The form DS-156K (for fiance visa) lists among the things to include: Marriage certificate (if any)

My fiance is divorced. He interprets this to mean he has to send his marriage certificate AND his divorce decree from the former marriage.
I understand how the divorce decree shows the person is legally able to marry, but don't see why the marriage certificate is of importance to the application.

I would especially like to hear if any divorced UK fiances were asked to show their marriage certificate (former spouse) to the embassy. Any thoughts or opinions appreciated.

The DS-156K is used for the K3 as well which is a spousal visa. In that case a marriage vertificate is needed.

If your fiancee is divorced, they will only need the divorce decree.

Hi,

In the UK, the marriage certificate should be retained by the court issuing the decree absolute so you can't be expected to produce both.

I did a bit more reading up and although I am pretty sure that you don't need it, I decided to order a certified copy of mine since it was only £7 and therefore worth it for peace of mind! I read somewhere that it can be used as evidence of a name change.

I will let you know if they ask for it (if I have my interview before you have yours).

At the visa interview they did not request my marriage certificate, just my decree absolute. If I had been female the marriage certificate may have been required to prove my name change (since the maiden name is not on the decree absolute).

Thanks Darren. This may help somebody else. My fiance' (male) also ordered the marriage certificate to have on hand for peace of mind.
The interview is next month and we're starting to look at shipping companies now to learn the lingo, etc. Lots to think about and compare.