K-1 Visa / RFE Proof of Divorce

[hobie1115 0]

On 10/24/2023 at 12:10 PM, IWander said:

Just out of curiosity, did you not already provide a copy of the divorce decree in the original petition?

No...it wasn't required at that time. I remarried after that divorce for 13 years and my recent wife passed away in 2019. I provided a copy of the death certificate in the application which was fine. 

[W199 265]

3 hours ago, hobie1115 said:

No...it wasn't required at that time. I remarried after that divorce for 13 years and my recent wife passed away in 2019. I provided a copy of the death certificate in the application which was fine. 

Confused, what do you mean by "it wasn't required"?  You are required to provide a copy of all previous divorce and death certificates , not just the most recent one, in the I-129F petition. USCIS on State side needs to assess your legal status to re-marry. 

 

Did you hide that divorce in the I-129F petition?  

[hobie1115 0]

On 10/30/2023 at 1:14 PM, W199 said:

Confused, what do you mean by "it wasn't required"?  You are required to provide a copy of all previous divorce and death certificates , not just the most recent one, in the I-129F petition. USCIS on State side needs to assess your legal status to re-marry. 

 

Did you hide that divorce in the I-129F petition?  

No...I didn't hide anything. My lawyer included the death certificate of my most recent spouse who passed 2019...but didn't include the divorce from my first wife who I divorced in 2005. It should have been logical that if I remarried in 2006, then I had to have been divorced at some point since polygamy is illegal...either way, that application made its way through USCIS and NVC with no issues. Maybe my lawyer should have included it...but she didn't and I was fine through the first two major steps of this process. The embassy finally did receive the original divorce decree this week and we were approved...so that headache is finally done.