Marriage stamp in Domestic passport

[Bluestraveler49 2]

My spouse went to her local office to get  a police report and a marriage stamp in her Russian passport. She does not want to take my surname and we filed with USCIS using her given name. She was told at the local office that the seal or stamp is only given for a new passport when there is a name change. Therefore she must carry proof of marriage with her at all times. Has any member run into a similar situation, where the beneficiary did not change the name, and did this affect the Visa process at all?

[millefleur 5,047]

That is curious.

 

1 hour ago, Bluestraveler49 said:

She was told at the local office that the seal or stamp is only given for a new passport when there is a name change. 

This doesn't make sense to me. My husband married me in Russia and (being the man) his name did not change. He got the marriage stamp in his domestic passport no problem.

 

You're talking about this stamp, right? Example (not mine, just found it on Google):

 

 

[Lenchick 133]

4 hours ago, Bluestraveler49 said:

My spouse went to her local office to get  a police report and a marriage stamp in her Russian passport. She does not want to take my surname and we filed with USCIS using her given name. She was told at the local office that the seal or stamp is only given for a new passport when there is a name change. Therefore she must carry proof of marriage with her at all times. Has any member run into a similar situation, where the beneficiary did not change the name, and did this affect the Visa process at all?

Name change or stamps in domestic passport do not affect visa process. It’s up to people to change their names.  In fact no one will ask your domestic passport anyway. A marriage proof is a marriage certificate. 

[Bluestraveler49 2]

8 hours ago, millefleur said:

That is curious.

 

This doesn't make sense to me. My husband married me in Russia and (being the man) his name did not change. He got the marriage stamp in his domestic passport no problem.

 

You're talking about this stamp, right? Example (not mine, just found it on Google):

 

 

This is the stamp she wants. Was turned down at Passport Control office at Michaylovka, while also requesting a police record. Told to go elsewhere to get the stamp. Was told a name change and new passport were needed in order to receive the stamp. She wants the stamp for piece of mind and for certain services while waiting on her CR-1 visa interview.

[Lenchick 133]

7 minutes ago, Bluestraveler49 said:

This is the stamp she wants. Was turned down at Passport Control office at Michaylovka, while also requesting a police record. Told to go elsewhere to get the stamp. Was told a name change and new passport were needed in order to receive the stamp. She wants the stamp for piece of mind and for certain services while waiting on her CR-1 visa interview.

How is this even true? You can order a police record online in Russia. Something doesn’t add up. Name change has been always at your own discretion. 

[Juniper 62]

18 hours ago, Bluestraveler49 said:

My spouse went to her local office to get  a police report and a marriage stamp in her Russian passport. She does not want to take my surname and we filed with USCIS using her given name. She was told at the local office that the seal or stamp is only given for a new passport when there is a name change. Therefore she must carry proof of marriage with her at all times. Has any member run into a similar situation, where the beneficiary did not change the name, and did this affect the Visa process at all?

Based on this thread it appears you are talking about getting a "marriage stamp" in your Russian "Domestic Passport".  Getting this stamp is done at a civil records department where for births, deaths, marriages etc. are recorded and you get your marriage certificate, birth certificate, death certificate etc.  A marriage stamp does not require a name change.  Not quite sure you were at the correct department when you asked for a marriage stamp and also made your police record request. You go to Запись актов гражданского состояния Орган ЗАГС.

 

So this Russian domestic passport or marriage stamp in it has nothing to do for your USA visa process.

 

Remember that 10 government workers in Russia typically give 10 different answers to the same question.

Edited April 11, 2019 by Juniper

[millefleur 5,047]

1 minute ago, Juniper said:

Based on this thread it appears you are talking about getting a "marriage stamp" in your Russian "Domestic Passport".  Getting this stamp is done at a civil records department where for births, deaths, marriages etc. are recorded and you get your marriage certificate, birth certificate, death certificate etc.  A marriage stamp does not require a name change.  Not quite sure you were at the correct department when you asked for a marriage stamp and also made your police record request. You go to Запись актов гражданского состояния Орган ЗАГС.

I was thinking the same thing. Sounds like she went to the wrong place and that's why they gave her misinfo.

[CM&KV 72]

My hubby and I got married in my state while he was here on a 5.5 month business trip. In his domestic passport it only has his divorce stamp. (He got this stamp after we were legally married in the USA, he was divorce by court not by administrative, papers say he was divorced about 4 months before our wedding date.)  And hubby has a visa to enter the USA, which will be in 11 days.

 

So having no stamp in my case didn't cause anything. Where did you two get married? Sorry if I missed where you stated the location. Depending on where you might want it to get the certificate stampped to follow the guidelines of the Hague convention so its recognized in both Russia and USA.

[Bluestraveler49 2]

12 hours ago, CM&KV said:

My hubby and I got married in my state while he was here on a 5.5 month business trip. In his domestic passport it only has his divorce stamp. (He got this stamp after we were legally married in the USA, he was divorce by court not by administrative, papers say he was divorced about 4 months before our wedding date.)  And hubby has a visa to enter the USA, which will be in 11 days.

 

So having no stamp in my case didn't cause anything. Where did you two get married? Sorry if I missed where you stated the location. Depending on where you might want it to get the certificate stampped to follow the guidelines of the Hague convention so its recognized in both Russia and USA.

We were married in South Korea, which our ROK marriage certificate is accepted by USCIS (after translating) so perhaps her civil records department is having a hard time verifying its authenticity because of the language. Since the OP we have not looked into it much further, since it should not effect her CR1 Visa. Thanks for all the helpful input so far!

[millefleur 5,047]

6 hours ago, Bluestraveler49 said:

We were married in South Korea, which our ROK marriage certificate is accepted by USCIS (after translating) so perhaps her civil records department is having a hard time verifying its authenticity because of the language. Since the OP we have not looked into it much further, since it should not effect her CR1 Visa. Thanks for all the helpful input so far!

Ohhh, well that explains some of the difficulty. You might need an Apostille on the marriage cert for them to accept it.

 

And right, it will not be necessary during the US immigration process.