Question for Egypt fillers

[Sarsoor 8]

Hey guys,

I submitted my I-130 on October 28th, but I got an RFE saying that I am missing the marriage certificate, EVEN THOUGH I submitted it ... How did you guys submit yours? To be more specific, Did you submit the Arabic and translated copy, or just the translation. Also, they said that they want it to be civilly authorized! I got all the stamps and signatures on there and It was translated at the ministry of justice. I just need help with that issue please.

I hope you can assist me with that

Thanks in advance

[dailypattern 0]

Hey guys,

I submitted my I-130 on October 28th, but I got an RFE saying that I am missing the marriage certificate, EVEN THOUGH I submitted it ... How did you guys submit yours? To be more specific, Did you submit the Arabic and translated copy, or just the translation. Also, they said that they want it to be civilly authorized! I got all the stamps and signatures on there and It was translated at the ministry of justice. I just need help with that issue please.

I hope you can assist me with that

Thanks in advance

Hi!

When I submitted the I-130 for my husband on August 8th, I sent BOTH copies of the marriage certificate: the Arabic copy and the translated English copy.

Be sure to read over your Arabic AND English copies to be sure there aren't any mistakes. My husband and I went through a lot because there were mistakes on our issued Arabic marriage certificate. My husband had to go through alot to get these corrected and to get the document re-stamped and re-certified. Also, when the Arabic copy is translated to English, they are using a template. So, when my husband sent me the translated copy, I noticed that they didn't have HIS name on the English copy, but the name of the person who (most likely) came before us! So he went through a lot to get this corrected, too. I’m sure we saved a lot of time by catching these mistakes before sending in the I-130 package.

So, I'm just saying any of these things can cause a RFE.

Finally, whenever sending documents during this immigration journey, I recommend sending a cover letter, and putting the items in order so the person looking through your papers can easily find what they need, mine was like this:

Please find the following enclosed documents:

1) Check in the amount of $420.00 – Filing Fees

2) Form G-1145, E-Notification of Application/Petition Acceptance

3) Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative

4) Copy of Birth certificate of the Petitioner

5) Copy of marriage certificate (Arabic language)

6) Copy of marriage certificate (English translation)

7) Copy of Petitioners’ Divorce document

8) Copy of Beneficiary’s Divorce document (Arabic language)

9) Copy of Beneficiary’s Divorce document (English translation)

10) Form G-325A for Petitioner

11) Form G-325A for Beneficiary

12) One passport-style photo of Petitioner

13) One passport-style photo of Beneficiary

14) Two affidavits sworn to by third parties (Arabic language)

15) Two affidavits sworn to by third parties (English translation)

GOOD LUCK to you guys!

[Heather Ahmed 0]

When I sent in our marriage certificate, I sent the original arabic certificate with all the stamps and an english translation that also had stamps certifying it. My husband and I got married in the UAE so I also had certification from the US Consulate in Dubai that it was an authentic document.

[Mithra 1,185]

We sent copies of both the Arabic and translation versions.

[Basbosa 4]

Hi Sarsoor! Too bad about getting the RFE, and waiting for it in Egypt must have been very painful, thanks to the always unreliable Egyptian mail system! But, hang in there! I am sure you'll got the approval soon

The translation office that we used included a copy of the marriage certificate in Arabic, along with the certificate of translation and the actual English translation. The translation was so good that it included a translation of the stamps that were on the Arabic certificate, so the English translation showed that there were "seals" from the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (our m'azoon told us we needed this stamp since we were using the document outside of Egypt). The packet (original English translation, original certificate of translation, and the copy of the Arabic certificate) were enough for our case. If you're in Alexandria at the moment, I will be more than happy to share the translation's office info. We were really happy with the service and the quality of the translation (and the packet looked soooo professional!), and plan to use it in the future for the NVC documents.

Good luck with your process! And I hope the RFE issue is resolved quickly