August Interviews Check List

[katnreno]

If you don't mind, I would like us to compare what we will take to the interview. I have posted ours below, please feel free to post yours as well.

 

I think it could help give all of us ideas on what to take with us.

 

 

Petitioner Part

 

1) Original, Signed & Notarized I-864 Affidavit of Support

2) 2008 tax returns with form 2555 (foreign earned Income) no W2

3) Official 2006 IRS tax transcripts (ordered directly from IRS)

4) Official 2007 IRS tax transcripts (ordered directly from IRS)

5) pay stubs

6) Letter of Employment Verification from current employer

7) Air tickets & boarding pass for 1 trip to Russia & 4 trips to China

8) Letters, cards, birthday cards and anniversary cards

10) Copy of Passport with Chinese visa and Entry/Exit stamps & Russia Entry & Exit Stamps

11) My birth certificate (certified original)

12) My first marriage certificate (certified original)

13) The divorce Decree from my first marriage (certified original)

14) Letter from me describing the soundness of my employment (typed, signed & notarized)

15) Evolution of Relationship letter (typed, signed & notarized)

 

 

Beneficiary Part (DCF)

 

1) Interview Appointment Letter

2) Form DS-230 Part II

3) Passport & 2 copies of passport

4) Passport photos

5) Old cancelled passport

6) Medical Exam Report with X-ray

7) Marriage Certificate notarized with apostle

8) Birth Certificates notarized with apostle

9) Police Certificate notarized with apostle (from Russia)

10) Police Certificate notarized with apostle (from China)

11) Emails & MSN chat logs covering 6 years

12) Photos & video CD of wedding ceremony

13) Photos covering 5 years

[hopelives]

Do you need your birth certificate

[katnreno]

Do you need your birth certificate

 

She shouldn't need my birth certificate at the interview but I'm going with the 'kitchen sink' theory.

 

I think it's better to be safe than sorry. She most likely will not need 90% of what I sent her but from reading past CFL posts I decided to make sure she had the original of everything needed during this entire process and more.

Edited August 8, 2009 by katnreno (see edit history)

[dnoblett]

Do you need your birth certificate

Copy of US Citizen's birth cert is needed to be attached to I-130 only to prove US Citizenship, not needed if a full copy of passport is attached.

[katnreno]

Do you need your birth certificate

Copy of US Citizen's birth cert is needed to be attached to I-130 only to prove US Citizenship, not needed if a full copy of passport is attached.

 

 

Definitly...of course. Sorry, I was referring to a Birth Cert not being required during the interview.

Edited August 8, 2009 by katnreno (see edit history)

[Kim-saru]

I will be there with her for the interview but here is my list:

 

I-134

I-129F

G-325A

G-28

DS-156

copies of my birthpapers and birth abroad (notarized)

letter of employment

letter of intent to marry

copies of my last 3 years of W2's

copies of my tax returns for the last 3 years

copies of last 4 month paycheck stubs

copies of my bank statements

passport, every page, even blank pages (notarized)

(4) extra passport pics of me

original and copies of the NOA2 and NVC letters

certified divorce papers

copies of my last 2 trips to china plus my eticket for this trip

3 print out of each month of emails since May '08

chats from yahoo, QQ and skype record

copies of my rent receipts

and a small photo album of about 40 pics of us together and with her family

[baobeizhu]

Financial Stuff

1) Original, Signed I-864 Affidavit of Support

2) 2008 tax returns, W2's + Official transcripts (ordered directly from IRS)

3) Official 2006 IRS tax transcripts (ordered directly from IRS)

4) Official 2007 IRS tax transcripts (ordered directly from IRS)

5) pay stubs: 2008-present

6) Letter of Employment Verification from current employer (more recent than when AOS was submitted)

7) Updated Letter of deposit verification from primary account (more recent than when AOS was submitted)

8) Bank statement and ATM records for account for the debit card he uses for emergencies, or visa related expenses (ie. medical exam, whitebooks)

 

Relationship Stuff

9) Air tickets copies

10) Receipts of letters sent w/ address

11) Copy of Passport with Chinese visa and Entry/Exit stamps

12) Pictures of us during trips

13) Phone records

14) Various proof of my own Chinese proficiency

 

 

 

Beneficiary Part (DCF)

1) Interview Appointment Letter

2) Form DS-230 Part II (well, copies, see #10)

3) Passport & 2 copies of passport

4) Passport photos

5) Medical Exam Report with X-ray (umm...in the works)

6) Marriage Certificate notarized

7) Birth Certificates notarized

8) Police Certificate notarized from China

9) Photos covering 3 years

10) Copies of everything previously submitted, including I-130 evidence, AOS, whitebook copies, forms, etc.

[baobeizhu]

Financial Stuff

1) Original, Signed I-864 Affidavit of Support

2) 2008 tax returns, W2's + Official transcripts (ordered directly from IRS)

3) Official 2006 IRS tax transcripts (ordered directly from IRS)

4) Official 2007 IRS tax transcripts (ordered directly from IRS)

5) pay stubs: 2008-present

6) Letter of Employment Verification from current employer (more recent than when AOS was submitted)

7) Updated Letter of deposit verification from primary account (more recent than when AOS was submitted)

8) Bank statement and ATM records for account for the debit card he uses for emergencies, or visa related expenses (ie. medical exam, whitebooks)

 

Relationship Stuff

9) Air tickets copies

10) Receipts of letters sent w/ address

11) Copy of Passport with Chinese visa and Entry/Exit stamps

12) Pictures of us during trips

13) Phone records

14) Various proof of my own Chinese proficiency

 

 

 

Beneficiary Part (DCF)

1) Interview Appointment Letter

2) Form DS-230 Part II (well, copies, see #10)

3) Passport & 2 copies of passport

4) Passport photos

5) Medical Exam Report with X-ray (umm...in the works)

6) Marriage Certificate notarized

7) Birth Certificates notarized

8) Police Certificate notarized from China

9) Photos covering 3 years

10) Copies of everything previously submitted, including I-130 evidence, AOS, whitebook copies, forms, etc.

 

 

 

One more thing to add to the list:

If you have phone call records, your SO in China should bring their SIM card to prove you are calling him or her. As you probably know SIM cards are just sold on every other street corner in China, so it's not like you can really look up whose phone number you are actually calling...

Apparently this was in the instructions that my husband received so he's super paranoid about losing his phone this week!

 

{edit} Fix broken quote tags.

Edited August 19, 2009 by dnoblett (see edit history)

[hopelives]

Financial Stuff

1) Original, Signed I-864 Affidavit of Support

2) 2008 tax returns, W2's + Official transcripts (ordered directly from IRS)

3) Official 2006 IRS tax transcripts (ordered directly from IRS)

4) Official 2007 IRS tax transcripts (ordered directly from IRS)

5) pay stubs: 2008-present

6) Letter of Employment Verification from current employer (more recent than when AOS was submitted)

7) Updated Letter of deposit verification from primary account (more recent than when AOS was submitted)

8) Bank statement and ATM records for account for the debit card he uses for emergencies, or visa related expenses (ie. medical exam, whitebooks)

 

Relationship Stuff

9) Air tickets copies

10) Receipts of letters sent w/ address

11) Copy of Passport with Chinese visa and Entry/Exit stamps

12) Pictures of us during trips

13) Phone records

14) Various proof of my own Chinese proficiency

 

 

 

Beneficiary Part (DCF)

1) Interview Appointment Letter

2) Form DS-230 Part II (well, copies, see #10)

3) Passport & 2 copies of passport

4) Passport photos

5) Medical Exam Report with X-ray (umm...in the works)

6) Marriage Certificate notarized

7) Birth Certificates notarized

8) Police Certificate notarized from China

9) Photos covering 3 years

10) Copies of everything previously submitted, including I-130 evidence, AOS, whitebook copies, forms, etc.

 

Help me out here

 

why the original I-864

 

They have that already when you filed with NVC

 

Are you a CR1

[dnoblett]

Help me out here

 

why the original I-864

 

They have that already when you filed with NVC

 

Are you a CR1

Because petitioner's employment situation can change, and the interviewing officer may ask to see another one.

[hopelives]

Help me out here

 

why the original I-864

 

They have that already when you filed with NVC

 

Are you a CR1

Because petitioner's employment situation can change, and the interviewing officer may ask to see another one.

 

 

Terrific Info

 

 

Then i will do another one