Question about RFE K1 Finance Visa.

[Mannyoc4 0]

Question on REF.

I am a USC and submitted an I-129F for a K1 finance visa with all the necessary documents and photo evidence of meeting my fiance in the last two years cos I travelled to visit her in Nigeira in May 2016 and was there for 10days. I also submitted my divorce decree to my ex I was married to for 14yrs and have been divorced now 4 years. Although I was previously married to a Nigerian woman for just a year prior to coming here in the 90s but that marriage was terminated way back in the 90s before marrying my former ex. Though I didn't talk about that previous marriage in my I-129F form. But did in my I-130 before I became a USC almost 23yrs ago.

Now I got an RFE for the following:

1.Provide legible divorce decree of marriage (s) between you and the beneficiary signed by a judge. My fiance has never been married.

2. Provide US Passport with identification page and stamped page of visit to meet with beneficiary with two years preceeding the filing.

Question is since I didn't talk about the previous marriage in the 90s before my ex on the I-129F form and I only talked about my divorce to my ex, should I include both divorce decrees of all previous marriages or just send back a nortorized copy of the last divorce to my ex?

Should I make copies of stamped passport showing evidence of visit to fiance and get it nortorized?

Now if I send copies of the prior marriage before my ex which was not mentioned in my I-129F form, will that jeopardize any chances of approval?

Help needed before responding to the RFE. I will really appreciate.

[Georgia16 2,858]

You have to send ALL divorce decrees to them, this is not a "I only need to provide them with information I would like" ...

And yes you have to send copies of the stamps in your passport since they ask for it.

You have a very hard embassy so you better start getting more evidens and get all your ducks in a row before the interview. Because she will be asked about such things and she needs to be able to answer.

[Ebunoluwa 6,136]

I have read a thread where the USC did not disclose one of his (3 I think) marriages on the I-129 because he didn't think it was necessary.

He was denied at the embassy and had to start over.

It is very important to list all marriages and yes, you need to send them that divorce decree also.

I would also send a correctly filled out I-129 and signed again with the RFE and attach a note that it was an oversight that you

did not include the other divorce. They will compare data from previous information you have given them.

If they won't deny you at USCIS then they will deny you at the embassy so disclose ALL marriages and divorces.

No need to notarize the passport stamps. I hope you front loaded the petition with plenty of quality relationship evidence.

[Da & Ra 14]

Question on REF.

I am a USC and submitted an I-129F for a K1 finance visa with all the necessary documents and photo evidence of meeting my fiance in the last two years cos I travelled to visit her in Nigeira in May 2016 and was there for 10days. I also submitted my divorce decree to my ex I was married to for 14yrs and have been divorced now 4 years. Although I was previously married to a Nigerian woman for just a year prior to coming here in the 90s but that marriage was terminated way back in the 90s before marrying my former ex. Though I didn't talk about that previous marriage in my I-129F form. But did in my I-130 before I became a USC almost 23yrs ago.

Now I got an RFE for the following:

1.Provide legible divorce decree of marriage (s) between you and the beneficiary signed by a judge. My fiance has never been married.

2. Provide US Passport with identification page and stamped page of visit to meet with beneficiary with two years preceeding the filing.

Question is since I didn't talk about the previous marriage in the 90s before my ex on the I-129F form and I only talked about my divorce to my ex, should I include both divorce decrees of all previous marriages or just send back a nortorized copy of the last divorce to my ex?

Should I make copies of stamped passport showing evidence of visit to fiance and get it nortorized?

Now if I send copies of the prior marriage before my ex which was not mentioned in my I-129F form, will that jeopardize any chances of approval?

Help needed before responding to the RFE. I will really appreciate.

From my case, i was married to someone for like 3 month overseas (2nd marriage), that marriage never got registered here, i applied for him i130 but then cancelled it because we decided it is not going to work for us,I did my divorce to him overseas.

When i applied for my current husband, i only submitted marriage/divorce decree for my 1st husband of 15 years which i petitioned here and he is now a US citizen. the second short marriage was not mentioned and lawyer told me since it was not registered here in USA you do not need to mention anything about.

Give embassy your ex divorce that you got from the court in USA. ( that's what i submitted)

Good Luck.

[Ebunoluwa 6,136]

From my case, i was married to someone for like 3 month overseas (2nd marriage), that marriage never got registered here, i applied for him i130 but then cancelled it because we decided it is not going to work for us,I did my divorce to him overseas.

When i applied for my current husband, i only submitted marriage/divorce decree for my 1st husband of 15 years which i petitioned here and he is now a US citizen. the second short marriage was not mentioned and lawyer told me since it was not registered here in USA you do not need to mention anything about.

Give embassy your ex divorce that you got from the court in USA. ( that's what i submitted)

Good Luck.

Married is married in any country. If it was registered in the foreign country then it needed to be disclosed.

Your lawyer is wrong. Period. USCIS recognizes any marriage that is registered in any foreign country, it doesn't have to

be "registered here."

Bad advice.

You may have squeaked by being dishonest but others are denied.

Everyone must disclose ALL marriages and divorces or suffer the consequences sooner or later.

[Mannyoc4 0]

@ Ebunoluwa...thank you so much. It was indeed an honest oversight cos it has been long and it didn't actually occur to me.I guess you are very right. Will still to your advice. Fill out amother I-129F and disclose that since I actually have that divorce decree and the recent one that was initially submitted and submit both to satisfy the RFE. Thanks.

[Pitaya 2,576]

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