Questions for AOS Package (Part 1 of many I imagine!)

[ray_and_mally 0]

Hi everyone!

Like many before me, I've been reading these forums and reading this site hours on end for quite a while. Having said that, I'd like to thank everyone for sharing their knowledge and experiences here on this site.

My wife entered the country back on 11/29/2012 on her Colombian B1/B2 tourist visa. She was supposed to return to Colombia in early Feb 2013 (had her return flight booked too!) but, I threw a wrench in the works and decided to ask her to marry me on Christmas day in front of my whole family! hahaha!!! Talk about nervous! Thankfully she said yes, and we were married on Jan 25, 2013 and she's been here with me ever since. Yes, I know her 1-94 is well expired, but considering our friendship (as well as evidence trail) stems all the way back to 2006, and she had ZERO idea I was gonna propose to her (I didn't know until two days before Christmas myself!) we decided to go this route.

So, having said all that to bring you guys up to speed, my wife and I are about to send our AOS package in the next couple of weeks, and I've got some questions.

Here they go:

1. Do we need to also include a notarized copy of her Civil Registration from Colombia? The document from the Colombian govenment that states she has (never had, actually) no pre-existing marriages or prior marriages and/or divorces? We've got her birth certificate translation sorted out, and we're also going to have her transcripts from university translated as well for future use. Just wondering about the Civil Registration bit.
2. She had a baby several years ago (back in 1998, actually) who, sadly, she lost due to Infant Sudden Death Syndrome. Do we need to get a copy of the baby's death certificate and have that translated as well? Or, should we even bring that up in our AOS case? Do we even HAVE TO bring that up in our AOS case? I'm asking for two reasons, 1. For the obvious legal reasons/requirements of our AOS case, and 2, it's still quite hard for her to talk about/go into discussion-wise in general. Of course, we will go into it if required, but not if we don't have to.
3. We're planning on filing an I-131 (Advanced Parole) along with our AOS package so that we can (MAYBE?) visit her family in Colombia before the process is complete. Is this a good idea considering we only want to use it for visiting and NOT for any sort of emergency? I'm concerned about this because she has overstayed on her B1/B2 Colombian visa. We are happy to wait for the AOS process to run it's course if that's the best way to go (and in my heart I think it probably is).

That's it for me for now! My first post here on Visa journey is done!

A thousand thanks in advance!

Ray

[RioGrande 3]

1. I think - no.

2. Again. I think - no. Since the baby had died (I am very sorry) then you do not need his or her birth certificates. For what reason... I am sorry about that

3. From what I have heard - it is not recommended to leave the country (even with Advance parole) if your fiancée had entered on B1/B2 visa. It is up to you, but mostly people suggest to postpone your travel plans for a while until you receive you GC..

[Pitaya 2,577]

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