marriage consent for minors form

[cedeniro 0]

Hi all

my fiance is american she is coming to live with me in Cairo. she is 17 years old and one of the requirements to have our marriage approved by the US embassy is her parents consent for the marriage because  the minimal age is 21 unless if the parents approved it which they are in my case.

so im asking is there a specific form for their consent to be fulfilled or does just take any normal written letter?

[Russ&Caro 1,549]

Personally, if I were either one of you, I would just wait one more year to avoid any legal hassles. What's another year of waiting on a lifetime relationship, assuming neither of you have any serious life threatening illnesses.

 

Sorry, I have no advice on how to legally effect this.

 

EDIT: Here's a thread that talks about parental consent for marrying someone under 18.

 

Edited February 11, 2019 by Russ&Caro

[cedeniro 0]

there is  no problem at all if we waited one more year. the issue here is that the minimal age to drop the parents consent condition is 21. so no way we can wait 4 years for that.

[Mike E 11,739]

7 minutes ago, cedeniro said:

Hi all

my fiance is american she is coming to live with me in Cairo. she is 17 years old and one of the requirements to have our marriage approved by the US embassy is her parents consent for the marriage because  the minimal age is 21 unless if the parents approved it which they are in my case.

so im asking is there a specific form for their consent to be fulfilled or does just take any normal written letter?

 

[cedeniro 0]

7 minutes ago, Mike E said:

 

i am aware of that reply. however im looking for an official form to be fulfilled by her parents. non are shown in that topic.

[Mike E 11,739]

Just now, cedeniro said:

i am aware of that reply. however im looking for an official form to be fulfilled by her parents. non are shown in that topic.

That's going to vary by government jurisdiction both in the country where she is migrating from and the state is moving to.

 

You are apparently marrying a minor in the USA. Presumably the state were you are marrying this person is going to require parental consent. So you should start with what the state requirements are, which for a situation where the parents are apparently not present for the officiation, you should expect to be quite onerous. Whatever those are, my guess is that if they satisfy your state, they will satisfy USCIS. However, make sure the parents sign at least five copies of their authorization. You will need one for the embassy. One for point of entry. One for marriage ceremony. One for AOS. And one for just in case.

 

If the parents are coming to the USA for the ceremony, then things are going to be easier. They will be witnesses and will sign the marriage license which will then appear in the marriage certificate. The embassy and CBP might still require parental permission. The embassy would have specific advice for the beneficiary's country (including requirements for notarization) and that should get the beneficiary through point of entry. Don't forget about getting official translations of the permission.

[Mike E 11,739]

20 minutes ago, cedeniro said:

there is  no problem at all if we waited one more year. the issue here is that the minimal age to drop the parents consent condition is 21. so no way we can wait 4 years for that.

A K-1 is for an unmarried person. In the USA, a person aged 18 and higher can marry with impunity. You don't need her parent's consent to marry her in the USA if she is 18.

[Mike E 11,739]

32 minutes ago, cedeniro said:

my fiance is american she is coming to live with me in Cairo.

Wrong forum, and probably wrong website. Anyway, if you want to marry her, marry her in the USA. Follow the process in the USA for marrying underaged persons. Get her parents to witness the ceremony and sign the marriage license.

[Khallaf 650]

51 minutes ago, cedeniro said:

Hi all

my fiance is american she is coming to live with me in Cairo. she is 17 years old and one of the requirements to have our marriage approved by the US embassy is her parents consent for the marriage because  the minimal age is 21 unless if the parents approved it which they are in my case.

so im asking is there a specific form for their consent to be fulfilled or does just take any normal written letter?

have her parents join her appointment at the embassy when she goes to do the affidavit that she is free to marry, I am sure they have a form there that would need to be filled out, or she can go to the ministry of Justice on the day of the wedding to be sworn in and signed as witness.

[Ryan H 3,812]

Moved from K1 Process & Procedures to MENA regional forum; topic is Egypt specific.