Canadians going to Michigan on K1

[July09Bride 1]

Hey all! I know we're not the only couple who has filed for a K1 and will be moving to Michigan. I did some investigating today and the information I found out was IMMENSELY helpful! So, I thought I would share here.

Marriage License

Take the following information to your local County Clerk's Office--

MI Resident needs: MI Driver License, Birth Certificate, Passport, and Social Security Card

K1 Visa Beneficiary: CDN Driver License, Birth Certificate (long form), Passport (with K1 Stamp and I-94 Info)

Additional Info from MI State Att'y. General

Driver License

You can not apply until your AoS has been completed.

Good luck to you all!

PS

JillA helped a lot last night with some of this information!!!

Edited May 29, 2009 by July09Bride

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Hey all! I know we're not the only couple who has filed for a K1 and will be moving to Michigan. I did some investigating today and the information I found out was IMMENSELY helpful! So, I thought I would share here.

Marriage License

Take the following information to your local County Clerk's Office--

MI Resident needs: MI Driver License, Birth Certificate, Passport, and Social Security Card

K1 Visa Beneficiary: CDN Driver License, Birth Certificate (long form), Passport (with K1 Stamp and I-94 Info)

Additional Info from MI State Att'y. General

Driver License

You can not apply until your AoS has been completed.

Good luck to you all!

PS

JillA helped a lot last night with some of this information!!!

Regarding the driver's license, I know for a fact you can get it before AoS is complete. Provided you get a Social Security Card and still have validity on the I-94, you can get a DL. It's all at the SOS site. My wife got hers within a couple months of moving.

[July09Bride 1]

Hey all! I know we're not the only couple who has filed for a K1 and will be moving to Michigan. I did some investigating today and the information I found out was IMMENSELY helpful! So, I thought I would share here.

Marriage License

Take the following information to your local County Clerk's Office--

MI Resident needs: MI Driver License, Birth Certificate, Passport, and Social Security Card

K1 Visa Beneficiary: CDN Driver License, Birth Certificate (long form), Passport (with K1 Stamp and I-94 Info)

Additional Info from MI State Att'y. General

Driver License

You can not apply until your AoS has been completed.

Good luck to you all!

PS

JillA helped a lot last night with some of this information!!!

Regarding the driver's license, I know for a fact you can get it before AoS is complete. Provided you get a Social Security Card and still have validity on the I-94, you can get a DL. It's all at the SOS site. My wife got hers within a couple months of moving.

That's what I thought and even read it on the website. But, according to the people (I spoke with 4 of them today) they no longer issue DLs prior to the AoS. Simply because K1 is a NON-IMMIGRANT Visa. Doesn't matter if there is a Social Security card or not. Until the AoS is completed, nothing is "permanent". Was your wife on a K1?

[CDAgirlMI 51]

Thanks for starting this thread!

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That's what I thought and even read it on the website. But, according to the people (I spoke with 4 of them today) they no longer issue DLs prior to the AoS. Simply because K1 is a NON-IMMIGRANT Visa. Doesn't matter if there is a Social Security card or not. Until the AoS is completed, nothing is "permanent". Was your wife on a K1?

Yes, she was on a K1. She got her DL back in mid-April, so unless things have changed in the last 6 or 7 weeks, I would work under the assumption that the info on the SoS site is still valid. And just a thought... perhaps showing a pending I-485 (AoS) would help tip the balance? Not sure, but good luck all the same.

[vanee 13]

Here's an advance welcome to Michigan.

We got married 4 days after I arrived in Michigan, so my husband applied for our marriage license without me. I had to send a copy of my Canadian driver's license and IIRC my passport and birth certificate. Because I didn't have a SSN, I had to sign a paper stating that I'd never had a SSN, and I had to have that paper notarized and sent to my husband.

According to this document, you can get a driver's license before AOS. You'll have the required documents from each column:

1: Social Security card (you can apply for one a couple weeks after you arrive in the US)

2: Passport with stamped I-94 and unexpired visa (or if you're too late for that, Employment Authorization card)

3: Canadian driver's license and marriage license

4: Utility bill, credit card bill, bank account statement, mortgage or rental agreement, car registration title, junk mail...you'll have something

I went to get my driver's license a couple of months after I moved to Michigan. All my documents were approved, but I didn't pass the vision test. By the time I got prescription glasses, my I-94 had expired, so I had to wait. I went back and got my driver's license right after I got my EAD. All this happened in 2008, long before my AOS was approved. I don't see any changes in the requirements since then.

[vanee 13]

I just saw that your fiance is coming to Michigan, not you, so the above applies to him. Either way, I hope the above information helps. Note that marriage and driver's license requirements vary by state.

[July09Bride 1]

That's what I thought and even read it on the website. But, according to the people (I spoke with 4 of them today) they no longer issue DLs prior to the AoS. Simply because K1 is a NON-IMMIGRANT Visa. Doesn't matter if there is a Social Security card or not. Until the AoS is completed, nothing is "permanent". Was your wife on a K1?

Yes, she was on a K1. She got her DL back in mid-April, so unless things have changed in the last 6 or 7 weeks, I would work under the assumption that the info on the SoS site is still valid. And just a thought... perhaps showing a pending I-485 (AoS) would help tip the balance? Not sure, but good luck all the same.

Then we'll try for it once he gets his SSN. Thanks!!!

[CDAgirlMI 51]

Hopefully someone who has gone though it can offer advice.

I moved to Michigan & got my SSN. We aren't married yet(less than 3 weeks away).

Can I wait until I'm married to get a driver's license?

Reason being I'd like my married name on it & would rather not go back & change it.

Or...should I just go get one now?

Thanks!!

[vanee 13]

Hopefully someone who has gone though it can offer advice.

I moved to Michigan & got my SSN. We aren't married yet(less than 3 weeks away).

Can I wait until I'm married to get a driver's license?

If you have all the requirements I listed in my previous post in this thread (and as long as the requirements haven't changed), you'll be fine. Go for your driver's license before your I-94 expires, after you get your SSN, and with the other required documents.

[CDAgirlMI 51]

Thanks!

[JlovesA 109]

I'll be moving to Michigan! Does anyone know if you can apply for the marriage license before having the K1 visa? According to what I read, you don't necessarily need the stamp. We would really like to get married the same day I move there so we would need the license in advance.

[CDAgirlMI 51]

I think all he needs is your birth certificate.

We're going today, so if you don't get an answer, I'll let you know!

[lilacvioletiris 11]

I'll be moving to Michigan! Does anyone know if you can apply for the marriage license before having the K1 visa? According to what I read, you don't necessarily need the stamp. We would really like to get married the same day I move there so we would need the license in advance.

Contact your county clerk. I don't think you need the stamp. Michigan Marriage Laws The resident of Michigan can apply for the marriage license without the non-resident present as long as you have copies of the correct documents.

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Lol I think immigration is going to be Michigan's only hope to get more people living here now. I'm going to start a campaign to get more Tim Hortons built around the state for us to become Canada's hotspot hahaha