i-130 sent photographs

[utahdesi 0]

hello people i realy need help:(

last year when i applied for my wife in uscis (i-130) i sent the original pictures of our marriage and forgot to keep copies of it, so next month my wife got interview date but we are missing some pictures we got few but i am woudering do they give us our photographs at the interview or nit..coz i heard from people things sent to uscis never return but i have sent them request letter asking if i could get my pictures back but havent had ny replies yet so plzs any1 can tell me if i can get those original pictures back from uscis??

[Amit-N-Melody 11]

from my understanding the pics that you sent to the uscis for the I-130 will not be returned to you. I am not sure if you sent in a request to return them if they would even do that then... I know at my husbands interview the pics that I sent in were not returned..

[Darnell 8,478]

somebody has the negatives or digital images, somewhere, right?

Suggest to pay for a reprint.

is weird situation for India?

Most Guangzhou(China) filers get their photos back (non-electronic filers) on interview day.

The photos are supposed to travel from USCIS to NVC to India, are kept with the casefile, and

SUPPOSEDLY you can ask for them back, on interview day. But, you have to ask.

Edited June 3, 2010 by Darnell

[utahdesi 0]

somebody has the negatives or digital images, somewhere, right?

Suggest to pay for a reprint.

is weird situation for India?

Most Guangzhou(China) filers get their photos back (non-electronic filers) on interview day.

The photos are supposed to travel from USCIS to NVC to India, are kept with the casefile, and

SUPPOSEDLY you can ask for them back, on interview day. But, you have to ask.

thankyou guys.well i was just worried coz the pictures i sent i got no negatives or copies but do they sent it to NVC so i ask them back when i ask for all my certificates?or they just dont give them pictures except all the certificates..alot people says stuff sent to uscis with i-130 never returned thats why they ask for all copies..but thanks guysssssssssssssssss

[Darnell 8,478]

there is huge difference between :

1. stuff not returned on interview day and

2. 'we asked for it, they gave it to us'

IMO, when #1, no one inquired about it at the interview. There is no hard rule for returning - IMO, you must ask.

[sachinky 465]

At my interview, I was returned everything that was submitted to NVC (well, most of it) but nothing that went with the original I130. The pre-screener even showed me the wedding pictures I'd sent in with the first submission but she didn't give those back to me.

[And_Sam 44]

We got everything back that was originally sent in with I-130, AOS, and IV packet. But, then we did send in the original AND photocopies of it all...

[utahdesi 0]

At my interview, I was returned everything that was submitted to NVC (well, most of it) but nothing that went with the original I130. The pre-screener even showed me the wedding pictures I'd sent in with the first submission but she didn't give those back to me.

well lemme tell u the truth,i am indian, so when i was in india in 2008 i was married fake in temple just 5pictures were take at the temple(but it wasnt a real marriage it was just fake marriage so i ocould show pictures at court to recive marriage certificate)my wife got interview appoinment where i am also marrying her in real in my sikh temple which will be different pictures,i am just worried wht the counsulate who will take my wife interview wht if he had old pictures which i sent with (i-130)fake marriage pictures) i have lost the fake marriage pictures copies,im just worried like when i goto india next month im marrying her in real n will take alot picture wht if he has the old picture n he match it which wont be sameP( i wish they dont have the old pictures atall which i sent with i-130(

[sachinky 465]

What do you mean, fake marriage pictures? You got married, you're applying for a CR-1 based off a legal, valid marriage certificate, yes? And THEN you plan to have another ceremony in accordance with Sikh traditions and customs? Do I have this correct?

My husband and I got married under the Special Marriage Act (no traditional rituals and stuff, besides he's not a Hindu and I'm not a fan of convenient conversions). Whenever we go to India next, we'd like to have the full-blown Bengali wedding with song and dance and seven rounds around the fire and all the hoopla. I don't think that will be a problem.

[utahdesi 0]

like i went to india on 2008, and my return back to usa was like 6th may and i met this girl in india so it was 27th of april n she asked me to get her marry,so i decide now we dont have time so wht we do is we will just get married in court n get pappers n when i get my us citizen in 2009 i will submit our marriage certificate,so to obtain marriage certificate they ask us our marriage pictures, so we decide lets go to sikh temple n take picture but not real marriage just showing tat we r getting marriage but we wasnt,so when i came back applied n submitted i sent our pictures with i-130 n later on i found out i lost the copies of it,so next month im getting married on 25th n 29th is interview but on 25th we r taking marriage pictures,im just worried wht if i take new pictures n the person already have old marriag pictures,,, u think the person will have old pictures?

[utahdesi 0]

yes thats true i didnot take 7rounds before,but this time im taking 7rounds next month,but this pictures will be new,but if they have old pictures i can just say we got married quick bcoz next week i was returning to usa n didnot even go for honeymoon so now she got interview so im back to india for big ceremony n here to take her with me,,so tell me how we get vissa?my wife will get her vissa stamoed on her passport? or she gets some kind yellow envelop?can we get the passport next day with stamp?coz interview is on 29th and i booked her tickets on 11th of august like after 2weeks u think we should get the passport less then 2weeks?

[sachinky 465]

Ok. I'm getting confused. What do you mean by a fake marriage? Like you just went to a temple and took some pictures there? Is this even a bona-fide relationship? You met this girl and she wanted to marry you? For what? A greencard.

I honestly don't mean to be rude, I'm just trying to understand your story.

Ok. So you have a marriage certificate (which for all intents and purposes makes you legally married, I'd say although if that marriage certificate was procured under false pretenses--that is to say, you produced "fake/staged" pictures, then I don't know whether the marriage is considered to be legal or not).

Your interview is on the 29th and you will have your 'real wedding' on the 25th, yes?

As to your main question -- the embassy will have anything you submitted to USCIS/NVC with the I-130 and all the other forms and documents.

[sachinky 465]

Ah. I see. Yes, you can have your wedding 'again' this time complete with the all the elaborate hoopla. I believe VJ member Hobokenworkingmen did something similar. You can talk to him. He had a 'quickie' wedding so they could get the immigration process started and then he went back to India later and had a full-blown wedding.

As long as your wife can explain this, she'll be fine. But do NOT use the words 'fake marriage' AT ANY TIME.

Yes, her visa will be attached to her passport. Chances are it will be couriered to her address with the mysterious envelope that is not to be opened.

Edited June 10, 2010 by sachinky

[utahdesi 0]

yup but i am sorry i am still learning english as i stayed my whole life in middle east:) yes ur right like i did quick marriage in temple and then took pictures to court to get marriage certificate,but we never went for honeymoon coz in 3-4days i had to come back to usa,well i knew her from 10years but just as good friends but in 2008 we got closer,so on 25th im getting married to her like in temple wise not in court wise,(coz i have already showed immigration tat em already married to her) so by 28th i will get my marriage picture n take on 29th to the interview:)should i also take old pictures n put on side or should i show them together n make cover letter like quick marriage in 2008 pictures n big ceremonry in 2010 or just show them 2010 marriage pictures?

and who is VJ member Hobokenworkingmen?????????

[utahdesi 0]

and do u mind telling me wht type of question do they ask u in interview time?and how long the interview goes for?was ur spouse with u tat the time at interview or u were by urself?n how did u get ur vissa n envenlop? our interview is new delhi it should be same i guess:)