Applying for CR1 and CRBA

[Loose_Implement 0]

I am a naturalized US Citizen via my first marriage to a US Citizen and currently married to my second wife, living overseas and expecting our first child. I will be filing for a CRBA for our child once  he/she is born in a few months and also plan on filing CR1 for my wife a short time after. As I am going through some of the paperwork and forums, I am worried about what information I will need from my first marriage as it was a long time ago and I don't have too many records from that time. Is proof of bonafide first marriage generally required for CRBA and CR1 even though I am a citizen?

 

My first marriage was in 2000 (23 years ago) and we were divorced in 2004 and didn't have any children. I became a citizen in 2010 and my second marriage was in 2020. Thanks in advance for any inputs.

 

[Dashinka 24,480]

Not sure about CRBA, but you will definitely need documents showing your first marriage was legal, and it was ended legally when filing for the spousal visa for your 2nd wife.  

[SteveInBostonI130 3,432]

Typically you just need the divorce decree of previous marriages.

 

There is a section that asks if you ever filed a petition for someone before, but I am not sure if it asks if you were petitioned by someone else.

[Chancy 6,241]

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On 5/3/2023 at 2:48 AM, Loose_Implement said:

Is proof of bonafide first marriage generally required for CRBA and CR1 even though I am a citizen?

 

For the I-130 petition, only bona fide relationship evidence for the current marriage is required.  At the visa interview, the consul officer may ask your wife about your first marriage.  No way to predict now what info about the previous marriage they will ask, if any.