Proving Marital Status

[seldi 1]

I might be worrying too much, but I just want to make sure everything goes smoothly when he goes for his interview.

So, I'm wondering, my fiance has never been married before, but how can he prove that he's single? I know you can prove you're married because you have your mariage license/certificate. But if you're single? Will they go by what his passport says?

My fiance is actually a Paraguayan citizen with Argentine residency, so his papers are all from Paraguay. Almost nothing is computarized in most third world countries such as Paraguay, so you can lie about anything and everything such as marital status. I love Paraguay, but trying to do something legally is almost imposible!

Ok, to make this short, how can he prove that he's single? Do they just go with their gut instincts and trust what the passport says? I'm afraid they'll say someting like "yeah, you're single? Can you prove it?"

Edited July 28, 2006 by seldi

[Mew 0]

I don't think they'll ask for it. There's not a way to prove one's single. There's not like, a certificate that you get for that.

Don't worry. You only have to prove marital status in case you're divorced or a widower/widow.

[seldi 1]

I don't think they'll ask for it. There's not a way to prove one's single. There's not like, a certificate that you get for that.

Don't worry. You only have to prove marital status in case you're divorced or a widower/widow.

I know, I know, but isn't it easy to just lie and say you're single when you're really not?

[Audrie 0]

I might be worrying too much, but I just want to make sure everything goes smoothly when he goes for his interview.

So, I'm wondering, my fiance has never been married before, but how can he prove that he's single? I know you can prove you're married because you have your mariage license/certificate. But if you're single? Will they go by what his passport says?

My fiance is actually a Paraguayan citizen with Argentine residency, so his papers are all from Paraguay. Almost nothing is computarized in most third world countries such as Paraguay, so you can lie about anything and everything such as marital status. I love Paraguay, but trying to do something legally is almost imposible!

Ok, to make this short, how can he prove that he's single? Do they just go with their gut instincts and trust what the passport says? I'm afraid they'll say someting like "yeah, you're single? Can you prove it?"

I don't know about Paraguay but in Colombia they ask you to get a Certificado de Solteria which is a Certificate that states that you are single.

[seldi 1]

I don't know about Paraguay but in Colombia they ask you to get a Certificado de Solteria which is a Certificate that states that you are single.

Interesting, I wonder if they have such a thing in either Argentina or Paraguay. Thanks for the info!

[Yodrak 7]

Mew,

If only that were so.

This complication is one reason why K1s who have 'engagement' or 'blessing' ceremonies should not use the photos as evidence of the sincerety of their relationship.

Yodrak

I don't think they'll ask for it. There's not a way to prove one's single. There's not like, a certificate that you get for that.

Don't worry. You only have to prove marital status in case you're divorced or a widower/widow.

[seldi 1]

I don't know if anyon'e seen Bruce Almighty, when he meets God and a long filing cabinet drawer opens with thousands of records...that's pretty much how they keep track of things in Paraguay.

[Mew 0]

I had never hear of a certificate to prove one's single. I don't think we have those in Brazil.

And, Yodrak, I see your point.

[neptune970 0]

We received our packet for Paraguay, he went to pick it up at the embassy and they spent a bit of time going over everything he'll need and proof of being single never came up. everything was pretty straight forward, she asked him if he was ever married he said no and she said ok good then you wont need this certificate or that certificate. all in all he just needed his medical (which he had yesterday), pay the fee, fill out like 2 forms and that's it.

[Mew 0]

We received our packet for Paraguay, he went to pick it up at the embassy and they spent a bit of time going over everything he'll need and proof of being single never came up. everything was pretty straight forward, she asked him if he was ever married he said no and she said ok good then you wont need this certificate or that certificate. all in all he just needed his medical (which he had yesterday), pay the fee, fill out like 2 forms and that's it.

Whew! Relief... So now to deal with the mail thing, right?

[neptune970 0]

Whew! Relief... So now to deal with the mail thing, right?

lol oh mew, thanks for making me laugh.

[Henry&Xia 0]

I might be worrying too much, but I just want to make sure everything goes smoothly when he goes for his interview.

So, I'm wondering, my fiance has never been married before, but how can he prove that he's single? I know you can prove you're married because you have your mariage license/certificate. But if you're single? Will they go by what his passport says?

My fiance is actually a Paraguayan citizen with Argentine residency, so his papers are all from Paraguay. Almost nothing is computarized in most third world countries such as Paraguay, so you can lie about anything and everything such as marital status. I love Paraguay, but trying to do something legally is almost imposible!

Ok, to make this short, how can he prove that he's single? Do they just go with their gut instincts and trust what the passport says? I'm afraid they'll say someting like "yeah, you're single? Can you prove it?"

You write up a sworn Statement and have it signed and witnessed by a Notary or an official office there in Your Country, Dept of state or something like that

statement should say who he is where he lives and that he swears he has never been married. Simple, done, get to the Embassy with it !

[seldi 1]

I don't think we have anything to worry about, I just wanted to make sure they didn't surprise him with some random requirement at his interview or tried to be a$$es.

We received our packet for Paraguay, he went to pick it up at the embassy and they spent a bit of time going over everything he'll need and proof of being single never came up. everything was pretty straight forward, she asked him if he was ever married he said no and she said ok good then you wont need this certificate or that certificate. all in all he just needed his medical (which he had yesterday), pay the fee, fill out like 2 forms and that's it.

What about a certified copy of his birth certificate? Did they ask him for that?

Edited July 29, 2006 by seldi

[Mrs. B 0]

i think it depends on the country; i live in El Salvador and here you can get that at the "Alcaldia" since its the place where marriages are inscribed so if they have no record there then it will means he is single, hence will issue the document for him, maybe he can ask at ID place or something, dont know how it works there

[neptune970 0]

What about a certified copy of his birth certificate? Did they ask him for that?

I don't think so but I'll ask him tonight to make sure