I was just reading about getting a marriage license in Arkansas and having your social security number was a must. Is this just this state or do all places require this? I would think not since there are probably tons of people from other countries getting married in the USA. Anyone have any ideas or suggestions about what to do? I know we could just wait to go get it, but we were wanting to get married right away.. thanks for any help!

Varies from State to State. Did not require one in Virginia.

As far as I know, they require it on Missouri. But I need to so more homework on this. I believe it varies fron state to state.

Didn't need one in Indiana either.

New Hampshire does not require one. I spoke to the town clerk last week and she said that they will just use 999-99-9999 on the form where it asks for my fiance's SS number.

Not sure about AR, but many states (MI, MD, VA) do not.

That makes the solution actually rather simple--go to another state (such as TN).

Did not need one in California.

In Idaho(Canyon County)...I was told that the SSN Office gives you a letter to take with you to the court house..It states that you have applied.. and you supposely can get the marriage License with that..

MA does not require SSN.

Hi Nicole,

Good luck on your own immigration journey! In answer to your question, from my own experience, you don't need a SS# in order to get married in New York State. I got my SS# after I got married, and got my Green Card. All you need is other government-issued identification (even if it is foreign. For example, a passport, driver's license, birth certificate, etc.), in order to get married here in New York State.

Ant

This is good news for us - we will be getting married here in NY and I was wondering about that.

Hi Deathbydalbhat and Everyone Else,

Good luck on your immigration journey. You're welcome about the New York State marriage information. For more information about getting married in New York State, check out the following link:
http://www.health.state.ny.us/vital_records/married.htm
Hope this helps too.

Ant

Thanks for the link - I've bookmarked it for when the time comes.

Call your county or regional office. On the webpage for my home county they say they require a SSN, but when I called and explained that we had a visa from the feds for the purpose of getting married, they said that if the fiancé isn't an American citizen, the K-1 suffices. Worth a phone call.

Same thing was bothering me about they all said they required a SSN. I did finally call and she said that basically a photo id would work since he'd be foreign, just call back closer to time to make sure things haven't changed. So, in Arkansas you don't need one. Just in case someone else wanted to know the same question!

[I did not need one for MD, it only applied to nationals it seems, we called and they told us it was enough with Eric having his

In Florida you don't need a SSN or a witness to get married. I'm not surprised - there are a lot of people living here without SSNs.