Divorce/Marriage

[Josh1]

I was married and divorced in a foreign country. Will the foreign divorce be recognized here after I translate and notarize it or do I need to get it apostillise?

[MaryH]

I might not understanding all you are asking, but if you were married and divorced, that needs to be disclosed, if asked, regardless, where you did it.

[rayb]

Normally, an apostille of a foreign civil document will be recognized by USCIS or NVC, so long as the original document meets all the requirements of that specific civil document for that country. For example, has proof of recording at local government agency, etc. For some countries, USCIS and NVC will only accept national archive or standardized secondary versions of most civil documents, i.e., NSO documents from Philippines; notarial certificates from mainland China.

--Ray B

I was married and divorced in a foreign country. Will the foreign divorce be recognized here after I translate and notarize it or do I need to get it apostillise?

[Josh1]

Thanks rayb. Well to narrow it down the divorce is from south Korea. I have already translated and notarized it. Do I still need to do an apostille?

[rayb]

Apostilles are not normally needed when submitting foreign civil documents to the NVC, though an Apostille does add an additional element of authenticity.

--Ray B

Thanks rayb. Well to narrow it down the divorce is from south Korea. I have already translated and notarized it. Do I still need to do an apostille?