We don't know where or how to start!

[Demuress 0]

Hi,

I'm Canadian and my fiance (born in the US and lives there as well) and I aren't entirely sure where to start. We're not sure how to go about applying for a marriage license. We've looked at the Michigan State website and they merely state routes for those who are in-state residents and out of state residends. There's nothing for how to go about applying for a marriage license if one party is from a different country.

Does anyone know where we could start? It's quite daunting, we didn't realize that it would be so much work.

Thanks so much

S and D

Edited January 12, 2007 by Demuress

[YuAndDan 153]

First you need to get your fiance over here on a K-1 visa before you can apply for that marriage license.

Start here: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...mp;page=compare

[SoL. 0]

Hello,

It will be a few months (and lots of paperwork) until your fiancé can be here and you can apply for the marriage license... The VJ guides are really helpful to get you started and collect all the paperwork you will need to appy for the K-1

Good luck and welcome to VJ!!

edi

[Yodrak 7]

S and D,

Start with the clerk at the government office in his area where marriage licenses are issued.

Be prepared to initially get the same information you found on the web site, since that's the most common situation they deal with. Then be patient while they figure out how to deal with the situation where one of the parties is an alien.

Yodrak

Hi,

I'm Canadian and my fiance (born in the US and lives there as well) and I aren't entirely sure where to start. We're not sure how to go about applying for a marriage license. We've looked at the Michigan State website and they merely state routes for those who are in-state residents and out of state residends. There's nothing for how to go about applying for a marriage license if one party is from a different country.

Does anyone know where we could start? It's quite daunting, we didn't realize that it would be so much work.

Thanks so much

S and D

[misa 2]

You have two options. Get a K1 visa and marry after entering on a K1. Or get married first, go back to Canada and apply for a K3 or CR-1/IR-1 visa.

As for a marriage license, call the county clerk's office and ask them to clarify. Every state and county have their own requirements for obtaining a marriage license.

Edited January 12, 2007 by misa

[ChristinaM 0]

How to Become a Permanent Resident Whilst in the US

If your fiance is already here and had no plans of immigrating on entry, the above link will help you once you are married.

[EsOrEnNa 0]

well when i was in VA we just went to the court house got that paper for the marriage license, showed them our ID's and my passport (since i am german) and 5 min later we had our marriage license.. 2 weeks later we got married.. then called USCIS and they sent us all the forms.. happy end.. lol