Should I get marriage license in US too now that I'm a US citizen?

[nwson 0]

Hi VJ people,

 

It's been a long process, but I'm finally a US citizen 

Now I'm curious what I should do with the marriage license. We got married in my former home country (Korea), so the marriage license is in Korean with my own translation.

 

I've been wondering if I should register marriage here as well because if something happens that we need to obtain a new copy or something that my wife needs to provide the marriage certificate. I don't know if any of you have experience/information on this. But since I'm no longer a Korean citizen I'm afraid 1) it might get harder for me to get the certificate or 2) somehow compromise the validity of the certificate. All the time I've been here as LPR, I never had to provide our marriage certificate to anyone other than USCIS, so I'm not sure if this will be even necessary.

 

So I'm wondering...

- What are other occasions that we might need the marriage certificate? Have you had any trouble using the certificate from abroad? I'm reading like a legal name change or mortgage application would require them, but anything else like life insurance claims, etc.?

- Can the court give you a marriage license based on your foreign certificate? As it, they would give you the same date and location, etc. Or do I need to get one as if it's a new one?

- Any other thoughts on the matter from whoever had any issue with these.

 

 

Thanks!

[milimelo 4,481]

Married is married. Keep your marriage certificate safe (and translated into English if not already) and you’ll be fine. 

[apple21 953]

You married in Korea so that’s where your marriage is recorded. The US government knows and recognizes that. You don’t have to do anything about it. It doesn’t have to be “recorded” in the US. As long as you have your marriage certificate it’s your proof of your legal marriage. Don’t stress about it. 

[nwson 0]

Thanks all. I know it doesn't change anything. I want to see just in case something happens to the document, then the difficulty of getting a new one might be a lot harder... 

[apple21 953]

1 hour ago, nwson said:

Thanks all. I know it doesn't change anything. I want to see just in case something happens to the document, then the difficulty of getting a new one might be a lot harder... 

Being immigrants yes that’s a struggle for us.