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[benuk 18]

Good Morning,

I am I-130, IR-5 petitioner for both my parents. I am still waiting on NOA2 (NOA1 - Oct 17th, 2011) but want to prepare all documents for NVC in advance. So, for DS-230 I have to provide my (petitioner's)marriage certificate for the current and all previous marriages. However, I do not have my marriage certificates for previous ones. My question is, do I really need to send the marriage certificates or the divorce decrees (which I have) would be enough? Anyone with the same experience? I appreciate your help!

For what I understand you just have to send divorce decrees nothing regarding previous marriage! Somebody here will correct me if I'm wrong.....

[albena 0]

For what I understand you just have to send divorce decrees nothing regarding previous marriage! Somebody here will correct me if I'm wrong.....

This is my understanding as well; however, it is stated that NVC requires the marriage certificates for the current and ALL PREVIOUS MARRIAGES. I know it does not sound logical but if someone has experience, please share it!

[albena 0]

I have one more question. Since I petition both my parents at the same time, do I have to provide two separate petitioner's birth certificates and two separate petitioner's marriage certificates?

By the way, could someone add me to the table? NOA1 - 10/17/2011 in CSC.

Thank you!

[boch 0]

By the way, could someone add me to the table? NOA1 - 10/17/2011 in CSC.

Thank you!

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Edited March 18, 2012 by boch

[benuk 18]

I have one more question. Since I petition both my parents at the same time, do I have to provide two separate petitioner's birth certificates and two separate petitioner's marriage certificates?

By the way, could someone add me to the table? NOA1 - 10/17/2011 in CSC.

Thank you!

Yes, 2 parents = 2 process = 2 of everything.

[myvisajourney2010 0]

This is my understanding as well; however, it is stated that NVC requires the marriage certificates for the current and ALL PREVIOUS MARRIAGES. I know it does not sound logical but if someone has experience, please share it!

Hello fellow petitioners, I am also in the same situation, and this is actually delaying my application because if I really need to submit my (petitioner) marriage cert and birth cert. I need to send the original or certified copy? I don't understand why we need to submit the marriage though since it doesn't have any bearing on the petition. Especially not the original or certified. So again my questions:

Do we need to submit original or certified copies of marriage and birth certificates?

What is the difference of birth certificate xerox copy of original and certified true copy?

Thanks!

[albena 0]

Yes, 2 parents = 2 process = 2 of everything.

I understand this but I am wondering is it possible for them to use one original for both parents instead of two? Probably there is someone with identical experience who can share...

[albena 0]

Hello fellow petitioners, I am also in the same situation, and this is actually delaying my application because if I really need to submit my (petitioner) marriage cert and birth cert. I need to send the original or certified copy? I don't understand why we need to submit the marriage though since it doesn't have any bearing on the petition. Especially not the original or certified. So again my questions:

Do we need to submit original or certified copies of marriage and birth certificates?

What is the difference of birth certificate xerox copy of original and certified true copy?

Thanks!

This is what I found so far researching the forum: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/180467-ds-230-confusion/

[boch 0]

I understand this but I am wondering is it possible for them to use one original for both parents instead of two? Probably there is someone with identical experience who can share...

We are behind you in the IR-5 process (no NOA-2 yet), so we have not experienced this directly. We are also preparing our documents for NVC.

If you look at this page, Documents the Applicant Must Submit to the NVC, it says "You and each family member immigrating with you to the United States must submit to the NVC original documents..." (emphasis added).

Since there is still some time before you will submit these documents, it would probably be best to obtain another original.

According to the Reciprocity Schedule for Bulgaria, "Marriage certificates are available and may be obtained from the municipalities."

Best of luck.

[R&W 5]

I know this is out of topic but probably old posters may come back and see it.

Well, my mom came in January 18th. February 6, she received the I-797 saying she will get her greencard within a month.

One month came it didn't arrive. Called USCIS confirming USPS picked it up. It got scanned in our local postal office as inbound. Never scanned out.

We went and talked to the local post office but supervisor said they can't really tell what happened to it. If they just missed to scan it out and got dropped to somebody else's mail box or got lost inside the facility.

All they can say is sorry.

I called USCIS and they said I need to file I-90 and pay $350. wow. not my fault it got lost!!

Anyone has experience with this? Is there a way around this fee?

[R&W 5]

Hello fellow petitioners, I am also in the same situation, and this is actually delaying my application because if I really need to submit my (petitioner) marriage cert and birth cert. I need to send the original or certified copy? I don't understand why we need to submit the marriage though since it doesn't have any bearing on the petition. Especially not the original or certified. So again my questions:

Do we need to submit original or certified copies of marriage and birth certificates?

What is the difference of birth certificate xerox copy of original and certified true copy?

Thanks!

Yes all originals. It should be in NSO papers.

I can assume per my experience that what NSO gives us in NSO paper is basically the certified true copy since you can get 100 copies of each and the main original is in their file. But somehow, people call that "original" since it is in NSO paper. That's the scenario in the Philppines. The terms may differ in other countries.

[ndu26 114]

I know this is out of topic but probably old posters may come back and see it.

Well, my mom came in January 18th. February 6, she received the I-797 saying she will get her greencard within a month.

One month came it didn't arrive. Called USCIS confirming USPS picked it up. It got scanned in our local postal office as inbound. Never scanned out.

We went and talked to the local post office but supervisor said they can't really tell what happened to it. If they just missed to scan it out and got dropped to somebody else's mail box or got lost inside the facility.

All they can say is sorry.

I called USCIS and they said I need to file I-90 and pay $350. wow. not my fault it got lost!!

Anyone has experience with this? Is there a way around this fee?

That sucks!!!!!!!!!! I think USPS should bemade to ear the cost . try talking to somene higher in USPS cos you never received the greencard

[Moony 0]

Hi guys plz add my time line to the table:)

[boch 0]

Hi guys plz add my time line to the table:)

Hi Moony - what was the date on your NOA-1 (rather than the date it reached you)? Also, do you know when your check was cashed?

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