Certified copy of divorce for interview?

[Darnell 8,478]

what you have is a copy.

not a certified copy.

you might have a copy of a certified copy, but that's not what the IV Unit needs to see.

They need the certified copy issued from the issuing authority. Scanned/emailed/printed out? You just broke the evidence chain and 'that thing' is easily reproducible and as such, not what they asked for.

[Kev-N-Ann 45]

Marriage Certificates

Who needs to submit marriage certificates?

If you are married, you must obtain an original marriage certificate, or a certified copy, bearing the appropriate seal or stamp of the issuing authority.

Note: Marriage certificates from certain countries are unavailable. More specific information is available from NVC, the nearest United States immigrant visa processing post, or online at: http://travel.state.gov/visa/frvi/reciprocity/reciprocity_3272.html

from the goverments website, here it says it's if you ARE married, not were, and if you were, you need proof of a termination of the marriage

The embassy's letter is quite clear on this one. It specifically says: If you were married previously, obtain one certified copy of your marriage certificate(s) from the place where the marriage took place. Proof of the termination of any previous marriage must also be submitted (e.g. death certificate of spouse; final decree of divorce or annulment).

And these are the instructions for the fiance visa and not for the already married couples. I guess it is a Greek thing. There must be a reason why they also need the marriage certificate for the Greek citizens...

Anyway, I had (luckily) kept them

[Kev-N-Ann 45]

Marriage Certificates

Who needs to submit marriage certificates?

If you are married, you must obtain an original marriage certificate, or a certified copy, bearing the appropriate seal or stamp of the issuing authority.

Note: Marriage certificates from certain countries are unavailable. More specific information is available from NVC, the nearest United States immigrant visa processing post, or online at: http://travel.state.gov/visa/frvi/reciprocity/reciprocity_3272.html

from the goverments website, here it says it's if you ARE married, not were, and if you were, you need proof of a termination of the marriage

The Greek embassy wants the marriage certificate even though she is divorced. You must provide what your embassy asks for, they may require different information than other embassies. The instructions specifically said:

If you were married previously, obtain one certified copy of your marriage certificate(s) from the place where the marriage took place.

what you have is a copy.

not a certified copy.

you might have a copy of a certified copy, but that's not what the IV Unit needs to see.

They need the certified copy issued from the issuing authority. Scanned/emailed/printed out? You just broke the evidence chain and 'that thing' is easily reproducible and as such, not what they asked for.

Yeah what she has is just a copy, not even a copy of a certified one. Certified copy is now on the way.

[Kev-N-Ann 45]

Her interview was today, and she was approved!

FYI, the Greek embassy DOES NOT want the petitioner's divorce decree. I mailed a certified copy to her, but they only wanted her divorce decree.

Also, even though the packet specifically requested her previous marriage certificate, they did not want that either.

[Zedayn 485]

Congratulations!