Divorce decree

[jo&john 1]

You answered your own question.

I was wondering why they would need the original. They could do any checks they wanted to with the copy, unless they thought the copy was a fake or something. I just sent in copies of my divorce. In all this waiting for my NOA2 I am just getting parinoid.

For the interview, they might ask for the original. Just be prepared. Also original of annulment decree (especially for Filipino fiance/fiancee with previous Philippine marriage)

Jo

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jo&john's journey:

03/10/04: Met John at Yahoo! Messenger; start of a good relationship

03/30/04: I became his girlfriend

05/26/04: John excited for his trip to the Philippines to see me and set the direction

05/27/04: John on board Delta Airlines from DFW (Texas) to San Francisco

05/28/04: John on board China Airlines from San Francisco to Taipei

05/29/04: John on board China Airlines from Taipei to Manila; I met him at the

NAIA (Ninoy Aquino International Airport); the rest IS magic! We became

more in love!

05/30/04: We got engaged! The remaining 3 days were full of good memories and still

crystal clear for me

06/03/04: John left for Taipei on board China Airlines; reached LA then DFW same

day; I miss my honey; we both wait for the approval of my annulment

petition (series of court hearings and procedures; constant follow-up to

expedite the process; delays because of holidays, official leaves of

court personnel, etc; judge is meticulous, no short-cuts) ; John had been

very supportive and is still.

03/23/06: Regional Court Decision out: Declaring absolute nullity of my marriage.

We were very happy! The long wait was over! Actually, the decision/resolution

made was dated February 23, 2006. It took a month for editing, finalization,

etc by the court stenographers, clerk of court, etc.

Upon receipt of the Decision, I flew to Manila (I’m from Iloilo City) and

personally hand-carried the Decision to the Solicitor-General (was

praying Sol-Gen won’t object to the decision; RTC’s give 15 days for

Sol-Gen to appeal)

04/07/06: No appeal from Solicitor-General. RTC recorded the decision in the Book of

Entries of Judgment (as final and executory). Entry of Judgment signed by

the Clerk of Court. This was then forwarded to Local Civil Registrar.

Annotation was done to my Marriage Certificate. Submitted the Annotated

(with Annulment Remarks) Marriage Certificate to NSO (National Statistics Office)

for authentication and on SECPA (Security Paper). I got my SECPA annotated

marriage certificate after 3 weeks.

04/10-16: Holy Week; no office

04/17/06: Submitted requirements to RTC for issuance of Annulment Decree

04/18/06: Got my Decree of Declaration of Nullity of Marriage (annulment process

took 1 year and 10 months from filing of petition to getting the decree) signed by the Judge

Sent remaining pertinent documents to John needed for the K1 petition.

Both of us were elated!

04/22/06: John sent I-129F to Texas Service Center

04/25/06: I-129F received at California Service Center (Fr. TSC); NOA1 (Received Date)

05/01/06: NOA1 (Notice Date)

06/23/06: email notification re: IMBRA RFE sent from CSC

06/30/06: John received IMBRA RFE (snail mail)

07/05/06: John sent IMBRA RFE reply to CSC

07/17/06: email notification from USCIS re: receipt of IMBRA RFE reply

[lisaf 0]

I thought what lisaf meant was that the version of the divorce papers that her fiance sent in were not certified by a court (meaning no court stamp). So the issue wasn't that it was a photocopy, but rather that it didn't have the 'official' marking on it from the court. (Unless I misinterpreted lisa's post!)

The copy I have of mine has a court stamp/seal on it, the date and the signature of the court officer who procured the copy for me. I plan to send that in with my petition - not the original, which is actually on file in the court clerk's office. The best you can get is a copy of that original from the court itself with their stamp/seal (which I paid $26 for, thank you very much!).

yes thats correct...I checked and found out that my finace's copy provided by the lawyer had one red stamp on it. The copies he got from the court house for the RFE had one ink stamp and one raised notorary stamp. As the copies were $8 each he just sent them a real copy back. The problem was not that they wanted original copies. We just didnt want to take the chance that the stamps did not come through clearly on another photocopy.

Edited July 28, 2006 by lisaf

[rod65heth 0]

If you were previously married more than once, do you need a copy of your most recent divorce decree or a copy all previous divorce decrees ?

If it were me.. I would put all decrees'... better be safe then sorry...

we put all our's in the package.

take care