Questions on Divorce Certificate

[flash]

I have been looking through the forum and several people have mentioned themselves or their spouses having a prior divorce. They mentioned to bring the divorce certificate to show them the previous marriage was terminated legally. There was never any mention of the certificate needing to be translated or notarized. In my case, my wife got divorced a few years ago. She has her divorce certificate, but it is only in Chinese. Do we need to get this translated and notarized? If so, does it matter where the translation/notarization is done? We live in Shanghai and her hometown is in Hunan. We already went back last week to get all of the White Books needed for filing. I will be filing the beginning of August in Beijing.

 

Any help and information would be much appreciated! Thank you!

Edited July 6, 2016 by flash (see edit history)

[dnoblett]

Yes, need to get a notary translation of the divorce certificate. The I-130 Requires evidence prior marriages were terminated and USCIS requires an English translation of all foreign documents as well as the consulate later when requesting for interview.

https://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en/fees/reciprocity-by-country/CH.html

You get this done at the same notary office where you get birth, marriage, police certificates and translation.

http://candleforlove.com/forums/tags/forums/Notary%2BDocuments/

http://candleforlove.com/forums/topic/48295-chinese-essential-documents-white-books/