Argentina / Questions about marriage certificate for I-130 Package

[moontalitor 0]

Hola!
My US-born husband and I got married here in Argentina two weeks ago, and now we're looking to begin gathering all the paperwork needed to start our CR1 application. We have some questions in regards to the marriage certificate, though, that we were hoping someone could clear up! To clarify, we're gathering stuff for the I-130 Package right now, the very first step.

- From what I've read, they don't want you mailing in original documents anymore - that means we have to request a legal copy from the Registro Civil, right? I imagine it can't just be a regular photocopy.

- I imagine we need to apostille it, along with getting it translated. Do we translate first, then apostille the original document in spanish + the translation? Should we translate + apostille two copies? I'm a bit lost at to what the best order of operation is here.

That's mainly it for now. If anyone has any other tips for argentinians applying for CR1/IR1, I'd appreciate it! I've seen a lot of recent Arg. threads for K1 visas, but not a lot for CR1/IR1.
Thanks a lot to everyone, and best of luck with your visa process!

 

[igoyougoduke 1,660]

How about following the checklist on this page. It is clearly specified what is expected

 

https://www.uscis.gov/i-130. you should considering filing Online 

Edited April 3, 2021 by igoyougoduke

[moontalitor 0]

3 minutes ago, igoyougoduke said:

How about following the checklist on this page. It is clearly specified what is expected

 

https://www.uscis.gov/i-130. you should considering filing Online 

Hi, thanks for your reply! From what I've read on that guide, they say the documents must be translated, which I knew, but they don't talk about the questions I've asked, as far as I can tell. And I've seen conflicting replies on the internet on whether documents from the non-US contry must be apostilled or not, which is why I asked.

[igoyougoduke 1,660]

15 hours ago, moontalitor said:

Hi, thanks for your reply! From what I've read on that guide, they say the documents must be translated, which I knew, but they don't talk about the questions I've asked, as far as I can tell. And I've seen conflicting replies on the internet on whether documents from the non-US contry must be apostilled or not, which is why I asked.

see here 

 

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/Argentina.html. USCIS follows this standard set by Department of State

[Andresr 47]

When I sent my papers none of them where apostilled and got approved ,but for my sons us passports in the states I did bring all my papers apostilled.,,I think that latter on it’s better to have them apostilled so you don’t lose time doing it from the states .it’s not that expensive to do in Argentina