Certified Divorce Paperwork - Stockholm

[Sara & Mark 2]

Can anyone tell me the proper agency, or authority, to contact in Stockholm Sweden, to obtain certified Divorce paperwork for I-130 application?

Any guidance or advice will be greatly appreciated.

Thank you in advance for you time and attention to this request.

[Mr. Borkström 63]

I'm not sure I understand, and it's none of my business really, but I'm still wondering... Are you divorcing your wife or does she need papers to prove she and her previous husband are divorced?

I really don't know how these things work (and I definitely hope to never find out for myself) but my best guess is to get in touch with the local administration (religious or secular) where the marriage took place. Or perhaps Skatteverket's Folkbokföring (the Tax Agency), since they issue Personbevis which fill the same function as marriage certificates/birth certificates.

Hmm, now that I think of it, maybe previous marriages are listed on a complete personbevis. Mine didn't, but then again, I have have never been married before I married my American wife.

Edited May 20, 2012 by Mr. Borkström

[cattiszt 0]

Can anyone tell me the proper agency, or authority, to contact in Stockholm Sweden, to obtain certified Divorce paperwork for I-130 application?

Any guidance or advice will be greatly appreciated.

Thank you in advance for you time and attention to this request.

You go to or call the Court House ( Tingsrätten) where your divorce was filed, if the divorce was filed more than 10 years ( in Sweden there is a law called " Lagen om gallring" wich means that they after 10 years are allowed to put certain documents in other archives than were they were initiaaly filled) ago they might keep the papers in another place but the Court House will be able to tell you were.

Very important!!!!!!!!!!!! Make sure that a clerk of court stamps and signs the Divorce Decree. That will make the Divorce Decree certified.

Make sure that you translate the Divorce Decree with the use of an authorized translator, they have a specific seal to show that they are authorized. I used www.snabboversattarna.se for this. They were fast, accurate and easy to get in touch with, very proffesional and cheaper than many of the other agency's i talked to. ( No I dont get comission to reefer them ) Tell them what the translation is for and that u want an authorized translator to do it.

This might be more info than u asked for but ah well maybe someone else will find use of it

One last thing. Do not send in pappers from the Tax agency ( Skatteverket) to prove ur divorce) We did that and got an RFE on it, they want the "real deal" from the Court House.

Best of luck

/C

[Sara & Mark 2]

I'm not sure I understand, and it's none of my business really, but I'm still wondering... Are you divorcing your wife or does she need papers to prove she and her previous husband are divorced?

I really don't know how these things work (and I definitely hope to never find out for myself) but my best guess is to get in touch with the local administration (religious or secular) where the marriage took place. Or perhaps Skatteverket's Folkbokföring (the Tax Agency), since they issue Personbevis which fill the same function as marriage certificates/birth certificates.

Hmm, now that I think of it, maybe previous marriages are listed on a complete personbevis. Mine didn't, but then again, I have have never been married before I married my American wife.

No, I'm not divorcing my wife, we just got married on April 26th, 2012.

A certified copy of her divorce decree is required for the I-130 application, we're just not sure where she needs to go, or who she needs to contact, in Sweden to obtain a copy of it.

I'll start looking into those suggested in you post.

Than you for the reply.

[Sara & Mark 2]

You go to or call the Court House ( Tingsrätten) where your divorce was filed, if the divorce was filed more than 10 years ( in Sweden there is a law called " Lagen om gallring" wich means that they after 10 years are allowed to put certain documents in other archives than were they were initiaaly filled) ago they might keep the papers in another place but the Court House will be able to tell you were.

Very important!!!!!!!!!!!! Make sure that a clerk of court stamps and signs the Divorce Decree. That will make the Divorce Decree certified.

Make sure that you translate the Divorce Decree with the use of an authorized translator, they have a specific seal to show that they are authorized. I used www.snabboversattarna.se for this. They were fast, accurate and easy to get in touch with, very proffesional and cheaper than many of the other agency's i talked to. ( No I dont get comission to reefer them ) Tell them what the translation is for and that u want an authorized translator to do it.

This might be more info than u asked for but ah well maybe someone else will find use of it

One last thing. Do not send in pappers from the Tax agency ( Skatteverket) to prove ur divorce) We did that and got an RFE on it, they want the "real deal" from the Court House.

Best of luck

/C

This is exactly the type of information I was looking for, thank your for passing along your knowledge of the Swedish court system, the Tax Agency, the processes and steps required, and the link to the translation service.

Your knowledge of this topic would lead me to believe that you have been through this process yourself.

And no, this is not too much information, and I also hope others in the same situation find this information useful.

Thank you, thank you, and thank you again.

Your help is greatly appreciated.

[cattiszt 0]

This is exactly the type of information I was looking for, thank your for passing along your knowledge of the Swedish court system, the Tax Agency, the processes and steps required, and the link to the translation service.

Your knowledge of this topic would lead me to believe that you have been through this process yourself.

And no, this is not too much information, and I also hope others in the same situation find this information useful.

Thank you, thank you, and thank you again.

Your help is greatly appreciated.

Yes I am going through the process as we speak I came to the US on a K1 Visa 2 weeks ago and I am marrying the love of my life in just about a month The reason i know so much about how to obtain a valid divorcee decree is that I have been divorced twice before, 1 divorce about a year ago and one divorce more than 10 years ago. the recent divorce decree was easy to obtain and the divorce from more than 10 years ago not so easy.... because of that law concerning "gallring" that I wrote about in my previous post. But no matter what anyone would tell you Divorce Decrees from a long long time ago can be found amybe not just in the archives of the Court House...... In my case the oldest Divorce Decree was found at Landsarkivet a place were they send really old documents in that county...

this might not be an issue of urs though but maybe someone elses, who knows

I have this urge of wanting to "pay it forward" because of all the, at many times helpful information here on VJ that Ive got during my visa process and maybe help prevent simple mistakes that would pro long the process for somebody else....

I know that my process is far from over but atleast now I get to do it togheter with the love of my life at my side EVERYDAY

[Sara & Mark 2]

Yes I am going through the process as we speak I came to the US on a K1 Visa 2 weeks ago and I am marrying the love of my life in just about a month The reason i know so much about how to obtain a valid divorcee decree is that I have been divorced twice before, 1 divorce about a year ago and one divorce more than 10 years ago. the recent divorce decree was easy to obtain and the divorce from more than 10 years ago not so easy.... because of that law concerning "gallring" that I wrote about in my previous post. But no matter what anyone would tell you Divorce Decrees from a long long time ago can be found amybe not just in the archives of the Court House...... In my case the oldest Divorce Decree was found at Landsarkivet a place were they send really old documents in that county...

this might not be an issue of urs though but maybe someone elses, who knows

I have this urge of wanting to "pay it forward" because of all the, at many times helpful information here on VJ that Ive got during my visa process and maybe help prevent simple mistakes that would pro long the process for somebody else....

I know that my process is far from over but atleast now I get to do it togheter with the love of my life at my side EVERYDAY

First and foremost, congratulations on receiving your K1 visa, your recent immigration to the USA, and most importantly on your upcoming marriage. Three weeks ago, I married the woman of my dreams, the woman I consider to be my Soul Mate, the woman I truly believe I was put on this earth to find and spend the rest of my life with. What an amazing feeling it is.

Secondly, the divorce documents we need to obtain are 17 years old, so it is refreshing and extremely helpful to receive such detailed and complete information on the correct agencies to contact in an effort to obtain them, from someone that has recently been in the situation we are currently in. This will reduce the amount of time spent tracking down the paperwork and help expedite the overall process of completing the initial I-130 package by receiving the documents we need quickly.

Input from VJ members helped me with the process of becoming an American citizen through Naturalization last year, and I have “paid it forward” whenever I can to others. As I learn more about the CR-1 & I-130 process, through my own experiences and advice from other VJ members such as yourself, I intend to the same as you have just now done for me.

I hope the information you have provided to me also helps others here on VJ.

Good luck to both of you, I hope your Journey is completed quickly, and once again, I thank you.

[cattiszt 0]

First and foremost, congratulations on receiving your K1 visa, your recent immigration to the USA, and most importantly on your upcoming marriage. Three weeks ago, I married the woman of my dreams, the woman I consider to be my Soul Mate, the woman I truly believe I was put on this earth to find and spend the rest of my life with. What an amazing feeling it is.

Secondly, the divorce documents we need to obtain are 17 years old, so it is refreshing and extremely helpful to receive such detailed and complete information on the correct agencies to contact in an effort to obtain them, from someone that has recently been in the situation we are currently in. This will reduce the amount of time spent tracking down the paperwork and help expedite the overall process of completing the initial I-130 package by receiving the documents we need quickly.

Input from VJ members helped me with the process of becoming an American citizen through Naturalization last year, and I have “paid it forward” whenever I can to others. As I learn more about the CR-1 & I-130 process, through my own experiences and advice from other VJ members such as yourself, I intend to the same as you have just now done for me.

I hope the information you have provided to me also helps others here on VJ.

Good luck to both of you, I hope your Journey is completed quickly, and once again, I thank you.

Im so glad that I could help you. Best of luck with everything and please drop me a line if there is anything else I can help you guys with

/ C