Slicknurse

any approvals this week...

Neerluck

Originally posted by Slicknurse
    > any approvals this
week...


Here is some information about my RFE.

1- They said
I was missing the G325a for my wife. But I sent it in the package and I
have proof that I sent it because I made photocopies of everything I
mailed.

2- They did not recognize my marriage certificate, even though
it was an official certified copy with the signature of the local judge
and it was made in the local court.
I am loss of what more official
marriage certificate I can get.

Buendia

Originally posted by neerluck
    > Here is some information
about my RFE.
    >
    > 1- They said I was missing the G325a for my wife. But
I sent it in the package and I have proof that I sent it because I made
photocopies of everything I mailed.
    >
    > 2- They did not recognize my
marriage certificate, even though it was an official certified copy with
the signature of the local judge and it was made in the local court.
    > I
am loss of what more official marriage certificate I can get.


I am so sorry! I wonder since the RFE items were not your fault, if
there's a way to get them to expedite processing the RFE?

Buendia

Originally posted by neerluck
    > Here is some information
about my RFE.
    >
    > 1- They said I was missing the G325a for my wife. But
I sent it in the package and I have proof that I sent it because I made
photocopies of everything I mailed.
    >
    > 2- They did not recognize my
marriage certificate, even though it was an official certified copy with
the signature of the local judge and it was made in the local court.
    > I
am loss of what more official marriage certificate I can get.


Have you posted this to Matt Udall's thread on "why so many RFE's
lately?" - I think it shows that there is a problem at USCIS and is
worth discussing...

Rete

Originally posted by neerluck
    > Here is some information
about my RFE.
    >
    > 1- They said I was missing the G325a for my wife. But
I sent it in the package and I have proof that I sent it because I made
photocopies of everything I mailed.
    >
    > 2- They did not recognize my
marriage certificate, even though it was an official certified copy with
the signature of the local judge and it was made in the local court.
    > I
am loss of what more official marriage certificate I can get.



On your point No. 2: Was this the copy that the judge's office gave
you after the ceremony or the copy of the registered marriage
certificate which shows the seal of the city/state and the
registration/filing marks. The first is not the marriage certificate
they want; the second one is.

Rete

Buendia

Originally posted by Rete
    > On your point No. 2: Was
this the copy that the judge's office gave you after the ceremony or the
copy of the registered marriage certificate which shows the seal of the
city/state and the registration/filing marks. The first is not the
marriage certificate they want; the second one is.
    >
    > Rete


Uh oh.
Is this for every country or just the US? Our marriage cert
says clearly at the top "Marriage Certificate issued in pursuance of the
Registration of Marriages Acts" and was issued by the registrar of
marriages here in Ireland. Can't imagine there'd be a different
certificate; I have a call into our local Registrar of Civil Marriages
office.

This would be a good thing to add to the FAQ (filing tips) - to
make sure from wherever you were married that you have an absolutely
official (not just official looking) marriage certificate.

Buendia

I just called Dublin's Registrar of Civil Marriages. The certificate
you are given after the ceremony is an official certificate. There is
no other type, but copies can be obtained.

Neerluck, have you checked
with the country where you were married? Is the certificate you sent to
USCIS the official type?

Neerluck

Originally posted by Buendia
    > I just called Dublin's
Registrar of Civil Marriages. The certificate you are given after the
ceremony is an official certificate. There is no other type, but copies
can be obtained.
    >
    > Neerluck, have you checked with the country where
you were married? Is the certificate you sent to USCIS the official
type?

Yes, it is the official marriage certificate. After we
got married in India. We went to local court which falls in our marriage
place jurisdiction. We registered our marriage. Got the court stamps and
the signature of the Judge. It even had our digital pictures on it. This
is the only marriage certificate that is given. I had several copies
made at the same time and got them certified there also.
And believe me
it wasn't easy to get this certificate, becuase that I am a U.S citizen
and my wife is a Indian citizen, we had to go thru special processing
because the local courts are aware of marriage fraud. I had to bring 2
witnesses and the priest who married us to the court. The judge
"interrogated" my wife, me, the witnesses and the priest, looked at the
marriage photos and then Finally signed the marriage certificate.
I
guess I will have to tell my wife to some notarized letters from the
court telling that this is the official marriage certficate that is now
being issued.

Kud

Originally posted by Slicknurse
    > any approvals this
week...

No approval, but a call from my congressman BCIS
laison, that she received my package.
Keeping my fingers crossed.

Buendia

Originally posted by neerluck
    > Yes, it is the official
marriage certificate. After we got married in India. We went to local
court which falls in our marriage place jurisdiction. We registered our
marriage. Got the court stamps and the signature of the Judge. It even
had our digital pictures on it. This is the only marriage certificate
that is given. I had several copies made at the same time and got them
certified there also.
    > And believe me it wasn't easy to get this
certificate, becuase that I am a U.S citizen and my wife is a Indian
citizen, we had to go thru special processing because the local courts
are aware of marriage fraud. I had to bring 2 witnesses and the priest
who married us to the court. The judge "interrogated" my wife, me, the
witnesses and the priest, looked at the marriage photos and then Finally
signed the marriage certificate.
    > I guess I will have to tell my wife
to some notarized letters from the court telling that this is the
official marriage certficate that is now being issued.


Have
you seen the thread that Matthew Udall started? Reddy888 had the exact
same request - marriage cert and g325a for his wife - which he also
already sent. I am so sorry this is happening!! It's really not right!