Certificate of freedom to marry

[aleplay 0]

Hi everybody! My visa interview is getting closer and closer and i'm getting paranoid!

I went to get my police certificate and the guy there told me that if i want to marry a US citizen i also need to get a "Certificate of Freedom to marry", (he called it "Nulla osta dal Comune"), something that can prove that i have never been married before. Is that true?? On the instructions they only talk about "Termination of marriage documents".

Thanks in advance!

[Que Saudade 284]

So, to get this far you have already sent in an intent to marry letter that your fiance sent in for you to start this process. The only other thing that I am aware of is a sworn statement that says you will lose your visa process if you get married before you apply for admission to the US.

Check your consulate website for any further specific instructions just to make sure. I am sure you would have read something before now while preparing all the tons of documents we have to prepare for the interview.

Good Luck

[Barbara J 115]

Hi everybody! My visa interview is getting closer and closer and i'm getting paranoid!

I went to get my police certificate and the guy there told me that if i want to marry a US citizen i also need to get a "Certificate of Freedom to marry", (he called it "Nulla osta dal Comune"), something that can prove that i have never been married before. Is that true?? On the instructions they only talk about "Termination of marriage documents".

Thanks in advance!

I have never heard such nonsense. When your fiance petitioned for you you both sent letters of intent to marry withing the 90 days and you are both free to marry. You do not have to prove that you have never been married only prove that if you have you are legally divorced and free to marry.

[rodceasar 34]

Yes, i have heard of this before. I think this letter is a requirement of your home country and not USCIS. Individual countries have their own requirements for marriage and might be necessary for you to obtain both one for you and one for your spouse.

[staceluvyou 6]

actually this is not nonsense, i dont know about italy but in my country we have to have one, it is called no-impediment in my country.it doesnt matter if we have letter of intent or not we have to have this document

[staceluvyou 6]

this is not nonsense, i dont know about italy but in my country we have to have one, it doesnt matter if we signed intent to marry or not. it is called non-impediment in my country, so try to get more info about it bfore your interview

[aleplay 0]

Ok thank you everyone. My consulate website doesn't mention this certificate at all, i don't think i need it but i just would like to avoid bad surprises and make this whole visa process even longer!

[Que Saudade 284]

But would the requirement be if they were going to be married in her country??

This is a K1 application and not a spousal. The marriage will take place in the US, therefore, governed by US laws and not the beneficiary's country laws.

However, I digress and stand by my earlier post, look for more information. Even email the consulate with your question. I had to email the consulate in Rio de Janeiro with a specific question and they replied promptly and answered it specifically. Better to be safe than sorry.

Good Luck

[Moomin 292]

Embassy info submitted by VJ members: http://www.visajourney.com/consulates/index.php?ctry=Italy&cty=Naples

If this info is up-to-date(the same as the embassy) then there is no mentioning of the non-impediment(I think it's called in other countries).

[jalie 3]

Ale, the Nulla Osta serves only if you marry in Italy. It is not required for the K-1 visa interview.

[aleplay 0]

Ale, the Nulla Osta serves only if you marry in Italy. It is not required for the K-1 visa interview.

Thank you! That makes me feel better! I read that getting married in Texas is pretty easy, you just need a valid I.D.

The same guy also told me that my police certificate needs to be legalized ("apostilla"), i didn't really believe him but they are doing it just to be safe.

Thank you all again!