What original documents are needed for K1 embassy appointment?

[Purple_Paladin 8]

My fiancee has an appointment for Wednesday 2/26 at the French embassy. 

 

For this appointment, is he obligated to bring an original certified copy of MY divorce? (i.e.- not a scan of an original certified copy) What about his? Does this appointment take scans?

I read something on here recently that made me worry over this. 

What about the I-797C, Notice of Action Form and the I-797? They were sent to me and I scanned them and sent to him the scans. Does he need the originals?

We're under the wire here and now I'm very worried. 

We've been laboring under the impression that scans were acceptable. Now I'm unsure. Should I have mailed the originals to him?

 

I might be able to overnight stuff to him and get it there by Monday (his flight to Paris is early Tuesday.)

 

Does anyone know exactly which originals, if any, are needed for this appointment?

 

Oh, and what about my letter of intent to marry... I was going to print it, sign it and scan it back to him. Does that need to be an original as well (as in the scan isn't acceptable?)

 

Sorry for alll the questions, I'm freaking out a bit now. 🫠

 

TIA for any help!

 

[Yareth 102]

10 minutes ago, Purple_Paladin said:

My fiancee has an appointment for Wednesday 2/26 at the French embassy. 

 

For this appointment, is he obligated to bring an original certified copy of MY divorce? (i.e.- not a scan of an original certified copy) What about his? Does this appointment take scans?

I read something on here recently that made me worry over this. 

What about the I-797C, Notice of Action Form and the I-797? They were sent to me and I scanned them and sent to him the scans. Does he need the originals?

We're under the wire here and now I'm very worried. 

We've been laboring under the impression that scans were acceptable. Now I'm unsure. Should I have mailed the originals to him?

 

I might be able to overnight stuff to him and get it there by Monday (his flight to Paris is early Tuesday.)

 

Does anyone know exactly which originals, if any, are needed for this appointment?

 

Oh, and what about my letter of intent to marry... I was going to print it, sign it and scan it back to him. Does that need to be an original as well (as in the scan isn't acceptable?)

 

Sorry for alll the questions, I'm freaking out a bit now. 🫠

 

TIA for any help!

 

 

1) original certified copy - no, unless they specifically ask for it. If needed you can send it to them after the interview
2)I-797 - no, they know this anyways. 
3) Scans are accepted and USCIS explicitly points out that they do unless they specify otherwise
4) my experience is that there are no original documents needed, only copies. I brought my original documents with me just in case. They never asked for it. 
5) Letter of intent to marry as you indicated it is fine. They should already have that anyway because it's part of your I-129F submission (which they receive at the embassy)

Long story short: You're fine, no need to freak out ;). 

 

Ensure that your partner reads and knows exactly what to bring because it sounds like you're just throwing absolutely everything and the kitchen sink into a bag to bring which really isn't necessary. The only original documents or copies of documents they are going to need should pertain to your partner (so it should be easy for them to bring those originals). 

Edited Tuesday at 02:19 PM by Yareth

[hplusj 176]

Agreed, you will be fine with copies.  Have your fiance review his packet letter from the embassy with the instructions but ultimately if they demand originals over copies, there will be time to fix that.

 

In regards to the amended declaration of intent for the interview, signatures do not have to be "wet": a copy will do.

 

[Purple_Paladin 8]

11 minutes ago, Yareth said:

1) original certified copy - no, unless they specifically ask for it. If needed you can send it to them after the interview
2)I-797 - no, they know this anyways. 
3) Scans are accepted and USCIS explicitly points out that they do unless they specify otherwise
4) my experience is that there are no original documents needed, only copies. I brought my original documents with me just in case. They never asked for it. 
5) Letter of intent to marry as you indicated it is fine. They should already have that anyway because it's part of your I-129F submission (which they receive at the embassy)

Long story short: You're fine, no need to freak out ;). 

 

Ensure that your partner reads and knows exactly what to bring because it sounds like you're just throwing absolutely everything and the kitchen sink into a bag to bring which really isn't necessary. The only original documents or copies of documents they are going to need should pertain to your partner (so it should be easy for them to bring those originals). 

Edited 2 minutes ago by Yareth

Thank you so much! 😮‍💨 He did read everything, but I these forms are exhaustive for English speakers... for ESOL's I think it's even more so.  I'm in school and have been checking in with the documentation but left the bulk of assembling the packet to him so that I could study. Now I'm going over everything and didn't think I'd need to send anything. So of course I panicked!

 

Thank you for your timely and helpful response!

Much appreciated 🤗