divorce decrees

[lsherrouse 0]

Do I need to give a copy of all divorce decrees, or just the last two. I have been married 5 times do they need all copies? I will be filing the I-129f.

Edited December 12, 2009 by lsherrouse

[Scott and Mhay 57]

Yes you do.

12. Copy of final Divorce Decree(s) or Certificate(s) for the US Citizen and/or foreign fiance(e) if either has been previously married. If the previous marriage of the US Citizen and/or foreign fiance(e) ended due to the death of their spouse then include a Copy of Death Certificate(s) documenting that fact.

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...mp;page=k1guide

http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/men...000082ca60aRCRD

[payxibka 10,045]

Do I need to give a copy of all divorce decrees, or just the last two. I have been married 5 times do they need all copies? I will be filing the I-129f.

all

moving to K-1 forum from removing conditions forum

[thongd4me 69]

Do I need to give a copy of all divorce decrees, or just the last two. I have been married 5 times do they need all copies? I will be filing the I-129f.

all

moving to K-1 forum from removing conditions forum

With all due respect, I don't agree with that - there is only the provision that the parties are free to marry

and in no area in the State Department site does it say that one or both parties have to say anything more

about previous marriages than the last one which ended in divorce.

When my fiancée went for the interview, she did inform them that she had married and divorced her first husband twice.

They didn't ask for any proof of the first marriage and divorce, only for the second one that resulted in her being free to marry.

They didn't even ask her WHY she married him & divorced him twice, although it would seem like a reasonable question.

Just not a question for the visa interview.

In my opinion the OP will only need his last marriage certificate & last divorce decree.

Edited December 12, 2009 by thongd4me

[thongd4me 69]

Do I need to give a copy of all divorce decrees, or just the last two. I have been married 5 times do they need all copies? I will be filing the I-129f.

all

moving to K-1 forum from removing conditions forum

With all due respect, I don't agree with that - there is only the provision that the parties are free to marry

and in no area in the State Department site does it say that one or both parties have to say anything more

about previous marriages than the last one which ended in divorce.

When my fiancée went for the interview, she did inform them that she had married and divorced her first husband twice.

They didn't ask for any proof of the first marriage and divorce, only for the second one that resulted in her being free to marry.

They didn't even ask her WHY she married him & divorced him twice, although it would seem like a reasonable question.

Just not a question for the visa interview.

In my opinion the OP will only need his last marriage certificate & last divorce decree.

My fiancée was honest about the number of marriages she had in the interview.

Honesty is the best policy so if they ask at the interview how many times the OP was married, the fiancée should say 5.

Not having the 4 other marriages in the documentation is not a deal-breaker; if they had to research & verify EVERY

marriage of EVERY applicant, the visa process would probably take a month longer than it now does,

but there is no obligation to put 5 previous marriages in the documentation, only one.

Edited December 12, 2009 by thongd4me

[Darnell 8,478]

Do I need to give a copy of all divorce decrees, or just the last two. I have been married 5 times do they need all copies? I will be filing the I-129f.

all

moving to K-1 forum from removing conditions forum

With all due respect, I don't agree with that - there is only the provision that the parties are free to marry

and in no area in the State Department site does it say that one or both parties have to say anything more

about previous marriages than the last one which ended in divorce.

When my fiancée went for the interview, she did inform them that she had married and divorced her first husband twice.

They didn't ask for any proof of the first marriage and divorce, only for the second one that resulted in her being free to marry.

They didn't even ask her WHY she married him & divorced him twice, although it would seem like a reasonable question.

Just not a question for the visa interview.

In my opinion the OP will only need his last marriage certificate & last divorce decree.

The instructions for the I-129F are a bit different than what you've described.

To the OP - ALL. PhotoCopies on I-129F submittal are fine, just be prepared to submit certified copies on Interview Day.

[thongd4me 69]

Do I need to give a copy of all divorce decrees, or just the last two. I have been married 5 times do they need all copies? I will be filing the I-129f.

all

moving to K-1 forum from removing conditions forum

With all due respect, I don't agree with that - there is only the provision that the parties are free to marry

and in no area in the State Department site does it say that one or both parties have to say anything more

about previous marriages than the last one which ended in divorce.

When my fiancée went for the interview, she did inform them that she had married and divorced her first husband twice.

They didn't ask for any proof of the first marriage and divorce, only for the second one that resulted in her being free to marry.

They didn't even ask her WHY she married him & divorced him twice, although it would seem like a reasonable question.

Just not a question for the visa interview.

In my opinion the OP will only need his last marriage certificate & last divorce decree.

The instructions for the I-129F are a bit different than what you've described.

To the OP - ALL. PhotoCopies on I-129F submittal are fine, just be prepared to submit certified copies on Interview Day.

From the I-129 instructions -

If either you or your fiancé(e) were married before, give copies of documents showing that each prior marriage was legally terminated.

That may subject to interpretation as they didn't say each and every prior marriage.

I look at it as saying for each of them (participant and beneficiary) they have to show that their prior marriage was terminated.

- satisfying the condition "free to marry"

If one of the previous prior marriages did not end in divorce or death of the other spouse but the petitioner or beneficiary "forgot" to get a divorce, then there would be a problem.

I do not, as I said above, condone lying as it is against the TOS and should not be done in this process.

There was more than one marriage for my fiancée - she freely admitted that in her interview but was not required to document that marriage & divorce.

There could be a measure of doubt in this part of the instructions so the best thing would be to contact the USCIS or go to one of their offices and ask about it.

That might be a good question for Gary to ask the USCIS director.

Edited December 12, 2009 by thongd4me

[payxibka 10,045]

The instructions say EACH marriage not just the last marriage.... the interpretation of the instructions is fairly easy....

[Darnell 8,478]

ya, - I read 'each prior marriage' to mean, literally that -

Each.

E A C H .

[SuperDuper! 230]

Edited December 13, 2009 by Hopp

[Lona.C. 16]

you have to send all divorce cert

happend to a friend of mine he was married 3 times before applying for k1 but only send the last divorce cert ,

he got an RFE for the other 2 divorce cert he didnt send

[sachinky 464]

They want documentation noting the dissolution of each and all previous marriages to ensure the applicant is free to marry.

The instructions are clear in this regard--EACH marriage. You've been married five times previously? You'll need the corresponding divorce certificates.

I would assume this is done to ensure that marriage #2 was properly dissolved in order to lead to marriage #3 or #4.

[NigeriaorBust 4,087]

My ex was married to his second wife for over 10 years before he had a valid divorce from our marriage. So no having a divorce from marriage 2 does not mean that marriage 1 was properly terminated.

[Tom and Novie 1]

The instructions say EACH marriage not just the last marriage.... the interpretation of the instructions is fairly easy....

"Each" is refering to each individual.. not each marriage..

[Scott and Mhay 57]

Each prior marriage. (not each individual) look at post 7 and read the forms. Send them all now or possibly get an RFE later.

Edited December 13, 2009 by Scott and Mhay