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Her ex husband was a doctor who had gone with a charity organization to Syria to help the wounded and was killed over there. This was covered by CNN, BBC and other news agencies and the CEO of the organization hand in hand with Syria send a document which stated the death. I sent USCIS all these documents. USCIS said they want a document that is registered witha civil authority and these documents I sent won't work. We approached the local birth, death and marriage office in London(this is where they used to live) and they said that since the death happened in Syria, they can't issue a death certificate and we can't get a death certificate from Syria as the country is in shambles. As mentioned earlier, I have already submitted all the documentation to USCIS, but they didn't accept it. Can you please advise how I can convince USCIS that she is free to get married
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You and your fiancée should submit sworn statements concerning the efforts that you have made in attempting to obtain the required evidence of her husband’s death. Those should include all efforts made with the Syrian government. U.S.C.I.S. is generally unwilling to accept secondary evidence without proof that efforts have been made to obtain primary evidence, in this case a death certificate from the local government where he perished. Due to the limitations of the Lawyers.com Forums, Alan Lee, Esq.'s (the "Firm") participation in responding to questions posted herein does not constitute legal advice, nor legal representation of the person or entity posting a question. No Attorney/Client relationship is or shall be construed to be created hereby. The information provided herein by the Firm is general, and requires that the poster obtain specific legal advice from an attorney. The poster shall not rely upon the information provided herein as legal advice nor as the basis for making any decisions of legal consequence.
Answered on Mar 19th, 2015 at 9:13 AM