Did I get a false checklist?

[BruceHill64925 8]

Just received a checklist today from NVC. We had sent the AOS package and received no checklist (at least so far). Today we received a checklist for the IV package which listed a number but not all the items which had aleady sent in the IV package. These were the items they mentioned all of which were sent: Is this a false checklist? It would seem they could not lose or not see all the ones they mention which were included with other items in the same package e.g. marriage and divorce certificates, photos, etc, since they were all together.

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______CORRESPONDENCE INSTRUCTIONS:_________________________________

When responding to the National Visa Center, please include the bar code sheet that came with this

letter. Failure to include the bar code sheet may cause a delay in the processing of your case. The bar

code sheet should be placed on top of all documents being submitted for this case and mailed to the

address provided.

______2 - PASSPORT:________________________________________________

Please submit a copy of the biographic data page of this person's

passport, including the expiration date of the passport. The

passport must be valid.

______3 - BIRTH CERTIFICATE:_______________________________________

Please submit this applicant's original, or a certified copy of the original document listed above. Each

applicant must obtain an original birth certificate issued by the official custodian of birth records in the

country of birth, showing the date and place of birth, and the parentage of the alien, based upon the

original registration of birth.

Documents must be from the appropriate issuing government authority. Failure to provide the

correct document will delay your case and may result in re-scheduling of your interview or refusal

of a visa.

The certificate must contain the following information:

? Person's date of birth

? Person's place of birth

? Names of both parents, and

? Annotation by the appropriate authority indicating that it is an extract from the official records

If the certificate is a certified copy of the original, it must come from the issuing government authority

and it must contain annotation by the issuing authority indicating that it is an extract from the official

records.

In addition to sending the original documents or certified copies of the documents to the NVC, a

photocopy of the original documents must be submitted.

Unobtainable birth certificates

If the applicant's birth record is unobtainable, please obtain a certified statement from the appropriate

government authority stating the reason that the applicant's birth record is not available. The applicant

must submit secondary evidence with the certified statement. For example:

? A baptismal certificate that contains the date and place of birth, as well as both parents names

(providing the baptism took place shortly after birth)

? An adoption decree for an adopted child

? An affidavit from a close relative, preferably the applicant's mother, stating the date and place of

birth, both parents names, and the mother's maiden name

Suitability of documentation for immigration purposes

For many countries, the U.S. Department of State has established country-specific criteria for ensuring

that applicants submit documents appropriate for visa processing. Please go to our website

immigrantvisas.state.gov to determine if the U.S. Department of State has issued any country-specific

guidelines for the document requested.

All documents not in English or in the official language of the country where the visa application will be

processed must be accompanied by a certified translation. Your translation must include a statement by

the translator which includes the following:

? Translation is accurate.

?Translator is competent to translate.

______10 - BRAZIL CIVIL POLICE CERTIFICATE:________________________

Certificates of Good Conduct (Atestados de Bons Antecedentes) related to possible violations of state

law are available to persons 18 years of age and older from the Secretaria Coordenadora de Justica e

Defesa Social in each of Brazil's states. Because each state maintains a separate database of violations of

state law, a prospective immigrant must obtain a separate record from the Secretaria Coordenadora de

Justica e Defesa Social of each state in which he or she has resided within the past five years.

For addresses or telephone numbers of Secretarias de Seguranca Publica and Delegacias de Policia

Federal an applicant may contact the immigrant visa unit of the U.S. Consulate General in Rio de Janeiro

or access the consulate’s website at: www.embaixadaamericana.org.br. Federal Certificates are also

available through the internet as are some State police certificates.

If the applicant is residing outside Brazil, it is highly unlikely that he/she will get the Police certificate

(only if he/she has someone with a power of attorney to apply on his/her behalf and if the applicant’s

Brazilian ID card was issued by the specific state from which the certificate is being requested).

______10 - BRAZIL FEDERAL POLICE CERTIFICATE:______________________

Atestados related to possible violations of federal law are available to persons 18 years of age and older

from any station (Delegacia) of the National Police (Policia Federal). Criminal records in Brazil are

expunged five years after any sentence has been served. Additionally, a prospective immigrant must

obtain a record from the Policia Federal, since state police records do not include violations of federal

law.

[carton025 38]

Sorry to read your story. You only have one option, either submit the requested/required information or not. Try to keep in mind that you are dealing with, mostly, uneducated person(s) that read from a prepared script. FYI, it is not unusual for the USCIS to required evidence/documentation that has been previously supplied. This can be for many reasons..., the USCIS lost, it, didn't get it, or may want to verify the information. I am just speculating... Please send the information requested.

Best of luck!

[Phillip Kazuto 28]

It's not a false checklist, false checklist doesn't come with such details.....you'll need to do what they told ...all the best

[PallasAthena 101]

This is not a false checklist. Give them a call just to verify that they need these things.

[BruceHill64925 8]

I called the NVC today and they told me to ignore the checklist. I double verified with them to make sure they did not want me to send the stuff again and they said to ignore the emailed checklist. They said it happens often.

[PallasAthena 101]

Good to hear! In any case, once your case completes, the interview letter will have a list of everything they've received and what you should bring.

Good luck on your journey! You're almost there.

[tt91504 4]

I called the NVC today and they told me to ignore the checklist. I double verified with them to make sure they did not want me to send the stuff again and they said to ignore the emailed checklist. They said it happens often.

Is your case complete yet? I have the same checklist format like yours and so worry too . but the answer that they have not reviewed my package yet and the checklist sent automatically

[BruceHill64925 8]

Yes, our case is complete and my wife's interview at the consulate in Rio is scheduled for June 11th - only one day before the start of the World Cup!