Joint sponsor's “original” passport to the interview?

[EC&IC 32]

I am petitioning for my wife’s green card, and we are at the NVC stage. My father is joint sponsor with me. I have a question concerning supporting documents for the AOS.

 

The platform clearly states: “You MUST bring all of your original documents (not a photocopy) to your interview at the U.S. Embassy or Consulate.”

 

We have a scan of my father's passport bio page. Does this mean my wife would have to bring his original passport to the interview? Or would a regular color printout of this page work? Or a notarized copy?

 

I assume that in this case, a regular printout is OK, but does anybody have any experience with this?

[NikoTaino 51]

32 minutes ago, EC&IC said:

I am petitioning for my wife’s green card, and we are at the NVC stage. My father is joint sponsor with me. I have a question concerning supporting documents for the AOS.

 

The platform clearly states: “You MUST bring all of your original documents (not a photocopy) to your interview at the U.S. Embassy or Consulate.”

 

We have a scan of my father's passport bio page. Does this mean my wife would have to bring his original passport to the interview? Or would a regular color printout of this page work? Or a notarized copy?

 

I assume that in this case, a regular printout is OK, but does anybody have any experience with this?

Right. Documents like passport, ID, etc are ok with a color copy. The ones you have to bring are the AOS, Police, Birth and Marriage Certificate. I'm not sure about Canada but in my country we usually bring the tax documents as well.

 

Let's see what other people say since this usually varies per country.

[Chancy 6,241]

*** Moved from NVC forum to Embassy/Consulate Discussion -- topic is about possible consulate requirement, not an NVC issue ***

 

3 hours ago, EC&IC said:

The platform clearly states: “You MUST bring all of your original documents (not a photocopy) to your interview at the U.S. Embassy or Consulate.”

 

That line refers to the beneficiary's original civil documents.  Joint sponsor's original passport is not required.  Bring a color photocopy of the sponsor's passport bio page, but it will likely not be required at the visa interview.  For other documents typically requested at a spouse visa interview at Montreal, check the FAQ thread below --

 

 

[EC&IC 32]

6 hours ago, NikoTaino said:

Right. Documents like passport, ID, etc are ok with a color copy. The ones you have to bring are the AOS, Police, Birth and Marriage Certificate. I'm not sure about Canada but in my country we usually bring the tax documents as well.

 

Let's see what other people say since this usually varies per country.

Thank you!

2 hours ago, Chancy said:

*** Moved from NVC forum to Embassy/Consulate Discussion -- topic is about possible consulate requirement, not an NVC issue ***

 

 

That line refers to the beneficiary's original civil documents.  Joint sponsor's original passport is not required.  Bring a color photocopy of the sponsor's passport bio page, but it will likely not be required at the visa interview.  For other documents typically requested at a spouse visa interview at Montreal, check the FAQ thread below --

 

 

Thanks a lot!