Last minute wondering

[lgg 2]

So guys, I'm wondering... my husband had copied his last five pay stubs onto a USB key but this morning realized that the images didn't copy. Are we screwed if we don't' have them? Do they ask for sure to pony up evidence that he still works where he does? We were wondering, would they call the lab to verify? If they did, that would be great as they could just say, 'yep, Mr. LGG still works here'...

should he go all the way into the lab before catching his flight to get them? I'm starting to hit a bit of panic mode.

Also, I have our binder with pics and wedding pics, lots of evidence of bone fide and an exact duplicate of everything that we ever sent them. Passport, Expresspost mailer, medical results....

I am also worried that I don't have another original of my long form B.C. just the copies I made for our records.

Gah!!!!

I worry that we'll get someone new who demands these things and then we'll be screwed...

Edited January 23, 2010 by lgg

[CDAgirlMI 51]

I'm not sure if they'd actually call his place of work, but I don't really know.

With the birth certificate, they look at it & end up giving it back to you when the interview is done.

[lgg 2]

God, I'm starting to get SO panicked here -- I don't want to have to go through all this preparation and stuff only to be denied or delayed because of some silly thing that we didn't have...

PS

He was out of the state all this week on a business trip and didn't get back until last night which is why he didn't have time to check/redo them this week....

Edited January 23, 2010 by lgg

[Bern. 3]

Awe..LGG. I hope everything is okay, but on the birth certificate, you should be fine. I mean, you sent them the original copy during NVC right? I don't know why they'd need another one. o_o

[lgg 2]

Oh yeah... i totally sent them all the originals and on the email they sent with what to bring, everything checks out -- as in they have all the originals and such...

I'm just worried about the most recent paystubs!

Does ANYONE have any feedback, preferably someone who did the CR/IR1 visa interview? Did they ask to see your sponsors most current paystubs? Or was what you sent already for the AOS okay?

Awe..LGG. I hope everything is okay, but on the birth certificate, you should be fine. I mean, you sent them the original copy during NVC right? I don't know why they'd need another one. o_o

[Kathryn41 3,205]

Why not as a back up have someone from Human Resources - or whoever issues the paycheques - send a summary statement via fax to you? I know it might take some finagling to get into place but if you are worried about not having the paycheques -and they wouldn't have been originals anyway - try that. Good luck.

Edited January 23, 2010 by Kathryn41

[Flames9_RN 358]

I don't recall bringing any pay stubs with me! i had a letter from her Employee--which way back then was the State Department,lol

[lgg 2]

Yah, we have all that from when we sent our AOS package -- it all still applies but I'm just afraid that they'll ask us to verify that as to prove that it's current and if we don't have then we'll have to send it in and wait for them to take two months to finalize that.

Geez...

the above geez to ME and this situation, not to anyone that's been kind of enough to respond. .

I don't recall bringing any pay stubs with me! i had a letter from her Employee--which way back then was the State Department,lol

[canadian_wife 1,795]

Lgg, in all honesty we were asked for recent pay stubs. The interviewer said she wanted to make sure my husband still worked at the same place with the same income. But this certainly does not seem to be the norm, in fact at Montreal this seems to be rare and certainly not part of the requirement. I think you'll be Ok - is it possible to get a letter from HR, on company letter head, to show that he still works there at x salary? I highly doubt you'll need it but if it will set your mind at ease it might be worth it.

Good luck.

[lgg 2]

Thanks so much... I would MUCH prefer to err on the side of caution -- we'll work something out whether he goes all the way into the lab to get them or has HR fax a letter -- but I would be mortified if they asked for something as simple as this and we couldn't produce and thusly, were held up...

Thanks SO much for your response.

LGG

Lgg, in all honesty we were asked for recent pay stubs. The interviewer said she wanted to make sure my husband still worked at the same place with the same income. But this certainly does not seem to be the norm, in fact at Montreal this seems to be rare and certainly not part of the requirement. I think you'll be Ok - is it possible to get a letter from HR, on company letter head, to show that he still works there at x salary? I highly doubt you'll need it but if it will set your mind at ease it might be worth it.

Good luck.

[ZansGirl 0]

LGG..I really look forward to your review and hope it is posted before I have my interview.

I read and re-read the reviews daily, I am not sure if they calm me down and reassure me or not, but if they all did it,...so can I!

Good Luck!!

[OBX 51]

We interviewed about 2 weeks before canadian_wife and we brought my husband's pay stubs (year to date) as well but they were given back to us in the interview room. They only kept his recent tax return (because we completed NVC in Feb (before taxes were due) and had the interview in May (after taxes were due.) I"m a bit fuzzy on the details now (you can read my interview review in my timeline ) but I recall them asking if he still worked at the same place. He said yes and they did not ask for any verification. (Good thing because we had none!)

If you can get the pay stubs I would bring them.

As far as the birth certificate goes I had two extra certified copies ( a bit overdone but oh well ) and they did not ask to see anything. They just gave me back all of the originals I had sent in.

Sounds as though you are very organized; you will be fine!

Edited January 23, 2010 by OBX

[lgg 2]

Thanks OBX, I feel like I really am organized but you know those last few moments before the big day when you start going, "what if??" yeah, that's me right now. But, I did really well, out of all that waiting, this is my only real moment of, "holy kaka!!!"...

well, I'll keep you all posted once I know how it all went down.

THanks so much...

We interviewed about 2 weeks before canadian_wife and we brought my husband's pay stubs (year to date) as well but they were given back to us in the interview room. They only kept his recent tax return (because we completed NVC in Feb (before taxes were due) and had the interview in May (after taxes were due.) I"m a bit fuzzy on the details now (you can read my interview review in my timeline ) but I recall them asking if he still worked at the same place. He said yes and they did not ask for any verification. (Good thing because we had none!)

If you can get the pay stubs I would bring them.

As far as the birth certificate goes I had two extra certified copies ( a bit overdone but oh well ) and they did not ask to see anything. They just gave me back all of the originals I had sent in.

Sounds as though you are very organized; you will be fine!

[Sprailenes 47]

I'm so excited for you! Good luck.

[trailmix 77]

I hear you lgg and I don't think you are being overly worried really. They do ask for things sometimes that you would think they wouldn't. Like with Candianwife getting asked for paystubs.

We used assets and did not have to give them any new proof - but my Husband was asked for the other 2 years of my U.S. tax returns.

So all you are worried about it your BC and pay stubs. As a few have mentioned, just have his employer email you a letter. As for the BC, on your interview papers there is a list of everything you sent to NVC, if they flagged that as viewed, I wouldn't worry - you have your photocopy anyway, they don't keep the original, as someone else also mentioned.