Question about signing and dating forms

[guyfromky 1]

This may be a dumb question but, when my wife and I bring our documents to the green card interview do I need to date the copies of the original documents with the same original date as when I signed and dated the originals? Or date them as today (if I sign and date them today)?

[guyfromky 1]

Bump.

[Villanelle 4,122]

Exactly which document are you talking about? 

 

The phrase 'original copy' is an oxymoron that causes many grief if they think about it too hard. In general you should bring with you a copy of what you submitted. (hopefully before mailing your package you photocopied all its content) Any birth/marriage/divorce/death certificates you bring should all have the seal on it (certified copies). You can fill out an updated 864 to bring with you in which case you would sign and date it with the current date. The updated 864 may be needed if your original filing was done during an earlier tax year. (currently we are 2019 tax year as the most recent tax year since 2020 taxes are not due until April 2021).  If you obtain an updated employment letter then yes of course that should be dated currently as well. But the 485 form you originally submitted you do NOT need to re fill out and sign and date again. Other then that I cant imagine what else you would need to resign. 

[guyfromky 1]

I made copies of everything before but the copies aren't signed or dated. I'm guessing it would've been easier if I'd thought to directly copy the originals including the signatures and dates.

 

Aside from the documents that do need to be updated, the others that have blank signature and date, I just resign and use current date?

[payxibka 10,045]

7 minutes ago, guyfromky said:

I made copies of everything before but the copies aren't signed or dated. I'm guessing it would've been easier if I'd thought to directly copy the originals including the signatures and dates.

 

Aside from the documents that do need to be updated, the others that have blank signature and date, I just resign and use current date?

Why are you signing and dating evidence?  The only thing that requires a signature and date is the application itself

[guyfromky 1]

I made an extra copy of all previous documents including forms that require a signature. I made a copy of everything, not just evidence. I specifically said earlier "the others that have blank signature and date". I didn't say I was signing and dating evidence. Me and my wife wanted to be on the safe side so we copied everything, including old forms we had sent in. Just in case USCIS suddenly wanted to see one, they probably won't but we've never been to a green card interview before so we have no way of knowing for certain what they'll suddenly ask to see.

[Ayrton 965]

45 minutes ago, guyfromky said:

I made an extra copy of all previous documents including forms that require a signature. I made a copy of everything, not just evidence. I specifically said earlier "the others that have blank signature and date". I didn't say I was signing and dating evidence. Me and my wife wanted to be on the safe side so we copied everything, including old forms we had sent in. Just in case USCIS suddenly wanted to see one, they probably won't but we've never been to a green card interview before so we have no way of knowing for certain what they'll suddenly ask to see.

You don't need to sign anything.

 

When they say to bring everything you have submitted before, they mean all the original documents/evidences you submitted, since you are only supposed to send copies first.

 

They will not ask to see a copy of your 485. If they didn't have the original, you wouldn't even have an interview in the first place.

 

Don't overcomplicate the process that is already complicated enough.

[guyfromky 1]

All original documents and evidences I submitted before, you mean overall or just during AOS phase? The letter said to bring a a copy of every document they've ever sent us so we've been copying NOAs and everything.