Married in California: how long 'til the certificate arrives?

[esperandole 0]

hello all,

for those who married in California, how long after the marriage did it take the Registrar/County Clerk to send your certified copies of your marriage certificate?

oh, while I've got you here (and this one is not California-specific), how close to the expiration of your spouse's K-1 Visa did you send your AOS paperwork to the USCIS?

much appreciated.

[Dr_LHA 3]

oh, while I've got you here (and this one is not California-specific), how close to the expiration of your spouse's K-1 Visa did you send your AOS paperwork to the USCIS?

It doesn't really matter when you send in your AOS. Many people send in their AOS after the expiration of their K-1 visa, and they have no issues.

[bora bora 1]

My husband arrived on 3/18 and we got married on 4/29. His visa (90 days) expires on 6/16.

I can't say for CA, but we carried our license home with us the day we got married, took it to the county clerk to be 'certified/registered', and mailed a copy of it with our AOS papers the day after.

[~krakatoa~ 27]

hello all,

for those who married in California, how long after the marriage did it take the Registrar/County Clerk to send your certified copies of your marriage certificate?

oh, while I've got you here (and this one is not California-specific), how close to the expiration of your spouse's K-1 Visa did you send your AOS paperwork to the USCIS?

much appreciated.

15 minutes after the wedding ceremony for us no rush with the AOS filing but it is better to file early to get it over with and focus on your married life and adjusting in the US

[Nancy2015 2]

hello all,

for those who married in California, how long after the marriage did it take the Registrar/County Clerk to send your certified copies of your marriage certificate?

I went to the Clerk's Office and got mine the next day after the wedding. I didn't even know they could send it to me!

[heathius 0]

We got married in Mendocino county, and it took the county clerk about two weeks to get extra copies created and mailed out to us. But, this is Mendocino county, which is not heavily populated. You might be able to get it faster if you are in a county with a major city.

[GuapaDoktora 0]

hello all,

for those who married in California, how long after the marriage did it take the Registrar/County Clerk to send your certified copies of your marriage certificate?

oh, while I've got you here (and this one is not California-specific), how close to the expiration of your spouse's K-1 Visa did you send your AOS paperwork to the USCIS?

much appreciated.

hi there! we got the marriage license a day before the wedding ceremony. 2 weeks after the wedding,( as what was written in the instruction and using the envelope they provided) we sent a request for certified copy with a check for payment. They sent it back 5 days after.

My I-94 will expire this 31st of May. We're still about to send our AOS. NO WORRIES!!

[joey-roseanne 0]

we got married in san diego county..we got our marriage lisence the same day that we got married..it says on the instruction that the certified marriage contract will be available after two weeks..i want to have it on hand so i didn't wait i called up the next day & pick it up..

[John & Annie 0]

It was about ten days to receive the Cert.

We filed AOS about a year after we got married.

[esperandole 0]

thank you for your replies.

for the sake of curiosity, i'll leave another note here to let you know when it's arrived.

[vishrit 0]

hello all,

for those who married in California, how long after the marriage did it take the Registrar/County Clerk to send your certified copies of your marriage certificate?

oh, while I've got you here (and this one is not California-specific), how close to the expiration of your spouse's K-1 Visa did you send your AOS paperwork to the USCIS?

much appreciated.

We got married in CA, Ventura County and we had to go pick the certificate up from the Registrar. You have to request a copy to be mailed to you and pay extra for it (I think). They don't send it to you on their own.

Thanks,

- vishrit

[arch and cel 0]

We got married last May 7,2007 and we got marriage certificate certified copy on the same day after 15 minutes, and my husband filed my AOS package May 9, because my I-94 expired last May 15, 2007. I read some information here in visajourney,

heres the information that I was read...

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Section 6.0....AFTER MARRIAGE - ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS

Frequently Asked Questions:

Question: How soon after we get married should we apply for Adjustment of Status?

Answer: Right away, or at least right after your honeymoon. You should make every effort to get the Adjustment application filed within 90 days of the fiance(e) entering the United States, which is when the K-1 status expires, as indicated on the I-94.

Filing for Adjustment of Status within the 90 days protects your legal status. Your legal status as a K1 expires after 90 days, married or not. The only way to protect your legal status is to apply for Adjustment of Status, and the only way to maintain continuous legal status is to file for AOS before the K1 visa expires. On the practical side, it is often difficult to arrange for the marriage, and get all the paperwork ready in time to file for AOS within 90 days. Many newsgroup couples have filed for AOS a few days or weeks after the 90 day limit with no problems. Thus far, newsgroup experience has shown this is not a major issue with local USCIS (INS) offices.

[esperandole 0]

a bit delayed in my update, but for those who live in california and are going thru/will go thru this...

after the wedding (well, on May 7) we sent our signed marriage license to the recorder/county clerk, requesting certified copies.

our certified copy of our marriage certificate was post-marked May 29, and arrived via USPS on May 31.

thanks again for your replies

[Jasman0717 8]

We got married in the old courthouse here in Santa Ana and they gave us a form to fill out and mail in but told us to wait about 10 days in order for them to get all the paperwork in. We ordered two copies and received them in about two weeks.