Help with I 130

[ThaiSweed102 0]

Hi everyone,

I am trying to help my mom bring my 33 year old brother and his wife to USA. Now the problem is that my mom been marry 3 times, first was to our father last name (Phairin) than 2nd marriage (Smith) than now third marriage she decide to go back to use her GIVING NAME ( Meesa).

I hope you guys still follow me here...

On my brother birth certificate had my mother name Pranee Phairin but she is no longer useing that name because she divorce our father 25 years ago.

She doesnt have any marriage certificate nor divorce paper from our father. So, she got nothing that say at one point she was Pranee Phairin.

I think it is going to be impossible for us to go back to Thailand and try to serch for her marriage and divorce paper because it is just so long time ago.

BUT she did found her old passport that said Pranee Phairin so, can we use that to proof that she is the mother of my brother?

Thank you very much,

She divorced my father about 25 years ago and she doesnt have any divorce paper to proof that at one point her last name was Phairin.

[TayRivers 4]

She will need not only the divorce papers from every marriage she will also need the marriage certifices from each marriage. They will not accept the passport.

You should contact your countries embassy here in the US and find out how she can obtain copies of these documents

[Picaraz 0]

Hi ThaiSweed102:

Because of the change in names, your mom's marriage certificates and divorce papers need to be submitted. But if they are not available, then she would have to submit a statement from the corresponding civil authority stating that such documents are in fact not available. And she would also have to submit additional evidence such as census, church, school records or sworn affidavits from people.

Good luck! It was very hard for us to obtain my parents' birth certificates of 50 years ago but we got them after looking, asking around and spending lots of money.

Good luck again!!!

[ThaiSweed102 0]

Hi ThaiSweed102:

Because of the change in names, your mom's marriage certificates and divorce papers need to be submitted. But if they are not available, then she would have to submit a statement from the corresponding civil authority stating that such documents are in fact not available. And she would also have to submit additional evidence such as census, church, school records or sworn affidavits from people.

Good luck! It was very hard for us to obtain my parents' birth certificates of 50 years ago but we got them after looking, asking around and spending lots of money.

Good luck again!!!

Ok, thank you guys for taking sometime to reply. I guess we just gonna have to find all those papers. Thank you for some good ideas. I will call the Thai embassy to see if they can give me some advice.