Alabama - Obtain a Divorce Certificate Happened Outside Country

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Procedure

Apply In Person

1. To Obtain a Divorce Certificate Happened Outside Country, the applicant has to approach the Foreign Embassies & Consulates link U.S. embassy and consulate link

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2. If the divorce occurred in another country and the applicant are in the U.S, contact that country's embassy or nearest consulate.
3. The officer will instruct the applicant to get the copy of divorce.
4. United States law does not require U.S. citizens to register a foreign divorce decree at an embassy.
5. If the applicant divorce took place as a signatory to The Hague Convention on the Authentication of Documents, the applicant has to bring the divorce decree to a U.S. embassy or consulate to have it certified.
6. The applicant has to write a written letter for getting divorce certificate.
7. Attach all the necessary documents which is mentioned in the “Required Documents” section of this page.
8. Submit the all the required documents and letter to the officer.
9. Fee for this procedure has to be paid as per the authority’s request.
10. The officer will check the submitted documents and issue the divorce certificate.
11. The processing time for this procedure is up to 3 to 4 months.

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Required Documents

• Written letter
• Proof of Identity
• Address proof
• Marriage certificate
• Divorce decree (if necessary)

Office Locations & Contacts

U.S. embassy and consulate
Department of State
Passport Vital Records Section
44132 Mercure Cir.
PO Box 1213
Sterling, VA 20166-1213
Tel. (202) 485-8300
United States Embassies link

NOTE: Enter the country or area and click the “Locate” button.

Foreign Embassies & Consulates link

Eligibility

• Any person who got divorced outside the country is eligible to make this application.

Fees

• The fee for a copy is $50.00 per document.

Validity

• The validity of divorce certificate is valid forever.

Documents to Use

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Sample Documents

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Processing Time

• The processing time for this procedure is up to 3 to 4 months.

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Instructions

• Applicant must complete the application form before submitting. Incomplete applications will not be accepted.
• Applicant must provide genuine information while applying for this procedure.

Required Information

• Name
• Address
• Contact number
• Date
• signature
• mailing address
• email

Need for the Document

• Divorce is when one or both partners in a legal marriage seek the legal dissolution of that marriage. An order of divorce is usually, but not always, issued by a court and legally terminates a marriage. In many countries, it is typical, and sometimes required, that a divorce order resolves all issues arising out of the marriage, including parenting of minor children, financial support, and the division of property and liabilities.

Information which might help

• Based on reciprocity, a judgment of divorce from a state court in the United States generally would be recognized in a foreign country that has a secular legal system. The applicant may wish to consult an attorney in the foreign country to determine if their U.S. divorce decree would be recognized there. Most U.S. embassies and consulates have lists of lawyers on their websites that the applicant may use as a resource to locate a lawyer in that country.

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Other uses of the Document/Certificate

• Divorce certificate is used as a proof of Identity.

External Links

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Others

• A foreign judgment of divorce generally is recognized in a state in the United States on the basis of legal reciprocity where both parties had notice of the divorce proceeding and an opportunity to be heard within these proceedings. Marriage and divorce generally are considered matters reserved to the states rather than to the federal government.
• Specific questions regarding the validity of foreign divorces in particular states in the United States should be referred to the office of the Attorney General of the state in question. It may be necessary to retain the services of a private attorney if the office of the state Attorney General does not provide such assistance to private citizens.