CANADA - Do you need the original i-864 for interview?

[rashellemae 0]

Just wondering whether or not you need the ORIGINAL i-864 for the visa interview? I've read conflicting information on the Consulate's website and the NVC website so I'm just not sure. My husband is in the US and has the original and my interview is on the 28th so just trying to figure out if he'll need to send this to me.

 

Thanks

[jakelake 222]

How would your husband have the original I-864 when it should have been sent to the NVC? Do you mean copies of the original?

 

[rashellemae 0]

We electronically submitted all of the forms for our last package we sent. 

[fuller 1]

Can you electronically submit 1-864? Will they accept that?

[jakelake 222]

23 minutes ago, rashellemae said:

We electronically submitted all of the forms for our last package we sent. 

It doesn't hurt to have it with you at the interview, in case they ask for it. If you cannot get the original, at least have him scan you a copy. After all, the one you sent via email was technically a copy too.

[jakelake 222]

13 minutes ago, fuller said:

Can you electronically submit 1-864? Will they accept that?

Yes, but not all countries offer that. Here is a list of the countries that currently offer email processing.

 

ADD = Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

AKD = Ashgabat, Turkmenistan

AMM = Amman, Jordan

BGH = Baghdad, Iraq

BNS = Buenos Aires, Argentina

DMS = Damascus, Syria

FRN = Frankfurt, Germany

GTM = Guatemala City, Guatemala

GUZ = Guangzhou, China

HNK = Hong Kong

KEV = Kyiv, Ukraine

MRV = Monrovia, Liberia

MTL = Montreal, Canada

PHP = Phnom Penh, Cambodia

RDJ = Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

SYD = Sydney, Australia

TGG = Tegucigalpa, Honduras

THT = Tashkent, Uzbekistan

[rashellemae 0]

33 minutes ago, jakelake said:

It doesn't hurt to have it with you at the interview, in case they ask for it. If you cannot get the original, at least have him scan you a copy. After all, the one you sent via email was technically a copy too.

 

Yeah I have the scanned copy that I had sent to the NVC and have that printed to take. I'll probably have my husband express post the original to me but I'm going to try calling to the consulate in Montreal on Monday morning to see whether or not it's needed. 

[Lemonslice 4,885]

When we submitted our documents electronically, the instructions were clear that all original documents were to be presented at the interview.  Was a line like "Any original documents that were requested by the NVC but were not submitted to the NVC must be brought to the visa interview." 

 

Montreal is very slow to process documents submitted after the interview, so I suggest bringing the original and saving yourself the wait. 

[NikLR 13,227]

yes you need the originals at interview.  I had my husband send me the final page and took that with my copy of the rest. 

[JlovesA 109]

When I went for my interview in February, they didn't ask to see the I-864, FYI.

[NewBrunswicker 19]

You need it. They will want to see the original especially if you filled electronically. Don't waste a minute and get it send to you.

 

Good luck,