Help with RFE

[PatN 7]

Hi everyone. I posted this on the July 2020 I-129F forum also but we received a RFE and they require proof of legal termination of marriage and proof of US citizenship.

 

I’m not sure how to provide proof of legal termination of marriage since I have never been married before. Is it possible they mixed up the information with someone with my exact name? Can anyone suggest how we go about responding to this? Thanks! 

Edited February 28, 2021 by PatN
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[payxibka 10,045]

1 minute ago, PatN said:

 

Hi everyone. We received a RFE and they require proof of legal termination of marriage and proof of US citizenship.

 

I’m not sure how to provide proof of legal termination of marriage since I have never been married before. Is it possible they mixed up the information with someone with my exact name? Can anyone suggest how we go about responding to this? Thanks! 

On the RFE you redacted out a name, do you recognize that name?

[Crazy Cat 41,888]

2 minutes ago, PatN said:

Hi everyone. I posted this on the July 2020 I-129F forum also but we received a RFE and they require proof of legal termination of marriage and proof of US citizenship.

 

I’m not sure how to provide proof of legal termination of marriage since I have never been married before. Is it possible they mixed up the information with someone with my exact name? Can anyone suggest how we go about responding to this? Thanks! 

Have you checked the forms you sent to verify that you didn't make an error about number of marriages?

[PatN 7]

No I do not recognize the name at all. We verified on our I-129F form and indicated my marital status is single. 

[Adamaris 21]

22 minutes ago, PatN said:

Hi everyone. I posted this on the July 2020 I-129F forum also but we received a RFE and they require proof of legal termination of marriage and proof of US citizenship.

 

I’m not sure how to provide proof of legal termination of marriage since I have never been married before. Is it possible they mixed up the information with someone with my exact name? Can anyone suggest how we go about responding to this? Thanks! 

Hi, 

 

check if one of the two names are familiar to you of the married people on the form, if you put info in the wrong part of the form.

 

Are you the beneficiary or the US citizen?

 

Because you say you have never been married but if you are the petitioner what about your fiance (é)?

 

If none of the two names are one of you then it’s probably a confusion with cases.

[PatN 7]

Just now, Adamaris said:

Hi, 

 

check if one of the two names are familiar to you of the married people on the form, if you put info in the wrong part of the form.

 

Are you the beneficiary or the US citizen?

 

Because you say you have never been married but if you are the petitioner what about your fiance (é)?

 

If none of the two names are one of you then it’s probably a confusion with cases.

Sorry I should have mentioned I am the beneficiary. We checked our form again and it doesn't state anywhere that I have been married before or my fiance (the petitioner). 

 

Like you said, I have a feeling they got it mixed up with someone else. Trying to figure out how I can prove I'm single now. 

[Adamaris 21]

Just now, PatN said:

Sorry I should have mentioned I am the beneficiary. We checked our form again and it doesn't state anywhere that I have been married before or my fiance (the petitioner). 

 

Like you said, I have a feeling they got it mixed up with someone else. Trying to figure out how I can prove I'm single now. 

Well, the only way I see you could do it is getting a letter from the institution that is in charge of marriage records in your country, stating that you are single and that you have never been married, that there is nothing in their records. And another letter from you explaining that you think it was a mistake and why, maybe with a copy of the part of the form that says that you are single an never been married.

[PatN 7]

3 minutes ago, Adamaris said:

Well, the only way I see you could do it is getting a letter from the institution that is in charge of marriage records in your country, stating that you are single and that you have never been married, that there is nothing in their records. And another letter from you explaining that you think it was a mistake and why, maybe with a copy of the part of the form that says that you are single an never been married.

That's a great idea. I'll start looking into how I can get this. Thanks for your help! Hoping this will be enough information to prove it. 

[Crazy Cat 41,888]

10 minutes ago, Adamaris said:

Well, the only way I see you could do it is getting a letter from the institution that is in charge of marriage records in your country, stating that you are single and that you have never been married, that there is nothing in their records. And another letter from you explaining that you think it was a mistake and why, maybe with a copy of the part of the form that says that you are single an never been married.

How does one prove he/she has never been married somewhere else outside his/her country?  I agree that the only thing a person can do is to submit a notarized personal statement.... and hope USCIS accepts it.  

Edited February 28, 2021 by Lucky Cat

[Adamaris 21]

2 minutes ago, Lucky Cat said:

How does one prove he/she has never been married somewhere else outside his/her country?  I agree that the only thing a person can do is to submit a notarized personal statement.... and hope USCIS accepts it.  

If you could prove you are divorced, why couldn’t you prove you have never been married outside your own country?

 

Doesnt hurt anyone if the beneficiary can get official documents, but of course it’s their decision anyways.  ☺️

[Gail and Derrick 270]

My fiancé used to live in South Africa and said people checked frequently to make sure they had not been married without their knowledge so in at least some parts of the world this is a thing. OP is Canadian though (?) so seems unlikely. 

[Crazy Cat 41,888]

27 minutes ago, Adamaris said:

If you could prove you are divorced, why couldn’t you prove you have never been married outside your own country?

A divorce is a court proceeding which would be documented by a decree or certificate.  No such documentation exists for a marriage which never happened.  Anyway, the OP can only try....

Edited February 28, 2021 by Lucky Cat

[Crazy Cat 41,888]

21 minutes ago, Gail and Derrick said:

My fiancé used to live in South Africa and said people checked frequently to make sure they had not been married without their knowledge so in at least some parts of the world this is a thing. OP is Canadian though (?) so seems unlikely. 

You can only prove you were not married in a specific locale. 

Edited February 28, 2021 by Lucky Cat

[SalishSea 17,837]

29 minutes ago, Adamaris said:

If you could prove you are divorced, why couldn’t you prove you have never been married outside your own country?

You can't.   Even in the US, there is no way to prove you weren't married in another state.  There is no centralized record of marriages.

[SalishSea 17,837]

1 hour ago, PatN said:

Hi everyone. I posted this on the July 2020 I-129F forum also but we received a RFE and they require proof of legal termination of marriage and proof of US citizenship.

 

I’m not sure how to provide proof of legal termination of marriage since I have never been married before. Is it possible they mixed up the information with someone with my exact name? Can anyone suggest how we go about responding to this? Thanks! 

The language "you failed to disclose this derogatory information on the petition" would suggest that it is not a USCIS error based on your current petition, but rather information they have gotten from a previous petition for you or non immigrant visa application.

Edited February 28, 2021 by Jorgedig