CR1... DS -230 asking for original documents

[heyjimi]

For the DS-230,it is asking from the wife for the original marriage certificate,original divorce certificate,original birth....for example,does this mean,we send for the marriage certificate that red booklet one gets for a marriage certificate.?we had these things translated,and it is a booklet,do they mean they want this.,because this is notarized,certified...i am confused,because,i tell the wife,we need the originals,and needs to be notoarized....she tells me will cost 1600 yuan,i think she is also confused,she is maybe thinking they need to be translated...but we already have.......i mean,i can get 4 documents notarized here in usa for about 20.00.....

sorry for the stupid questions.

thanks for the help

 

Jimi

[chilton747]

Do not send originals. You need the certified copies (white books). Also, for CR1, these are NOT sent with the DS-230 to the NVC. They will go with you to the medical and the hospital will put them with the P4 papers.

[Guest Rob & Jin]

i dont see DS-230 asking for any documentation, where do you see this ?

[dnoblett]

i dont see DS-230 asking for any documentation, where do you see this ?

Correct, NVC handles GUZ differently than other consulates, all NVC requires is the DS-230, all the other documents are brought to the consulate at the time of interview.

 

For certain U.S. Embassies and Consulates General, the National Visa Center (NVC) provides document collection and review, and schedules the cases for interview. The Department of State refers to these embassies and consulates as Appointment Posts.

 

For immigrant visa cases assigned to an Appointment Post, the NVC will collect the fees, affidavit of support, civil documents, and police certificates, as required. When a case is complete, it will be scheduled an appointment for an interview with a consular officer. For all Appointment Posts (except, the Consulate General in Guangzhou, China) the NVC will send an appointment letter to all interested parties (applicant, petitioner, and agent/attorney of record, if applicable) notifying them of the date, time, and location of the interview; and forward the petition to the appropriate embassy/consulate. The Consulate General in Guangzhou, China will send appointment letters for cases assigned to it.

http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/info/info_3190.html

 

http://guangzhou.usembassy-china.org.cn/fo...and_packets.htm (Note OF-169 for IV visas)

Edited November 30, 2008 by dnoblett (see edit history)

[heyjimi]

i dont see DS-230 asking for any documentation, where do you see this ?

Correct, NVC handles GUZ differently than other consulates, all NVC requires is the DS-230, all the other documents are brought to the consulate at the time of interview.

 

For certain U.S. Embassies and Consulates General, the National Visa Center (NVC) provides document collection and review, and schedules the cases for interview. The Department of State refers to these embassies and consulates as Appointment Posts.

 

For immigrant visa cases assigned to an Appointment Post, the NVC will collect the fees, affidavit of support, civil documents, and police certificates, as required. When a case is complete, it will be scheduled an appointment for an interview with a consular officer. For all Appointment Posts (except, the Consulate General in Guangzhou, China) the NVC will send an appointment letter to all interested parties (applicant, petitioner, and agent/attorney of record, if applicable) notifying them of the date, time, and location of the interview; and forward the petition to the appropriate embassy/consulate. The Consulate General in Guangzhou, China will send appointment letters for cases assigned to it.

http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/info/info_3190.html

 

http://guangzhou.usembassy-china.org.cn/fo...and_packets.htm (Note OF-169 for IV visas)

 

OK great,no longer confused.

thanks

Jimi

[heyjimi]

Do not send originals. You need the certified copies (white books). Also, for CR1, these are NOT sent with the DS-230 to the NVC. They will go with you to the medical and the hospital will put them with the P4 papers.

 

Thanks Charles. !!!

 

Jimi

[NUWORLD]

Do not send originals. You need the certified copies (white books). Also, for CR1, these are NOT sent with the DS-230 to the NVC. They will go with you to the medical and the hospital will put them with the P4 papers.

 

Thanks Charles. !!!

 

Jimi

 

Yes, Like Charles said.

I to am CR1.

 

Do Not send ORIGINALS!!!!

 

The only thing i can add to this is be prepared for the hospital to RIP your white books a part to get what they need.

 

I hope you have extra copy's of your original white books???

 

You will need them latter in the U.S.

 

Mike

[heyjimi]

Do not send originals. You need the certified copies (white books). Also, for CR1, these are NOT sent with the DS-230 to the NVC. They will go with you to the medical and the hospital will put them with the P4 papers.

 

Thanks Charles. !!!

 

Jimi

 

Yes, Like Charles said.

I to am CR1.

 

Do Not send ORIGINALS!!!!

 

The only thing i can add to this is be prepared for the hospital to RIP your white books a part to get what they need.

 

I hope you have extra copy's of your original white books???

 

You will need them latter in the U.S.

 

Mike

 

RIP them apart?

they don't want the whole booklet?

they are put together so nicely.

yes we have extra booklets.

 

thanks again

Jimi

[mikepellicore]

Now I am also confused! When I asked this question before, I was told to follow the instructions with the DS-230, the instructions say to send original copies, they will be returned at the interview.

I paid the fee on-line, and then when the fee is posted paid, you download the receipt, and the DS-230 with the instructions. Will they send the GUZ specific instructions by snail mail? We are waiting for the police report from China to send the DS-230. Yizhen is here, so we had trouble obtaining it. Even the instructions from the GUZ website are not very clear. Please help us clear this up before we send all the documents to NVC, Mike & Yizhen

[chilton747]

Now I am also confused! When I asked this question before, I was told to follow the instructions with the DS-230, the instructions say to send original copies, they will be returned at the interview.

I paid the fee on-line, and then when the fee is posted paid, you download the receipt, and the DS-230 with the instructions. Will they send the GUZ specific instructions by snail mail? We are waiting for the police report from China to send the DS-230. Yizhen is here, so we had trouble obtaining it. Even the instructions from the GUZ website are not very clear. Please help us clear this up before we send all the documents to NVC, Mike & Yizhen

 

Maybe this will help clear things up for you. What NUWORLD and I posted is exactly what we did.

 

http://travel.state.gov/pdf/not_applying_in.pdf

 

Also you can call the NVC to clear up any more confusion that you may have.

Good luck!!

Edited December 1, 2008 by chilton747 (see edit history)

[dnoblett]

Now I am also confused! When I asked this question before, I was told to follow the instructions with the DS-230, the instructions say to send original copies, they will be returned at the interview.

I paid the fee on-line, and then when the fee is posted paid, you download the receipt, and the DS-230 with the instructions. Will they send the GUZ specific instructions by snail mail? We are waiting for the police report from China to send the DS-230. Yizhen is here, so we had trouble obtaining it. Even the instructions from the GUZ website are not very clear. Please help us clear this up before we send all the documents to NVC, Mike & Yizhen

 

Maybe this will help clear things up for you. What NUWORLD and I posted is exactly what we did.

 

http://travel.state.gov/pdf/not_applying_in.pdf

 

Also you can call the NVC to clear up any more confusion that you may have.

Good luck!!

YEP, Page 3 says this:

Note: Do not send any of the documents in this section to the National Visa Center. You must submit them at the time of your immigrant visa interview.

http://travel.state.gov/pdf/not_applying_in.pdf

[george lee]

i dont see DS-230 asking for any documentation, where do you see this ?

 

http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/info/info_3190.html

[george lee]

i followed the instruction from this web page, http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/info/info_3190.html, so far i did not get any returns, problems or anything from nvc. i called nvc today and it is processed and sent to GZ, so right now, i guess we are waiting for an appointment schedule day. i also call nvc to confirm what i read on that web page when i was following those steps. i think alot of people are confused about ds-230 and documents part, due to K-1, CR-1, K-2, K-3 routes. to this day, i am still confused but i called nvc to confirm what i read on that web page to be on the safe side. good luck

[george lee]

Now I am also confused! When I asked this question before, I was told to follow the instructions with the DS-230, the instructions say to send original copies, they will be returned at the interview.

I paid the fee on-line, and then when the fee is posted paid, you download the receipt, and the DS-230 with the instructions. Will they send the GUZ specific instructions by snail mail? We are waiting for the police report from China to send the DS-230. Yizhen is here, so we had trouble obtaining it. Even the instructions from the GUZ website are not very clear. Please help us clear this up before we send all the documents to NVC, Mike & Yizhen

 

Maybe this will help clear things up for you. What NUWORLD and I posted is exactly what we did.

 

http://travel.state.gov/pdf/not_applying_in.pdf

 

Also you can call the NVC to clear up any more confusion that you may have.

Good luck!!

 

http://travel.state.gov/pdf/not_applying_in.pdf

above llink file and if you look at the bottom of each page, it says STD November 2005. i look up what does STD means, not sexual transmitted diease, it may stands for standard because the search came up about 50 meanings. maybe in 2005 that was the process but its 2008 now and it has changed, my opinion.

 

http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/info/info_1335.html

above web page will give you information on fee collection, document collection and interview prepration. click on applicant document processing link and you will see 7 steps and it ask for ds-230 part 1 and part 2 and the required documents.

 

good luck

Edited December 4, 2008 by george lee (see edit history)

[NUWORLD]

Now I am also confused! When I asked this question before, I was told to follow the instructions with the DS-230, the instructions say to send original copies, they will be returned at the interview.

I paid the fee on-line, and then when the fee is posted paid, you download the receipt, and the DS-230 with the instructions. Will they send the GUZ specific instructions by snail mail? We are waiting for the police report from China to send the DS-230. Yizhen is here, so we had trouble obtaining it. Even the instructions from the GUZ website are not very clear. Please help us clear this up before we send all the documents to NVC, Mike & Yizhen

 

Maybe this will help clear things up for you. What NUWORLD and I posted is exactly what we did.

 

http://travel.state.gov/pdf/not_applying_in.pdf

 

Also you can call the NVC to clear up any more confusion that you may have.

Good luck!!

 

http://travel.state.gov/pdf/not_applying_in.pdf

above llink file and if you look at the bottom of each page, it says STD November 2005. i look up what does STD means, not sexual transmitted diease, it may stands for standard because the search came up about 50 meanings. maybe in 2005 that was the process but its 2008 now and it has changed, my opinion.

 

http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/info/info_1335.html

above web page will give you information on fee collection, document collection and interview prepration. click on applicant document processing link and you will see 7 steps and it ask for ds-230 part 1 and part 2 and the required documents.

 

good luck

 

 

'mikepellicore' Already has his wife here in the U.S..

He is going for there second interview CR1

CR1 only needs DS-230 PART 1

Part 2 will be filled out latter in GZ