Hello!
First post 😁
I am requesting advice and assistance please
My husband is my petitioner, US Citizen, applied for spousal visa I-130 last August, 2023. He just received a Request For Evidence: PROOF OF LEGAL TERMINATION OF MARRIAGE.
I was divorced from my Japanese husband in 2018, and it has already been judicially recognized in the Philippines. However, I no longer have any copies of the foreign divorce decree and English translation. The original was not returned to me after the legal proceedings (was during pandemic, a virtual hearing was conducted online) and all other legal paperwork pertaining to the divorce were destroyed when our house flooded.
I do have a Certified True Copy from the Regional Trial Court recognizing the foreign divorce along with the Certificate Of Finality. I also have a copy of the PSA marriage certificate with my former husband, with annotation in margin recognizing the foreign divorce. Finally I recently obtained a copy of PSA Advisory Of Marriage (Cenomar) that shows my former marriage with foreign divorce decree, as well as my current marriage.
Will these suffice as evidence for USCIS? Do these documents need to he apostilled? Will these suffice for consular interview?
Finally, would it be advisable for my husband to respond online via the USCIS portal? Or is it advisable to send the documents via mail? And if they are sent via mail, will they be returned?
Looking forward to sharing our journey with all of you!
Thanks!!!
Thank you for the responses and the assistance! Documenting my experience so that others in the same situation may be advised. I followed up at the Regional Trial Court where my Japanese divorce was recognized by the Philippines. They had copies of all of the documents regarding the divorce including the divorce decree, acceptance of divorce, and all English translations. Certified true copies of the documents were uploaded and they were received and reviewed within one week. I am happy to announce that the response to the RFE was sufficient and I-130 was approved! Another step forward!