NVC finally gave my wife visa interview date! Due to her country's lacking postal system, sending docs costs >$100 by courier. Do I have to mail her original of I-864?

[AnaMaria&Andrew 0]

The NVC finally gave my Colombian wife a date for her visa interview, and we are looking at the pre-interview checklist.

 

It says the following:

The appropriate Form I-864 Affidavit of Support for each financial sponsor along with a photocopy of the sponsor’s IRS transcript or most recent U.S. federal income tax return, and any relevant W-2s.

 

Do I have to send her the original of the I-864? I ask because Colombia doesn't have a reliable postal system anymore, so it costs over $100 USD to send documents by international courier, such as FedEx (and that's with a membership) or DHL.

 

Thanks in advance!

 

 

[Tm and Je 35]

31 minutes ago, AnaMaria&Andrew said:

The NVC finally gave my Colombian wife a date for her visa interview, and we are looking at the pre-interview checklist.

 

It says the following:

The appropriate Form I-864 Affidavit of Support for each financial sponsor along with a photocopy of the sponsor’s IRS transcript or most recent U.S. federal income tax return, and any relevant W-2s.

 

Do I have to send her the original of the I-864? I ask because Colombia doesn't have a reliable postal system anymore, so it costs over $100 USD to send documents by international courier, such as FedEx (and that's with a membership) or DHL.

 

Thanks in advance!

 

 

No. You don’t have to send the original affidavit of support by mail. 

 

You will find the following information in the interview letter:

 If a financial sponsor submitted an I-864 Affidavit of Support form, you must give the consular officer a signed version. It can be a photocopy, but the signature cannot be typed or electronic.

 

There is also a video in YouTube posted last week by the U.S. embassy in Bogotá where they talk about this topic.