Marriage certificate or Extract from marriage registration?

[Asuka 0]

Which one should I send in with my I-130? I don't know if that's a question that just applies to me as a German citizen or if that's a general issue. My marriage certificate is (of course) in German and looks nice and offical. The extract from the marriage registration is in table form and is in several languages. Would the extract be sufficient? I mean it's stll an official document with the seal and everything and since it is in multiple languages I wouldn't have to get it translated.

[theTokyoGirl 0]

I do not know legal documents in Germany, but you need a document to prove that you are married with the petitioner of your immigrant visa. According to you, Germany has a document called marriage certificate, so you need to send it with English translation if it is not originally written in English. If I were you, I also attach extract which is originally written in English too.

Before you find someone to translate or translate by yourself, ask your local office in Germany if they have English version of marriage certificate. I heard that someone from a small town in Japan fond out that her local office had English version. If they have, you might save your energy.

By the way, is your name from Eva? Asuka from Germany . . .

[Asuka 0]

I do not know legal documents in Germany, but you need a document to prove that you are married with the petitioner of your immigrant visa. According to you, Germany has a document called marriage certificate, so you need to send it with English translation if it is not originally written in English. If I were you, I also attach extract which is originally written in English too.

Before you find someone to translate or translate by yourself, ask your local office in Germany if they have English version of marriage certificate. I heard that someone from a small town in Japan fond out that her local office had English version. If they have, you might save your energy.

By the way, is your name from Eva? Asuka from Germany . . .

Yes Asuka stems indeed from NGE Anyway, the extract from the marriage registration is also an original government issued document, I remember when we got married, they asked us if we wanted an "international marriage certificate" and that is what they gave us. Im just wondering if it would be sufficient.

[Bobby+Umit 161]

Yes Asuka stems indeed from NGE Anyway, the extract from the marriage registration is also an original government issued document, I remember when we got married, they asked us if we wanted an "international marriage certificate" and that is what they gave us. Im just wondering if it would be sufficient.

If it has the same information on it as the other document, and meets the requirements for an "official" document - it should be sufficient.

[Asuka 0]

If it has the same information on it as the other document, and meets the requirements for an "official" document - it should be sufficient.

It does, it has the names of both partners (incl. my maiden name), date and place of marriage, date and place of birth...

[Bobby+Umit 161]

It does, it has the names of both partners (incl. my maiden name), date and place of marriage, date and place of birth...

And you said it was stamped? sounds legit to me.

[M&ME 2]

When we got married, we got copies of the Marriage Certificate in German and International Copies. By extract, do you mean the International Marriage Certificate? I submitted only an original International Marriage Certificate. But I believe that only copies are required, and they do not forward original documents to the NVC. so you'll have to send another original to the NVC as well.

Along with the International Marriage Certificate, I sent an explaination that it is an Official Original document signed and stamped by the Standesamt. I did this because another VJer got his International Certificate rejected, initially, for not including this statement.

Please let me know if you have any questions about this.

Thanks,

Matt

Edited August 24, 2010 by M&ME

[Asuka 0]

And you said it was stamped? sounds legit to me.

Yup, it has an official seal (the same that's on my marriage certificate) and a signature on it

[Asuka 0]

Along with the International Marriage Certificate, I sent an explaination that it is an Official Original document signed and stamped by the Standesamt. I did this because another VJer got his International Certificate rejected, initially, for not including this statement.

Hey thanks Matt, sounds good!

[Marijke 1]

When i sent in my DS-230 my package contained our marriage certificate + translation. I got a checklist a few weeks later from NVC saying that my mariage cert. was not original or a certified copy....tssss ( sent in the same thing with the I-130 never got any complaints on that one ). So i sent them another mariage cert.+ translation and an extract from the mariage registers...the international one. Result case completed... If i was you i would send in both to be sure!

[Hare 0]

Which one should I send in with my I-130? I don't know if that's a question that just applies to me as a German citizen or if that's a general issue. My marriage certificate is (of course) in German and looks nice and offical. The extract from the marriage registration is in table form and is in several languages. Would the extract be sufficient? I mean it's stll an official document with the seal and everything and since it is in multiple languages I wouldn't have to get it translated.

that is what I subbmited International marriage licence wich is writen in multiple lagnguages:)

[Asuka 0]

that is what I subbmited International marriage licence wich is writen in multiple lagnguages:)

Just that or the other one as well?

[msd 3]

We sent in a copy of the "registration of marriage". Although it was a document in english since we got married in the USA, but I think it'd be the same thing as the registration table.