Marriage requirements in California

[Phred 5]

How long will it take to get the marriage certificate? We will only be in California two weeks before we return to Singapore.

We will goto the courthouse and get married in Rockland (near Sacramento).

I am not sure how to start the process.

Edited January 5, 2014 by Phred

[kitthekat 1,317]

First, you need a marriage license: http://www.cdph.ca.gov/certlic/birthdeathmar/Pages/MarriageLicenseInformation.aspx

Then, after you're married, you will want to get a marriage certificate/record: http://www.cdph.ca.gov/certlic/birthdeathmar/Pages/CertifiedCopiesofMarriageandDivorceRecords.aspx

How long it takes pretty much depends on which county clerks office you apply at.

[Phred 5]

Thank you

We will only be in California two weeks. Need to get the copy before departure for my Singapore employer. Need this for health insurance.

[KayDeeCee 4,893]

How long will it take to get the marriage certificate? We will only be in California two weeks before we return to Singapore.

We will goto the courthouse and get married in Rockland (near Sacramento).

I am not sure how to start the process.

Once she enters with the K-1 and you marry, she cannot leave the US and re-enter without filing for AOS and getting AP or green card first, unless you are planning on filing once again for a spousal visa for her to be able to return to the US.

~ Duplicate topic removed ~

Edited January 5, 2014 by Jay-Kay

[Phred 5]

Thank you? No problem. I appreciate any and all input.

I lost my respect for the USA when I was in Kuwait taking a bullet for rich people to get richer. We have no plan to live in the USA ever. I will work, retire, and die in Asia. The USA is just a tourist stop for me.

If we decide to visit at a later date we will get her a tourist visa. I will play the "veteran" card if they give us any problem. It works well.

Yes, I raise eyebrows when I tell people in Singapore that we will not be settling on the USA.

Edited January 5, 2014 by Phred

[KayDeeCee 4,893]

Hey, I am not going to chant, "USA NUMBER ONE!" at you or anything. I just wanted to point out about the process for entering with a K-1 and filing for AOS. If you are not planning to stay and file for AOS, then it does not pertain to you.

You need to ask the county clerk where you marry how long it will take to get your marriage certificate from the court after you are married.

~ Moving from K-1 Process to Off Topic - topic not about any visa or immigration-related process ~

[Phred 5]

Thanks dude, no problem.

[Kajikit 65]

I just have to wonder why you went to all the time and expense of filing for a residential visa when you were only going to pass through the US for a few weeks. When you turn around and leave without following through, your wife loses all the advantages that getting a legal visa gave her and you have to start from scratch if you ever change your mind. But it's a free world...

[NikLR 13,227]

Thank you? No problem. I appreciate any and all input.

I lost my respect for the USA when I was in Kuwait taking a bullet for rich people to get richer. We have no plan to live in the USA ever. I will work, retire, and die in Asia. The USA is just a tourist stop for me.

If we decide to visit at a later date we will get her a tourist visa. I will play the "veteran" card if they give us any problem. It works well.

Yes, I raise eyebrows when I tell people in Singapore that we will not be settling on the USA.

Good thing you plan on settling in a country with a VWP. Hope you get your certificate soon. If not maybe find out if they can mail it to you in Singapore?

Oh and this may help you http://www.sfgov2.org/index.aspx?page=19

[Phred 5]

Good thing you plan on settling in a country with a VWP. Hope you get your certificate soon. If not maybe find out if they can mail it to you in Singapore?

Oh and this may help you http://www.sfgov2.org/index.aspx?page=19

Thanx

I have an employment pass in Singapore. I can come and go as I please via automated biometrics. I do not have to go though immagration in Singapore. I applied for the same in the USA and was denied.

My future wife is from Myanmar. She lives in Singapore. For her getting a tourist visa to the USA is almost impossible.

[Phred 5]

I just have to wonder why you went to all the time and expense of filing for a residential visa when you were only going to pass through the US for a few weeks. When you turn around and leave without following through, your wife loses all the advantages that getting a legal visa gave her and you have to start from scratch if you ever change your mind. But it's a free world...

I am a "paperwork-phobic" person myself. I refuse to turn in expense reports if the amount is under $100. I even offered to split the proceeds with my collegues if they will submit my expense reports for me. But nobody will do it becuase they feel the same as I do.

I will likley never reside in the USA again. I am not interested. She is not interested. The politics, fast pace, high taxes, and hostile work environments of the USA are not comfortable to me. I am not all that compatable with American culture for about a dozen reasons. I prefer the laid back life in Asia.

Only the wealtiest of Burmese people can get a tourist visa to the USA. Approval rate is something like 25% on a good day. K1 visa has an approval rate of 95%.

Exploting the K1 for this purpose is not uncommon, and not illegal. So long as we plan to get married, and she does not remain more than 90 days if we do not request an adjustment of status, etc. I stated our intentions in the i129F application package. It has been approved by the USCIS.

Once we are married, and she can show that she did not overstay her previous USA visa, getting a toursit visa once a year or so will not be an issue.

[NikLR 13,227]

The link i gave you had nothing to do with immigration and everything to do with how to get your marriage certificate in San Francisco FYI

[kitthekat 1,317]

I am a "paperwork-phobic" person myself. I refuse to turn in expense reports if the amount is under $100. I even offered to split the proceeds with my collegues if they will submit my expense reports for me. But nobody will do it becuase they feel the same as I do.

I love paperwork. I'll do it.

[Phred 5]

The link i gave you had nothing to do with immigration and everything to do with how to get your marriage certificate in San Francisco FYI

Got it, thanx

[dian11 0]

I'm so happy for this