NVC is asking for original documents

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lcrusader

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Hi Folks,

NVC has sent a letter to my attorney requesting for the following documents:

1. Original birth certificate
2. Original marriage certificate
3. India police certificate – Indian Police Clearance Certificates should be obtained as follows:

3.1. All Indian IV applicants aged 16 and over, residing in India , should obtain police certificates from the local Passport Office. These are usually more dependable than those obtained at a local level and indicate that the subject had no serious criminal convictions on the record at the time of passport issuance. Applicants whose Indian passport was issued within the past six months may present just the Passport Office Police Certificate, and need not obtain additional police clearances.​
3.2. Applicants over age 16, whose passports were issued more than 6 months previous to visa application, must also obtain a police clearance from the District Police Office serving the applicant’s place of residence.​

4. 2 identical front-view color photographs with white background.

Why would the NVC ask for these documents? Is it possible to get original birth and marriage certificates?

My PD is 23-nov-2004. In my case, I am out of US for the past 2 years and my employer is continuing my CP case.

Thanks
Ravi
 
My lawyer also called me requesting for the same information. Police clearance certificates from India, DoB, Marriage certificates. If someone already sent these documents to NVC; how did you get PCC from India? Is it OK if we get them from Indian Consulate here is US?
 
Yes for CP you have to send all civil documents to NVC. Consulate PCC not acceptable. Once they review and complete, they will send the case to respective consulate abroad for interview.
 
lcrusader said:
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Any response please? Has anyone been asked the same before?

Ravi
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If you are from India, then you do not need PCC now. You need that only at the time of interview.

If you are currently staying in the US, you can take the PCC from Indian consulate here.
 
Recently they started requesting even for people from India. So I am not sure if we can get a PCC from Indian Consulate here in US or get it from India? If someone can share information over this it will be very helpful.
-Thanks.
 
Hi,

I went ahead and applied for PCC from passport office and DC office in Blore. Once I get them, I will be sending them to my lawyer in US.

I was also able to get copies of birth cert and marriage cert from my home town.

Thanks
Ravi
 
lcrusader said:
Hi,

I went ahead and applied for PCC from passport office and DC office in Blore. Once I get them, I will be sending them to my lawyer in US.

I was also able to get copies of birth cert and marriage cert from my home town.

Thanks
Ravi
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I will talk to NVC and update you guys.
 
lcrusader said:
Hi,

I went ahead and applied for PCC from passport office and DC office in Blore. Once I get them, I will be sending them to my lawyer in US.

I was also able to get copies of birth cert and marriage cert from my home town.

Thanks
Ravi
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I just spoke to NVC.

The process has changed from Jan 1st 2008 onwards. She said for cases that went to US consulates in India before Jan 1st 2008, packet 4 and interview will be scheduled by US consulate, India. For cases after Jan1st 2008, NVC will take care of that.

She did not have any idea about PCC (whether it can be obtained here ot have to be from India).

lcrusader, what is your PD and is it EB3 or EB2?
 
Hi WillWin,

Thanks for clarifying with NVC. I am not sure how many can afford to submit original copies of Birth Cert and Marriage Certificate.

My PD is 23-Nov-2004 under EB2.

Thanks
Ravi
 
lcrusader said:
Hi WillWin,

Thanks for clarifying with NVC. I am not sure how many can afford to submit original copies of Birth Cert and Marriage Certificate.

My PD is 23-Nov-2004 under EB2.

Thanks
Ravi
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Thanks lcrusader!

Both certificates could be obtained from respective Govt. offices in Inida with little effort (if you have people out there to help you).

I am sure you will have your interview scheduled latest by August 2008.

Good luck!!
 
I applied for my mother's GC and doing CP. I can confirm that NVC did change
the process for sure. I was preparing to get all documents ready for the interview but in the mean time, NVC sent letter that I need to send them first.

This is a big delay as obtaining documents from India is not that easy. Luckily I initiated PCC for my mom in India and it took more than 2 months to get the certificate.

For birth certificate and marriage, I obtained Affidavite from her elders.




lcrusader said:
Hi WillWin,

Thanks for clarifying with NVC. I am not sure how many can afford to submit original copies of Birth Cert and Marriage Certificate.

My PD is 23-Nov-2004 under EB2.

Thanks
Ravi
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Not original birth cert

Guys plz check with your lawyer again. Its clearly stated that persons original birth cert or a certfied copy of the original obtained from the issuing govt authority.I did send my certified done by govt notary public.Same with marriage cert. My paper has been approved. Just waiting for consulate service after 8 long months.Police cert ,if you are staying in INDIA then u got to get one from Passport office(ministry of external affairs) Passport office and also one from SSP (senior sp) of your city.Read it carefully. Applicant over 16 must get from District police office.IF HE IS STAYING IN INDIA. Others can get clearance from local Indian embassy.
 
One more update - new list of docs required by NVC

After sending all the documents required to NVC now wanted,
my (petitioner) original birth certificate and original marriage certificate.
This is yet another delay for my processing. Unfortunately I got stuck in the
process change transition.

If you guy are preparing the for 230Part I stage, be prepared to provide
these as well to NVC.
 
My PD has become current about 5 months ago (EB3). I am living in Canada now and waiting for CP. I did not receive any package from NVC. I called my lawyer office last week and talked to my case worker to find out what is going on. I received an email from my case worker yesterday which is as follow:

“The NVC, just replied to my emails, stating that they do not have the record of your case and requesting us to contact the USCIS, and request from them, the transfer of your record to the Visa Center, for visa processing. After contacting the USCIS, we found out that the only request available to process your case, is to fill out a form called NOTICE OF ACTION, providing to USCIS with the necessary documents to transfer the case to the NVC. To
process a "notice of action", it is required to pay a fee of $340.00 payable to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security" plus $350.00 which is attorney fee.”

I would appreciate if anybody helps me in this matter. Is this a regular thing or is just happened in my case. Do I have to pay these fees or there is any other way to solve this problem.
Thank you
 
Getting local police certificates is really difficult, with the kind of ignorance and corruption that we have to deal with in India... It took me over 2 months to get them...


visa_time said:
I applied for my mother's GC and doing CP. I can confirm that NVC did change
the process for sure. I was preparing to get all documents ready for the interview but in the mean time, NVC sent letter that I need to send them first.

This is a big delay as obtaining documents from India is not that easy. Luckily I initiated PCC for my mom in India and it took more than 2 months to get the certificate.

For birth certificate and marriage, I obtained Affidavite from her elders.
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I got same letter from NVC, too.

My PD: 2003 March (EB3)

Last week my attorney got the similar letter that lcrusader wrote. (I sent $400 NVC fee in mid April.) My attorney saying that NVC requests police certificate, original birth certificate, 2 photo, I-230, all past visa pages in my passport. Without these material ready, I can’t go any farther.

Luckily I had requested police certificate to Japan embassy after NVC bill was arrived (in mid April), and it arrived this week (June 10). I and attorney reviewed all materials at his office, and ready to ship.

Next day, I saw Visa bulletin update (July 2008)………….. collapsed.
 
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