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Hi everyone...

anyone please help me I'm the one preparing our paperwork simply because my husband hates details.. :D. He's divorced twice.. I want to know if i should send every page of the divorce decree along with the I130? Will appreciate any help I can get. Thanks and God bless

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Hi everyone...

anyone please help me I'm the one preparing our paperwork simply because my husband hates details.. :D. He's divorced twice.. I want to know if i should send every page of the divorce decree along with the I130? Will appreciate any help I can get. Thanks and God bless

yes, send a copy of the whole thing.

I-130:

09-27-2007 Sent

01-07-2008 NOA1

02-24-2008 Touched

03-05-2008 Touched

03-06-2008 Touched

03-24-2008 Touched

03-24-2008 APPROVED

03-25-2008 Touched

I-129F

01-13-2008 Sent

01-16-2008 NOA1

02-24-2008 Touched

03-25-2008 Touched

NVC

03-27-2008 Received and Case# assigned

04-07-2008 DS-3032 and AOS bill generated

04-08-2008 DS-3032 Email sent

04-14-2008 DS-3032 Email accepted

04-16-2008 Paid AOS Bill online

04-18-2008 AOS Payment cleared & accepted by NVC

04-20-2008 Paid IV Bill online

04-21-2008 AOS I-864 cover sheet document generated online

04-21-2008 Sent AOS I-864 Package to NVC

04-22-2008 IV Bill cleared & accepted by NVC

04-22-2008 DS-230 cover sheet document generated online

05-08-2008 DS-230 package sent to NVC

05-15-2008 RFE Need a Palestinian Police certificate in addition to the Israeli Police certificate

06-04-2008 Palestinian Police certificate deliverd to NVC

06-05-2008 CASE COMPLETED

06-10-2008 Case forwarded to Consulate

Jerusalem Consulate

06-16-2008 Medical Appointment/done

07-01-2008 Interview Date

08-03-2008 Me flying to Jerusalem :)

08-28-2008 Arrival at Chicago ORD International

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anyone please help me I'm the one preparing our paperwork simply because my husband hates details.. :D. He's divorced twice.. I want to know if i should send every page of the divorce decree along with the I130? Will appreciate any help I can get. Thanks and God bless

yes, send a copy of the whole thing.

You could do that but I suggest obtaining a certified copy from the court or State records department. Generally those are one page showing names and dates but not property settlements etc. They'll have an official seal and the judge's signature.

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Hi everyone...

anyone please help me I'm the one preparing our paperwork simply because my husband hates details.. :D. He's divorced twice.. I want to know if i should send every page of the divorce decree along with the I130? Will appreciate any help I can get. Thanks and God bless

yes, send a copy of the whole thing.

You could do that but I suggest obtaining a certified copy from the court or State records department. Generally those are one page showing names and dates but not property settlements etc. They'll have an official seal and the judge's signature.

Well, sending photocopy of the divorce decree to USCIS with I-130 is fine. Instructions say clearly to send photocopy of documents (marriage certificate, divorce certificate). However, certified copy is needed at the end of the NVC process or during the interview at the Embassy/Consulate.

I-130 Timeline with USCIS:

It took 92 days for I-130 to get approved from the filing date

NVC Process of I-130:

It took 78 days to complete the NVC process

Interview Process at The U.S. Embassy

Interview took 223 days from the I-130 filing date. Immigrant Visa was issued right after the interview

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I sent the first few and last few pages of mine and we got approved without an RFE. The important part is to include anything that has a seal and the judge's signature. The very last page were they officially sign the decree is probably the most important. You shouldn't have to include all the property and custody settlements.

However, when you get to your interview, I would bring complete certified copies. Embassy staff can be pretty particular when it comes to documents. Better to have too much than not enough.

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Married: June 11, 2007 - San Andres Isla, Colombia

I-130

7/27/2007 - Sent I-130 Package to TSC*

7/30/2007 - Received by TSC

8/28/2007 - NOA-1 date - CSC

3/19/2008 - NOA2 date -CSC

I-130 held by USCIS for future AOS

I-129F

7/27/2007 - Sent I-129F Package to TSC*

7/30/2007 - Received by TSC

8/30/2007 - NOA-1 - Fee waived

3/19/2008 - NOA2

4/3/2008 - Received by NVC

4/10/2008 - Received by embassy

4/11/2008 - Faxed packet 3 forms to embassy

4/30/2008 - Appointment date assigned

6/19/2008 - Appointment at Bogota Embassy - APPROVED!!!

No touches except when I called CSC directly to inquire.

8/28/2008 - POE Houston

Still being lazy and waiting to do AOS.

*I-130 and I-129F sent together to TSC per USCIS instructions.

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Hi everyone...

anyone please help me I'm the one preparing our paperwork simply because my husband hates details.. :D. He's divorced twice.. I want to know if i should send every page of the divorce decree along with the I130? Will appreciate any help I can get. Thanks and God bless

Unless you are worried about cost of postage, send the whole thing, you do not want to delay anything just because.. What I've realised is USCIS agents handle things differently. My friends who have gone through the same system have all had different experiences. So to be on the safe side, send everything. Thats what I did.

Gracey.

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Hi everyone...

anyone please help me I'm the one preparing our paperwork simply because my husband hates details.. :D. He's divorced twice.. I want to know if i should send every page of the divorce decree along with the I130? Will appreciate any help I can get. Thanks and God bless

This was the simplest and cheapest part of our process I've had so far.

I simply went to the county courthouse, court records department and requested certified copies. They were only about $15 each and so I got several copies certified. They were given state seal and certified by county clerk (signature). This has been good so far for marriage, I-130 and I-129F with no RFE to date.

It’s best to have multiple copies since they are often requested in different processes, you don’t always get them back and cost is negligible.

I would imagine that both divorces must be confirmed legal.

If ever in doubt, always take the safe side.

  • 04-04-2006 Met on Internet
  • 09-22-2007 Married

  • ----- I-130 ----------
  • 10-29-2007 Mailed
  • 04-02-2008 Approved (NOA2 received 4/11/08, no web update)

  • ----- I-129F ---------
  • 01-22-2008 Mailed
  • 04-02-2008 Approved (NOA2 received 4/11/08, no web update)
  • 06-16-2008 Interview (Visa received 6-18)
  • 06-22-2008 US Entry

  • ----- AOS ---------
  • 08-11-2009 Mailed I-485 Package
  • 08-13-2009 Pachage delivered Chicago lockbox
  • 08-19-2009 Check cashed by USCIS
  • 08-20-2009 NOA1 Received - USCIS
  • 08-31-2009 NOA BIO Appointment Scheduled
  • 09-16-2009 BIO Appointment
  • 11-03-2009 Interview Appointment - SUCCESS!!!
  • 11-13-2009 10 year GC arrived !!!
  • Applying for US citizenship in 3 years...!!!!!!!!

The heart can endure so very much, but every moment apart still feels like an eternity.

We will be patient and we will endure, because the love we received is in answer to our dreams.

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Yes, you need to send all of them, my friend had to do the same.

July 19------------Send the I-129F

July 26------------Recieved

December 7th----NOA2 online

December 14-----NOA2 Hard Copy

December 21-----NVC recieved

December 28-----NVC send to US embassy in Ethiopia

January 8---------US embassy in Ethiopia will recieve

January 11--------Packet 3

February 7 -------Interview

February 7 -------Passed interview

February 12------VISA in hand

February 22------IN the USA

March 1-----------Wedding

March 15----------Sent AOS

July 7 -------------Finger Print

January 27, 2009--Green card approved without interview. It took almost one year though.

Feb 2 -------------Got the green card in the mail

Next: playing the waiting game for the 2 years holding removal

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Yes, you need to send all of them, my friend had to do the same.

What do you mean your "friend had to do the same"? Did they receive an RFE for only sending certain pages of their divorce decree or did they simply choose to send the entire decree? As I mentioned, I only sent the first few and last few pages and had no problems getting approved. In fact, they were photocopies of the original. Many people have done this with no problem for the petitions. For the interview, it would be wise to take the whole thing, but I don't think it is necessary for the petitions.

Married: June 11, 2007 - San Andres Isla, Colombia

I-130

7/27/2007 - Sent I-130 Package to TSC*

7/30/2007 - Received by TSC

8/28/2007 - NOA-1 date - CSC

3/19/2008 - NOA2 date -CSC

I-130 held by USCIS for future AOS

I-129F

7/27/2007 - Sent I-129F Package to TSC*

7/30/2007 - Received by TSC

8/30/2007 - NOA-1 - Fee waived

3/19/2008 - NOA2

4/3/2008 - Received by NVC

4/10/2008 - Received by embassy

4/11/2008 - Faxed packet 3 forms to embassy

4/30/2008 - Appointment date assigned

6/19/2008 - Appointment at Bogota Embassy - APPROVED!!!

No touches except when I called CSC directly to inquire.

8/28/2008 - POE Houston

Still being lazy and waiting to do AOS.

*I-130 and I-129F sent together to TSC per USCIS instructions.

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