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December 11th, 2007 |
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To marry someone out of the country of origin one needs to have or get a visa. In plain simple words, visa means a permit or a pass to entry another country.
People who can marry out of the country can be either locals or foreigner living or working in another country and religious officials. However, American diplomats and consular offices cannot perform marriages.
The K1 visa is applicable for fiancée. In clearer terms K-1 visa is a United States nonimmigrant visa benefiting fiancés and fiancées of US citizen petitioners.
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It has been said that those marriages which have been legally accepted and performed abroad, are also valid in the United States. The embassy or the information bureau of a tourist from another country is the best source of information about a marriage that has taken place in that country.
According to the Immigration department, every year, there are thousands of American citizens who marry foreign born person. A petition is then obtained for them for residence in the United States. According to the law of the country, the spouses of the citizens become the immediate relatives. That is the reason they are excluded from all numerical quota limitations. There are unlimited Green Cards which are available to foreign nationals who marry United States citizens.
Many countries need a U. S passport that has to be presented; along with birth certificates, decrees of divorce and death certificates. These are required on a frequent basis. In most countries the rule states that the marriage registrar has to be authorized and authenticated by a consular in the United States. This is however a very expensive and time consuming process.
There is a requirement for residency in the country where the marriage is to be held. It is usually a lengthy process.
In most countries the age of getting married as per the law is 18. Yet it varies from one country to another. Those under the age of 18 should have a written consent from their parents. Countries have the rule that the written consent has to be authorized by a consular in the United States. There are several additional documents which need to be presented to the consular. Some blood tests are required to be done. Most documents are translated in the native language of that country.
Everyone knows what a natural born citizen is. In the case of marriage in a foreign country, it is known as naturalized citizenship. This makes the spouse either a citizen or eligible to be a naturalized citizen of that country. However this will not hamper the citizenship of the individual in his native country. He/She acquires what is known as Dual Citizenship.
Author: Johanna Schipper
From: http://www.marriage-visas-now.com/
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