Example G-325A for K3

[neophi 5]

Me neither. I never even thought about it. I simply thought it was a bug in the PDF functionality like many other nuisances I bumped into while filling out all these forms.

Regardless, I think the passport-style photo right behind the spouse's G-325A is a dead give-away. There's not much to figure out, it's not rocket science.

Nope, not I.

CG,

I put the word wife on my G325A, then filled in my wifes maiden name and first name, etc. I believe that this is what is expected. .....

Yep, I did the same. For my husband I put HUSBAND and then his name, on his form I put WIFE and then my name.

Yep, me too.

Edited June 15, 2007 by neophi

[Yodrak 7]

neophi.

My and my wife's passport-style photos were in a baggie attached to the front of the petition - nowhere near the G-325As. Those photos have nothing to do with the G-325A.

Yodrak

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Regardless, I think the passport-style photo right behind the G-325A is a dead give-away. .....

[neophi 5]

Hehe yeah... I've had documents translated there before. However, I translated our marriage certificate here myself. Thank God you don't have to have official translations or apostilled documents or anything.

Oooooooooh I remember you from the Poorhappy forum! I'm glad you finally got married.

Anyway, we had our marriage certificate translated in Medellín but lucky for you, my husband just got back from Bogotá and had his birth certificate and everything else translated here:

Universal Traducciones

Transversal 17 #98-17 Tel: 257-1459

Bogotá

(Al lado del Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores)

They charge $9.000 pesos per page so it's a lot less expensive then having it translated here. Also, don't worry about getting anything apostille for the visa process, it is not necessary.

Also, the DS-230 is the actual visa application. PM me if you want and I can help you out with any questions you may have.

Diana

[neophi 5]

Really? I followed the guides here on VJ and put the documents in the same order as stated there.

7. G-325A (all four pages) filled out by the US Citizen signed and dated

8. One passport-type photo (see specification) of the US Citizen. [...]

9. G-325A (all four pages) filled out by the foreign spouse signed and dated

10. One passport-type photo (see specification) of the foreign spouse [...]

I bought those vertical name tag plastics for lanyards/pins (for like conferences and stuff) and labeled them. I put my picture in one, and my wife's picture in another, and stapled them in separate blank pieces of paper right behind their respective G-325A.

neophi.

My and my wife's passport-style photos were in a baggie attached to the front of the petition - nowhere near the G-325As. Those photos have nothing to do with the G-325A.

Yodrak

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Regardless, I think the passport-style photo right behind the G-325A is a dead give-away. .....

Edited June 15, 2007 by neophi

[Yodrak 7]

neophi,

Really.

Just out of curiosity, how much trouble to you think it might have been for the file clerk to get the photos out of those plastic things? Not a whole lot, I'm sure, but probably more than it takes to drop them out of a baggie. My guess is that my way (not mine actually, I copied it from someone else) was easier and cheaper for me and easier on the file clerk. But it's no big deal in any case.

Yodrak

Really?

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I bought those vertical name tag plastics for lanyards/pins (for like conferences and stuff) and labeled them. I put my picture in one, and my wife's picture in another, and stapled them in separate blank pieces of paper right behind their respective G-325A.

neophi.

My and my wife's passport-style photos were in a baggie attached to the front of the petition - nowhere near the G-325As. Those photos have nothing to do with the G-325A.

Yodrak

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Regardless, I think the passport-style photo right behind the G-325A is a dead give-away. .....

[Tareq 0]

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Just out of curiosity, how much trouble to you think it might have been for the file clerk to get the photos out of those plastic things? Not a whole lot, I'm sure, but probably more than it takes to drop them out of a baggie. My guess is that my way (not mine actually, I copied it from someone else) was easier and cheaper for me and easier on the file clerk. But it's no big deal in any case.

Yodrak

I just used a paperclip and attached the photos and the check (application fee) to the cover letter. Simple and easy. It was tight enough and should have stayed attached until it got there.

Edited June 17, 2007 by Tareq