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19 minutes ago, KevinA74 said:

Long story short, I'm a U.S. citizen wanting to marry a Venezuelan citizen in Colombia. We would have a religious wedding that is then registered by the notary in Colombia. My question is, does the U.S. recognize this type of wedding?

As long as the marriage was performed legally within the law in Venezuela, and you obtain legal marriage certificate, the US will recognized it.

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40 minutes ago, KevinA74 said:

Long story short, I'm a U.S. citizen wanting to marry a Venezuelan citizen in Colombia. We would have a religious wedding that is then registered by the notary in Colombia. My question is, does the U.S. recognize this type of wedding?

Yes. If you can get a legal marriage certificate.

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1 hour ago, KevinA74 said:

My question is, does the U.S. recognize this type of wedding?

For it to be valid it must be registered with the local Civil Registry (Registro Civil): https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/Colombia.html "Catholic marriages in Colombia have legal effect only after they are registered with the civil authorities. However, religious records are not sufficient. The embassy requires the ‘copia del folio’ of the registered civil marriage for immigration purposes."

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On 7/24/2021 at 5:11 PM, KevinA74 said:

Long story short, I'm a U.S. citizen wanting to marry a Venezuelan citizen in Colombia. We would have a religious wedding that is then registered by the notary in Colombia. My question is, does the U.S. recognize this type of wedding?

Yes. I got married 12/2021, but through civil ceremony at a Notary. It was quicker and less expensive. Then we had the celebration in February of this year with the family.  This helped get the paperwork going. Remember any documetn from here needs to be apostilized. Have them translated in Colombia its much cheaper.

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