Marriage certificate & AOS

[Lara & Mhikel 0]

Hey guys,

My fiancé is coming to america from Philippines on Dec 27, 2011.

Our wedding is on Feb 12, 2012. It takes 4-6 weeks to even 4 months to RECIEVE a certified marriage certificate. Do we need to file the AOS before 90 days expiration with the copy of the certified marriage certificate?

[jac_chappin 24]

Op- I filed AOS before the 90 days because didn't want to wait but believe you can file after the 90 days without any problem.

[Moomin 292]

Yes you can file after. But before you wait those 4-6 weeks up to 4 months for the cert. marriage certificate try stopping by your county clerk's office and ask if they'll make them there. It works that way some places(including the county/state I'm in, for a fee).

Congrats on approval

[TBoneTX 46,171]

try stopping by your county clerk's office and ask if they'll make them there.

This is absolutely the way to proceed, si man. Ask the officiant at your wedding if you can hand-carry the signed marriage license to the county clerk's office (or courthouse), explaining why if you're asked. This should not be a problem. Then, regardless of the cost, order multiple copies of the marriage certificate. You'll need them! I ordered 7 copies, which were made while we waited at $7 apiece. We ended up using 5 of them.

[VanessaTony 3,567]

This is absolutely the way to proceed, si man. Ask the officiant at your wedding if you can hand-carry the signed marriage license to the county clerk's office (or courthouse), explaining why if you're asked. This should not be a problem. Then, regardless of the cost, order multiple copies of the marriage certificate. You'll need them! I ordered 7 copies, which were made while we waited at $7 apiece. We ended up using 5 of them.

I have one and have only every used that one. Everyone takes copies of it, not originals. I've changed my name in Aus, passport, drivers licence, bank accounts, Centrelink stuff etc. In the US I've done the SSA, AOS, DMV, Bank and still, I have the original.

[TBoneTX 46,171]

I have one and have only every used that one. Everyone takes copies of it, not originals. I've changed my name in Aus, passport, drivers licence, bank accounts, Centrelink stuff etc. In the US I've done the SSA, AOS, DMV, Bank and still, I have the original.

Be that as it may, our bank required an original, and we didn't get it back. The mothers-in-law may want a souvenir, too.

It's always good to have more than one original copy that you can immediately lay your hands on. Better to have an extra original than to need one (perhaps urgently) and not be able to provide it.

Edited December 24, 2011 by TBoneTX

[mugumogu 18]

I received our certified marriage certificate in the mail about a week after we were married. Where are you getting married that it takes 4-6 weeks to get it?

[Lara & Mhikel 0]

I received our certified marriage certificate in the mail about a week after we were married. Where are you getting married that it takes 4-6 weeks to get it?

Hawaii... According to the government website it says 60-120 days for us to RECIEVE the marriage certificate.

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

Hey guys,

My fiancé is coming to america from Philippines on Dec 27, 2011.

Our wedding is on Feb 12, 2012. It takes 4-6 weeks to even 4 months to RECIEVE a certified marriage certificate. Do we need to file the AOS before 90 days expiration with the copy of the certified marriage certificate?

No.

You may find you can get the certificate faster if you go to pick it up yourself or theur may be other ways which you can cut that time if you do a little legwork. Ask the county clerk or whoever issues the marriage lisence.

We took the official, signed, marriage license to the town clerk after our wedding and said "we'll wait while you do the certificate" We got married on Friday and had the certificate in hand on Monday morning. Had we allowed the officaint to mail it, it would have been "2-3 weeks"

However, there is NO deadline for filing the AOS only for getting married.

[Theresa0828 65]

Hawaii... According to the government website it says 60-120 days for us to RECIEVE the marriage certificate.

I got married in Hawaii last April 19 and I received my certified copy thru mail around 23rd of May and was able to file AOS 5th of June.

We did informed our marriage officiate that we are K-1 and has to file AOS, the officiate went to the Dept. of Health right after the wedding to turn over the signed marriage license. The next day, we went to the Dept. of Health to request copies (5 of them) which we received on the 23rd of May.

[Lara & Mhikel 0]

I got married in Hawaii last April 19 and I received my certified copy thru mail around 23rd of May and was able to file AOS 5th of June.

We did informed our marriage officiate that we are K-1 and has to file AOS, the officiate went to the Dept. of Health right after the wedding to turn over the signed marriage license. The next day, we went to the Dept. of Health to request copies (5 of them) which we received on the 23rd of May.

Ok... I'll do the same. I'll ask the marriage officiate our situation and that we would need several copies asap.

[Helen Louise Pile 80]

You do not need to do it within 90 days. But the sooner the better for her ability to work etc.

You can get the rest of the packet ready to go and just insert the certificate when you get it. We got our certificate 2 hours after we were married but didn't file until about 6 weeks after the date on my I-94. No problems.

[Rachel Chen 1]

The answer is "No". It's ok as long as you get married within 90 days of your POE. At the interview, IO asked me whether I got married within that 90 days or not.

For us , we got married at county city hall after 2 weeks of my arrival in the States as we will make reception in our home country. So, we got the certificate on the spot and we filed AOS 2 weeks after our marriage.

Edited December 25, 2011 by Rachel Chen

[Sandra&Matt 1]

We also got married in Hawaii. You can pay $10 to expedite when you go to the office to get your license. We also wrote a letter explaining why we needed it so fast and submitted it with our forms after the wedding. We got ours in a month. I had the AOS paperwork ready to go and added the certificate when it came. Good luck!! Hope it comes quickly for you.

[Lara & Mhikel 0]

Thanks everyone for your replies