Janelle K

I thought about doing that - Wasn't sure if I was allowed to request it for him or if he has to. I hadn't had a chance to look into that one too much. Definitely a good idea though, thank you!

Unfortuantely that is no longer an option. He signed an I-407 in December 2021. He is no longer a GC holder. He suffers with severe anxiety, and was not willing to give up everything he currently has in the UK on a chance he might be deported and homeless again. Even if the chance was small, it was enough to put him in a full blown panic attack because he has zero tangible evidence of intent to return and did not submit an I-131 before he left. He didn't feel comfortable risking everything on if a CBP agent was in a good mood that day or not. Yep that's me lol I'll have to call and see if I can even submit the paper application to request the marriage certificate without the date. I tried the California Vital Records website they have and I couldn't get past the date portion on the website. The site says "if you don't have all the information, wait to request the record until you do" like gee thanks this is the whole reason I'm requesting this information in the first place lol

California Yes, over 20 years ago. He lost his green card when they divorced and she kicked him out. He figured if he had to be homeless, he might as well do where he can get help from family. Unfortunately he did not know about the I-131 form and did not get permission to be gone. He was gone 2.5 years and had no tangible evidence of his intent to return. We were already engaged when we figured out about the 2 year rule. He decided he'd rather start over than risk facing a court appearance upon return. He is outside the US currently - in the UK

Thank you for the help, everyone

I read through the divorce settlement multiple times. There were a handful of dates on it, all within a few months of each other. Surprisingly the start date of the marriage was NOT a date listed on his divorce paperwork. There was no alimony, and they had no assets other than her vehicle. No alimony - no assets to split. She kept what little they had and he left the country to go back to the UK. As for asking his family - we asked his cousin, and she tried to get his parents involved. He's estranged from them and does not wish for them to be involved in his life anymore, so he is not willing to contact them. I'm hoping we don't need the EXACT date of when the marriage begun, considering we have the legal proof that it ended.

Yes I have his divorce decree and the case file for it. But the immigrant visa application requested their original marriage date and her birthdate. I managed to find her birthdate on a background check, but their marriage date isn't listed. And unfortunately he previously married in California and it was during the time that there are still no online marriage records. I'd have to request it in writing (minimum 3 week processing), and they require the date on that application to get the document. So I'm not sure what to do other than hire a lawyer to subpoena it. Which will cause a significant delay in our application process.

I looked at the form, and because it's online, "unknown" isn't an option. There's a space to type in a date, and that's it.

So we are prepping our application for my husband's immigrant visa, and we came across the section about his previous marriage. I managed to find his ex's information online to provide her birthdate, but he cannot for the life of him remember their wedding anniversary. How critical is that information to have? Will our visa application get declined if we don't include his original marriage date?