Need help with Abu-Dhabi Civil Court (ADJD) marriage process for CR1 application

[lizakopy 0]

Good day. My fiancé is a US citizen, and he have applied for marriage in Abu Dhabi Civil Marriage Court (AJDJ marriage license). After getting married, we are planning to apply for the CR-1 visa.  

 

I've read that the marriage license we will obtain from the Abu Dhabi Civil Marriage Court does not comply with the USCIS requirements of the marriage certificate, so my question is, which steps does my fiancé have to go through to make our marriage license 'fully' legal in the US so that it is approved by USCIS?

 

We've already figured out so far that my fiancé will need to get this document legalized at the US embassy in Abu Dhabi, shall we also make a certified translation of it before or after bringing it to the embassy?

 

Also the ADJD website does not say that either of us shall bring a document stating our marriage status, except the divorce certificate if one of us has it (but neither of us does). But the US consulate in Abu Dhabi website states that my fiancé needs one:

 

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A marital status certificate stating whether the applicant is divorced, single or widowed. The certificate has to be authenticated and translated into Arabic. Information regarding authentication can be accessed at (Authentication).  In the event the person was never married, he or she can write an affidavit to that effect and have the Embassy notarize it.  An online notary appointment  with the Embassy is required.

 

 

So does he need to obtain a martial status certificate prior to getting married or not? Please help, we're totally lost.

[milimelo 4,498]

When in doubt, go with what the US Embassy says - certificate of marital status. 

[MMRF 21]

 Look into Utah zoom marriage instead. It's simple and accepted by USCIS.

[powerpuff 6,727]

*** Thread moved from CR1/IR1 spousal visa process to Regional forum: MENA as the question is regarding marriage process in UAE ***

[Mike888usa 0]

Hello I’m going through the same situation. Getting married in Abu Dhabi thru the civil marriage and will apply for my wife for a green card , where did you read that this type of marriage is not valid with USCIS ?? Please help 

[lizakopy 0]

32 minutes ago, Mike888usa said:

Hello I’m going through the same situation. Getting married in Abu Dhabi thru the civil marriage and will apply for my wife for a green card , where did you read that this type of marriage is not valid with USCIS ?? Please help 

Hello. UAE is not part of the Hague Convention. That is why to validate your marriage, you have to notify the embassy of your country in the UAE right after the marriage. I.e. if you're a US citizen you shall go to the US embassy, that means you should schedule this appointment in advance because you can't just walk in. And these appointments are only available months in advance. We ended up getting married in a country that is part of the Hague convention because it was way easier to get our docs apostilled there.

Edited Wednesday at 07:38 PM by lizakopy