FeelingYoung66

Upon returning to Vancouver from Montreal, my fiance (now wife) went directly from the airport to the courthouse in New Westminster and obtained her actual Certificate of Divorce, with a raised seal and the court registrar's signature. She actually got them to supply her with two of them. They can issue as many as you want, but they are 40 bucks apiece. Montreal will also accept a certified copy of the divorce court's final order. On the day in question, my dearest only had an un-certified copy of the court's final order, printed out on her home printer. This was what she provided to our immigration attorney who gave it her blessing and included it and a photocopy of it in the big fat package my fiance took with her to Montreal. Little did we know that my fiance did not stand a chance of succeeding at her interview. The resulting 51-day delay in getting Montreal  to approve cost us dearly. By the time we got into the U.S. together in mid-March, county governments that issue marriage licenses were shutting down due to Covid-19 and we could not obtain a marriage license. It took until April 30 to obtain a license and we were married on May 5th. Only then were we able to finally apply for the all-important AOS and Advance Parole. So in the end.. not having the proper divorce certificate at the interview has caused at least a three-month additional delay in getting the AP and green card. That hurts, and was so easily preventable.

It sounds like you have what you need. Raised seal, signature.. you're good to go.

Hi Flowergirl. The answer is yes. The same copy of the divorce decree that we had at the interview was what was provided to the USCIS in the 129f application process for a K-1 Visa. Apparently they don't ask for anything other than a photocopy at that stage. The Consulate however clearly asks for "originals and photocopies" of all the documents listed in their Packet 3 list. Our Immigration Attorney goofed-up, and we did not catch her mistake in advance. Our celebration in Montreal was denied us, and we ended up returning to Vancouver Island very sad and dejected.