acdc747

hi,

I am planning on getting married to a USC.
Wanted to know if a civil wedding ceremony in my own country is considered a legal marriage in the US.
I stay in India.

Thanks

Andy Platt

It is sometimes possible to have a purely religious ceremony so long as it
does not make you legally married. (For instance, in some countries you must
be married in a civil ceremony and the religious one is up to you) but a
civil ceremony means you are married and, therefore, wouldn't be able to use
a K-1 visa.

Andy.

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    > hi,
    > I am planning on getting married to a USC.
    > Wanted to know if a civil wedding ceremony in my own country is
    > considered a legal marriage in the US.
    > I stay in India.
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Folinskyinla

Hi:

A general principle of law is that a marriage is valid if valid where it was 'celebrated.' The US will recognize a civil marriage in India IF it is considered a valid marriage in India.

This is under the rubric of "choice of law." The US choice of law principle will be to follow Indian law.

Mrtravel

acdc747 wrote:
    > hi,
    > I am planning on getting married to a USC.
    > Wanted to know if a civil wedding ceremony in my own country is
    > considered a legal marriage in the US.
    > I stay in India.

If it is legally recognized in India, it would be legally recognized in
the US.