I-130 RFE

[Logan & Eli 8]

Good morning,

 

I received an RFE  that states the following:

 

Submit a photocopy of the original marriage certificate for the marriage of ____ and ____. The marriage certificate must be issued by an appropriate civil authority. In order for the marriage to be considered valid for immigration purposes, it must have been legally valid in the location where the marriage took place. The document must include the date of registration and signature of the registrar.

 

I have copies of the I-130 form that I originally submitted and it has the marriage license, so I know I sent it before. I noticed that when I sent the photocopy it's on 8 1/2" X 11" paper, rather than legal size, can this be the reason they want it resubmitted? Could the size of the paper be a cause for them to re-request it? Or could there be another reason they could be asking for this document again? 

Edited August 28, 2018 by TBoneTX
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[Roel 7,191]

11 minutes ago, Logan Cochran said:

 

Submit a photocopy of the original marriage certificate for the marriage

 

11 minutes ago, Logan Cochran said:

I have copies of the I-130 form that I originally submitted and it has the marriage license

Marriage certificate and marriage license are two different things.

https://www.vitalrecordsonline.com/blog/the-difference-between-a-marriage-license-and-marriage-certificate/

[Logan & Eli 8]

Yes, sorry. I used license and certificate interchangeably. I submitted a copy of the certificate with all of the relative information regarding time and location of the wedding along with the registrar's signature. It's an exact copy of the original certificate so I'm not sure why I got the RFE.

[Crazy Cat 39,622]

16 hours ago, Logan Cochran said:

Good morning,

 

I received an RFE  that states the following:

 

Submit a photocopy of the original marriage certificate for the marriage of ____ and ____. The marriage certificate must be issued by an appropriate civil authority. In order for the marriage to be considered valid for immigration purposes, it must have been legally valid in the location where the marriage took place. The document must include the date of registration and signature of the registrar.

 

I have copies of the I-130 form that I originally submitted and it has the marriage license, so I know I sent it before. I noticed that when I sent the photocopy it's on 8 1/2" X 11" paper, rather than legal size, can this be the reason they want it resubmitted? Could the size of the paper be a cause for them to re-request it? Or could there be another reason they could be asking for this document again? 

I don't think the paper size would be a problem.....as @Roel said, it must be marriage certificate.  Marriage license says "We want to marry".  Marriage certificate says "We are married"..

16 hours ago, Logan Cochran said:

Yes, sorry. I used license and certificate interchangeably. I submitted a copy of the certificate with all of the relative information regarding time and location of the wedding along with the registrar's signature. It's an exact copy of the original certificate so I'm not sure why I got the RFE.

They sometimes lose documents, unfortunately.

Edited August 28, 2018 by TBoneTX
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[Roel 7,191]

Yeah just send them what they want. I had the same situation,  got RFE for husbands birth certificate even though we 100% send it. 

[EM_Vandaveer 2,370]

They lose things. Just re-send what they are asking for.

[EM_Vandaveer 2,370]

BTW if the language of the document is not English, did you send a translation (with a statement from the translator that he/she is fluent in both languages)?

[Logan & Eli 8]

I did also send a verified translation of the document because it was in Spanish. 😁

[debbiedoo 2,339]

they lose things. it happens. re submit the document and translation.

[ajay007 43]

if they required original marriage certificate that sound they are not satisfy with copy so you should mail ASAP original marriage certificate without bothering size.

[NikLR 13,220]

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[NikLR 13,220]

1 hour ago, ajay007 said:

if they required original marriage certificate that sound they are not satisfy with copy so you should mail ASAP original marriage certificate without bothering size.

Rfe ia asking for a copy not original. 

[truelove29 218]

3 hours ago, NikLR said:

Rfe ia asking for a copy not original. 

Yes, don't send the original!

[ajay007 43]

3 hours ago, NikLR said:

Rfe ia asking for a copy not original. 

Yes my mistake they required photocopy of original marriage certificate. 

[Reqahmed 92]

5 hours ago, ajay007 said:

if they required original marriage certificate that sound they are not satisfy with copy so you should mail ASAP original marriage certificate without bothering size.

Sending original will be a big mistake. USCIS is not only step. There are more important steps after that. She needs original documents for interview. Sending original to USCIS will delay or could refused her visa in interview stage. 

Edited August 27, 2018 by Reqahmed