Divorce Certificate has wrong Birthdate

[sym32one 2]

My fiancee is in Mexico. Her Divorce Decree says her birthdate is 03/01/76, but her birthdate is actually 01/02/76. Will this cause problems? Also, does it need to be translated into English?

Thanks

[slider100 8]

All the decrees need to be translated in English. Also, if the birth-date is wrong on the certain document, you might need to get a new copy with the correct birth-date as they might verify it.

Hope this helps!

KnR

[HeatDeath 430]

The divorce decree will definitely need to be translated into English. I have no idea if the wrong birthdate will cause a problem or not. USCIS will be using the divorce decree to determine if she is legally free to marry, so it is very important that she be readily identifiable as the subject of the divorce decree. Without seeing it (do NOT scan and post it here - too much personal information!) I simply don't know if there is enough other personal information on the divorce decree to unambiguously identify her despite the wrong birthdate.

It may be worth looking in to how big a hassle it might be to get that corrected. A notarized letter from a court official acknowledging and correcting the error (which would of course also need to be translated into English) would probably help significantly.