Previous marriage certificate

[lili0301 0]

Is it a copy of a previous marriage certificate enough to take to my K1 interview or I need the original one ?

[VanessaTony 3,567]

Is it a copy of a previous marriage certificate enough to take to my K1 interview or I need the original one ?

If you haven't already supplied them with the original then yes, it's most likely that you will need to show them the original at the interview

**moved from "K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports" to "K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures" as it is the place for K1 qns**

[JlovesA 109]

Okay I don't understand this because if you're divorced, you have given your marriage certificate to the court in exchange for your divorce papers. I ordered a copy of marriage certificate to be on the safe side, but I really don't get why you'd need a document that isn't valid anymore.

[lili0301 0]

I don't understand either because I'm already divorced. But I saw on checklist for the interview and it says I'd need it.

[AandD 20]

keep us posted

[pushbrk 12,160]

I don't understand either because I'm already divorced. But I saw on checklist for the interview and it says I'd need it.

A woman who changed names with marriage, often needs the previous marriage certificate to track name changes but not always. The issue comes up when Mary Smith marries her current husband, Mr. Williams. She has a divorce decree for divorcing Mr Smith but there's no way to connect her to the Mary Jones on her birth certificate. That's where the marriage certificate showing Mary Jones married Mr. Smith.

For this purpose a copy will be fine but if you have an original certified copy I'd take both with you.

Edited February 14, 2010 by pushbrk

[LisaBen 0]

A woman who changed names with marriage, often needs the previous marriage certificate to track name changes but not always. The issue comes up when Mary Smith marries her current husband, Mr. Williams. She has a divorce decree for divorcing Mr Smith but there's no way to connect her to the Mary Jones on her birth certificate. That's where the marriage certificate showing Mary Jones married Mr. Smith.

For this purpose a copy will be fine but if you have an original certified copy I'd take both with you.

So would I need a previous marriage certificate for my male fiance then? Or is the divorce certificate sufficient?

[baron555 934]

Is it a copy of a previous marriage certificate enough to take to my K1 interview or I need the original one ?

Don'[t need that. You do need a copy of the certified divorce decree for the intitial filing.

[Carlawarla 1]

Okay I don't understand this because if you're divorced, you have given your marriage certificate to the court in exchange for your divorce papers. I ordered a copy of marriage certificate to be on the safe side, but I really don't get why you'd need a document that isn't valid anymore.

Sometimes, there is no rhyme or reason that we can see for submitting something. However, I know in Canada, you have to provide both divorce certificates and previous marriage certificates. You can send in a photocopy and have the sealed stamped one to bring to the interview. If you send in your certified one, bring a copy to the interview, and ask for the stamped one back.