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kokobearus   4

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I am going to file I 130 for my mother this month. My question is, do I need to send original doccuments like Birth certificate, marriage contract, etc to when my case is in NVC already or photocopies are ok? Thanks!

I130 for mom

NOA1 March 1,2010

touched April 8,2010

email approval 6/23/10

NOA2 received 6/28/2010

NVC case# assigned 7/2/2010

aos fee bill&ds3032 received 7/8/2010

aos fee paid and emailed ds3032 7/8/2010

iv bill paid 7/12/10

iv packet mailed 7/13/10

aos packet scanned 7/20/10

iv packet scanned 7/22/10

case complete 8/18/10

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I am going to file I 130 for my mother this month. My question is, do I need to send original doccuments like Birth certificate, marriage contract, etc to when my case is in NVC already or photocopies are ok? Thanks!

Once the case gets to NVC you will need to send original documents. NVC will not accept photocopies. You can send photocopies along with the I-130 to USCIS.

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Getting my feet wet myself with the NVC.

"The National Visa Center (NVC) provides Affidavit of Support Processing and Applicant Document collection for US Embassies and US Consulates. The following information pertains to individuals who have been contacted by the NVC to continue the process of immigrating to the United States."

Since we are petitioning for my wife's son that is over 21 years of age. With the USCIS, we could sent in photocopies of extremely hard to get original documents, but bring in our originals for our interviews. So what's with the NVC, do you actually have to mail in original documents, much like where they will only accept a 400 buck to replace an original USC certificate of naturalization? Do they send them back? Not bad if you were born here with easy to get copies of documents, but trying to get those from a foreign country like Venezuela is almost impossible, have to be there and get a court order, crazy. Those we don't like to send.

Still can figure out why the DOS do not trust their own certified agents to make a copy of your certificate of naturalization, SS does trust their agents in that respect. Crazy.

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TayRivers   4

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Getting my feet wet myself with the NVC.

"The National Visa Center (NVC) provides Affidavit of Support Processing and Applicant Document collection for US Embassies and US Consulates. The following information pertains to individuals who have been contacted by the NVC to continue the process of immigrating to the United States."

Since we are petitioning for my wife's son that is over 21 years of age. With the USCIS, we could sent in photocopies of extremely hard to get original documents, but bring in our originals for our interviews. So what's with the NVC, do you actually have to mail in original documents, much like where they will only accept a 400 buck to replace an original USC certificate of naturalization? Do they send them back? Not bad if you were born here with easy to get copies of documents, but trying to get those from a foreign country like Venezuela is almost impossible, have to be there and get a court order, crazy. Those we don't like to send.

Still can figure out why the DOS do not trust their own certified agents to make a copy of your certificate of naturalization, SS does trust their agents in that respect. Crazy.

NVC will not accept photocopies they must be original documents. They will be given back at the interview.

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I am going to file I 130 for my mother this month. My question is, do I need to send original doccuments like Birth certificate, marriage contract, etc to when my case is in NVC already or photocopies are ok? Thanks!

You can send copies to USCIS, but originals to NVC

JNR

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do we have to send the original USC certificate of naturalization to NVC? i really don't like that.

I-130 For My Parents

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08/10/09 - I-130 Sent to Chicago

08/19/09 - checks cashed ( $355 each )

08/21/09 - I-130 NOA1 Received

09/28/09 - Touched

10/06/09 - Received RFE

10/07/09 - Send RFE request doc.

10/14/09 - Touched (RFE request doc. received by USCIS on oct.13th)

10/27/09 - Approved (approval emails received)

11/05/09 - Rec. both NOA2 in mail. called NVC get case # for mom's case and emails regd.

11/06/09 - called NVC get case # for dad's case and emails regd.

11/09/09 - Received my mom's DS3032 & ASO bill via email

11/10/09 - Paid ASO bill $70

11/12/09 - Received my dad's DS3032 & returned Completed DS3032 forms (By email)

11/12/09 - Send Completed paper DS3032 forms (From China)

11/16/09 - Received IV Bills (By email)

11/18/09 - Paid IV Bills ($400 each)

11/24/09 - I864 mailed via Priority mail

11/30/09 - I864 delivered to NVC

01/14/10 - DS230 mailed via Priority mail

01/19/10 - DS230 delivered to NVC

02/02/10 - Login failed

02/09/10 - forwarded to GUZ

04/26/10 - received interview letter scheduled for 06/17/10 in Guangzhou

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do we have to send the original USC certificate of naturalization to NVC? i really don't like that.

NO you are not required to send your certificate of Naturalization to NVC. You should ave send a copy of the certificate to USCIS along with the I-130.

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Ｉalready sent a coby of the certificate to uscis with the I 130.

Thanks

do we have to send the original USC certificate of naturalization to NVC? i really don't like that.

NO you are not required to send your certificate of Naturalization to NVC. You should ave send a copy of the certificate to USCIS along with the I-130.

I-130 For My Parents

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08/10/09 - I-130 Sent to Chicago

08/19/09 - checks cashed ( $355 each )

08/21/09 - I-130 NOA1 Received

09/28/09 - Touched

10/06/09 - Received RFE

10/07/09 - Send RFE request doc.

10/14/09 - Touched (RFE request doc. received by USCIS on oct.13th)

10/27/09 - Approved (approval emails received)

11/05/09 - Rec. both NOA2 in mail. called NVC get case # for mom's case and emails regd.

11/06/09 - called NVC get case # for dad's case and emails regd.

11/09/09 - Received my mom's DS3032 & ASO bill via email

11/10/09 - Paid ASO bill $70

11/12/09 - Received my dad's DS3032 & returned Completed DS3032 forms (By email)

11/12/09 - Send Completed paper DS3032 forms (From China)

11/16/09 - Received IV Bills (By email)

11/18/09 - Paid IV Bills ($400 each)

11/24/09 - I864 mailed via Priority mail

11/30/09 - I864 delivered to NVC

01/14/10 - DS230 mailed via Priority mail

01/19/10 - DS230 delivered to NVC

02/02/10 - Login failed

02/09/10 - forwarded to GUZ

04/26/10 - received interview letter scheduled for 06/17/10 in Guangzhou

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TayRivers   4

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If any originals are sent to USCIS, do they forward these originals on to NVC?

You should never send originals to USCIS only photocopies. It would be unlikely that USCIS would forward original documents to NVC.

When my parents had their interview in London mom said all the papers we sent to NVC were in the file but the I-130 form and the photocopies of certificates we sent to USCIS were NOT in the file.

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I understand that a separate set of documents supposed to be provided for each parent since there are two separate petitions. how does it work out for birth certificates of petitioner for example- there's only one "original" ?

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