simple Question pertaining to visa

[snowwego]

Does my girl from the ukraine, need to send me the origanals of birth certificate, divorce and etc. or can she just send my certified copies and translated. this site is such a help

[Charles]

... in response to simple Question pertaining to visa, posted by snowwego on Jan 10, 2002

For the issuance of the K-1 visa at the Embassy in Warsaw, your birth certificate is not required and I do not believe your divorce decree is required either for the K-1 visa.   She will need her birth certificate.  Check the U.S. Embassy Warsaw website for the documents that are required.  A different situation exists if you are filing the initial I-129F petition with the INS.  In that case you will need certified copies of the birth and divorce records, along with English translations of each document.  A copy of your birth certificate and divorce records is sufficient for the I-129F application.

[russian2000]

... in response to Re: simple Question pertaining to visa, posted by Charles on Jan 10, 2002

Never ever send any originals to INS.

Many people lost their documents that way.