Foreign divorce documentation a problem?

[Budapest 0]

I married my ex-wife in the US, we got divorced in Hungary. I have the Hungarian divorce decree in English and Hungarian. Will USCIS take issue with this? Do I have to 'register' the divorce in a US court?

Another issue is that for some odd reason the divorce decree has no signature or stamp, it is 'electronically' signed with a tag embedded in the PDF but it might not look official to a bureaucrat. Has anyone had a problem with their divorce paperwork being rejected because it didn't have a stamp or something?

[OldUser 8,538]

1. Was this a real divorce? 

2. Are you legally divorced?

3. Does the divorce decree follow visa reciprocity table?

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/Hungary.html

 

"Divorce Certificates

Available to the parties concerned and/or their legal representatives.

 

Fees: There are no fees

 

Document Name: valasi vegzes (divorce decree)

 

Issuing Authority: Court in which the decree was issued.

 

Special Seal(s) / Color / Format: white

 

Issuing Authority Personnel Title: Court in which the decree was issued.

 

Registration Criteria: There is no registration criteria

 

Procedure for Obtaining: The parties are furnished a copy of the divorce decree. Copies can be obtained from the court in which the decree was issued.

 

Certified Copies Available: Certified copies are available.

 

Alternate Documents: Marriage certificates issued by the Vital Records Office will indicate under "Remark" that the marriage has been legally dissolved. The Remark section is only in Hungarian. U.S. Embassy Budapest is happy to provide translation assistance if necessary.  

 

Exceptions: none

 

Comments: none

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Edited December 5, 2023 by OldUser

[Bob in Boston 773]

Dont know what they have in Hungary but here we have a certicicate of Absolute divorce which is issued 90 days after the divorce date. That is what I provided. Never had to submit a divorce decree. Check out that option if they have one. "Certicicate of Absolute Divorce" See if they have this in Hungary. Its available from the court that granted the divorce.

[Budapest 0]

Thanks.

[millefleur 5,048]

  On 12/5/2023 at 2:38 PM, Budapest said:

I have the Hungarian divorce decree in English and Hungarian.

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Here's what the official DoS stie says:

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/Hungary.html

 

Divorce Certificates
Available to the parties concerned and/or their legal representatives.

Fees: There are no fees

Document Name: valasi vegzes (divorce decree)

Issuing Authority: Court in which the decree was issued.

Special Seal(s) / Color / Format: white

Issuing Authority Personnel Title: Court in which the decree was issued.

Registration Criteria: There is no registration criteria

Procedure for Obtaining: The parties are furnished a copy of the divorce decree.  Copies can be obtained from the court in which the decree was issued.

Certified Copies Available: Certified copies are available.

Alternate Documents: Marriage certificates issued by the Vital Records Office will indicate under "Remark" that the marriage has been legally dissolved.  The Remark section is only in Hungarian.  U.S. Embassy Budapest is happy to provide translation assistance if necessary.  

Exceptions: none

Comments: none

[pushbrk 13,310]

  On 12/6/2023 at 11:46 AM, Bob in Boston said:

Dont know what they have in Hungary but here we have a certicicate of Absolute divorce which is issued 90 days after the divorce date. That is what I provided. Never had to submit a divorce decree. Check out that option if they have one. "Certicicate of Absolute Divorce" See if they have this in Hungary. Its available from the court that granted the divorce.

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FYI, each US State is different in how divorce decrees are handled.  "Decree Absolute" is a British term and only used in the US States that call themselves "Commonwealth", MA, KY, PA, and VA.  A US State Dept. link has already been given, which when the country is selected, tells the reader the exact acceptable document or documents, as well as how they can be obtained.

 

That's the source.  Randomly searching for something available in MA, would be highly counterproductive.