Mexico Marriage Certificate Confusion

[Strawberrymermaid 346]

2 hours ago, cndrbk said:

Hi guys,

 

Can I join the conversation as we're planning on getting married in Mexico also

 

Just a question in general.. when you got married in Mexico, and if your family name changes, what do I need to do when I come back to the US?

 

Why/For what purpose do we need the apostille? 
(and will we know what to do to get it and certified copies?)

 

We got in touch with the civil registry and they gave me a contact of a judge. We're planning on getting married without a planner/resourt.

 

Sorry to jump into your conversation... but I'd appreciate your help.

 

Thanks so much!

Hi!

 

To change my name, I had to have my marriage certificate and translation. I had to send to social security office, wait for my new card, then go to the DMV with my new card and get my new license. From there you have to call your bank, apartment, medical offices etc and manually update your name in their records. Passport is what I am going to do last because I don't want to not have my passport in the next few months so I can travel to see him.

 

Apostilles are not needed for the US Government to recognize the marriage. However, my husband is from Russia and Russia does require apostilles which is the reason we got it. I am still unsure of all the apostille requirements and why it differs but it was quite hard for us to get. I had to find someone from the state of Quintana Roo to go down and get it and get it translated and notarized. You will just need to ask the judge/ court in Mexico for the apostille document and they should be able to take care of it for you.

Edited March 17, 2021 by Strawberrymermaid

[cndrbk 15]

21 hours ago, Strawberrymermaid said:

Hi!

 

To change my name, I had to have my marriage certificate and translation. I had to send to social security office, wait for my new card, then go to the DMV with my new card and get my new license. From there you have to call your bank, apartment, medical offices etc and manually update your name in their records. Passport is what I am going to do last because I don't want to not have my passport in the next few months so I can travel to see him.

 

Apostilles are not needed for the US Government to recognize the marriage. However, my husband is from Russia and Russia does require apostilles which is the reason we got it. I am still unsure of all the apostille requirements and why it differs but it was quite hard for us to get. I had to find someone from the state of Quintana Roo to go down and get it and get it translated and notarized. You will just need to ask the judge/ court in Mexico for the apostille document and they should be able to take care of it for you.

Thank you so much for answering my questions in details. I really appreciate it.

 

Understood re: apostilles.. We'll figure it out.

 

Thanks again!

[Babu Frik 1,162]

On 3/17/2021 at 1:34 PM, cndrbk said:

Hi guys,

 

Can I join the conversation as we're planning on getting married in Mexico also

 

Just a question in general.. when you got married in Mexico, and if your family name changes, what do I need to do when I come back to the US?

 

Why/For what purpose do we need the apostille? 
(and will we know what to do to get it and certified copies?)

 

We got in touch with the civil registry and they gave me a contact of a judge. We're planning on getting married without a planner/resourt.

 

Sorry to jump into your conversation... but I'd appreciate your help.

 

Thanks so much!

where in Mexico are you getting married?

 

[cndrbk 15]

1 minute ago, Babu Frik said:

where in Mexico are you getting married?

 

The Cancun area.

The Civil Registry sent us a contact of one of the judges there, and we've been trying to make arrangements. I hope everything goes well

Btw, I have another name question.. So in the US, if I want to have my last name and my spouse's last name, I'll have to connect them with a hyphen, like Jane White-Brown. But in Mexico, like other Latin countries, can't you have it like Jane White Brown? If I do that in Mexico, what's going to happen on the papers in the US when I try to change my name? Will "White" have to go to the middle name section? 

 

Should I change my name to "White-Brown" to follow the US format even when I get married in Mexico to avoid confusions?

Sorry it's unrelated but I just wondered.. 

Thanks!

[Babu Frik 1,162]

46 minutes ago, cndrbk said:

The Cancun area.

The Civil Registry sent us a contact of one of the judges there, and we've been trying to make arrangements. I hope everything goes well

Btw, I have another name question.. So in the US, if I want to have my last name and my spouse's last name, I'll have to connect them with a hyphen, like Jane White-Brown. But in Mexico, like other Latin countries, can't you have it like Jane White Brown? If I do that in Mexico, what's going to happen on the papers in the US when I try to change my name? Will "White" have to go to the middle name section? 

 

Should I change my name to "White-Brown" to follow the US format even when I get married in Mexico to avoid confusions?

Sorry it's unrelated but I just wondered.. 

Thanks!

We got married in Cancun, used a planner someone recommended and they were VERY cheap but only speak Spanish, they got us all the papers right away, originally I found someone who spoke English but charged a fortune.

Let me know if you want the contact information.

 

No idea about the name situation, you might want to create a topic specifically on that to get more traction.

 

[cndrbk 15]

Hey guys!

 

We got married successfully in Cancun also

So.. for the immigration purpose, we use the simpler certified copy of the marriage certificate + translate that, correct?

 

Thanks again!

[Babu Frik 1,162]

6 hours ago, cndrbk said:

Hey guys!

 

We got married successfully in Cancun also

So.. for the immigration purpose, we use the simpler certified copy of the marriage certificate + translate that, correct?

 

Thanks again!

yeah don't give up the one with the finger prints, you don't get another of that.

Also you'd just send a copy right now unless it says otherwise.

You can translate it yourself, that's what I did, as well as many others here.

Edited April 13, 2021 by Babu Frik

[Jbynum98 0]

Hello I was told that after getting married that I would be given the oficial marriage certificate but when doing my TR process that I would need to go to someplace don’t remember where and use a kiosk get one with a QR code. We will get married in Estado de México. I don’t know how long it will take to get the QR code version and want to have an idea. 

[Dsam 1]

On 3/12/2021 at 8:47 PM, Babu Frik said:

ahhh, gotcha

we got married in cancun, Mexico can be so picky with things, it was our 2nd try, cancun is more flexible because it's a tourist hot spot, we found a cheap planner and everything went super fast

Thank you for this , how much did your event planner charge ?

[Babu Frik 1,162]

4 hours ago, Dsam said:

Thank you for this , how much did your event planner charge ?

I don't have the docs handy, but it was around $4-500

I'll inbox you the contact info