Oldrich Duty
Jan 26, 2022
RFIE - Marriage certificate was from a different county than the wedding - adjustment of status. What now?
Hello, I came on K1 visa and a week later we got married. The problem is that we got a RFIE asking for a marriage certificate from the same county where the marriage took place, but our wedding was in Grand Rapids Kent county and our marriage licence was from Ottawa county. What to do now? Obviously we are not able to get the marriage certificate from the county that the marriage took place.
IR-1/CR-1
U.S. citizen filing for a spouse
Total Days: 842 days
Case
2021-09-23
2024-01-13
I-485
842 Days
National Benefits Center: I-485
Timeline Map
2021-09-23
I-485
Submission to USCIS
2021-10-02
I-485
D+9
Biometrics, i.e. fingerprint and photo
2022-01-19
I-485
D+118
Request for Evidence(RFE) from USCIS
2022-02-01
I-485
D+131
Response to RFE
2022-04-13
I-485
D+202
Interview
2024-01-13
I-485
D+842
Decision (Approval or Denial)
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Destined For GreatnessJan 26, 2022
did you submit the marriage certificate the first time? and they sent you a rfie saying it has to be in the same county you got married in im just trying to understand
Destined For GreatnessJan 26, 2022
why was your marriage certificate from a different county than the one you got married at
Oldrich DutyJan 26, 2022
@itchy ass - my wife applied in the county she has lived in, the place was of the wedding was in a different county… I had no idea but the register office claims that the marriage is valid
Destined For GreatnessJan 26, 2022
so just submit it@ oldrich i dont know why they are giving you a hard time
domino 22Jan 26, 2022
hey oldrich : I just want to share my story. i lived in NYC, but applied marriage license in springfield, MA city hall. i got married in cape cod in Massachusetts but definitely different county. after the marriage ceremony we just mailed it to springfield, MA and our marriage certificate arrived in a week. haven’t got any RFE because of that.
Oldrich DutyJan 26, 2022
@Domino thank you, exactly like us with the difference that it was Michigan
domino 22Jan 26, 2022
yeah I just checked Michigan rule and u guys did the correct thing. you have to apply in the county where you live but you can use it anywhere within Michigan. just send it again and write letter ( provide official link from the city hall ) and explain the situation. I’m sorry it happened to you. they can be so stupid
Oldrich DutyJan 26, 2022
I honestly do not know whether they meant the same county… here is the exact formulation ‘For immigration purposes, the marriage
must have been registered with the government agency authorized to register marriages from the location where
the marriage took place.’
domino 22Jan 26, 2022
well from the snipet they didn’t say “it has to be from the same county” ???
Oldrich DutyJan 26, 2022
@domino but it says location of the marriage which was Grand Rapids Michigan and we had Ottawa county marriage certificate
domino 22Jan 26, 2022
that’s why I told you to send it again this time with brief explanation that in Michigan, you are allowed to get married in different county but you have to file for marriage license in the county where you live. i just looked up my marriage certificate, there’s no “county” word show up at all. it just stated the city of springfield and where we got married “welfleet”. it’s definitely not the same county since it’s 4 hours drive
domino 22Jan 26, 2022
print out both Kent and Ottawa marriage license regulation and highlight the important word “have to apply where u live but can use in any county in the states” I just both county and they have that word
Oldrich DutyJan 27, 2022
@domino thank you
