My fiance is immigrating over from Australia and I have been reviewing quite a few timelines. There seems to be a significant amount of time from when packet 3 is received and packet 3 is sent back. I was wondering what all this packet consists of and why does it take so long to get it sent back. My fiance is wanting to be as prepared as possible to get it sent back just as quick as he can, is there anything he can do to prepare better for this? (Eventhough we have not even rec'd our NOA2 yet).

Thanks,
Kym

Kym, Mintra and I are going throught the embassy in Bangkok. Here is a like for what we need. I'm sure that you will need the same information. Hope it helps. It is the governments webpage. Ken

http://bangkok.usembassy.gov/services/visa...0for%20Thai.htm

Kym - if you check the Embassy website, they may have a list. Also, check the region-specific forum here and ask there - someone may have also uploaded a copy of the checklist, if that's how your embassy works.

In most cases - it's things you might logically think up on your own, like the non-USC's original birth certificate, any past marriage and divorce certificates, police certificates from anywhere lived for a duration of time past a certain age, etc. There can be some differences between Embassies, however.

One thing that may be good to apply for now is the non-USC's plice certificates. In some countries it can take up to 4 months to get one back. I know that is holding us up in sending back our packet 3. Also birth certificates for the non-USC fiance (as Tims Daisy mentioned) and also long form certificates for any children for K-2 visa's. If you are using an additional sponsor for the I-134, you may want to have them ready to fill it all out...they will need to gather tax transcripts and such (if your embassy requires this documentation, mine does). If you look on the DS-156K form, it lists documentation that needs to be brought to the interview. That's a good place to start too. Be careful on some of this stuff though, some are only good for a year. So research your USCIS timeline and your Embassy timeline so you don't jump the gun on any of these things.
Sue