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I am getting ready to send our DS-230 and so checking the list for the things my wife needs to bring to the interview. The list has birth certificate listed. The DS-230 also asked for her birth certificate. Can I just send a copy with the DS-230??? Some of the things listed are the same as the I-130. Don't they already have these documents?

USCIS:

03/29/2012 - I-130 Sent

04/1/2012 - NOA1 Received

06/25/2012 - NOA2 Received (88 Days)

NVC:

07/31/2012 - Case arrived at NVC (36 Days from USCIS to NVC)

08/16/2012 - Received case #, IIN, gave e-mail addresses

08/18/2012 - E-mailed DS-3032

08/23/2012 - AOS bill invoiced & PAID

08/27/2012 - AOS bill appears as PAID

08/24/2012 - AOS Package sent

08/XX/2012 - AOS/I-864 accepted

08/23/2012 - DS-3032 accepted

08/28/2012 - IV bill invoiced & PAID

08/30/2012 - IV bill appears as PAID

08/28/2012 - IV Package sent

09/07/2012 - REF Forgot bar code cover sheet in AOS packet

09/08/2012 - Mailed REF will be there Monday Sept.10th

09/25/2012 - Case Complete

10/30/2012 - Medical in Kyiv....All good

11/27/2012 - Interview date

In AP.

01/15/2013- Call from Emb####

02/20/2013 -Denied

04/18/2013- Application sent to State Department.

08/23/2013- Talked to USCIS the application is back at USCIS and "might" review it by December.....

08/23/2013- Pissed off.

03/14/2014- Recivied notice from USCIS. Reply due 04/16/14

04/12/2014- Reply mailed 300+ pages.

04/23/2014- Reply from USCIS they received the packet.

07/07/2014- Called my Congressman to check on progress.

07/08/2014- Got a call back from Congressman aid "USCIS is working on it".

07/09/2014- Got email from USCIS that my address change had gone through. I never requested an address change. Call Congressman and USCIS. Was an error an no address change...

07/10/2014- Received email from USCIS. We are approved again. I think the call to my Congressman helped.

08/04/2014- Application received from USCIS and forwarded to Kyiv.

08/19/2014- Interview Sept.19,2014

09/19/2014- Interview Approved.

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I am getting ready to send our DS-230 and so checking the list for the things my wife needs to bring to the interview. The list has birth certificate listed. The DS-230 also asked for her birth certificate. Can I just send a copy with the DS-230??? Some of the things listed are the same as the I-130. Don't they already have these documents?

USCIS doesn't ask for the beneficiary's birth certificate in the I-130 petition. Only NVC does for the IV package. And for NVC, it has to be the original or a certified copy. The original/certified copy then gets sent to the embassy, so an original/certified copy isn't needed for the interview. Just a photocopy would be sufficient for those "just in case" moments.

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Filed: IR-2 Country: Philippines
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USCIS doesn't ask for the beneficiary's birth certificate in the I-130 petition. Only NVC does for the IV package. And for NVC, it has to be the original or a certified copy. The original/certified copy then gets sent to the embassy, so an original/certified copy isn't needed for the interview. Just a photocopy would be sufficient for those "just in case" moments.

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For our consulate...not even required to bring civil docs, just recommended to be on the safe side.

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For our consulate...not even required to bring civil docs, just recommended to be on the safe side.

Yeah, I don't think it's required for any consulate for IR-1/CR-1 applicants as the civil documents are sent to NVC. Despite it not being required, I will still ALWAYS recommend bringing copies just to be on the safe side in case something happens.

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