What to send NVC?? Wife and my Arguments.

[Ashoka2009 0]

Hello Friends,

Me and my wife just filed I- 130 forms for my parents and we are currently waiting for the approval from USCIS. I understand that after I receive my approval letter they transfer my file to NVC where I select an agent(which will be me) pay the fees and send all the documents to NVC.

My Interpretation: I will send the affidavits given to me by my parents by their elder sisters and elder brothers. (Since they do not have a birth certificates and it is extremely hard to get one in India. trust me they tried hence the affidavit also the Mumbai consulates website clearly says in case of no birth certificate they accept Affidavits which was a big relief for us). Anyway while sending documents to NVC I send them copies of affidavit am I correct? Also police certificate is not required at this point am I correct? I really don't want to send police clearance record at this stage since they are only valid for 6 months and they will expire before my parents go for their Consulate interview. Also if any document are missing or I don't send wont they ask for it at the consulate anyway and my parents will have all the original documents to present.

My Wife Interpretation: Well my wife says we have to send all original documents (since she says they will return it) and also I need to send police Clarence certificate or else NVC will just put our case in administrative processing or send us a RFE.

So my question is who is right? what do I do ? Please help. Thank you.

Ps: My parents are computer illiterate and hence I want to fill out the Ds260 and Ds261 Agent forms (I can do that right here in the US right? or is it really important that my parents HAVE to do it Mumbai India) It would be so helpful if I could do it all right here on my computer.

[Morganalmonshid94 84]

Both of you are wrong to a point, the birth certificate thing I cannot answer for I don't see many people send affidavits for that . But the nvc will require police clearances from your parents home country and anywhere they have lived after the age of sixteen for more then 6 months, it is a must you have to send it to the nvc so your wife is correct but wrong in they have to be originals the nvc no longer requires originals and you are allowed to send photocopies to the nvc and will be required to bring the originals to the interview .

[NikLR 13,220]

Yes you can do the ds-261 and ds-260 for your parents.

NVC requires photocopies and originals go to interview.

If you send an original plus photocopy the original will be returned, yes.

[Ashoka2009 0]

Hello Morganalmonshid94,

Thank you so much for your response I really appreciate it.

Hello NLR, Thank you so much for your response. I have one question though, in reading through the sample online of the DS 260 & 261, it says the beneficiaries must sign electronically. So if I am here in the US and they are in India, do I just sign on their behalf? Will the NVC not question the IP Address and question the validity of the electronic signature that it actually came from my parents? Or by being the Agent, does that allow me to sign on their behalf? Once again, thank you for your response.

[Ashoka2009 0]

Hello Guys,

Can anyone please answer my above Questions? Thanks guys it would be really helpful.

[Morganalmonshid94 84]

Sorry you never quoted so I didn't see the post agent allows you to, I do everything on my husbands behalf as he can't really be bothered with it poor thing will mess something up lol . So don't worry they aren't going to look into the IP address and all that .