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Foreign divorce decree in English
- Thread starter borg
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namecheckvictim
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Yes.
Al Southner
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My previous marriage was registered and dissolved in my home country. The divorce decree is in English. It's a copy certified by court in my country. Will USCIS recognize this as a certified copy?
USCIS doesn't require certified copies of anything these days. The invention of sophisticated software programs has rendered certified copies of most document irrelevant. The decree is in English, so USCIS officials can actually read and understand English.
USCIS doesn't require certified copies of anything these days. The invention of sophisticated software programs has rendered certified copies of most document irrelevant. The decree is in English, so USCIS officials can actually read and understand English.
Then why is this forum splatted all over with posts about applications being delayed due to lack of certified copies?
Do you think I can print my own divorce decree in English and hand off to USCIS and expect them to believe it? Certified copies attest that this copy is exactly same as the original document from where it is made and needs to be made by the original author. http ://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Certified_copy
Al Southner
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Then why is this forum splatted all over with posts about applications being delayed due to lack of certified copies?
Do you think I can print my own divorce decree in English and hand off to USCIS and expect them to believe it? Certified copies attest that this copy is exactly same as the original document from where it is made and needs to be made by the original author. http ://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Certified_copy
Stay clear of wikipedia, remember it is an open source. Usually, certified copies available in the US for marriage certified, you just send copies NOT the original. I am yet to send anything certified to USCIS, so maybe my situation is unique and isolated.
namecheckvictim
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Stay clear of wikipedia, remember it is an open source. Usually, certified copies available in the US for marriage certified, you just send copies NOT the original. I am yet to send anything certified to USCIS, so maybe my situation is unique and isolated.
It's not just you Al, I think all the people in International space have a rather "Unique and Isolated Situation".
As for Borg, you are absolutely right, you can't make your own Divorce Degree and a Certified copy is required otherwise it's gonna end up in a RFE.
Lcitizenship
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I dont have divorce decree but i have a certified copy of divorce papers from the court.. Just wondering if it will be okay to submit certified copy of divorce papers as a proof of divorce for naturalization or will they require divorce decree only? thankyou