What is the marriage process to get married in Argentina to be able to apply for the CR-1 after?

[Mollie09 1,543]

When I needed documents for something in Brazil, I had them apostilled first, then translated. The translation will include the document and the apostille.

 

Good luck!

[Lucre 45]

2 hours ago, MrsRamirez said:

Apostille/Authentication

 

How to obtain an Apostille or Authentication

1. Make sure the document is a current, certified copy or notarized by an Indiana notary.
   1. Birth/Death Certificates require state certification. Identification of this version is done by locating a multi-colored signature stamp on the bottom of the certificate.  If the certificate does not consist of the said stamp, contact Indiana Vital Records to obtain this version before submitting to us.
   2. Marriage/Divorce Documents are required to be signed by the current clerk of courts in the county of which the event took place. To confirm the current clerk of each county visit https://www.in.gov/judiciary/files/court-directory.pdf . Once the correct version is obtained, an apostille or authentication can be granted.
   3. School/College Documents need to be notarized by an Indiana Notary. Mentioning these documents need to be notarized for apostille or authentication at the time of request from the school may be beneficial as some schools have a process in place that eliminates some mailing time.
   4. All Other Documents are required to be correctly notarized by a current Indiana notary. Do not know where to find a notary? Start by asking a local bank to notarize the document(s).
2. Prepare a request form/cover letter. This may be obtained from our website, typed, or handwritten. When creating a request form/cover letter, please include:
   1. Submitter name
   2. Phone number
      1. The phone number included will need for the person we can contact in case of any questions we may have.
   3. Return mailing address
      1. Please make sure to include the city, state and zip code along with the mailing address.
   4. The destination country
      1. The destination country is the country of which is requesting the document(s). If turning them to an embassy, do not list the location of the embassy but the actual country.
3. Stamp and address a return envelope.
   1. If mailing out of the country, please be sure to include all the correct and required postage.
4. If applicable, prepare payment of $2 per document. The following documents are exempt from charges:
   1. Birth/Death Certificates
   2. Marriage/Divorce Documents
   3. School/College Documents
   4. Adoption Documents
5. Package up the request form/cover letter, document(s) needing authenticated or apostilled and the return envelope and send to:

Indiana Secretary of State

Attn: Authentication Dept.

302 West Washington Street Room E-018

Indianapolis, IN 46204

Thank you so much. You rock! ❤️

[carmel34 3,631]

After you get an apostilled birth certificate in the US state of issuance (also an apostilled divorce decree if applicable), you can send it to your fiance in Argentina to be translated there according to their policy for a marriage.  In Brazil, where we were married, the translations have to be done by a government-authorized translation service in Brazil (very expensive), then the document and translation need to be properly registered with the Notary in the city where the marriage will take place (for another fee).  So your fiance needs to visit the local Notary or Civil Registry office or equivalent where you intend to get married and get the list of documents required and the process to make sure translated documents from the US will be officially recognized.  Sometimes they require a signed marriage application to be filed 30 days before the wedding can happen, we did this through a notorized and properly translated Power of Attorney document authorizing a good friend of my husband to sign on my behalf so I didn't have to fly to Brazil 30 days before the wedding just to get the application signed.  Every location is slightly different.  Good luck!

[Lil bear 4,207]

3 hours ago, Lucre said:

yes! can I ask where did you get that info? I'll need to google like I live in Buenos Aires even though I live in a different city

I googled “USC  Marrying I’m Argentina “. It’s from the US Stste dept website 

Edited April 8, 2019 by Lil bear

[MrsRamirez 231]

1 hour ago, Lucre said:

Thank you so much. You rock! ❤️

No problem! Each one teach one!!! Hope it all works out for you and your Fiancé!

[millefleur 5,046]

**Moved from IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports to Mexico, Latin & South America; OP is asking about how to marry in Argentina**

[xflyer53 1]

On 4/8/2019 at 10:15 AM, Lucre said:

I want to get married in Argentina because it is easier for us to do so and then apply for the CR1 visa. I asked the court house and they day I need both birth certificates but I need his translated and apostilled by the consulate. Does it means he need to go to the Argentinian consulated to get it translated or just apostilled?

I did this same thing with my wife in Mexico. As it turns out, it is more expensive and more difficult than you may think.

 

An apostile has to be done in the same state the document originates. These can cost as little as $10 and as much as $30-40 USD.  Typically all English documents will need to be translated into host the countries primary language and have an apostile as well (added cost). He may also need documents of any previous marriages. Those will need to be translated also.  He may also need a document from his current state of residence that says he is unmarried and eligible to get married. Again translated. If these need to be translated professionally they will run between $30 and $80 USD. per page depending on if certified translations are required or not. My document packet alone to get married in Mexico after all fees and postage costs (since I don't live in my birth state) totaled around $700 USD. All those translations are pretty much garbage after the marriage since none of his documents need translations for the visa process. To get married in the US, many states only requirement to get a marriage license is valid government I.D.'s (assuming you're of legal age). If any of your documents need to be translated for marriage, you should already have copies from the visa process.

 

In my opinion and experience, you are better served filing for the K1 visa. You can be together sooner since you can file before getting married. In Mexico the processing times are close to the same for both the K1 and CR1. Being able to file sooner is the biggest time advantage.

 

Hope this helps some. Good luck!

Edited April 12, 2019 by xflyer53

[Lucre 45]

On 4/12/2019 at 6:28 PM, xflyer53 said:

I did this same thing with my wife in Mexico. As it turns out, it is more expensive and more difficult than you may think.

 

An apostile has to be done in the same state the document originates. These can cost as little as $10 and as much as $30-40 USD.  Typically all English documents will need to be translated into host the countries primary language and have an apostile as well (added cost). He may also need documents of any previous marriages. Those will need to be translated also.  He may also need a document from his current state of residence that says he is unmarried and eligible to get married. Again translated. If these need to be translated professionally they will run between $30 and $80 USD. per page depending on if certified translations are required or not. My document packet alone to get married in Mexico after all fees and postage costs (since I don't live in my birth state) totaled around $700 USD. All those translations are pretty much garbage after the marriage since none of his documents need translations for the visa process. To get married in the US, many states only requirement to get a marriage license is valid government I.D.'s (assuming you're of legal age). If any of your documents need to be translated for marriage, you should already have copies from the visa process.

 

In my opinion and experience, you are better served filing for the K1 visa. You can be together sooner since you can file before getting married. In Mexico the processing times are close to the same for both the K1 and CR1. Being able to file sooner is the biggest time advantage.

 

Hope this helps some. Good luck!

Time is like a big deal to me but thinking about how sure it is for me to get approved and that I need to work when I get there because we are not in a situation where we can afford one of us not working, we decided to go for the CR1. I'm just hoping it will take about the same time the K1 would have taken.

Thanks for your input tho, I really appreciate it