Marriage certificate - registration

[David_41 1]

Hello, 

 

I am a US citizen i got married legally to my foreign wife in Mexico.my question is, Do I need to registermy marriage certificate in USA beforei submit it to the immigration ? Or sensing a certified copy of my marriage certificate that was issued from Mexico is enough ?

 

 

Thank you

[Crazy Cat 45,357]

1.  No

2.  Yes, if it is from legal issuing authority.

[TNJ17 1,329]

Gonna need a translation too if it’s not in English. 

[bakphx1 801]

We don't register marriages in the US as in other countries.  Marriage licenses for marriages performed here are only maintained at a county or state level. But only if performed and filed there. 

 

Otherwise, you just show your marriage license as needed. In our case we married in Iceland and have a translated copy.  No one has given us static. 

 

For visa purposes, it must be translated to English.  I found a professional service inexpensive and they have nice templates for official documents. 

 

Edited January 15, 2018 by bakphx1@aol.com

[David_41 1]

43 minutes ago, missileman said:

1.  No

2.  Yes, if it is from legal issuing authority.

Thank you Sir

[pushbrk 13,836]

3 hours ago, bakphx1@aol.com said:

We don't register marriages in the US as in other countries.  Marriage licenses for marriages performed here are only maintained at a county or state level. But only if performed and filed there. 

 

Otherwise, you just show your marriage license as needed. In our case we married in Iceland and have a translated copy.  No one has given us static. 

 

For visa purposes, it must be translated to English.  I found a professional service inexpensive and they have nice templates for official documents. 

 

A marriage license and marriage certificate are not the same thing.  The marriage certificate is not needed.  

 

Note that in some jurisdiction the top of the page says marriage license and lower down the page is where the marriage certificate appears.  Even though both are on the same page, a license is a license TO marry.  The certificate shows you USED the license to GET married and the officiant sent or took the signed certificate in to REGISTER the marriage.

[bakphx1 801]

8 hours ago, pushbrk said:

A marriage license and marriage certificate are not the same thing.  The marriage certificate is not needed.  

 

Note that in some jurisdiction the top of the page says marriage license and lower down the page is where the marriage certificate appears.  Even though both are on the same page, a license is a license TO marry.  The certificate shows you USED the license to GET married and the officiant sent or took the signed certificate in to REGISTER the marriage.

Thanks for the clarification.  I always used license and certificate interchangeably.  I got married abroad and never knew the details as we didn't get a license as you describe.  

[pushbrk 13,836]

24 minutes ago, bakphx1@aol.com said:

Thanks for the clarification.  I always used license and certificate interchangeably.  I got married abroad and never knew the details as we didn't get a license as you describe.  

Noticing my Typo.  The marriage certificate IS needed.  I wrote is not needed.  The marriage certificate is what IS needed.