US Document that states you are NOT married
Dec 9th 2002, 7:16 am
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US Document that states you are NOT married
Hello, in order to marry my girlfriend in Ecuador I need to get a document
that states that I am NOT married. The Ecuadorian Consulate told her I can
get this at Town Hall. Has anyone every heard of this or know of a document
that shows this? I get the feeling when I call my town hall that they are
going to act like I have 3 heads when I ask them for this? Any ideas?
Thanks, Rich
that states that I am NOT married. The Ecuadorian Consulate told her I can
get this at Town Hall. Has anyone every heard of this or know of a document
that shows this? I get the feeling when I call my town hall that they are
going to act like I have 3 heads when I ask them for this? Any ideas?
Thanks, Rich
Dec 9th 2002, 11:11 am
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Re: US Document that states you are NOT married
The Cuban government wanted such a document also. It is called a Carta de
Soltero. For them, it was enough for me to write a letter affirming that I am
not, and never was married, and to have that witnessd by two witnesses and
notarized. Ask the consulate if this is enough for Equador.
Marc
Soltero. For them, it was enough for me to write a letter affirming that I am
not, and never was married, and to have that witnessd by two witnesses and
notarized. Ask the consulate if this is enough for Equador.
Marc
Dec 10th 2002, 8:08 pm
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Re: US Document that states you are NOT married
It depends on the country, but some US Consulate web sites indicate you
can get a statement notarized (or something similar, but recognized by
the other country). This would a statement you make indicating you are
not currently married. You town hall couldn't really do much except to
state whether you were married in that town. Generally, in most of the
US that I know about, marriages are registered with the county, and the
county registers them with the state. So, a state would be able to tell
if you were ever married in that state, but would have no clue about
marriages or divorces outside of that state.
In many countries, the marriage is registed with the country's
goverment, so they could tell if you had been married in that country.
This is not true of the US.
Rich Coloyan wrote:
>
> Hello, in order to marry my girlfriend in Ecuador I need to get a document
> that states that I am NOT married. The Ecuadorian Consulate told her I can
> get this at Town Hall. Has anyone every heard of this or know of a document
> that shows this? I get the feeling when I call my town hall that they are
> going to act like I have 3 heads when I ask them for this? Any ideas?
>
> Thanks, Rich
can get a statement notarized (or something similar, but recognized by
the other country). This would a statement you make indicating you are
not currently married. You town hall couldn't really do much except to
state whether you were married in that town. Generally, in most of the
US that I know about, marriages are registered with the county, and the
county registers them with the state. So, a state would be able to tell
if you were ever married in that state, but would have no clue about
marriages or divorces outside of that state.
In many countries, the marriage is registed with the country's
goverment, so they could tell if you had been married in that country.
This is not true of the US.
Rich Coloyan wrote:
>
> Hello, in order to marry my girlfriend in Ecuador I need to get a document
> that states that I am NOT married. The Ecuadorian Consulate told her I can
> get this at Town Hall. Has anyone every heard of this or know of a document
> that shows this? I get the feeling when I call my town hall that they are
> going to act like I have 3 heads when I ask them for this? Any ideas?
>
> Thanks, Rich
Dec 11th 2002, 2:17 am
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Re: US Document that states you are NOT married
Originally posted by Mrtravel
It depends on the country, but some US Consulate web sites indicate you
can get a statement notarized (or something similar, but recognized by
the other country). This would a statement you make indicating you are
not currently married. You town hall couldn't really do much except to
state whether you were married in that town. Generally, in most of the
US that I know about, marriages are registered with the county, and the
county registers them with the state. So, a state would be able to tell
if you were ever married in that state, but would have no clue about
marriages or divorces outside of that state.
In many countries, the marriage is registed with the country's
goverment, so they could tell if you had been married in that country.
This is not true of the US.
It depends on the country, but some US Consulate web sites indicate you
can get a statement notarized (or something similar, but recognized by
the other country). This would a statement you make indicating you are
not currently married. You town hall couldn't really do much except to
state whether you were married in that town. Generally, in most of the
US that I know about, marriages are registered with the county, and the
county registers them with the state. So, a state would be able to tell
if you were ever married in that state, but would have no clue about
marriages or divorces outside of that state.
In many countries, the marriage is registed with the country's
goverment, so they could tell if you had been married in that country.
This is not true of the US.
Caroline
Dec 12th 2002, 1:07 am
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Re: US Document that states you are NOT married
Caro wrote in message news:...
Dear Rich,
First, of all I would reccomend that you do the K1 process b/c the K3
and I130 is very long and you may beat both if you do the k1 , i speak
from experience with Ecuador. If you do go ahead and get the document
all you need is to have something that says You are single, and have
never been married, in english and spanish and notarize it. email me
personalmente si hay mas preguntas. chao.
> Originally posted by Mrtravel
> > It depends on the country, but some US Consulate web sites
> > indicate you
> > can get a statement notarized (or something similar, but recognized by
> > the other country). This would a statement you make indicating you are
> > not currently married. You town hall couldn't really do much except to
> > state whether you were married in that town. Generally, in most of the
> > US that I know about, marriages are registered with the county, and
> > the
> > county registers them with the state. So, a state would be able to
> > tell
> > if you were ever married in that state, but would have no clue about
> > marriages or divorces outside of that state.
> >
> > In many countries, the marriage is registed with the country's
> > goverment, so they could tell if you had been married in that country.
> > This is not true of the US.
> >
>
> In France, the US consulate issues the document. Check with the US
> consulate in Ecuador.
>
> Caroline
Dear Rich,
First, of all I would reccomend that you do the K1 process b/c the K3
and I130 is very long and you may beat both if you do the k1 , i speak
from experience with Ecuador. If you do go ahead and get the document
all you need is to have something that says You are single, and have
never been married, in english and spanish and notarize it. email me
personalmente si hay mas preguntas. chao.
> Originally posted by Mrtravel
> > It depends on the country, but some US Consulate web sites
> > indicate you
> > can get a statement notarized (or something similar, but recognized by
> > the other country). This would a statement you make indicating you are
> > not currently married. You town hall couldn't really do much except to
> > state whether you were married in that town. Generally, in most of the
> > US that I know about, marriages are registered with the county, and
> > the
> > county registers them with the state. So, a state would be able to
> > tell
> > if you were ever married in that state, but would have no clue about
> > marriages or divorces outside of that state.
> >
> > In many countries, the marriage is registed with the country's
> > goverment, so they could tell if you had been married in that country.
> > This is not true of the US.
> >
>
> In France, the US consulate issues the document. Check with the US
> consulate in Ecuador.
>
> Caroline
