marriage certificate lost... what can i do?

[nismo32 0]

hello my wife who is a us citizen applied for her mother to come over... we have done all the forms and all the fees are paid but we do not have a marriage certificate for my mother in law... she lost it and cannot obtain a new one.. she resides in Karachi Pakistan... we got a letter from a government official stating that the certificate is lost and that he vouches that the person listed is married and that my wife is the daughter of said person and we sent that in but after 30 days they are asking for the marriage certificate again... what can i do? this is taking forever and we have no way of getting her certificate.. she was married in 1970 and she tried to obtain a copy but they told her they could not produce her one?? what options do i have after i already told the NVC that we do not have a copy of it... also i dont understand why they are asking for a copy in the first place it has nothing to do with the IR5 parent of a us citizen.. i am attaching a copy of the letter i sent in to them over a month ago

Edited July 14, 2015 by Penguin_ie

[mallafri76 1,012]

also i dont understand why they are asking for a copy in the first place it has nothing to do with the IR5 parent of a us citizen.. i am attaching a copy of the letter i sent in to them over a month ago

I was thinking the same thing.... Why do they need a marriage certificate when it's a USC petitioning for her mother?! As far as I understand, you would only need to show proof of relationship, e.g. a birth certificate. Or maybe this is a regional requirement?

You haven't filled in your timeline so I don't know where in the process you are?! Meaning, who is asking for the marriage certificate? Is it USCIS, NVC, the embassy?

[nismo32 0]

sorry about the timeline im new here i didnt see an option for that... the case is with the NVC and i have tried several times to call them but no one ever picks up no matter what time it is even tho it is during normal business hours... i also tried looking at all the uscis website and i still cannot find why they are asking for the marriage certificate... i guess i might have to get an immigration lawyer involved.. this is so frustrating

[apple21 953]

NVC is the one asking for the marriage certificate. It's not a regional thing. All beneficiaries (visa applicants) are required to submit civil documents like birth certificate, marriage certificate, divorce/annulment decrees, police certificate, adoption paper whichever applies. There's no running away from it.

Edited July 14, 2015 by apple21

[Penguin_ie 5,994]

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[Sayed Iqbal 3]

its very simple, go to Nadra office & apply for computerized Marriage certificate for mother-n-law, they will issue u very easily, before goining to NADRA office, contact with ur local karachi union council, they will guide u & make in 1 day for u plus say to mother-n-law to also apply for FRC (Family Registration Certificate) in NADRA office which will prove ur wife relation with her mom........Best Of luck bro :-)

[nismo32 0]

Thank you so much SKI and ANM... I will take your advice and tell them to go to the NADRA office in Karachi!!!!

[Sayed Iqbal 3]

NADRA is handling all civil documents, I get my mom birth certificate from NADRA, they will give to ur mother-n-law computerised marriage certificate, which is acceptable all over the world plus must apply for FRC ( Family Registration Certificate) it's strong proof of relation in family

[EngrYaseen 0]

On 7/14/2015 at 6:33 AM, nismo32 said:

hello my wife who is a us citizen applied for her mother to come over... we have done all the forms and all the fees are paid but we do not have a marriage certificate for my mother in law... she lost it and cannot obtain a new one.. she resides in Karachi Pakistan... we got a letter from a government official stating that the certificate is lost and that he vouches that the person listed is married and that my wife is the daughter of said person and we sent that in but after 30 days they are asking for the marriage certificate again... what can i do? this is taking forever and we have no way of getting her certificate.. she was married in 1970 and she tried to obtain a copy but they told her they could not produce her one?? what options do i have after i already told the NVC that we do not have a copy of it... also i dont understand why they are asking for a copy in the first place it has nothing to do with the IR5 parent of a us citizen.. i am attaching a copy of the letter i sent in to them over a month ago

@nismo32 I am also going through the same, I provided Nadra Marriage Certificate , 2 witness affidavit who attended the wedding and Civil Magistrate affidavit for nikkah nama unavailability  with my parents petitions. After 8 month my mother petition has been approved while for my father they said to get a letter from Nikah Registrar stating that they could not find the record of Nikkah nama. It has been 40 years since my parents are married and getting any document so old is not possible. Can you please guide me how you dealt with it ?

[onek 306]

7 hours ago, EngrYaseen said:

@nismo32 I am also going through the same, I provided Nadra Marriage Certificate , 2 witness affidavit who attended the wedding and Civil Magistrate affidavit for nikkah nama unavailability  with my parents petitions. After 8 month my mother petition has been approved while for my father they said to get a letter from Nikah Registrar stating that they could not find the record of Nikkah nama. It has been 40 years since my parents are married and getting any document so old is not possible. Can you please guide me how you dealt with it ?

This is 5 years old thread.  Most likely, these users are inactive. I would suggest starting a new post and ask question. 

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