Proof of relationship?

[MarcRosie]

Sent in the DS-260. Electronic is the way to go if you can.

 

Question though (as always but maybe it will help others when they get to this point). The info we are required to send in electronically for Supporting Evidence. We are sending the below:

 

Birth Certificate (as a note, the new/current Chinese government is requiring new copies of the birth certificate and can not be generated while the past government was in power. So from what we could learn, the new government changed the form and only this form will be accepted)

 

Police records

 

Copy of passport

 

2 Photos

 

Now the question....I see where CGI Stanley is overseeing the visa applications for the GUZ consulate. They are saying:

 

 

EVIDENCE OF RELATIONSHIP:

The visa applicant is required to provide evidence of his/her relationship with the petitioner. Evidence of a

relationship typically includes, but is not limited to, photographs taken with the petitioner, phone records, letters,

money transmittal records, household registration, and school records.

 

Do these need to be sent electronically also? Or just taken to the interview. Just worried about the size of the files needed to send photos, etc.

 

THANKS!

[Randy W]

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Birth Certificate (as a note, the new/current Chinese government is requiring new copies of the birth certificate and can not be generated while the past government was in power. So from what we could learn, the new government changed the form and only this form will be accepted)

 

 

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It's unclear what you mean here - birth certificates ARE issued by the "present government" from records which may pre-date the Communist take-over in 1949.

 

In any event, the Gong Zheng Chu will know the correct format to use, and the Consulate will recognize it as an official document. Any previously-issued, or "original" birth certificate is unlikely to be in the correct format for use abroad.

 

 

 

. . .

 

Now the question....I see where CGI Stanley is overseeing the visa applications for the GUZ consulate. They are saying:

 

 

EVIDENCE OF RELATIONSHIP:

The visa applicant is required to provide evidence of his/her relationship with the petitioner. Evidence of a

relationship typically includes, but is not limited to, photographs taken with the petitioner, phone records, letters,

money transmittal records, household registration, and school records.

 

Do these need to be sent electronically also? Or just taken to the interview. Just worried about the size of the files needed to send photos, etc.

 

THANKS!

 

CGI Stanley DOES NOT oversee any aspect of the visa process - they are an ADMINISTRATIVE entity to (hopefully) facilitate the process and enable online applications. The evidence and forms to be submitted (PASSED through CGI Stanley to the Consulate) are pretty much the same as before, except in a new format.

 

Any evidence taken to the interview is likely to be too late to influence the outcome - it's generally better to send them in advance.

 

That being said, though, the actual presentation is up to you. Try to submit what will be the most effective, and in the most effective format. A few carefully selected smallish photographs may be more effective than in an overly large format

[MarcRosie]

 

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Birth Certificate (as a note, the new/current Chinese government is requiring new copies of the birth certificate and can not be generated while the past government was in power. So from what we could learn, the new government changed the form and only this form will be accepted)

 

 

. . .

 

It's unclear what you mean here - birth certificates ARE issued by the "present government" from records which may pre-date the Communist take-over in 1949.

 

In any event, the Gong Zheng Chu will know the correct format to use, and the Consulate will recognize it as an official document. Any previously-issued, or "original" birth certificate is unlikely to be in the correct format for use abroad.

 

 

We went to the local government yesterday. The official there told us that if you try to submit a birth certificate that was issued prior to when the new government changed the form, it won't be allowed and a new one would be required. Which of course would be a delay. So if people have an 'old' birth certificate that they used in a prior process, that was used prior to when the new government went into power, it would not be the proper form. Just a heads up and a suggestion to go get a new copy instead of sending an old one that the government says would not be allowed. Just relaying on what we were told.

[Randy W]

 

 

. . .

 

Birth Certificate (as a note, the new/current Chinese government is requiring new copies of the birth certificate and can not be generated while the past government was in power. So from what we could learn, the new government changed the form and only this form will be accepted)

 

 

. . .

 

It's unclear what you mean here - birth certificates ARE issued by the "present government" from records which may pre-date the Communist take-over in 1949.

 

In any event, the Gong Zheng Chu will know the correct format to use, and the Consulate will recognize it as an official document. Any previously-issued, or "original" birth certificate is unlikely to be in the correct format for use abroad.

 

 

We went to the local government yesterday. The official there told us that if you try to submit a birth certificate that was issued prior to when the new government changed the form, it won't be allowed and a new one would be required. Which of course would be a delay. So if people have an 'old' birth certificate that they used in a prior process, that was used prior to when the new government went into power, it would not be the proper form. Just a heads up and a suggestion to go get a new copy instead of sending an old one that the government says would not be allowed. Just relaying on what we were told.

 

 

Okay - thanks for the clarification. I don't think that would be a problem with the consulate, but yes, it's usually a good idea to get a "fresh" certificate, even for a document that doesn't expire.

 

I was surprised when I had to get our U.S. marriage certificate certified for use in China - it HAD to be "fresh" (issued within the last six months). But the resultant document, certified for use in China with the Dept. of State certification and a stamp from the Chinese consulate in Houston, can now be used indefinitely.

 

Go figure.