Registering US Marriage in Colombia

[gamm3 13]

Does anyone have experience registering a US marriage in Colombia?

Thanks for the help!

[Mononoke28 137]

Does anyone have experience registering a US marriage in Colombia?

Thanks for the help!

The easiest way to register your marriage when living in the US is by going to the Colombian consulate that has jurisdiction where you live to register it there. Just give them a call to find out what you need to bring with you to register it.

Diana

[jkelly07 120]

do you mean you got married in the united states us marriage or if you where married in colombia who ever married you should have sent your marriage certificate to register bogota.when you come to the state that you live now go to your court house and have your marriage registered ,i was married in colombia a notary married us then he sent the marriage certificate to bogota to ge it resistered. when we came to the us we went to our locl court had it resistered in the united states,

[Mononoke28 137]

do you mean you got married in the united states us marriage or if you where married in colombia who ever married you should have sent your marriage certificate to register bogota.when you come to the state that you live now go to your court house and have your marriage registered ,i was married in colombia a notary married us then he sent the marriage certificate to bogota to ge it resistered. when we came to the us we went to our locl court had it resistered in the united states,

She's asking because they got married in the US which is not valid in Colombia; therefore, she needs to register it either at her local Colombian consulate or in Colombia.

Also as a sidenote, the US recognizes most international marriages, so a marriage that took place in Colombia does not need to be registered in the US.

Diana

Edited October 15, 2012 by Mononoke28

[ryna 132]

The easiest way to register your marriage when living in the US is by going to the Colombian consulate that has jurisdiction where you live to register it there. Just give them a call to find out what you need to bring with you to register it.

Diana

Diana is correct.

We registered our U.S. marriage with Colombia. My wife and I went to the Colombian consulate responsible for where we live (in Miami - we had to make an appointment online) and they only asked for the (US) marriage certificate (no translation/no apostille needed), her cedula and my (US) passport . They let me (the USC) in the consulate with her but they didn't seem to care if I existed or not. Never asked me for anything - no ID (directly), no signatures, etc.. - nothing. I don't know if that would be different if the US citizen is also a Colombian citizen.

The only problem I could foresee is if the US citizen doesn't have a US passport. It wasn't a problem for me because I do have a US passport, but I did ask my wife to ask the consulate if my driver's license would work and they said "No, only passports", so I had to bring my passport with me. Honestly, I don't understand that because I'm under no obligation to even have a US passport to marry a Colombian citizen here in the US, but the consulate insisted that my passport was the only valid form of ID they would accept (no driver's license, no birth certificate).

All in all, it was fairly easy to do and they gave us the registration document that same day.

Edited October 19, 2012 by ryna

[gamm3 13]

Diana is correct.

We registered our U.S. marriage with Colombia. My wife and I went to the Colombian consulate responsible for where we live (in Miami - we had to make an appointment online) and they only asked for the (US) marriage certificate (no translation/no apostille needed), her cedula and my (US) passport . They let me (the USC) in the consulate with her but they didn't seem to care if I existed or not. Never asked me for anything - no ID (directly), no signatures, etc.. - nothing. I don't know if that would be different if the US citizen is also a Colombian citizen.

The only problem I could foresee is if the US citizen doesn't have a US passport. It wasn't a problem for me because I do have a US passport, but I did ask my wife to ask the consulate if my driver's license would work and they said "No, only passports", so I had to bring my passport with me. Honestly, I don't understand that because I'm under no obligation to even have a US passport to marry a Colombian citizen here in the US, but the consulate insisted that my passport was the only valid form of ID they would accept (no driver's license, no birth certificate).

All in all, it was fairly easy to do and they gave us the registration document that same day.

Thanks for the help! I forgot to check back to this post.

My husband and I live in Colombia, (but got married in the US). It seems like it might be easier to register it at a Colombian consulate in the US (no need for translations and such). I wonder if I the US citizen would need to be there if I sent a letter or something. My husband will be in the US for a conference and could do it then.