marriage certificate needed when divorced?

[AMZJ 61]

Ok I am sufficiently panicking a just a little right now.

I have a copy of my old marriage certificate certified by the doctor (I have no idea why, but I have).

I could get a copy from the court as they have the original.

BUT

I was married to my ex in the USA. Would they accept a copy produced in England or should I apply for a copy from the US?

OR how can I find out???

[NikLR 13,227]

You need the original divorce decree not the marriage certificate.

[AMZJ 61]

Never mind I can't apply for a copy from the US they have made it practically impossible I have to pay though another service that wants all sorts of notarized documents faxed to them. Hopefully the copy from the UK courts will be sufficient.

[Nich-Nick 3,354]

Ok I am sufficiently panicking a just a little right now.

I have a copy of my old marriage certificate certified by the doctor (I have no idea why, but I have).

I could get a copy from the court as they have the original.

BUT

I was married to my ex in the USA. Would they accept a copy produced in England or should I apply for a copy from the US?

OR how can I find out???

From my personal experience at a London K1 interview and at least a dozen or more others who have discussed this topic--you do NOT need any version of your previous marriage certificate. Take your divorce decree.

[AMZJ 61]

From my personal experience at a London K1 interview and at least a dozen or more others who have discussed this topic--you do NOT need any version of your previous marriage certificate. Take your divorce decree.

Thank you!!!

You need the original divorce decree not the marriage certificate.

Thanks

[JFH 12,190]

This has been bugging me too. I am concerned about the paper trail showing my name changes over the years.

My birth certificate is in the name of J. M.

I then have a divorce decree showing J. D. divorced M. D. (my previous husband)

And then a marriage certificate showing J. D. married F. H. (my current husband)

But nothing to link J.M. on the birth certificate to J. D. on the divorce decree.

Do I need the first marriage certificate to show that J. M. on the birth certificate is the same person as J. D. on the divorce decree?

[NikLR 13,227]

Not normally but you didn't change your name back to your maiden name after your divorce. On my husband's divorce decree it states his first wife was changing her name back to her maiden name.

[Nich-Nick 3,354]

This has been bugging me too. I am concerned about the paper trail showing my name changes over the years.

My birth certificate is in the name of J. M.

I then have a divorce decree showing J. D. divorced M. D. (my previous husband)

And then a marriage certificate showing J. D. married F. H. (my current husband)

But nothing to link J.M. on the birth certificate to J. D. on the divorce decree.

Do I need the first marriage certificate to show that J. M. on the birth certificate is the same person as J. D. on the divorce decree?

Interesting thought. I haven't ever heard of anybody else having to prove a chain of names. May be worth establishing.

I was just looking at your timeline and if you POE after 9/27, you won't have to go through removing conditions. That would be great.

[AMZJ 61]

This has been bugging me too. I am concerned about the paper trail showing my name changes over the years.

My birth certificate is in the name of J. M.

I then have a divorce decree showing J. D. divorced M. D. (my previous husband)

And then a marriage certificate showing J. D. married F. H. (my current husband)

But nothing to link J.M. on the birth certificate to J. D. on the divorce decree.

Do I need the first marriage certificate to show that J. M. on the birth certificate is the same person as J. D. on the divorce decree?

I was wondering that too but I do have a doctor stamp on an old marriage certificate which has my maiden name on it. Also my daughter has my ex's name. The embassy also saw the original document when I registered her birth abroad so I'm hoping it wouldn't be an issue since I am previously known to them anyway. I'm taking her born abroad certificate, her birth certificate and her passport with me anyway when I get to interview as I had wondered if they might ask why I'm not applying for a visa for her. As well as all legal paperwork saying I have permission from the court to relocate. Her UK birth certificate has my maiden name and previous married name on it.

Edited April 17, 2016 by AMZJ

[Nich-Nick 3,354]

I was wondering that too but I do have a doctor stamp on an old marriage certificate which has my maiden name on it. Also my daughter has my ex's name. The embassy also saw the original document when I registered her birth abroad so I'm hoping it wouldn't be an issue since I am previously known to them anyway. I'm taking her born abroad certificate, her birth certificate and her passport with me anyway when I get to interview as I had wondered if they might ask why I'm not applying for a visa for her. As well as all legal paperwork saying I have permission from the court to relocate. Her UK birth certificate has my maiden name and previous married name on it.

It seems like if they were that detailed, it would have come up for discussion sometime in the last eight years. I can't remember anybody ever getting a 221(g) over proving a string of three names. Most comments said they never mentioned the marriage certificate, except to the current spouse in the case of IR1/CR1 visas.

[JFH 12,190]

It only occurred to me because of my job. If children travel to South Africa without both parents or have a different last name to their mother they have to provide a string of documents to prove that names match up.

So Miss A. marries Mr. B. and has child Charlie B. But then divorces and reverts back to her A. surname but Charlie retains B. surname, Miss A. must then provide airline with her marriage certificate, child's birth certificate and divorce decree to show she is legal parent of Charle B.

I was doing such a case for a customer and it got me thinking about mine.

I was just looking at your timeline and if you POE after 9/27, you won't have to go through removing conditions. That would be great.

Haven't even got NOA2 yet so it will definitely be after September 27 (another reason why we planned it this way after last year's drama).

[JFH 12,190]

Not normally but you didn't change your name back to your maiden name after your divorce. On my husband's divorce decree it states his first wife was changing her name back to her maiden name.

I did consider reverting to maiden name but I was already engaged to husband number 2 by then and there didn't seem to be much point.

[NikLR 13,227]

Does the paperwork state anything to that fact though?

[JFH 12,190]

Does the paperwork state anything to that fact though?

In the UK if you want to revert back to your maiden name following divorce you must apply for a legal name change. It's not something that automatically happens. It is assumed you will keep your married name (if you changed to your husband's name when you got married - not everyone changes their name upon marriage) unless you specifically apply to change it. There is no mention of your maiden name on the divorce decree unless you never changed your name in the first place.

Edited April 17, 2016 by JFH

[NikLR 13,227]

Ah okay. I doubt it'll be asked for anyhow. I've never heard of it thus far. Your police check will require all of your legal names.

Edited April 18, 2016 by NLR