Is this reasonable/feasible?

[msu17 0]

The problem is that I'm not sure what Pennsylvania's marriage laws are. Like I said, that web site I linked to (www.usmarriagelaws.com) says to apply for the license at least a month before getting married. Why, I have no idea. Then again, I looked at various states on that same site and they all say the same thing.

By comparison, the web site of our county's courthouse says the license can be obtained right away when applying, and it can then be used as early as 3 days later, which would be great. I'm inclined to believe the courthouse's site over www.usmarriagelaws.com.

The courthouse's site also specifies that a social security number is required, hence my question on whether this is a strict requirement that cannot be waived, or if the K-1 visa + I-94 are adequate for our purpose. Because if I need the SS number, then it may take too long and we're not going to be able to apply for AOS before the new USCIS fees come into effect. We will manage if we fail to meet that deadline, but we will do our best to avoid it if we can, hence my question on whether the whole plan sounds feasible. That's what I'm trying to find out based on other people's experiences! And we will also call the county seat tomorrow to ask that same question on SS number vs. K-1 visa + I-94.

MD, OH, VA and MI do not require SSN; of these MD, VA and MI do not require blood-testing either (OH does).

(I checked out MD and VA marriage laws before even the visa interview, as I assumed the registered marriage would be done in one of these; in the end, a "combined" church/registered marriage was done in MI--and Pras only got SSN in late November, a good seven months after the wedding)

Sorry, just wanted to correct this. OH does NOT require a blood test.

[lynamon 0]

I'm looking at beating the deadline too ... I called Ohio and the lady told me can be issued right away .. we would have to show up together with proper photo ID .. I don't require a ssn ... fee of $40.00

[Shub 78]

Are there any other fees related to the marriage (as in a civil marriage at the courthouse, not an actual wedding which we are doing later) ?

Naturally there is the fee for the marriage license ($60 in our state/county). My fiancée claims it costs about $250 to get married in Pennsylvania. Where do the extra $190 come from? Just wondering.

[flutter95 4]

Are there any other fees related to the marriage (as in a civil marriage at the courthouse, not an actual wedding which we are doing later) ?

Naturally there is the fee for the marriage license ($60 in our state/county). My fiancée claims it costs about $250 to get married in Pennsylvania. Where do the extra $190 come from? Just wondering.

In my county in PA it was $36 for the licnese. I have no idea for the other stuff though

[Shub 78]

Are there any other fees related to the marriage (as in a civil marriage at the courthouse, not an actual wedding which we are doing later) ?

Naturally there is the fee for the marriage license ($60 in our state/county). My fiancée claims it costs about $250 to get married in Pennsylvania. Where do the extra $190 come from? Just wondering.

In my county in PA it was $36 for the licnese. I have no idea for the other stuff though

Noted, thank you; anyone else have an idea on what could possibly cost $250 just for getting married?

[Cécy 44]

In NC we have to pay 50$ for the marriage license and we can get married the same day if we want to.

For the civil marriage we will go see the magistrate in the courthouse, pay him 20$, have our two witnesses and then go down to the register of deeds, pay 10$ per marriage certificate copy and hop, out of there to mail the AOS application

You should call to ask how much you have to pay the magistrate for him to get your married. I think that's about all the fees you need to pay (unless you need a medical exam of some kind).

[Shub 78]

Merci bien

I don't imagine there will be so much ($250) to pay for the legal part of the marriage, so I'm just going to assume my fiancée's source was bull and go from there.