Brazilians divorced in the US - registering divorce in Brazil?

[Mollie09 1,543]

Hello Brazilians of VJ, I need your help!

I got married and divorced to a US citizen while living in the US. I never registered the marriage or divorce with the consulate because I didn't need to in the time we were married - I didn't apply for a passport, or change my name, in the US or Brazil. Now I'm remarried and want to change my name in my passport, but apparently I need to register my divorce in Brazil? Has someone done this? How do I do that?

Thanks for the help!

Olá brasileiros do VJ, preciso muito da sua ajuda!

Eu me casei e me divorciei de um cidadão americano morando nos EUA. Nunca registrei nem o casório, nem o divórcio, porque no tempo em que estávamos casados não precisei entrar em contato com o consulado (mudança de nome, renovação de passaporte, nada). Agora me casei novamente com outro americano, e quero registrar o casamento para mudar o nome no passaporte, mas pra fazer isso preciso registrar meu divórcio no Brasil? Alguém já passou por isso e pode me orientar?

Muito obrigada!

[sergiojax 4]

To answer your question I need to know if your divorce has had minor dependents.

[Mollie09 1,543]

To answer your question I need to know if your divorce has had minor dependents.

No minor dependents.

[sergiojax 4]

You will have to bring your marriage certificate and your divorce decree to the Brazilian consulate where you live to nationalize the document. After this it is necessary to send to someone in Brazil to take a sworn translator to translate the documents, with the original and translation will go to a registry office ( cartorio) and the registry will annotate the marriage in the book of records and confirm the divorce.

Its done , now You can remarry.I did for myself and many friends from US , here in brasilia, The approximate cost that you will spend is 350 reais to sworn translate on divorce ,90 reais on mariage registry , 100 reais on (Averbação) divorce, the approximate time to got this done is 7 bussines days.

[sergiojax 4]

When you get the (Averbação) You have a note on that document and will report the divorce and the change of name you had when you have before you are married .

[NasaMara 2]

In which step of of the process of changing the name does not registering the past marriage in Brazil become a problem?

I'm curious. I'm in the same situation just haven't done anything yet

[sergiojax 4]

11 hours ago, NasaMara said:

In which step of of the process of changing the name does not registering the past marriage in Brazil become a problem?

I'm curious. I'm in the same situation just haven't done anything yet

If you have a divorce from a previous marriage made in Brazil you will certainly have documentation that supports this divorce right ? The correct action after having the divorce sentence in hands is  go to the ( Brazilian Cartorio)  which one you  have your past Brazilian  marriage registered and ask for do the (Averbacao) on  this past marriage, with this you can ask to get back the old name when you are single  and remaried again, The implications of failing to make this request for registration in the (Brazilian cartorio) Is  : you will still legally maried to the former spouse in Brazil, even if you have the divorce setence, You cannot remaried again untill do the (Cartorio process) , When you  filed for process IR-1/CR1 visa  the USCIS  will  request that registration made in brazil, when you  renewing the Brazilian passport you need to have you Mariage certificate updated with annotations ( Averbacoes ) from previous marriage to insue the new passaport.

[NasaMara 2]

I married , then divorced a U.S citizen in the United States. Never changed my name. Never registered marriage nor divorce to the Brazilian consulate.

 

i am now married again in the United States to a U.S citizen. Have not changed my name and I don't plan on taking my husband's name. 

 

So i guess I won't have to do anything right? I have renewed my passport twice since getting divorced in 06 and don't ever remember being asked about it.

[sergiojax 4]

Otherwise if you maried outside brazil and has Consecutively  divorced , you  need bring your mariage certificate and  divorce sentence to  the brazilian consulate to got some (averbacao} there, and then  send to any (Cartorio in Brazil) to register that  marriage and  Consecutively (averbacao) on the respctive divorce, all documents needs snow translation made in brazil. 

[sergiojax 4]

2 minutes ago, sergiojax said:

Otherwise if you maried outside brazil and has Consecutively  divorced , you  need bring your mariage certificate and  divorce sentence to  the brazilian consulate to got some (averbacao} there, and then  send to any (Cartorio in Brazil) to register that  marriage and  Consecutively (averbacao) on the respctive divorce, all documents needs snow translation made in brazil. 

Many people think that because they are living outside Brazil they do not have to tell what happens in their personal life to the Country. However, it is necessary to understand that, before any other decision, you were born in a country called Brazil, where you are considered a person Civil society, holder of rights and obligations. And although you have chosen another nation to live, whether temporarily or permanently, you continue to be considered a Brazilian citizen and as such you have responsibilities to the Brazilian authorities, from which you can not simply give up. Among these obligations is the registration of the marriage abroad and consequent regularization of their marital status.

[sergiojax 4]

Returning your question :  " In which step of of the process of changing the name does not registering the past marriage in Brazil become a problem?"

Since you are born in Brazil ,The USCIS will  want to know on your  past  if you are not already married in Brazil, why did you not have registred the past marriages . Since you are married twice in US they presumes is a red flag.

[Mollie09 1,543]

22 minutes ago, sergiojax said:

Returning your question :  " In which step of of the process of changing the name does not registering the past marriage in Brazil become a problem?"

Since you are born in Brazil ,The USCIS will  want to know on your  past  if you are not already married in Brazil, why did you not have registred the past marriages . Since you are married twice in US they presumes is a red flag.

 

That's just not true. You have to show USCIS you're free to marry, that's it.

USCIS does not care much about divorce or some other country's outdated bureaucracy.

[Mollie09 1,543]

1 hour ago, NasaMara said:

I married , then divorced a U.S citizen in the United States. Never changed my name. Never registered marriage nor divorce to the Brazilian consulate.

 

i am now married again in the United States to a U.S citizen. Have not changed my name and I don't plan on taking my husband's name. 

 

So i guess I won't have to do anything right? I have renewed my passport twice since getting divorced in 06 and don't ever remember being asked about it.

Technically, you would have to register it. Technically.

I didn't worry about it too much because I didn't want to change my name or have children, and plan on becoming a US citizen. But now I changed my name.

[sergiojax 4]

58 minutes ago, Mollie09 said:

 

That's just not true. You have to show USCIS you're free to marry, that's it.

USCIS does not care much about divorce or some other country's outdated bureaucracy.

I' m not agree. you state " USCIS Does not care about much about divorce or some other country's outdated bureacracy ? On  main check list for aplication IR1/CR1 visa is proof of termination of previous marriages, doesn't matter if are done  in US or in other "country's bureaucracy" .

Edited March 31, 2017 by sergiojax

[Mollie09 1,543]

20 minutes ago, sergiojax said:

I' m not agree. you state " USCIS Does not care about much about divorce or some other country's outdated bureacracy ? On  main check list for aplication IR1/CR1 visa is proof of termination of previous marriages, doesn't matter if are done  in US or in other "country's bureaucracy" .

The previous poster and I both got married and divorced in the US, and then remarried in the US.

I've never been asked if I registered my marriage or divorce in Brazil. USCIS does not care. They care that I'm divorced in the US.