California Marriage Certificate (Licence)

[hmpreet 0]

Is it matter that you get the CONFIDENTIAL licence because it is fast and you can get from special notary and you don't have to go to

court to get the marriage licence and wait for 3-4 weeks to get the actual marriage certificate in mail

so to file the CR1 case , can we consider CONFIDENTIAL certificate to save some time and file the paperwork right after marriage ?

here is the description i found on some public site

http://www.revchuck.com/RequirementsForMarriageLicense.html

There's two types of Marriage Licenses: PUBLIC and CONFIDENTIAL.

To obtain a PUBLIC marriage license, both you and your spouse-to-be must appear together during business hours at the Los Angeles County Clerk's Office, wait in line, and possibly have to come back again together the next day. A PUBLIC Marriage License is available to anyone for viewing after its recorded (its public record), and once its recorded you'll receive a ton of junk mail from solicitors trying to sell you whatever they're selling. A CONFIDENTIAL Marriage License is not available to the public for viewing because its not public record - its treated as a sealed record. Except for the two of you and law enforcement, a court order is needed by anyone else in order to obtain/view a copy of the marriage license. Many couples (including high-profile couples) opt for the security and piece of mind of a confidential marriage license.

[hmpreet 0]

Is it matter that you get the CONFIDENTIAL licence because it is fast and you can get from special notary and you don't have to go to

court to get the marriage licence and wait for 3-4 weeks to get the actual marriage certificate in mail

so to file the CR1 case , can we consider CONFIDENTIAL certificate to save some time and file the paperwork right after marriage ?

here is the description i found on some public site

http://www.revchuck.com/RequirementsForMarriageLicense.html

There's two types of Marriage Licenses: PUBLIC and CONFIDENTIAL.

To obtain a PUBLIC marriage license, both you and your spouse-to-be must appear together during business hours at the Los Angeles County Clerk's Office, wait in line, and possibly have to come back again together the next day. A PUBLIC Marriage License is available to anyone for viewing after its recorded (its public record), and once its recorded you'll receive a ton of junk mail from solicitors trying to sell you whatever they're selling. A CONFIDENTIAL Marriage License is not available to the public for viewing because its not public record - its treated as a sealed record. Except for the two of you and law enforcement, a court order is needed by anyone else in order to obtain/view a copy of the marriage license. Many couples (including high-profile couples) opt for the security and piece of mind of a confidential marriage license.

I will reply to my own post

It does not matter,what certificate you get!!!

you can get the public licence certified copy in 3-4 weeks.