I received the RFE and yes it’s somewhat ridiculously simple @TBoneTX
2 things they asked for which I kinda knew they were going to ask for one of them but was hoping the longevity and the issuance of my daughters GC will nullify it.
1) Police clearance from home country (expected).
2) Evidence of termination of “1st marriage” (unexpected). I put this in quotation marks because we were never legally married, not even traditionally. But with the belief that we will and my naivety back then I bore his name and considered “his wife”. Not strange in my country mind you. I visited the US back then as “his wife”. But relationship ended with my mom rejecting “their hand” in marriage when they eventually sought for it. Years later remarried legally, had a child, turned south and legally divorced. In the box where they ask for how many marriages have you had, I clearly put 2.
In the RFE they had no issues with my divorce but stated I mentioned 2 marriages but was not forthcoming with my “1st marriage “ which is in my 2011 visiting visa.
Hmmm, if I said 2 right from the beginning, is that not mentioning?
Also, since the so called “1st marriage “ was never “legal” (in my country and as recognized on USCIS site there are 3 types of marriages that are recognized), I obviously cannot submit any “legal termination “ evidence. Do you think my personal statement on circumstances surrounding this will suffice?