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Hello all!

 

quick question, 

I am planning on getting married next week, and taking the advice from fellow visa journey people, I have filed/completed almost all the paper work to adjust my status. After we get married, we will have the ceremonial certificate first before sending off for the "official" certificate which they said could take 2 weeks to arrive back. Will a copy of the ceremonial certificate suffice as evidence or do I have to wait until the official certificate comes back then make a copy of that?

 

many thanks 

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KULtoATL   1,551

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You'll need a certified copy of the official certificate. Ceremonial or keepsake certificates cannot be used and will not be accepted.

For my I-129F, K-1, AOS, EAD, AP and ROC detailed timelines, please refer to my timeline page :)

ROC filed on December 1, 2020, assigned to SRC, approved within 106 days on February 18, 2021.

My sincerest gratitude to all VJers, especially the late geowrian.

 

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Just wait, they will want the registration information that will be on the official document.

Relationship:     First met 2015, Married since Oct 2016

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2015 Apr - First met and started chatting online (he was in the US on a J-1 visa)

2015 Sep - J-1 visa expires (2 year home stay requirement)

2016 Feb - First trip to China (10 days): met friends and family, celebrated Spring Festival (Chinese New Year), lots of sightseeing (including seeing pandas), and lots of food

2016 Feb 06 - Purchase matching jade necklaces to mark engagement

2016 Jun/Jul - Second trip to China (10 days): lots more sightseeing, food, and time with friends/family

2016 Sep/Oct - Third trip to China (10 days) this time with my parents so that my parents could meet him and his mom, along with lots of sightseeing and food (i'm sure you've picked up on a trend by now :D)

2016 Oct - At the end of the time in China my parents, myself, and Xuan all traveled to Canada (7 days) so that we could get married, but unfortunately his mom couldn't come along with us.

2016 Oct 08 - Wedding day on top of Mount Washington on Vancouver Island, and it had just snowed the night before. (L)(L)

2017 Jan - Fourth trip to China (7 days), you guessed it: food, family, friends, spring festival, ...


The CR-1 Process:    NOA1 - PD 27 Dec 2016 (TSC)

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2016 Dec 21 - Sent I-130 packet (along with G-1145 for e-notification) by USPS priority mail express (1-day), but missed the pick-up so it won't actually leave till the next day

2016 Dec 23 - Delivery confirmed by USPS

2017 Jan 03 - Payment drawn from bank account

2017 Jan 04 - Text and email confirming USCIS receipt of petition, assignment to Texas Service Center for processing and SRC case number

2017 Jan 09 - Received I-797c notice of action by mail (NOA1) with assigned priority date of 27 Dec 2016

2017 ??? ......... just waiting patiently for NOA2 (hopefully by April/May if they ever stop transferring cases from Nebraska)

 

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5 hours ago, heamatite2000 said:

Hello all!

 

quick question, 

I am planning on getting married next week, and taking the advice from fellow visa journey people, I have filed/completed almost all the paper work to adjust my status. After we get married, we will have the ceremonial certificate first before sending off for the "official" certificate which they said could take 2 weeks to arrive back. Will a copy of the ceremonial certificate suffice as evidence or do I have to wait until the official certificate comes back then make a copy of that?

 

many thanks 

Immigration wants a certified copy which means somebody at the county certified that it is a copy of what is recorded in the county records. It might be stamped, signed, embossed, or in some way marked as official county business.  You may photocopy that one to send in as long as the endorsement (certification) shows up. Then if you interview, you take your real certified copy to the interview to show.

 

If you mail off your only certified one, then you won't get it back and will need another for other immigration steps in the future. Some people order several so they can give them away, so to speak.  I didn't. I only ever mailed off photocopies of documents, which is what USCIS says is okay. Worked just fine for me and I am completely done with everything immigration.

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