IR-1 INTERVIEW WITHOUT ORIGINAL MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE?

[MLGood 9]

Hello everyone,

 

My husband made plans to come to Brazil for our interview. He has our original marriage certificate. Everything was fine, he was planning to come here with it. We figured out that he needs to be fully vaccinated to enter the country, but he isn't. Which means that he won't be able to come, and we are running out of time for him to send our marriage certificate by mail. (we figured this out yesterday, and we need the document to be here until this friday). My question is: In case the document is not here in time, is it better to go to the interview without it? Just with the photocopy, and explain what happened to the consular officer? OR is it better to reschedule the interview? 

Second question: If we reschedule, what happens next? Do we stay waiting one more time without knowing when it is going to be?

Can we receive our visa approval and just send them the original document when it gets here? 

Thank you very much!!!! 

 

[JeanneAdil 6,553]

always better to keep interview appointements as resheduling them is a hassle

you will get 221 g notice for missing document (CO has to see original)

ur husband can mail it for u to submit when recd

 

CEAC status site will say Refused / that's normal until a decision is made to approve and issue visa or deny

 

[MLGood 9]

26 minutes ago, JeanneAdil said:

always better to keep interview appointements as resheduling them is a hassle

you will get 221 g notice for missing document (CO has to see original)

ur husband can mail it for u to submit when recd

 

CEAC status site will say Refused / that's normal until a decision is made to approve and issue visa or deny

 

Thank you for your help. 

 

Yes, even because I already took my medical exams, and if we reschedule I would have to pay and make the exams all over again. 

 

My doubt was if we were missing this important document, we would not get approved. 

But we CAN get approved, but will be only missing this document to upload later, correct? 

Will he tell me at the end of the interview if we were approved or not even if we were missing the marriage certificate? 

 

Or will he only be able to make a decision after he sees the document in person?