Certified Marriage Certificate

[Dianna. 5]

Hi

I have everything ready for my AOS ready to mail off. I just have one question about the certified marriage certificate.

I have been told that I will need to apply for the 'Triplicate copy' for immigration purposes and not the certified copy...I am confused because I have been reading on here that the regular certified copy is accepted?

The Triplicate copy costs more than the certified.

Any advice?

[Nich-Nick 3,354]

I have never heard of triplicate copy. You would have to ask your local courthouse or county clerk to tell you what you get with triplicate over a certified copy except 3 Instead of 1 of the same document. If you get one certified copy, then you you may photocopy it for AOS.

[nobbie 105]

I just got 2 certified copies from the courthouse, 5 or $10 each sent 1 with AoS and kept 1.. Who told you about this triplicate copy thing.

[Nich-Nick 3,354]

I think it is a term her local courthouse uses and told her she needs. It's not an immigration term or requirement.

Every county will have a fee for a marriage certificate (certified copy). Mine was a lot more tthan yours Nobbie.

Dianna--

Immigration accepts photocopies of certified documents in the application. If you have an interview, take the original certified copy to show it in person. If you don't have an interview they never see your original. My husband is a citizen now and nobody ever saw anything but a photocopy of several of my documents. No AOS or Removing Conditions interview, and even his citizenship interview lady never looked at the documents they said to bring. She was e-a-s-y. Hope you all get so lucky.

[Dianna. 5]

We have our certified personal copy but have been hesitant to photocopy it because I have read about others being requested for an original certified copy.

I sent off for the regular $10 certified copy to mail in.

We got married in Washington, DC and there was a form in our envelope with our licence with a list of extra things you could apply for. One of them listed:

Triplicate copy $30 - Immigration purposes.

Our Rev also mentioned that we need that copy too...that is what confused us. I think we will stick to the regular one though since nothing in the AOS papers actually specifies a 'Triplicate copy' .

If I still had the form I'd scan it but we sent it off already.