Last name of the petitioner was misspelled on the divorce paper

[aralnaej24 1]

My fiance's divorce paper needs a correction. His last name was misspelled. The court said they can't change the name without the presence of his ex-wife. The problem is, he hasn't seen his ex-wife for 5 years already and he doesn't know where to find her at all. No contact numbers, or addresses to look for. He doesn't even know if she's already married and changed her last name as well. Is there any other options on how to solve our problem? The divorce took place in Massachusetts. We're applying for a K1-Visa and we are worried we might get a RFE because of this. Thank you very much for your help!

[woodsman4cb 8]

Just a thought, but can he get the county clerk/court house to certify that it is in fact him? Maybe a just a note saying that there was a typo, or that it is in fact the same person, and possibly they could use their stamp on that letter? I think the main thing is to prove that it isn't someone else's paper.

[aralnaej24 1]

thank you! I'll keep that in mind! I need as many options as possible. I don't know how big of a deal typo errors would be to USCIS. I mean not really a typo error but a missing letter. I really hope this won't be an issue at all...

thank you! I'll keep that in mind! I need as many options as possible. I don't know how big of a deal typo errors would be to USCIS. I mean not really a typo error but a missing letter. I really hope this won't be an issue at all...

[d3adc0d3 186]

If his SSN is on one of the divorce files with the docket number, you can send that in since SSN's are unique to each person, just make sure the divorce decree has the docket number as well and get both pieces of paper certified when you send them in.