UK Marriage Certificate

[BethSara 0]

Hi,

I'm living and studying in the US on an F1 (student) visa, but married my now husband (a US citizen) in the UK a few weeks ago, so our marriage certificate (and copies) are British. Can I use these for my green card application? If so, does anyone know if I need to get them "legalised" by the foreign and commenwealth office? I saw something about this online.

Thanks!

[wannabe_texan 0]

I think you'll need to have an Apostille Certificate applied to your marriage certificate (per Hague Convention guidelines), but I'm sure someone who knows definitely will be along soon to say so.

You might also need to consider the conditions under which you reentered using your F1 after you were married.

Good luck in your journey

[Cereall 0]

My husband and I got married in 2001 in South Africa but we just files last week with the D.O.R.A program and was well approved at the interview. So you are safe as long as you can prove that you are really married.

[BethSara 0]

Thanks for your replies -- that's really helpful. I did ask about re-entering on my F1 visa after our marriage, but the office of international programs at my school thought it would be fine, and I've read conflicting information about this online. Some places say that USCIS takes a dim view of entering on a non-immigrant visa after marriage, but the same document says that it won't stop the application for green card from being approved -- does anyone know anything about this? By the time I knew it was a problem we had already been planning our wedding for a year and I had to come back to finish my PhD, so I didn't have much choice, but still...

I think you'll need to have an Apostille Certificate applied to your marriage certificate (per Hague Convention guidelines), but I'm sure someone who knows definitely will be along soon to say so.

You might also need to consider the conditions under which you reentered using your F1 after you were married.

Good luck in your journey

[Samra 0]