Marriage in US and certificate of marriage

[Surrey19 6]

Hello everyone 

 

I am on tourism visa ,me and my GF are planning to have religious marriage next month in North Carolina .The girl is US citizenship .we want a marriage certificate later on as we need it for the I 130

 

what is the process as it is not going to be civil marriage .we want it religious so are we supposed to ask for permission to get married even if it is religious one and how can we get the marriage certificate 

 

thanks 

[Dashinka 24,509]

I guess I am not certain what your question is.  If you are in the US and planning on a religious wedding, why not do everything right now and apply for a marriage license, have the officiant sign it, and file it so you can get the marriage certificate?  If you do want to do a civil ceremony later, that is certainly fine.  As to needing permission to do a religious ceremony, there is nothing you need to do from any government authorities, you just need to meet the requirements of the religious community.

 

This May be helpful.

 

https://marriagelicense.io/us/north-carolina

 

Good Luck!

[Lucky2Lucky 2,526]

Your girlfriend should speak with her religious affiliation (priest?..etc)  to set a date for the wedding. Depending on the religion it may not be quick.

You've been asked multiple times to add your country of origin to your profile please do that.

Edited September 7, 2020 by Luckycuds

[kris&me 572]

you have not been able to be together yet because both her father and religion do not allow it?

and you think to get a tourist visa from  Pakistan?

and then marry on this first visit to meet her?

the chances of you getting a tourist visa and slim to none

a new plan is needed

maybe waiting for things to open and she travels to meet you with a parent

[SalishSea 17,836]

15 hours ago, kris&me said:

you have not been able to be together yet because both her father and religion do not allow it?

and you think to get a tourist visa from  Pakistan?

and then marry on this first visit to meet her?

the chances of you getting a tourist visa and slim to none

a new plan is needed

maybe waiting for things to open and she travels to meet you with a parent

From his post it makes it sound like he's already here, but even on 9/1 he was posting about getting a tourist visa and claiming he wasn't going to try to AOS.

[pushbrk 12,898]

17 hours ago, Surrey19 said:

Hello everyone 

 

I am on tourism visa ,me and my GF are planning to have religious marriage next month in North Carolina .The girl is US citizenship .we want a marriage certificate later on as we need it for the I 130

 

what is the process as it is not going to be civil marriage .we want it religious so are we supposed to ask for permission to get married even if it is religious one and how can we get the marriage certificate 

 

thanks 

You must understand that this process, whether marriage or the visa require that the US Citizen takes the first action.  Have your bride research the specific requirements and procedures to accomplish a legal marriage in her location.  Usually, it varies by both State and County.  She would start by searching "marriage license, County name, State name".

 

[Ryan H 3,812]

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