get over here in time. Thanks for the replies. I didn’t really consider it much after the officer at POE assured me that I wouldn’t need it for the actual AOS process but then I saw it had to be submitted I figured I’d ask. 

You don't need the original.  Did you not make copies???

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[jules98 44]

Just now, Jorgedig said:

You don't need the original.  Did you not make copies???

I brought my 3 copies to the K1 interview because I’m a dumbass and they took all of them 🤦🏼‍♀️🤦🏼‍♀️ But I just ordered some new ones and I’m crossing my fingers I can have them scanned and sent to me in time, as long as I don’t need actual originals. 

[SalishSea 17,829]

8 minutes ago, jules98 said:

I brought my 3 copies to the K1 interview because I’m a dumbass and they took all of them 🤦🏼‍♀️🤦🏼‍♀️ But I just ordered some new ones and I’m crossing my fingers I can have them scanned and sent to me in time, as long as I don’t need actual originals. 

Aww, that bites.  I'm sure the scanned copies will be just fine.  I think of Norway as being an efficient and organized country, so it likely will not be delayed.

[jules98 44]

3 hours ago, Jorgedig said:

Aww, that bites.  I'm sure the scanned copies will be just fine.  I think of Norway as being an efficient and organized country, so it likely will not be delayed.

Yeah I’m just bummed out I didn’t think about this before now. And yes you’re right, I think it took about a week or two the last time I ordered one so it shouldn’t be too long, just a pain in the (removed) to stress about in addition to getting our certified marriage certificate back ASAP haha 

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[SalishSea 17,829]

3 hours ago, jules98 said:

Yeah I’m just bummed out I didn’t think about this before now. And yes you’re right, I think it took about a week or two the last time I ordered one so it shouldn’t be too long, just a pain in the (removed) to stress about in addition to getting our certified marriage certificate back ASAP haha 

Totally get it.  Ours took about one week, which seemed like too long!  

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13 hours ago, jules98 said:

Hello everyone!! Thank you so much for the help I’ve gotten so far in the process. Me and my fiancé are getting married next week, so I started looking into the all the forms needed for the AOS process. However I do have one question. At my POE (Austin) the officer took my entire yellow envelope, which included my medical plus my birth certificate and police records. He assured me they would be passed along, but do I need to submit additional copies with the AOS package or is it enough that they have them in the yellow envelope? Thank you so much in advance! 
 

forgot to mention I arrived on a K1 visa (if that makes a difference) 

You need original marriage certificate and birth certificate for lots of things.  
 

So it would be a great idea to procure them, stop submitting originals, and submit copies.

 

You show originals, but provide copies.

There is no, zero step in any immigration proceedings that requires an officer to take an original document.

8 hours ago, Unlockable said:

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OP is understandably aggravated LOL

[jules98 44]

5 hours ago, Nitas_man said:

You need original marriage certificate and birth certificate for lots of things.  
 

So it would be a great idea to procure them, stop submitting originals, and submit copies.

 

You show originals, but provide copies.

There is no, zero step in any immigration proceedings that requires an officer to take an original document.

OP is understandably aggravated LOL

Haha I get that now. I ordered a few and I’ll have my mom scan them to me and then mail them over, that way I can submit copies but have the originals at hand here for any other things it might be needed for. thanks so much for all of your replies, and pardon my french lol

[SalishSea 17,829]

I don’t recall using foul language,  but I wouldn’t put it past myself 😉