RFE for divorce decree of fiance that has never been married???? confused!

[CarolAnn&Eddy 12]

Just got my hard copy of my RFE. They listed 2 subjects they need more evidence on.

MARRIAGE TERMINATION:: Submit a legible copy of the final divorce decree signed by a judge or magistrate that shows proof of filing, or the death certificate issued by the civil authorities, that terminated the prior marriage(s) between Edward X. XXXXXXXXXXX and any prior spouses.

First of all, he has never been married before and I doubled checked all the boxes for marital status on the forms and they all are marked correctly with either "single" or "never married" and in the sections for previous spouses, we wrote "none". I am really confused why we got this part of the RFE. If anyone has had this happen or have suggestions about it I would appreciated it. Of course I can't call now until monday. lol

#2 was the requirement that we had met in person in the last 2 years. I knew that one was coming so I have bank statements for the 3 visits I made there before filing all ready to go.

** I posted this in RFE's under K1 visa, but wasnt sure how active it was so I posted here as well. If it is in the wrong place, please let me know**

[djricky4 67]

i think you might need to contact USCIS and try talk to a Level 2 customer service rep. a level one is not going to help. Ask them specifically about your case and get some answers before submitting anything, because it might have been an error on USCIS behalf.

[Que Saudade 284]

Could it be that his name is the same as someone else who is married? I dunno Just asking...

[CarolAnn&Eddy 12]

Thank you djricky4 I will definitely be calling monday!

@ Que Saudade not sure about that. Would have to be from same little tiny town and same birthday I would think. lol

[Que Saudade 284]

make sure to insist on speaking with the level 2 CSR.

[Mogambi 96]

If they are requesting evidence of meeting, bank statements aren't going to NEARLY enough to satisfy that. What did you send in before? You're going to need passport stamps, boarding passes, hotel receipts, pictures together...

[CarolAnn&Eddy 12]

If they are requesting evidence of meeting, bank statements aren't going to NEARLY enough to satisfy that. What did you send in before? You're going to need passport stamps, boarding passes, hotel receipts, pictures together...

I sent pictures before.. there are no boarding passes as I drive there.... there are no passport stamps as I have a land border crossing passport card, no hotel receipts since I stayed with him and his family. But I have bank statements of withdrawals and purchases made in Canada for 3 separate visits.

On the RFE it states "The petitioner Carol A. XXXXX may submit bank statements and/or credit card statements and receipts showing that withdrawal/purchase was made in canada."

I have no less than 100 transactions showing I was in his home town and surrounding area.

[Xanax 349]

As proof, maybe get some affidavits from family and friends if all you have is photos and bank statements.

[Moomin 292]

Our RFE during the i-129f adventure was for the exact same thing. My husband has never been married before.

Anyways, USCIS was of no help - ofcourse, since they can't provide any legal help or info on how to get a document stating you've never been married because such document for a USC only exists when going overseas and getting married if the foreign country requires it. So after looking into the options, we went for 2 things(none of them affidavits from friends/relatives);

1 - a new, sworn and signed statement saying he was, and had always been, legally free to marry.

2 - a search peformed in each county he had lived in after he was legally free to marry. Country clerk's office searched his name and the marriage records, no hits came up, the piece of paper was signed by the county clerk and we sent copies of that to make sure that the new sworn statement from my husband was accepted with supporting evidence. I am absolutely not certain that this was needed however by this tme, we just wanted to get a NOA2 in the mail.

Before you jump to any conclusion and start gathering a bunch of documents, is it possible for you to see the exact wording of your fiance's letter of intent?

[CarolAnn&Eddy 12]

Our RFE during the i-129f adventure was for the exact same thing. My husband has never been married before.

Anyways, USCIS was of no help - ofcourse, since they can't provide any legal help or info on how to get a document stating you've never been married because such document for a USC only exists when going overseas and getting married if the foreign country requires it. So after looking into the options, we went for 2 things(none of them affidavits from friends/relatives);

1 - a new, sworn and signed statement saying he was, and had always been, legally free to marry.

2 - a search peformed in each county he had lived in after he was legally free to marry. Country clerk's office searched his name and the marriage records, no hits came up, the piece of paper was signed by the county clerk and we sent copies of that to make sure that the new sworn statement from my husband was accepted with supporting evidence. I am absolutely not certain that this was needed however by this tme, we just wanted to get a NOA2 in the mail.

Before you jump to any conclusion and start gathering a bunch of documents, is it possible for you to see the exact wording of your fiance's letter of intent?

Thanks for your response. I will be calling tomorrow to CSC and see if I can get any guidance at all. Guess it doesn't hurt to try, right? You have 2 great ideas and we will get going on them ASAP.

I have seen the exact wording on his letter of intent as we used the example forms here on VJ to write our letters. I also have a copy of his letter of intent here with our petition package copies.

[Justud 42]

Hope everything works out, but something sounds fishy.

[Peter_Pan 661]

SINGLE and NEVER MARRIED are two very different things.

[CarolAnn&Eddy 12]

Hope everything works out, but something sounds fishy.

Thank you and i agree it sounds weird, but I am hoping it was a clerical error on there part requesting the info or there will be a statement or document we can send instead of a divorce decree that does not exist.

[CarolAnn&Eddy 12]

SINGLE and NEVER MARRIED are two very different things.

I agree, but when the choices are married, single, widowed, or divorced.... i am assuming single does mean never married in this instance and those are the options given on the I-129F.

Also on his G-325A we wrote "none" in the "Current husband or wife" box and in the "former husband or wife" box.

[Peter_Pan 661]

Yes, I looked through the forms again, I thought that maybe there was a choice, at some point, between single and never married, but I was wrong. Definitely call them.