RFE for RENAP-issued marriage certificate

[Bethaleen 0]

Hello. I was excited that our I-130 petition has been opened at VSC (just over 1 month from first NOA on Aug. 30). I received an RFE today asking for a marriage certificate from the national "Registry of Persons and not his/her municipality" The thing is I did send them the certified copy of the marriage certificate from Nicaragua's "Central Registry of the Civil Status of People" It lists the municipality where we were married, but it "clearly" states in big letters at the top: Sumpre Electoral Council: Central Registry of the Civil Status of People" It is signed by the Registrar and Secretary and it is sealed with a central registry seal, and some colored stamps as well. I also sent the translation, mimicking the layout of the original certificate.

SO... I'm thinking that I will send the copy I have left, translated AND send the copy of the certificate issued by the municipality (which I didn't send the first time, but which they believe they are receiving.) Does anyone else have the situation where you received an RFE for something that you already submitted?

Welcoming your advice.

Beth

Text from RFE Letter:

USCIS has reviewed your petition/applicaiton and supporitng evidence. You did not submit sufficient evidence to establish a spousal relationship with the beneficiary....You ahve submitted a marriage certificate issued by the municipality in which you were married. According to the DOS Foreign Affairs Manaual, the petiioner needs to request marriage certificates from the national Registry of Persons (RENAP) and not his/her municipality. Therefore, you are asked to comply with the following: Submit the RENAP issued marriage certificate . The doucment must contain the seal of the issuing office including the date of registration and signature of the registrar.

You may submit either the original documents or legible photocopies of the originals, cinlduing copies of the front and back of each document. If you choose to submit original documents, they will not be returned to you.

If you submit a document in any language other than English, you must include the English translation. The transltor must certify that the translation is accurate and that he or she is competent to tranlate.

Do not send copies of documents previously submitted.

[Nica_In_Love 98]

Hi Beth,

I received an RFE at the NVC stage requesting the passport photos, even though I had already submitted them. What I did was simply sent them again ASAP. In this case, you have copies of the certificate issued by the "Centro Civil de las Personas" so I would suggest making more copies and sending it again along with a copy of the other one issued by the municipality. Make sure to send the translations as well. Good luck!

[Bethaleen 0]

Thanks Nica-in-love,

It's encouraging to see your timeline and that the RFE didn't seem to hold up the process too much. Sorry to see that the rest of the process didn't go quite so quickly. I hope things have been going well since you arrived. Thanks for answering my question. take care.

[Bethaleen 0]

THanks Nica-in-love,

It was nice to read your profile and experience with Managua. I'm glad to know that there are other RFEs out there like ours. I hope you've been doing well since your arrival in la USA. Thanks for your response.