obtaining old marriage certificate from another country

[Debbie&Dave 0]

Hello

My question has to do with obtaining an old marriage certificate from Finland. My fiance' is in the United Kingdom and under the direction of the packet 3 info online at the US Embassy in London, we are to assemble the following:

Termination of Prior Marriages: Married applicants must obtain an original marriage certificate, or a certified copy, bearing the appropriate seal or stamp of the issuing authority.

Can someone please explain if we are to try and locate the original marriage certificate from 20+ years ago? We have the original divorce decree but are confused if he needs to obtain the original marriage certificate. The previous marriage had taken place in Finland and we are unsure how or whom to contact regarding this. Has anyone else had to do this? Or are we reading into this wrong. Please help since this is the last document we are in need of prior to sending notification to the Embassy he is ready for his interview to be set up. Thanks for any help and suggestions.

[Audy_Rob 26]

Well if he is your fiance(e) then he is NOT a married applicant. He darn well better be a divorced applicant or he will not quqalify for the K-1 visa.

They might be using the same list of instructions for more than one visa type.

Some Embassies/COnsulates request a Marriage Certificate if obtainable but in the case of a K-1 visa, they will only require the Divorce Decree, not the marriage certificate.

Good luck.

[Debbie&Dave 0]

Thank you for your reply. Believe me my fiance' is divorced, lol. I guess we were just reading into this too much. The London embassy doesn't give you much to go with, just a letter saying go to this site. Thanks again and good luck with your interview!!!! take care.