me-H1B and she-Permanent Resident getting married

[sunny8107 0]

All,

Would appreciate your help.I am residing in the US on my H1B visa, waiting for 485 date to be current. Also have EAD since 2007 when dates got current for couple of months. My fiance is a permanent resident. We are getting married in India soon. Had a few questions:

1. We would get the marriage certificate issued in India and she is planning to file a permanent resident application for me (Spouse F2A category). Is the marriage certificate issued in India good enough for filing a F2A when both me and her reside in the US?

2. Can we "register" our marriage in US. If we have a certificate issued in a foreign country (India) while we both reside in the US, is there something that can be done to register the marriage here so that we have an official document issued from our state of residence (NJ)?

Thanks in advance for your comments/reply.

[ceadsearc 516]

Not sure about registering it here but the Indian marriage certificate as fine as long as it is a legal married. If it isn't in English it'll need to be translated but otherwise you're good.

[zeroka 7]

Sunny,

just get it translated and that's it. That is the requirement.

Me and my wife did the opposite and got married in the USA and now getting the US marriage certificate registered in our home country....trust me, you want to avoid this, it is a headache

[aaron2020 11,651]

All,

Would appreciate your help.I am residing in the US on my H1B visa, waiting for 485 date to be current. Also have EAD since 2007 when dates got current for couple of months. My fiance is a permanent resident. We are getting married in India soon. Had a few questions:

1. We would get the marriage certificate issued in India and she is planning to file a permanent resident application for me (Spouse F2A category). Is the marriage certificate issued in India good enough for filing a F2A when both me and her reside in the US? Yes, a foreign marriage is valid in the US as long as it does not violate public policy (i.e, polygamy, incest, etc.).

2. Can we "register" our marriage in US. If we have a certificate issued in a foreign country (India) while we both reside in the US, is there something that can be done to register the marriage here so that we have an official document issued from our state of residence (NJ)? There is no such thing in the US. No one needs to register a foreign marriage that is already valid. Your Indian marriage certificate is all you need to show a valid marriage in the US.

Thanks in advance for your comments/reply.

Edited October 14, 2012 by aaron2020