Marriage lilcense requirements for California

[mdusa 0]

Hello

My Canadian fiance and I plan to get married in a civil ceremony in California. The San Francisco website states that all we need is a legal photo ID, like a Passport, and a certified copy of divorce which does not apply in our case.

Is this really all there is? We don't need to bring any of the K-1 paperwork we've been working on for months?

Thanks!

[Krikit 1,164]

All I needed in FL was my passport. Your K-1 paperwork will be handed over at the POE to be sent to USCIS for the AOS process. So, no, they don't need the K-1 documents.

Moving from K-1 Process to General Immigration.

[NigeriaorBust 4,087]

Your K1 is what allowed you to cross the border and will allow you to adjust status after you marry. You could have married at any time , that is a different process, but you need the visa to establish residency in the US

[JimVaPhuong 4,863]

Hello

My Canadian fiance and I plan to get married in a civil ceremony in California. The San Francisco website states that all we need is a legal photo ID, like a Passport, and a certified copy of divorce which does not apply in our case.

Is this really all there is? We don't need to bring any of the K-1 paperwork we've been working on for months?

Thanks!

It's easy! We walked into the County Clerk's office in Oakland, and walked out 20 minutes later with a certified marriage certificate. It's a two step process. In the first step you apply for the marriage license. That takes about 10 minutes. After that, you wait for a JP to perform the marriage. You need two witnesses. You can bring your own, or they will usually provide a couple of employees to fill in.