I got my passport when I was single. I then married and divorced after 7-8 months. Now I am applying for a visa where it asks for marital status as: singe/never married, divorced and so on. Do I need to choose the single/never married option or the divorced one? I am confused as my passport mentions SINGLE. Will it affect my visa decision?
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1You should write a note in your visa application on this, so they won't think it was a mistake or you lied.– Farid Nouri NeshatCommented Oct 3, 2017 at 20:19
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17Is it common for passports to list marital statuses?– Azor Ahai -him-Commented Oct 3, 2017 at 21:14
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18The question is 'Are you single or divorced?'. You've just told us you're divorced. The answer seems pretty straight forward..– RobCommented Oct 4, 2017 at 0:08
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2@Rob The question is, will it affect her chances of having her visa approved if the marital status on her passport is different than what it currently is. And if so, how should she act upon that.– SummerCommented Oct 4, 2017 at 11:51
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1Out of curiosity, what country actually lists marital status on the passport? I just double-checked my US one and it doesn't.– KevinCommented Oct 4, 2017 at 18:50
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Always, always, always tell the truth in your applications. If someone notices a discrepancy, you have the explanation: the passport was issued before the marriage and divorce.
As to whether this will affect the application, that depends on what kind of visa you are applying for, to which country, and many other details you have left out of your question. But there isn't a visa in the world where "lie on your application so it matches the out-of-date information from when your passport was issued" is the right thing to do.
answered Oct 3, 2017 at 17:32
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What if someone was common-law married even though it wasn't made official? If another county is asking about marriage/divorce should the applicant use their home jurisdiction's definition of marriage or the destination country's definition? What about gay marriage in countries that don't recognise gay marriage - and do civil-partnerships count as well?– DaiCommented Oct 4, 2017 at 16:55
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2interesting questions, worth asking as questions of their own. But be sure to be specific about the country pairs involved. A general answer will not exist. Commented Oct 4, 2017 at 17:00
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1@KalleMP but that has nothing to do with this question. If country A asks if you're married and doesn't consider you married, you might answer No. This is about the truth being out of sync with the stale data on the passport. Commented Oct 4, 2017 at 21:07
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2But it's still not lying. "Are you married by our definition of married?" "No" is not lying. Commented Oct 4, 2017 at 21:25
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1@KalleMP don't lie when it comes to this stuff. Please stop creating FUD.– user59310Commented Jan 7, 2019 at 12:47