Quick question about AOS

[ashley_ann 179]

hello all! I have moved to another part of the forum now. I came on a K1 in January and I’ve been prepping my AOS. I tried to search for this answer but no luck. 
 

There’s a list for AOS on a facebook group I’m on and I just want to make sure I don’t need to include any divorce certificates (I was previously married and included this for the k1 application) but it doesn’t make sense for me to include it with the AOS and if I have to include that’s totally fine but I just wanted to ask on this forum as you all have never steered me wrong. 

thanks! 
 

-A

 

[Dashinka 24,706]

The instructions for the I485 say final divorce decree(s) should be included.  USCIS requirements don't always make sense.

 

Good Luck!

 

Marriage Certificate and Other Proof of Relationship

 

If you are filing Form I-485 as the derivative applicant spouse of the principal applicant, you generally must submit a photocopy of your marriage certificate issued by the appropriate civil authority where the marriage took place. Refugee derivative applicant spouses do not need to submit a photocopy of the marriage certificate. There are also some immigrant categories that require the principal applicant to submit a marriage certificate (for example, K-1 nonimmigrants (person admitted to the United States as a fiancé(e)), abused spouses and children under the Cuban Adjustment Act (CAA), Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act (HRIFA) dependents, and abused spouses and children under HRIFA). See the Additional Instructions for more category-specific information. Form I-485 Instructions 10/15/19 Page 11 of 45

 

If either party to this marriage was previously married, you must also submit evidence to prove the legal termination of any prior marriages, typically a divorce certificate or death certificate. If a required marriage certificate (or divorce certificate or death certificate) is unavailable or does not exist, you must demonstrate its unavailability/nonexistence and provide other acceptable evidence as explained above for birth certificates.

 

If you are filing as the derivative applicant child of the principal applicant and your birth certificate does not show that the principal applicant is your parent, you must submit a photocopy of your parents’ marriage certificate, your adoption certificate, or other proof of your parent-child relationship with the principal applicant. Refugee derivative applicant children, however, do not need to submit proof of the parent-child relationship with the principal applicant.

 

https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/forms/i-485instr-pc.pdf

[Crazy Cat 42,032]

36 minutes ago, ashley_ann said:

hello all! I have moved to another part of the forum now. I came on a K1 in January and I’ve been prepping my AOS. I tried to search for this answer but no luck. 
 

There’s a list for AOS on a facebook group I’m on and I just want to make sure I don’t need to include any divorce certificates (I was previously married and included this for the k1 application) but it doesn’t make sense for me to include it with the AOS and if I have to include that’s totally fine but I just wanted to ask on this forum as you all have never steered me wrong. 

thanks! 
 

-A

 

Did you enter on your K-1 or as a visitor?

Edited February 25, 2021 by Lucky Cat

[ashley_ann 179]

4 minutes ago, Lucky Cat said:

Did you enter on your K-1 or as a visitor?

K1

[ashley_ann 179]

31 minutes ago, Dashinka said:

The instructions for the I485 say final divorce decree(s) should be included.  USCIS requirements don't always make sense.

 

Good Luck!

 

Marriage Certificate and Other Proof of Relationship

 

If you are filing Form I-485 as the derivative applicant spouse of the principal applicant, you generally must submit a photocopy of your marriage certificate issued by the appropriate civil authority where the marriage took place. Refugee derivative applicant spouses do not need to submit a photocopy of the marriage certificate. There are also some immigrant categories that require the principal applicant to submit a marriage certificate (for example, K-1 nonimmigrants (person admitted to the United States as a fiancé(e)), abused spouses and children under the Cuban Adjustment Act (CAA), Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act (HRIFA) dependents, and abused spouses and children under HRIFA). See the Additional Instructions for more category-specific information. Form I-485 Instructions 10/15/19 Page 11 of 45

 

If either party to this marriage was previously married, you must also submit evidence to prove the legal termination of any prior marriages, typically a divorce certificate or death certificate. If a required marriage certificate (or divorce certificate or death certificate) is unavailable or does not exist, you must demonstrate its unavailability/nonexistence and provide other acceptable evidence as explained above for birth certificates.

 

If you are filing as the derivative applicant child of the principal applicant and your birth certificate does not show that the principal applicant is your parent, you must submit a photocopy of your parents’ marriage certificate, your adoption certificate, or other proof of your parent-child relationship with the principal applicant. Refugee derivative applicant children, however, do not need to submit proof of the parent-child relationship with the principal applicant.

 

https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/forms/i-485instr-pc.pdf

Thank you so much! I think I’ve just read too many things 🤦🏼‍♀️ Didn’t even see that part in the instructions 

[Crazy Cat 42,032]

2 minutes ago, ashley_ann said:

K1

OK.  Thanks.

 

Is it cold enough here in Texas for you?  It was quite a week.....

Edited February 25, 2021 by Lucky Cat

[ashley_ann 179]

42 minutes ago, Lucky Cat said:

OK.  Thanks.

 

Is it cold enough here in Texas for you?  It was quite a week.....

LOL I thought to myself what the heck followed me from Canada down here. It was pretty crazy to see how it all transpired ...