How do you prove you are NOT married?

[AKSinghSingh79 143]

This is more for curiosity than any real concern.

I've seen K-1 petitions denied, including those from my beloved Indian consulates, on the basis that the COs had a suspicion that the couple may have already married.

So, it's easy to prove that you are married, but how would someone go about proving that they are NOT married?

I've done extensive online research about this and have found 2 pieces of information that may or may not be factual.

1.) I've seen that you may be able to go to your state dept. of health and request a notarized and official seal stamped letter stating that the subject in question is not married

2.) I've also seen some people who have gone to the U.S. embassy in the country of their fiance and request a statement regarding their marital status.

Is there any truth behind these statements? Has anyone provided any substantial evidence of not being married or asked to provide said evidence?

[yachachiq12 43]

In some Latin American countries, you're asked to prove you are single in order to marry there (I'm not referring to the immigration process). To marry in Peru, I got a certificate of singlehood from the US Embassy in Peru. I believe it just said they could not find any record that I was married. I would imagine you could use the same document to demonstrate freedom to marry for the K-1 as well. However, if the records can be accessed at the Embassy, why would that be necessary?

Is this what you mean? I think you're more referring to people who may be denied because they had a ceremony reminiscent of a wedding and are applying for a K-1, no? In that case, getting a document in the US or at an Embassy doesn't seem to be the appropriate solution...

[AKSinghSingh79 143]

In some Latin American countries, you're asked to prove you are single in order to marry there (I'm not referring to the immigration process). To marry in Peru, I got a certificate of singlehood from the US Embassy in Peru. I believe it just said they could not find any record that I was married. I would imagine you could use the same document to demonstrate freedom to marry for the K-1 as well. However, if the records can be accessed at the Embassy, why would that be necessary?

Is this what you mean? I think you're more referring to people who may be denied because they had a ceremony reminiscent of a wedding and are applying for a K-1, no? In that case, getting a document in the US or at an Embassy doesn't seem to be the appropriate solution...

Really? But if the embassy found no records for you being married how could they use pictures from an engagement ceremony against you?

Is there no other way to prove that you are not married?