Do we still need to provide Certified copy of marriage certificate for AOS

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I read somewhere on USCIS website that uscis doesn't anymore routeinly require certified copies and a regular copy will suffice. Is this true for AOS. Can I send in a regular copy of our marriage ceritificate with the I485 adjustment of status package.

If I do need to have a certified copy, do anybody know how I can go about to get it.

thanks in Advance.

[YuAndDan 153]

Ordinary photo copy is fine.

USCIS no longer routinely requires submission of original documents or "certified copies." Instead, ordinary legible photocopies of such documents (including naturalization certificates and alien registration cards) will be acceptable for initial filing and approval of petitions and applications.

http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/men...00045f3d6a1RCRD

[ApprovalPlease 0]

Ordinary photo copy is fine.

USCIS no longer routinely requires submission of original documents or "certified copies." Instead, ordinary legible photocopies of such documents (including naturalization certificates and alien registration cards) will be acceptable for initial filing and approval of petitions and applications.

http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/men...00045f3d6a1RCRD

Thank you very much YuAndDan

[Reba 2]

The "certified" copy is the copy that they give you at the courthouse or registrar's office with the county seal on it after you're married. You'll need to keep that to present at your interview(s), but only send them a photocopy of it with your petitions and application packages.

You can usually get additional certified copies from the county office (or whichever governing office does the certificates in your area) for a small fee. I think we paid $7 for an extra when we got married, just in case one got lost.