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UPDATE: Submitted photocopies in lieu of originals or certified copies. I attached a cover letter explaining the circumstances and stating that originals would be presented at the consular interview. Today received case complete.

Did you mean to post this in the Russia section?

Yeah, I did. Russia/Ukraine has legal similarities to Kazakhstan. I posted there because I thought that someone from Russia/Ukraine would have some experience with my particular problem. I don't think that there's a huge pool of people from Kz, active on the forum right now. Could I get this moved back to the Russia forum?

Hi, my wife is from Kazakhstan. I hope you'll forgive me for posting here rather than Europe/Eurasia. After much deliberation and a strong desire to obey the law, we opted to send photocopies of birth and marriage certs to the NVC with a letter explaining that originals are irreplaceable, certified copies unobtainable, and that the originals would be made available at interview. I am familiar that the NVC website demands the original/certified copy and overstates availability through ZAGS (she would either need to get born again, pay a bribe, or make a false statement to ZAGS). Call to the NVC help line has gotten conflicting answers. Can anyone speak from personal experience?

Hi all,

Thanks for the helpful information. I have one tax year of income well above the 125% threshold. The previous two were below due to Peace Corps service. I plan to submit with proof of employment and approximately $10,000 in assets (traditional savings, health savings and retirement account). Has anyone heard of someone being RFE'd or denied in a similar situation? Would it be smart to use a co-sponsor?

Thank you for your attention.