Yet another Visa complication. 2 Affidavits of Marriage needed?

Legal Visa & Residency
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Again, I’m from the US, married to a Taiwan citizen. We want to fly to Okinawa to get my Visa so I can stay in Taiwan (currently just using a passport and doing ‘passport runs’).

I went to AIT to get an Affidavit. It’s titled “Affidavit Regarding Marital Status”. It’s all signed and ready to go. However, the place in Okinawa said it is a “single certificate” and that we need to apply for ANOTHER “Affidavit of Marriage” from AIT.

Why?

Then they sent us a picture, of what they need, and it’s literally just the same thing as the affidavit we currently have. I think they are confused, but I don’t know how they could possibly be confused, since we sent them photos…

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Yeah I think it’s different. It’s basically a recognition by the US government that you are married. The previous one was a recognition by the US government of your statement that you were not married.

This seems to be the form?

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Thank you a ton! I will print that out. :slight_smile:

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Do you need to authenicate this form. I got it notarized and went to BOCA to get it authenticated but they say they don’t know what’s it for.

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Sorry, no idea. If they don’t know what it is, doesn’t that mean you don’t need it?

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Yea hopefully not. Thanks.