Please help, major issue with previous marriage.

[Hank63452 0]

My wife got a notarized document saying that she has custody of older daughter at gong zheng chu in China.

 

Here's the issue, on I-130 I only filled out 1 divorce for previous marriage which was on 2016 Feb, 19.

The notarized document above(custody paper) states that my wife was married to her previous spouse on 2010 Aug, 26 then divorced at 2016 Feb, 19.

 

The reality is that my wife was married on 2010 Aug, 26 and divorced on 2013 Jul, 17. Then She remarried the same person on 2016, Feb, 18th, divorced on 2016 Feb, 19th. They did this because the younger daughter needed to be on a family book.

 

I am now filling out DS 260 and it asks for all previous marriages and divorces. Should I fill out the gap in 2 divorces or leave it as 1?  The notarized document for custody does not show the gap, I assume this custody notarized paper will be needed for interview.

 

 

Please help, I'm completely lost when I found out about this.

Edited yesterday at 02:23 AM by Hank63452

[OldUser 10,021]

Give the most accurate information. This question will appear few more times in her immigration journey. It's best to be honest and clear now than have issues later.

Edited yesterday at 02:45 AM by OldUser

[Hank63452 0]

4 minutes ago, OldUser said:

Give the most accurate information. This question will appear few more times in her immigration journey. It's best to be honest and clear now than have issues later.

I-130 already asked this question. If asked why only listed 1 divorce on I-130 then asked again about DS260, should I tell them I didn't know? I am the one who filled out everything.

[OldUser 10,021]

14 minutes ago, Hank63452 said:

I-130 already asked this question. If asked why only listed 1 divorce on I-130 then asked again about DS260, should I tell them I didn't know? I am the one who filled out everything.

Explain what happened to them...

Her I-751 (if applies) and N-400 will ask about marriages again, so you want to have accurate info.

[Hank63452 0]

19 minutes ago, OldUser said:

Explain what happened to them...

Her I-751 (if applies) and N-400 will ask about marriages again, so you want to have accurate info.

Thank you, I really appreciate it. I was very worried today. 

[TBoneTX 47,545]

You gave the initial information in good faith.  You're correcting it in similar fashion.  USCIS, NVC, and the consulates thrive on the truth.  When asked, explain just as you've explained it to us; even better, be proactive about volunteering the clarification.

[S2N 341]

Adding to what @TBoneTX said about thriving on truth: the advice given to people going through the security clearance process is that the people who investigate and adjudicate are able to tell the difference between not understanding a question on a massive form and an intentional lie or omission because they’ve reviewed thousands of these and can tell the difference. Said more bluntly: no one’s as special as they think, including with stuff like that.

 

Same is true of consular officers reviewing your case. They’ve done plenty of these. They know the difference between an honest mistake and a lie because you’re likely not the first person to have made the mistake who they’ve processed.

[pushbrk 13,627]

All previous marriages and divorces must be documented.  "I didn't know" is the truth, but in reality, you didn't know because you weren't told.  Maybe you didn't ask the right question. Maybe this information was concealed from you purposefully.  WHY you  didn't know needs to be part of your explanation, and certainly part of her explanation at interview.