Petitioner Identification for Interview

[stag 51]

One of the required documents to bring to the K1 visa interview is: "Petitioner Identification Document: Please provide a valid, government issued identification document for the petitioner."

 

Would bringing a photocopy of the petitioner's US passport and driver license be sufficient? 

Edited October 30, 2021 by stag

[TBoneTX 43,060]

It should be, especially if the petitioner can't be on the premises.

 

As a note:  If the petitioner can be there, he/she should give his passport to the beneficiary to take into the interview.  This yields two potential benefits:

  1) It validates the bona fide nature of the relationship; and

  2) If there are questions, the consul can ask for the petitioner to come in to answer them, instead of issuing a 221(g) and causing the beneficiary to return with the desired information.

[Mike E 11,723]

Yet another use for that nominally useless passport card.  

[stag 51]

6 hours ago, TBoneTX said:

It should be, especially if the petitioner can't be on the premises.

 

As a note:  If the petitioner can be there, he/she should give his passport to the beneficiary to take into the interview.  This yields two potential benefits:

  1) It validates the bona fide nature of the relationship; and

  2) If there are questions, the consul can ask for the petitioner to come in to answer them, instead of issuing a 221(g) and causing the beneficiary to return with the desired information.

I unfortunately cannot be there physically, but what kind of issues can result in 221(g)?