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No. You can’t get a marriage certificate until you are married. You can’t get a marriage license without them either. You can start gathering documents for AOS but honestly there’s nothing you have to do until after you are married. 

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20 minutes ago, juanlee337 said:

Hi Guys. 

My fiance got her visa to come the US by Jan 7th.

What should I be doing to get ready for her for the next steps once she gets here? 

She tells me that I need to get marriage certificate before hand.

is this true? what other steps?

 

She gets here.  you both go to the local court house clerk, show ID's like passports, etc, and both sign and pay your fees for the license.   Then, if getting married in the court by a judge, you make the appointment,  show up with 2 legal witnesses, get married ,  and you are on your way!  Come back in a couple days and collect the one and only original certificate of marriage.

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If you don’t know what AOS is you should educate yourself on immigration process before going any further. A simple google search on this website and on USCIS website will give you all the information you need. You should have researched all of this before even applying.

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6 minutes ago, Highmystic said:

She gets here.  you both go to the local court house clerk, show ID's like passports, etc, and both sign and pay your fees for the license.   Then, if getting married in the court by a judge, you make the appointment,  show up with 2 legal witnesses, get married ,  and you are on your way!  Come back in a couple days and collect the one and only original certificate of marriage.

thanks. 

Can we get a license in Texas, and get married in Vegas?

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10 minutes ago, juanlee337 said:

thanks. 

Can we get a license in Texas, and get married in Vegas?

No. And the exact requirements for a marriage license vary from state to state (in CA, you only need one witness normally; in Colorado, you don't need any; in Nevada it's quite easy to do everything in one day). 

K-1                             AOS                            
NOA1 Notice Date: 2018-05-31    NOA1 Notice Date: 2019-04-11   
NOA2 Date: 2018-11-16           Biometrics Date: 2019-05-10    
Arrived at NVC:  2018-12-03     EAD/AP In Hand: 2019-09-16     
Arrived in Moscow: 2018-12-28   GC Interview Date: 2019-09-25      
Interview date: 2019-02-14      GC In Hand: 2019-10-02
Visa issued: 2019-02-28
POE: 2019-03-11
Wedding: 2019-03-14

ROC                             Naturalization
NOA1 Notice Date: 2021-07-16    Applied Online: 2022-07-09 (biometrics waived)
Approval Date: 2022-04-06       Interview was Scheduled: 2023-01-06
10-year GC In Hand: 2022-04-14  Interview date: 2023-02-13 (passed)
                            	Oath: 2023-02-13

 

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Just now, DaveAndAnastasia said:

No. And the exact requirements for a marriage license vary from state to state (in CA, you only need one witness normally; in Colorado, you don't need any; in Nevada it's quite easy to do everything in one day).

ok thanks for the answer

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Get multiple copies of your marriage certificate -- you'll need them.

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Thread is moved from the K-1 Process forum to the "Moving to the US" forum -- chief topic is marriage procedures.

06-04-2007 = TSC stamps postal return-receipt for I-129f.

06-11-2007 = NOA1 date (unknown to me).

07-20-2007 = Phoned Immigration Officer; got WAC#; where's NOA1?

09-25-2007 = Touch (first-ever).

09-28-2007 = NOA1, 23 days after their 45-day promise to send it (grrrr).

10-20 & 11-14-2007 = Phoned ImmOffs; "still pending."

12-11-2007 = 180 days; file is "between workstations, may be early Jan."; touches 12/11 & 12/12.

12-18-2007 = Call; file is with Division 9 ofcr. (bckgrnd check); e-prompt to shake it; touch.

12-19-2007 = NOA2 by e-mail & web, dated 12-18-07 (187 days; 201 per VJ); in mail 12/24/07.

01-09-2008 = File from USCIS to NVC, 1-4-08; NVC creates file, 1/15/08; to consulate 1/16/08.

01-23-2008 = Consulate gets file; outdated Packet 4 mailed to fiancee 1/27/08; rec'd 3/3/08.

04-29-2008 = Fiancee's 4-min. consular interview, 8:30 a.m.; much evidence brought but not allowed to be presented (consul: "More proof! Second interview! Bring your fiance!").

05-05-2008 = Infuriating $12 call to non-English-speaking consulate appointment-setter.

05-06-2008 = Better $12 call to English-speaker; "joint" interview date 6/30/08 (my selection).

06-30-2008 = Stokes Interrogations w/Ecuadorian (not USC); "wait 2 weeks; we'll mail her."

07-2008 = Daily calls to DOS: "currently processing"; 8/05 = Phoned consulate, got Section Chief; wrote him.

08-07-08 = E-mail from consulate, promising to issue visa "as soon as we get her passport" (on 8/12, per DHL).

08-27-08 = Phoned consulate (they "couldn't find" our file); visa DHL'd 8/28; in hand 9/1; through POE on 10/9 with NO hassles(!).

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8 hours ago, juanlee337 said:

what is AOS ? and what is the steps I need to take the get married? We dont plan to do ceremony. We just plan on getting married. 

 

If you don't know what's AOS, how were you planning on helping you spouse get work permit, travel permit, Green card? Are you aware it will take months for just work permit? Year for a green card? That it will cost 1225$? That you need to gather paperwork and proofs of relationship? Do you know she needs SSN?

 

"just getting married" won't give your spouse rights of legal resident.

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K1

29.11.2013 - NoA1

06.02.2014 - NoA2

01.04.2014 - Interview. 

AoS

03.2015 - AoS started.

09.2015 - Green Card received.  

RoC

24.07.2017 - NoA1.

01.08.2018 - RoC approved. 

 

 

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One other piece of advice I would offer, as I have seen it come back to bite people.

 

Have your fiancee apply for a social security card a couple of weeks after she arrives.  She will need it for so many things, and she will be denied if she applies after her I-94 has expired or has only 2 weeks left before it expires.

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13 hours ago, juanlee337 said:

Hi Guys. 

My fiance got her visa to come the US by Jan 7th.

What should I be doing to get ready for her for the next steps once she gets here? 

She tells me that I need to get marriage certificate before hand.

is this true? what other steps?

 

If you didn't misspelled the date, your fiancee visa was issued more than 6 months ago. Maybe I'm wrong, but I'm pretty sure the beneficiary only has 6 months to enter the US after the visa is issue. You should check that detail.

 

Good luck for your process ;)

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12 hours ago, TBoneTX said:

Get multiple copies of your marriage certificate -- you'll need them.

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and birth certificate, school or college records, shot records / translated into English

check to see if there is a group in your area from her country as she will not be able to  work right away and homesickness sets in with many

 
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