Does the raised seal on a Certified Copy of Divorce Judgment be on all pages?

[Aren 10]

Hi All,
I’m putting together documents for the K1 interview. I don’t know if this has already been asked before but for the certified copy of the divorce judgement (it was filed remotely during covid so e-signatures were used, including the judge’s), does the seal/stamp of proof need to be on all the pages or just one? [Mine is 19 pages long and we got a seal from the clerk but it’s only on one page]. Thanks.

[Vickys_Mom 223]

On mine the raised seal was only on the first page.

 

Provide them the entire document.

 

Regards,

Vicky's Mom

 

[Mike E 11,739]

4 hours ago, Aren said:

Hi All,
I’m putting together documents for the K1 interview. I don’t know if this has already been asked before but for the certified copy of the divorce judgement (it was filed remotely during covid so e-signatures were used, including the judge’s), does the seal/stamp of proof need to be on all the pages or just one? [Mine is 19 pages long and we got a seal from the clerk but it’s only on one page]. Thanks.

On my all 3 original sealed copies of my divorce decrees, the seal is neither raised nor on each page.

 

I used the electronic decree (which had no seal at all) for I-129F.

 

For the K-1 interview, the CO did not ask for it.

 

For the I-485 interview, the ISO wanted to see the original and accepted it. 
 

For I-751, the decree was not sent.

 

For N-400, the ISO did not ask.

 

If your state or county does not put a seal on each page, and your ISO or CO insists otherwise, then you will be at an impasse and will have to find another way to be together.

[JeanneAdil 6,488]

You are in California so u need to follow California  laws  for a certified copy as not all states are the same

 

https://www.usnotarycenter.com/post/post450#:~:text=The custodian makes a photocopy,the truthfulness of the statement.

How to do a "True Copy" notarization in California?

The permanent keeper of the document — the document custodian — certifies the copy, not the Notary. The custodian makes a photocopy of the original document, makes a written statement that the copy is true, correct, and complete, signs that statement before a Notary, is identified by the Notary, and takes an oath or affirmation regarding the truthfulness of the statement. The Notary, having witnessed the signing, identified the signer through satisfactory evidence and administered the oath or affirmation, executes a jurat.

Edited July 10, 2023 by JeanneAdil

[usaman1999 17]

Those raised seals are going the way of the horse and buggy and paper files. Most court clerks have better things to do than sit around and emboss raised seals on documents for a couple of bucks. Everything is electronic now. 

[Aren 10]

On 7/10/2023 at 4:20 PM, JeanneAdil said:

You are in California so u need to follow California  laws  for a certified copy as not all states are the same

 

https://www.usnotarycenter.com/post/post450#:~:text=The custodian makes a photocopy,the truthfulness of the statement.

How to do a "True Copy" notarization in California?

The permanent keeper of the document — the document custodian — certifies the copy, not the Notary. The custodian makes a photocopy of the original document, makes a written statement that the copy is true, correct, and complete, signs that statement before a Notary, is identified by the Notary, and takes an oath or affirmation regarding the truthfulness of the statement. The Notary, having witnessed the signing, identified the signer through satisfactory evidence and administered the oath or affirmation, executes a jurat.

Thanks, the divorce was filed in Illinois. 

[Aren 10]

On 7/11/2023 at 3:34 AM, usaman1999 said:

Those raised seals are going the way of the horse and buggy and paper files. Most court clerks have better things to do than sit around and emboss raised seals on documents for a couple of bucks. Everything is electronic now. 

This is unhelpful but totally fair - except the same is true for all the paper files required in this whole process. It doesn't change the fact that Embassies ask for original hard copies 🤷‍♀️ making people having to figure out how to go about it with files that were originally electronic - one of the current solutions is printing them and having them physically stamped.

[Stook 23]

On 7/10/2023 at 5:34 PM, usaman1999 said:

Those raised seals are going the way of the horse and buggy and paper files. Most court clerks have better things to do than sit around and emboss raised seals on documents for a couple of bucks. Everything is electronic now. 

 

Most court clerks DON'T have anything better to do. If you ask for it, it's their job to do it. It's precisely what they are paid to do...