IR-5 Interview - petitioner’s naturalization certificate needed?

[Bryan and An 23]

My wife has petitioned her mother to come here on an IR-5 visa. She just received an interview date in early February at the consulate in Ho Chi Minh City. We are trying to make sure she has all of the documents she needs at the interview. 
 

We are confused, though, about whether she needs to bring proof of my wife’s (her daughter) citizenship status - i.e., naturalization certificate or US passport. The confusion comes from reading 3 different things in 3 different (official) places. One says to bring ORIGINALS (and copies) of ALL documents uploaded to CEAC (which would include her naturalization certificate). Another official source says to bring proof of status such as “a COPY of naturalization certificate or US passport.” And the checklist that my wife’s mother has to print and bring to the interview doesn’t mention bringing proof of status at all! 
 

Obviously, we will have her bring a copy of my wife’s naturalization certificate and passport. But I’m just wondering if we need to risk mailing her official certificate to Vietnam, given how unreliable and slow mail service can be (in our past experience). 
 

Anyone know for sure if the petitioner’s official (original) Certificate of Naturalization is needed at the IR-5 interview in Ho Chi Minh City? 
 

Thanks in advance for any help!

[Timona 4,207]

Just scan it and send over. You do know that if they want to verify anything, all they'll need to do is just put her A number in the system. 

 

And there's no difference between scanned copy and and photocopy. They're both copies. 

[Bryan and An 23]

2 minutes ago, Timona said:

Just scan it and send over. You do know that if they want to verify anything, all they'll need to do is just put her A number in the system. 

 

And there's no difference between scanned copy and and photocopy. They're both copies. 

Thanks for the response! Yes, I know that scanned and photocopied are both copies. My concern was that in some places it says to bring official/original/certified versions of all documents, so I didn’t know if she needed to bring the official one my wife received at her naturalization ceremony. 

[Timona 4,207]

You can certify it online or wherever and send. It's the same. 

 

And NO, nobody is gonna ask her for her original NC because once that lands on USCIS/ Consulate, you ain't getting it back. Replacing NC is more than $500. We haven't added the wait times yet and the headache you'll get from USCIS while you wait for it.