Just Jenney

Hey Juliet -- a fellow Virginian!

Virginia DOES NOT require a SSN to obtain a VA marriage license.

Requirements for obtaining a VA marriage license may vary *slightly* depending on the county/city where you get one, but this is more or less what you'd need:

- Both parties appear in person before the Clerk of Circuit Court
- Both parties must provide photo ID for proof of age (18 or over) -- drivers license, passport, etc.
- Provide certified divorce certificates (if applicable) as proof of legal ability to marry
- $30-$35 CASH

There is no waiting period for the marriage license issuance -- meaning, you'll get it then and there -- but it expires after 60 days. The marriage MUST take place in Virginia, but you are NOT limited to the city/county where you obtained the license. In other words, if you get the license in Alexandria, you can get married in VA Beach, etc. No blood test is required, nor is Virginia residency.

Some helpful links:

VA Office of Vital Records

List of weblinks to VA Circuit Courts by County

For my first marriage (in 1996, to a USC), we obtained our marriage license in Fairfax County but were married in Henrico County in Richmond. It took about 30 minutes, tops, to obtain the license. (It would've taken less time, but my then-fiance/now-ex-husband decided to be cheeky and wrote "Human" as his race in the "OTHER:" category -- the clerk wouldn't accept this and we had to fill out a new form!)

My second marriage (this one for keeps! ) will most likely also be in Virginia, but I haven't a clue yet where it will be (or what kind of wedding it will be, for that matter!!). I looked up this info myself months ago to be sure Mark and I wouldn't have any problems fulfilling the license requirements.

Where are you in Virginia? There seem to be a lot of US-UK couples settling in VA, it seems... We should have some sort of convention! LOL

~ Jenney

Morkai Kurst

LA by the way is another state that does not require SSN and
    > they will waive the 3 day waiting period for out -of -staters.

Not according to the Monroe clerks office.

I had to have my ssn, one of us had to be a resident in the town. She said I
should have had my state id as well which was not listed on anything I had
read. I looked panic striken and wibbled about parents coming in the country
and wedding date set for the following week and she said she'd do it anyway
(note I had my passport, my birth certificate, my stamped I-94 and my ssn
with me and she still said the state id was required and that the visa and
passport weren't good enough (she also said that that seemed very silly but
those were the rules))...

So I guess it pays to check with the actual office you are going to get it
at.

Morkai

jcapulet

Thanks everyone for sharing your experiences

Mrs Blackross and Jenney & Mark, I am near the DC border in VA (two words: rush hour!!! LOL) I didn't know there were a lot of US-UK couples in the area, that's cool! My fiance is from Canada, I wonder if there are a lot of USC/Canadian couples in the area too?

Juliet

Ronald Austin

Cindy,
What part of GA? I'm in Lawrenceville, fiancé is in Ekaterinburg, RU.
Ron


"cindyabs" wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
    > Originally posted by BogieLarue
    > > No social security numbers were required in Ohio. My husband
    > > (British) just needed to show his identification (passport) when we
    > > filed for our marriage license. Good Luck!
    > That was all we needed in Georgia was his passport, however what was a
    > bit tight time wise for us (we had a week to get married, honeymoon
    > briefly and then back to the UK for him) was the blood test! We went
    > in the morning after he got here for that and lo and behold they were
    > having some sort of training and office was supposed to be closed. I
    > explained our situation and that we were getting married in 3 days
    > time. They relented and did the test. Whew!!!!!
    > --
    > Posted via http://britishexpats.com

cindyabs

Margaret

Idaho requires one however because I didn't have one at the time my
husband spoke to someone higher up and explained the situation. Just
entered Canada, marrying in a week, SSN won't be back in time. We
were allowed to bypass it.

Caro

That is funny! My parents in law are leaving in Northern VA too. My husband went there to High School and then to College (UVA). This time we will be spending the holidays in France, but next year, we will be in Northern VA.

Caroline

Mrtravel;

Idaho does not "require" one.

http://www.co.kootenai.id.us/departm...EGULATIONS.pdf
It says "If the person does not have a Social Security number, they must
provide us with a printout from the Social Security office stating why
they do not have a number. Identification must be from the country where
they were born".

Margaret wrote:
    >
    > Idaho requires one however because I didn't have one at the time my
    > husband spoke to someone higher up and explained the situation. Just
    > entered Canada, marrying in a week, SSN won't be back in time. We
    > were allowed to bypass it.

Ronald Austin

I hope I'll be moving that way - applied for a job in Darien, just north of
Brunswick.


"cindyabs" wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
    > Originally posted by Ronald Austin
    > > Cindy,
    > > What part of GA? I'm in Lawrenceville, fiancé is in Ekaterinburg, RU.
    > > Ron
    > > Hey Ron,
    > > I am outside of Savannah, down in the "Low Country", .
    > >
    > >
    > > "cindyabs" wrote in message
    > > news:[email protected]"]news:588830.104009215-
    > > [email protected][/url]...
    > > > Originally posted by BogieLarue
    > > > > No social security numbers were required in Ohio. My
    > > husband
    > > > > (British) just needed to show his identification (passport)
    > > when we
    > > > > filed for our marriage license. Good Luck!
    > > > That was all we needed in Georgia was his passport, however
    > > what was a
    > > > bit tight time wise for us (we had a week to get married,
    > > honeymoon
    > > > briefly and then back to the UK for him) was the blood test!
    > > We went
    > > > in the morning after he got here for that and lo and behold
    > > they were
    > > > having some sort of training and office was supposed to be
    > > closed. I
    > > > explained our situation and that we were getting married in 3
    > > days
    > > > time. They relented and did the test. Whew!!!!!
    > > > --
    > > Posted via http://britishexpats.com/"]http://britishexpats.-
    > com[/url]
    > --
    > Posted via http://britishexpats.com

jcapulet

Hi Caroline,

I hope you like it here in Northern Virginia! I lived in Germany when I was younger and so I got to visit France, it must be really nice to go there during the holiday season. I remember Germany was

Juliet

imkimmy

Juliet-

Stantton and I got married in Winchester, VA (live in DC area) and he used his Social Insurance number on the marriage license. They were pretty instantant that SOME number be placed there. BUt they were really quick on getting the certified certificates to us (took about 10 minutes).

Kimberly

Mrtravel

imkimmy wrote:
    >
    > Juliet-
    >
    > Stantton and I got married in Winchester, VA (live in DC area) and he
    > used his Social Insurance number on the marriage license. They were
    > pretty instantant that SOME number be placed there. BUt they were
    > really quick on getting the certified certificates to us (took about
    > 10 minutes).

I don't believe a SSN is "required" in any state.
I do believe that people may not know how to correctly handle someone
that doesn't have a SSN.

Marjeta

I didn't need a SSN in Ohio. In fact I didn't need any documents at
all when me and my husband were applying for a merriage license. They
said however it is my responsability to get a SSN after we are
married.