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Does the I-485 Submission Require A Copy of the Marriage Certificate?

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We received an RFE for my wife's I-485.  We are using the concurrent filing (adustment of status) to also change her name to her married name.  We filled out all forms with her new married name and we included a copy of the marriage certificate in the online I-130 application.  However, in wondering why we got the I-485 asking us to redo the form, I thought perhaps we should have included a copy of the marraige certificate ALSO with the snail mail I-485 submission.  Should we have included a copy of the marriage certificate with the I-485 subsmission as part of the process of changing her name (in addition to including it with the online I-130)?  If the answer is yes, shoud the copy be a certified copy?  We can include it in the mailed I-485 RFE response if necessary. 

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35 minutes ago, TomColorado said:

Should we have included a copy of the marriage certificate with the I-485 subsmission as part of the process of changing her name (in addition to including it with the online I-130)? 

Yes.  Each form (I-130, I-485, I-131, I-765) is a separate entity.  Each form requires a complete package of supporting documentation.  The marriage certificate is the legal name change source.  Unless they asked for a certified or original source document, you can send a copy.  If you wish, you can send a certified copy, but don't expect to get it back. Yes, send it in an answer to the RFE.

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6 minutes ago, Crazy Cat said:

Yes, absolutely.  Each form (I-130, I-485, I-131, I-765) is a separate entity.  Each form requires a complete package of supporting documentation.  The marriage certificate is the legal name change source.  Unless they asked for a certified or original source document, you can send a copy.  If you wish, you can send a certified copy, but don't expect to get it back. Yes, send it in an answer to the RFE.

Thanks.  This makes sense.  We also got an RFE asking us to redo the I-130A.  This form was submitted with the I-130 online.  Wondering if we need to include a copy of the marriage certificate in the RFE response to the I-130A.  (Seems redudant as we included it with the I-130 and the I-130A was a part of that submission.)

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 Wondering if we need to include a copy of the marriage certificate in the RFE response to the I-130A.  (Seems redudant as we included it with the I-130 and the I-130A was a part of that submission.)

Providing it again would not hurt.

Not providing it may hurt if USCIS cannot locate marriage certificate you already submitted, which happens.

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