one of them is a us citizen and the other is not.
2006-06-25 10:05:38 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
It depends on the country but most of the time it is not recognized by that country.
For example if you are German and get married to a Japanese girl in Japan. If you file for a divorce or citizen ship it is not always valid unless you file all the neccessary paper work.
Trust me I know....
2006-06-25 10:11:29 · answer #1 · answered by Antonio 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have heard it both ways. I have a friend from Mexico that took her marriage certificate into the county clerk as a valid form of ID. The clerk accepted the certificate and also charged a fee to send her a US marriage certificate.
On the other hand, a friend from Germany just married a US citizen, and they were told that the US would NOT accept their marriage license from Germany. If the ceremony had been performed on US soil, like a US military base, then it would have been valid.
2006-06-25 17:18:03 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A marriage valid where celebrated is valid in the US. End of story. All of that nonsense about immigration is besides the point. The US will recognize the marrigae if the country of origin does.
2006-06-25 19:01:42 · answer #3 · answered by Loss Leader 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The marriage would be valid, if all the rules of the state they were going to move to would also be meet. ( can't already be married, not a gay marriage unless ok in that state,
Now if you are also asking will this marriage allow them citizenship, that is another issue, not automaticly INS has its own set of rules to gain citizenship. you would stll be legally married but just not allowed to bring them back into the US
2006-06-25 17:23:30 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If one person is a citizen, the other non citizen after 6 months qualifies to apply for citizenship
2006-06-25 17:08:56 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unless the marriage was done for fraudulent purposes, such as gaining a green card, yes. Countries recognize each others marriages. The only exception, is polygamy.
2006-06-25 17:09:34 · answer #6 · answered by psycmikev 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to the American Embassy in that country and register your marriage with them.
2006-06-25 17:17:52 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the country's laws on marriage is reconized by the US.
2006-06-25 17:09:12 · answer #8 · answered by sescottou1 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋