Original documents for interview

[P.&S. 3]

Hi guys, 

 

I got DQed a few days ago. I'm wondering about original documents for the interview and what you can actually have print outs of. I have a joint sponsor and household member (my parents). I live outside of the US with my husband (the applicant). 

 

1) Do I need the actual passports and marriage license (proof of US citizenship & their relationship to each other) of my parents? What about their original tax returns?

2) Can I print out my tax transcripts or does it need to be the original tax return? 

3) The police clearances the petitioner obtained are digital. Is that fine to print out? 

4) How do you find out how long it's taking your embassy (Abu Dhabi) to schedule interviews?

 

Thanks!

[Dashinka 24,642]

25 minutes ago, P.&S. said:

Hi guys, 

 

I got DQed a few days ago. I'm wondering about original documents for the interview and what you can actually have print outs of. I have a joint sponsor and household member (my parents). I live outside of the US with my husband (the applicant). 

 

1) Do I need the actual passports and marriage license (proof of US citizenship & their relationship to each other) of my parents? What about their original tax returns?

No copies of the passport bio pages and marriage certificate should be fine.

25 minutes ago, P.&S. said:

2) Can I print out my tax transcripts or does it need to be the original tax return? 
 

Tax transcript printouts should be fine.

25 minutes ago, P.&S. said:

3) The police clearances the petitioner obtained are digital. Is that fine to print out? 
 

you will be fine.

25 minutes ago, P.&S. said:

4) How do you find out how long it's taking your embassy (Abu Dhabi) to schedule interviews?

 

Thanks!

For some reason the DOS only shows wait times for non-immigrant visas.

 

Good Luck!

[Vickys_Mom 230]

2 hours ago, P.&S. said:

 

 

 

I am in the process of doing this now with my mother-in-law's IR5 application in Jakarta.  Here's what I did.

 

1)  My wife and I are both sponsors.  They didn't want my passport at all.  They did want the image of my wife's passport to prove she could sponsor her mother.  As my wife was here in the US for the interview, they did not require her original passport.  We provided copies of our joint returns and my MIL took copies to the interview with her.  I know they reviewed them because we got a 221(g) that included a request for our 2022 information (it wasn't ready when we applied).  They specified tax transcripts and W-2s.  I sent them copies of both and the tax return itself.  None of those were "originals".

 

2)  Yes.  I think they mainly look at the tax transcripts, but on the 221(g) they asked for the tax transcripts and W-2s for 2022.  I hate giving them so much paperwork, but I also don't want to fight them again if I missed something.  I provided copies of the tax transcript, the return, all W-2s and 1099s.

 

3)  I can't help with that one.  Indonesia doesn't require police certificates.

 

4)  The embassy (Jakarta) scheduled an interview within two weeks of DQ.  I think that was way too fast, but I didn't complain.

 

Regards,

Vicky's Mom

 

[P.&S. 3]

Thanks everyone! My last question is, what about the original I-824 that my parents signed? Can I just print the uploaded one?