I got married in Mexico. And our judge told us to get every legal document an "apostille".

This is a small square paper that goes on the back of any legal document that you want to
get recognized in every country. The paper has a seal, among other legal signatures. With
this you shouldn't have any problems around the world. You can get apostilles for almost
any document, birth certificates, marriage certificates, school diplomas, etc.

You can check more info about it, on this official site.

http://www.state.gov/www/authenticate/apostill.html

Good luck.

----- Original Message -----

Newsgroups: alt.visa.us.marriage-based Sent: Sunday, January 28, 2001 2:43 PM Subject: Re:
marriage certificate from a foreign country

> Dear Elaine,
>
> << But here's the confusing thing. We were married in the Netherlands. I was told by
> the American consulate in the Netherlands to ask for an "international marriage
> certificate >>
>
> This is very strange. I have never heard about an " international
marriage
> certificate. " My husband and I married each other in Singapore. The
United
> States Embassy there never required such a thing from us. I also know
quite a
> few Americans who married their foreign spouses overseas, and they never mentioned
> needing a " international marriage certificate. "
>
> Love and Blessed Be, Theresa