AOS June 2017 Filers!

[Anthony and Bobby 170]

Just a quick question again, we have certified copies of marriage licenses, but i read on here in visajourney that we need a certified copy of the marriage certificate. any idea if a certified marriage license would do it?

[VictoriaS208 177]

3 minutes ago, Anthony and Bobby said:

Just a quick question again, we have certified copies of marriage licenses, but i read on here in visajourney that we need a certified copy of the marriage certificate. any idea if a certified marriage license would do it?

I sent an original certified marriage license along with 2 other copies, stating that the marriage license was  filed with the court. The marriage certificate is just an unofficial paper to keep instead the marriage license. Although it is also signed by the judge and witnesses, its just for show and a nice souvenir.

[Anthony and Bobby 170]

2 minutes ago, mgsanch509 said:

I sent an original certified marriage license along with 2 other copies, stating that the marriage license was  filed with the court. The marriage certificate is just an unofficial paper to keep instead the marriage license. Although it is also signed by the judge and witnesses, its just for show and a nice souvenir.

thanks a lot! also, did you use I-130A instead of G325a for the bio? i see a lot of people having troubles with that... :|

[VictoriaS208 177]

Just now, Anthony and Bobby said:

thanks a lot! also, did you use I-130A instead of G325a for the bio? i see a lot of people having troubles with that... :|

I used G325a because of the I485 instructions. I didn't see any other requirements to replace that form. Our case was accepted, but we will wait for the approval or if we get an RFE. Fingers crossed! 😊

[Anthony and Bobby 170]

1 minute ago, mgsanch509 said:

I used G325a because of the I485 instructions. I didn't see any other requirements to replace that form. Our case was accepted, but we will wait for the approval or if we get an RFE. Fingers crossed! 😊

lol! thanks a lot for your help! yeah i'm just being anxious about a lot of things right now but yeah i'll just follow the instructions. as long as i get the EAD approved ASAP so i can work xD

[ricky90501 15]

1 hour ago, Anthony and Bobby said:

Just a quick question again, we have certified copies of marriage licenses, but i read on here in visajourney that we need a certified copy of the marriage certificate. any idea if a certified marriage license would do it?

What USCIS wants is your marriage certificate, not your marriage license. The marriage certificate is what shows that you got married.

[niknik 92]

1 hour ago, Anthony and Bobby said:

Just a quick question again, we have certified copies of marriage licenses, but i read on here in visajourney that we need a certified copy of the marriage certificate. any idea if a certified marriage license would do it?

I've seen people submit copies of their certified marriage licenses. I think you should be okay as long as your marriage license shows important details like date of marriage, address and signature of officiant. Though I would advise getting the marriage certificate first since it's always better to follow the instructions ad closely as possible. 

[Anthony and Bobby 170]

3 minutes ago, ricky90501 said:

What USCIS wants is your marriage certificate, not your marriage license. The marriage certificate is what shows that you got married.

thanks for the info! i actually did more research and Northern Virginia actually has a Marriage Register which includes a certificate on it and it has a seal of the county so its official.

[VictoriaS208 177]

5 minutes ago, ricky90501 said:

What USCIS wants is your marriage certificate, not your marriage license. The marriage certificate is what shows that you got married.

I will have to disagree on this one. The marriage license should already be filed by the court, signed by bride & groom, the judge & witnesses. It is also officially stamped and signed by the county clerk. Its not asking about the initial application, its the official marriage license. This shows that peticioner and beneficiary got married. No need to submit anything else 

Edited June 13, 2017 by mgsanch509

[VictoriaS208 177]

3 minutes ago, Anthony and Bobby said:

thanks for the info! i actually did more research and Northern Virginia actually has a Marriage Register which includes a certificate on it and it has a seal of the county so its official.

When I applied for ours, we got the marriage license application and a blank marriage certificate. I paid for an official marriage certificate and all I got back in the mail was a certified marriage license. I was expecting to see a certified certificate. I guess Washington is different. 

[niknik 92]

5 minutes ago, mgsanch509 said:

I will have to disagree on this one. The marriage license should already be filed by the court, signed by bride & groom, the judge & witnesses. It is also officially stamped and signed by the county clerk. Its not asking about the initial application, its the official marriage license. This shows that peticioner and beneficiary got married. No need to submit anything else 

I think it just really depends on the state and county you live in (: We waited for our marriage certificate (which only took two days so the wait was not very significant) to have a more official copy since the certificate had a stamp. I think as long as the paper shows the important parts (date, address, officiant signature, county clerk signature) regarding the marriage, one should be okay. 

[Happycamper007 21]

Guys I sent packet for AOS on 6/7 received on 6/8 I have not got any notification or email or any text but saw they cashed the check is it common?????   

[Anthony and Bobby 170]

1 minute ago, Happycamper007 said:

Guys I sent packet for AOS on 6/7 received on 6/8 I have not got any notification or email or any text but saw they cashed the check is it common?????   

need to wait for at least 2-3 weeks before you actually get the notification. :))

[VictoriaS208 177]

3 minutes ago, niknik said:

I think it just really depends on the state and county you live in (: We waited for our marriage certificate (which only took two days so the wait was not very significant) to have a more official copy since the certificate had a stamp. I think as long as the paper shows the important parts (date, address, officiant signature, county clerk signature) regarding the marriage, one should be okay. 

Yes that's what think so too. We all should be okay with just the certified marriage license. But if you can most definitely submit a certified copy of marriage certificate. I think the wording just misunderstood. But anything certifed with the information you said would be okay as well. I couldn't get a certifed certificate, so I just submitted the certified license and case was accepted.

Edited June 13, 2017 by mgsanch509

[Anthony and Bobby 170]

3 minutes ago, niknik said:

I think it just really depends on the state and county you live in (: We waited for our marriage certificate (which only took two days so the wait was not very significant) to have a more official copy since the certificate had a stamp. I think as long as the paper shows the important parts (date, address, officiant signature, county clerk signature) regarding the marriage, one should be okay. 

yeah, as long as the county gives you an official stamped document about your marriage i think that's fine ;D