K1 visa application if the alien fiancee is divorced?

Question

I'm the alien fiancee and my fiance is the USC. When I was 18 I stupidly got married to a man in Tanzania. Only now (5 years later) have we finally got divorced (long story - havent seen him or been with him for those 5 years) and in November me and my fiance will be applying for my K1 visa. We have been together for 2 years and have a strong case. The question I have is what evidence do we have to submit that my previous marriage is over? Because of the way the government is ruled etc in Tanzania we managed to get our official divorce in 20 days and have the certificate and everything to prove this - both muslim divorce and government divorce. Will the immigration officials accept this divorce certificate as proof? The system there is different and no Divorce Decree is required there. Do you think this will cause some problems and what can i do about them? I'm a UK citizen. Thank you - i'm so worried about this and do not want anything to make the application any longer than it is!!

Answer 1

If you have the certificates that you are divorced, and it is translated to English, if it is not in English now, then you will be fine. You need to make sure that the certificate of origin is certified and stamps as required by the government. There should be no reason for the immigration officials should accept this legal document. Be sure it is translated to English.

If you have a problem with it then it would be wise to get an Attorney of immigration law and have him or her help you thru the process.

The biggest thing is check and double check your paper work before you submit it. As if something is not completely filled out then immigration will send it back.

Good Luck

Answer 2

This situation would not normally pose a problem: people do get married twice, after all. The only difficulty might arise if the interviewing consular officer has reason to believe that you might have married the Tanzanian as part of a fraudulent immigration scheme. If you did marry him only so that he could immigrate to the UK, you could be permanently ineligible for a US visa. It would be extremely helpful, under those circumstances, if you could prove that he did NOT go to the UK as a result of your marriage.