K-1 visa: Philippines to USA - Ex-wife name issues - I129F

[Broke Government 4]

I will use fictitious names in this post for annonymity.

 

My fiance arrived in Manila for her 3rd attempt at the consular interview yesterday. Unfortunately, she received a yellow interview reschedule paper once again. This time, the Philippines Embassy is requesting a copy of the court order my ex-wife made to change her name immediately after we married. This is all they are requesting on the yellow paper.

 

Philippines Embassy complains that the name of my ex-wife is listed as Kym Summers on the I129F, but my divorce decree shows her name as Winnie Schultz (because she changed her name right after we married). She didn't like her first name so she changed it, she also dropped her middle name, and then she updated her last name to match mine.

 

So I just obtained certified copies from the county court where the official change of name was made. The Name Change Court Order lists her name as Kym Lee Summers changing name to Winnie Schultz. My marriage certificate also shows her name as Kym Lee Summers.

 

So now her names look like this:

 

I129F: Kym Summers

Marriage Certificate: Kym Lee Summers

Name Change Court Order: Kym Lee Summers changing name to Winnie Schultz

Divorce Decree: Winnie Schultz

 

I am now worried they will wonder why the I129F doesn't have her middle name of Lee. I asked my attorney and he said the middle name missing on the I129F should not be a problem. Attorney said to give them the Marriage Certificate in addition to the Name Change Court Order. He said the I129F can't be updated at this time any way. I hope the attorney is right. What do you think?

 

Thank you for any insight.

[Boiler 47,940]

I go with the lawyer

[Broke Government 4]

1 hour ago, Boiler said:

I go with the lawyer

 

I had to get a certified copy of the marriage certificate since the original is lost. The court told me there is no way to get a new original. I hope this is ok. I'm assuming it is ok since the marriage certificate is not being requested by the embassy.

 

Same story for the Name Change Court Order, certified copies only. The court put fresh stamps on the certified copies but of course the original signature from the judge is not fresh original ink but instead copies of the original signature.

 

I'm very paranoid now after all these issues and failures.

[Lemonslice 5,310]

7 minutes ago, Broke Government said:

 

I had to get a certified copy of the marriage certificate since the original is lost. The court told me there is no way to get a new original. I hope this is ok. I'm assuming it is ok since the marriage certificate is not being requested by the embassy.

 

Same story for the Name Change Court Order, certified copies only. The court put fresh stamps on the certified copies but of course the original signature from the judge is not fresh original ink but instead copies of the original signature.

 

I'm very paranoid now after all these issues and failures.

That is normal, there is usually ONE original, the other will be copies/certified copies/official copies [whatever the issuer calls them]

[RO_AH 1,687]

Stop being paranoid, this process is not as scary as it seems. Think of the 221g as just asking for clarification on something. Provide what they ask and go forward. All immigration processes are becoming a little harder now and they want every I dotted and every T crossed as the saying goes. Just be patient and provide what they ask and you will be fine.

[Broke Government 4]

2 hours ago, RO_AH said:

Stop being paranoid, this process is not as scary as it seems. Think of the 221g as just asking for clarification on something. Provide what they ask and go forward. All immigration processes are becoming a little harder now and they want every I dotted and every T crossed as the saying goes. Just be patient and provide what they ask and you will be fine.

 

If they are dotting every I and crossing every T, will they have an issue with the middle name of Lee missing from the I129F ?

The I129F says ex-wife name: Kym Summers

The Name Change Court Order says: Kym Lee Summers changing name to Winnie Schultz

 

[Broke Government 4]

They checked the 'Original' box and wrote "proof of name change (previous wife of petitioner)".  I attached the yellow form below after removing any personal information:

 

 

Are they going to accept my certified court copy? The court of course would not give me their actual original. The court would only give me a copy of their original and they did put a couple of fresh stamps on it and it says certified.