Marital Status Documents needed for unmarried finance?

[poh 125]

Hi Everyone

 

My finacee posed a question about whether for not she needed to still provide documentation that she never married and is single .  The K-1 visa instructions says to provide marital status documents for proof of legal separation.  Does this apply for fiancee who never married, single and has no out of wedlock child?

 

Marital Status Documents:
 Applicant’s evidence of the legal termination of any prior marriages (Copy and original of divorce decree or death certificate of ex-spouse, if applicable).

 

Thanks in advance.

Edited September 19, 2017 by poh

[Cyberfx1024 7,980]

38 minutes ago, poh said:

Hi Everyone

 

My finacee posed a question about whether for not she needed to still provide documentation that she never married and is single .  The K-1 visa instructions says to provide marital status documents for proof of legal separation.  Does this apply for fiancee who never married, single and has no out of wedlock child?

Marital Status Documents:
 Applicant’s evidence of the legal termination of any prior marriages (Copy and original of divorce decree or death certificate of ex-spouse, if applicable).

Thanks in advance.

 

No, it clearly states there that they need any evidence showing the termination of any prior marriages. If your fiance has never married then you don't need anything, if you were married and then divorced then you need to provide evidence that you got a legal divorce. 

[DrEllaNJ 288]

I thought in some countries you needed a certificate of no marriage? (CENOMAR in Phillipines for example). If there is such a thing in Viet Nam, couldn't hurt to request it?

[Umka36 781]

Depends on country, but for US immigration it does not require such document of one's singleness.

 

The following links is for WA State to get such a letter if you are getting married at a country that requires it:

 

http://www.doh.wa.gov/LicensesPermitsandCertificates/BirthDeathMarriageandDivorce/SingleStatusLetter

 

 

[poh 125]

10 minutes ago, Umka36 said:

Depends on country, but for US immigration it does not require such document of one's singleness.

 

The following links is for WA State to get such a letter if you are getting married at a country that requires it:

 

http://www.doh.wa.gov/LicensesPermitsandCertificates/BirthDeathMarriageandDivorce/SingleStatusLetter

 

 

To clarify my question, my fiancee is vietnamese and lives in Vietnam.  I petitioned  for k-1 visa to get married in U.S.  

 

 

[Umka36 781]

5 minutes ago, poh said:

To clarify my question, my fiancee is vietnamese and lives in Vietnam.  I petitioned  for k-1 visa to get married in U.S.  

 

 

I understand. For a K1, you are not required such document.

[Cyberfx1024 7,980]

12 minutes ago, poh said:

To clarify my question, my fiancee is vietnamese and lives in Vietnam.  I petitioned  for k-1 visa to get married in U.S.  

 

 

At the US level they do not need that from your fiancee. I do not know how Vietnam does it if they have to get one from Vietnam. But if it's required for your fiance it will be at the Embassy level not at the USA/NVC level of things. So ask your fiance if she has the "certificate of no impediment to marriage" from her province. 

[WandY 430]

I wish people unfamiliar with Vietnam would stay out of the Vietnam portal. Maybe you should find a hobby or something. To answer the question, you don't need anything if never married. My K-1 fiancee didn't supply any paperwork stating that she was never married.  Not such a thing in Vietnam for single people.

[poh 125]

thank you clarifying.  my fiancee greatly appreciated it.  

[frontgear 194]

On 9/19/2017 at 11:32 PM, WandY said:

I wish people unfamiliar with Vietnam would stay out of the Vietnam portal. Maybe you should find a hobby or something. To answer the question, you don't need anything if never married. My K-1 fiancee didn't supply any paperwork stating that she was never married.  Not such a thing in Vietnam for single people.

There is and it's called Single Status Certificate that you can get by filling out a form at the local People's Committee where one resides. I asked my then-fiancee to apply for one and it took all of 15 minutes or so. You just need to bring your House Registration (the Red booklet) and your ID (Chung Minh Nhan Dan).

 

You don't need one for a K-1 as previously stated, however.

[poh 125]

3 hours ago, frontgear said:

There is and it's called Single Status Certificate that you can get by filling out a form at the local People's Committee where one resides. I asked my then-fiancee to apply for one and it took all of 15 minutes or so. You just need to bring your House Registration (the Red booklet) and your ID (Chung Minh Nhan Dan).

 

You don't need one for a K-1 as previously stated, however.

thanks for clarifying.   According to my fiancee, she has the Single Status Certificate which expires  few days before the visa interview.  Apparently, Single Status Certificate expires after 6 months it is issued.  

if she doesn't need it to show at the k-1 visa interview then i won't tell her to get a new one.  

Edited September 22, 2017 by poh

[WandY 430]

On 9/21/2017 at 7:47 PM, frontgear said:

There is and it's called Single Status Certificate that you can get by filling out a form at the local People's Committee where one resides. I asked my then-fiancee to apply for one and it took all of 15 minutes or so. You just need to bring your House Registration (the Red booklet) and your ID (Chung Minh Nhan Dan).

 

You don't need one for a K-1 as previously stated, however.

Then what's the point of your post. The question was for a K-1. You don't need anything for a K-1. The rule in Vietnam is don't request anything that is not needed for U.S. immigration. It's hard enough to get stuff done without "coffee money" and/or waiting forever. The "Single Status Certificate" you mention is nonsense. Not needed for people that have never been married. It's not the Vietnamese that set the requirements - it's the Americans.

[frontgear 194]

27 minutes ago, WandY said:

Then what's the point of your post. The question was for a K-1. You don't need anything for a K-1. The rule in Vietnam is don't request anything that is not needed for U.S. immigration. It's hard enough to get stuff done without "coffee money" and/or waiting forever. The "Single Status Certificate" you mention is nonsense. Not needed for people that have never been married. It's not the Vietnamese that set the requirements - it's the Americans.

Calm down, boy. 

 

The point is that you said there was no such thing in VN and, in fact, there is.

[phil09 8]

One of the advantages of doing a K-1 is that the Vietnamese authorities are completely out of the picture. The K-1 applicant only needs to deal with the US Embassy or Consulate. Since corruption is so endemic in VN, not having to deal with VNmese bureaucrats is a huge relief. A drawback of the K-1 visa is that the beneficiary will have to request a green card in the US, and pay about $1,200 in application fees to USCIS. To me, the $1.2K is well worth not having to deal with the leeches in VN.

I have helped several friends and acquaintances with the K-1 and CR-1 visa processes so I am unfortunately too familiar with the sorry situation in VN.

[poh 125]

On 9/23/2017 at 5:09 AM, phil09 said:

One of the advantages of doing a K-1 is that the Vietnamese authorities are completely out of the picture. The K-1 applicant only needs to deal with the US Embassy or Consulate. Since corruption is so endemic in VN, not having to deal with VNmese bureaucrats is a huge relief. A drawback of the K-1 visa is that the beneficiary will have to request a green card in the US, and pay about $1,200 in application fees to USCIS. To me, the $1.2K is well worth not having to deal with the leeches in VN.

I have helped several friends and acquaintances with the K-1 and CR-1 visa processes so I am unfortunately too familiar with the sorry situation in VN.

Yes. it is very unfortunate that happens in VN.  Good point there.