What does a Brit have to do to get married in the USA?
Jan 22nd 2009, 3:54 am
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Jan 22nd 2009, 3:57 am
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Which says 6 months for your current country of residence....one year for any other country. But I'd always heard it was 6 months no matter what. It does say it's up to the ConOff, so probably better to have them than not have them.
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Jan 22nd 2009, 4:06 am
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Jan 22nd 2009, 4:12 am
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Jan 22nd 2009, 4:36 am
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Jan 22nd 2009, 6:07 am
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Maine allows their Notary to do marriage licenses. My hubby and I went to the town office and she did it right there in less then 1 min (we asked for the short, short version, basically, do you? do you? good your married kiss her and sign here.) It cost $30 for the certificate and they give it to you right there at the town office. We got married before the wedding, so the wedding was really for show. The only thing you DO need is an address in Maine that shows your residency. So you might have to go through the church like Ray said but check in the town. We live in Oxford County and got married in Paris, and I know Mexico, China and Peru all have similar rules, but if your down south near Portland or LA (Lewiston Auburn) things might be different as there is a much larger immigrant population.
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As long as notary/judge is a resident they can do it...as for getting married, if neither person are resident, they can chose any town hall to apply for a license and get married anywhere in the state.
Jan 22nd 2009, 6:08 am
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I think Bob already posted this link but it will tell you everything you need to get married in Maine.
http://www.maine.gov/portal/family/marriage.html
http://www.maine.gov/portal/family/marriage.html
Jan 22nd 2009, 7:05 am
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I guess it's something that needs looking into.
perhaps i'll tell her mum we're getting wed. She'll have got that matter sorted in minutes! ;-)
Jan 22nd 2009, 10:17 am
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Jan 22nd 2009, 10:23 am
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At any rate, if you are applying for a visa, you have to get it from the Dept of State, so I would follow their regulations.
http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigra...95.html#police
Jan 22nd 2009, 10:53 am
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Sorry, I still missed it. Where does it say you only need a police cert for every place of 6 months or more?
At any rate, if you are applying for a visa, you have to get it from the Dept of State, so I would follow their regulations.
http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigra...95.html#police
At any rate, if you are applying for a visa, you have to get it from the Dept of State, so I would follow their regulations.
http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigra...95.html#police
The travel.state.gov says that the applicant needs a police certificate "if the applicant lived in a different country for more than 12 months"
Where as the wiki says "All US immigrant visa applications require a police report from any country you lived in for 6 months or more after the age of 16."
The former reference seems more compelling and it's more 'official'
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Jan 22nd 2009, 11:44 am
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Hi,
The travel.state.gov says that the applicant needs a police certificate "if the applicant lived in a different country for more than 12 months"
Where as the wiki says "All US immigrant visa applications require a police report from any country you lived in for 6 months or more after the age of 16."
The former reference seems more compelling and it's more 'official'
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The travel.state.gov says that the applicant needs a police certificate "if the applicant lived in a different country for more than 12 months"
Where as the wiki says "All US immigrant visa applications require a police report from any country you lived in for 6 months or more after the age of 16."
The former reference seems more compelling and it's more 'official'
Cheers
Definitely go with the State Dept guideline; that's correct.
Sorry about the confusion!
Jan 23rd 2009, 2:39 am
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