I am being told that I need to provide my wife's former divorce document to USCIS for green card application. However, I am having trouble finding anyone that understands the documents required by the US government. The Cartorio say that the Certidao Registro de Transcricao do Registro de Casamento has all the information required about former divorce. While this is true, the US government is asking for these other specifically named documents Certidão de Sentença or Sentença de Divórcio, and I'm not sure they will accept the Certidao Registro de Transcricao do Registro de Casamento.
-@seinfo3
The USCIS is actually very easy to deal with if you do not overthink it or overthink them. Below is a link to their list of documents for you. I have done it all for my wife, and I have done it all for a number of other people who either became engaged to or married a foreign national, people from several countries, Russia, Ukraine, China, Brazil... I got started helping other people because so many US immigration attorneys, simply do not keep up with changes in US laws and filing requirements, and then make really stupid mistakes, causing very lengthy delays, and huge amounts of additional expenses. If you are not yet a group member, join
From the USCIS:
Required Documentation
To complete the process, the petitioner must submit:
Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative (signed with proper fee), with all required documentation, including:
A copy of your civil marriage certificate
A copy of all divorce decrees, death certificates, or annulment decrees that demonstrate that all previous marriages entered into by you and/or your spouse were terminated
Passport style photos of you and your spouse (see Form I-130 instructions for photo requirements)
Evidence of all legal name changes for you and/or your spouse (may include marriage certificates, divorce decrees, court judgment of name change, adoption decrees, etc.)
If you are a U.S. citizen, you must demonstrate your status with:
A copy of your valid U.S. passport OR
A copy of your U.S. birth certificate OR
A copy of Consular Report of Birth Abroad OR
A copy of your naturalization certificate OR
A copy of your certificate of citizenship
If you are a Green Card holder (permanent resident), you must demonstrate your status with:
A copy (front and back) of Form I-551 (Green Card) OR
A copy of your foreign passport bearing a stamp showing temporary evidence of permanent residence