Orginal marriage certificate

[Kenny joy 6]

20 minutes ago, Crazy Cat said:

A certified copy is an original. 

Okay, thank you 

 

[JeanneAdil 6,491]

1 hour ago, iwannaplay54 said:

You must get one because you need that certificate over and over through the different steps of the process.

I wouldn’t even try to get it back from USCIS.

not only for immigration but for your records

 

we got as many as Rabat in Morocco would allow us to have /BTW  we also got as many birth certificates for the intending immigrant for the same reasons

SS office

studying in the US

ROC

naturalization

and any further petitions like for additional family members

US passport

[pushbrk 12,876]

Just to be clear, when it comes to Marriage and Birth Certificates (Some others too) the "original" is owned by the government agency where the marriage or birth was "registered".  All the people involved ever get is a "certified copy".  For immigration and most other purposes, we submit photocopies of certified copies.  Getting new certified copies is usually not a problem and much easier than getting or "original certified copies" back.

 

"Originals" of marriage and birth certificates that a person holds are usually unofficial souvenirs.

Edited December 12, 2022 by pushbrk

[Kenny joy 6]

2 hours ago, pushbrk said:

Just to be clear, when it comes to Marriage and Birth Certificates (Some others too) the "original" is owned by the government agency where the marriage or birth was "registered".  All the people involved ever get is a "certified copy".  For immigration and most other purposes, we submit photocopies of certified copies.  Getting new certified copies is usually not a problem and much easier than getting or "original certified copies" back.

 

"Originals" of marriage and birth certificates that a person holds are usually unofficial souvenirs.

So a certified copy will do?

[Diane and Chris 651]

2 minutes ago, Kenny joy said:

So a certified copy will do?

Yes, as stated above a certified copy is an original. I would recommend getting several certified copies (4-5) so that you have them for future use. 

[Kenny joy 6]

10 hours ago, Crazy Cat said:

A certified copy is an original. 

Okay, thank you 

[Kenny joy 6]

2 minutes ago, Diane and Chris said:

Yes, as stated above a certified copy is an original. I would recommend getting several certified copies (4-5) so that you have them for future use. 

I will do just that. Thank you so much 

[mam521 2,062]

20 hours ago, JeanneAdil said:

not only for immigration but for your records

 

we got as many as Rabat in Morocco would allow us to have /BTW  we also got as many birth certificates for the intending immigrant for the same reasons

SS office

studying in the US

ROC

naturalization

and any further petitions like for additional family members

US passport

I needed ours to re-register my husband's car without him present!