I American and will be marrying a Mexican. We want to get married in the US. Do we need special permission?

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I American and will be marrying a Mexican. We want to get married in the US. Do we need special permission?

My fiancee has a tourist visa and I was told that all we need is his birth certificate and some identification. Is that true. Also, we live in Mexico and were going to get married in the US, then return to Mexico while we wait for the visa stuff to be processed. Does anyone have any advice on this? And where do I start? There are so many forms. Does he need a green card first? What do we apply for first?

2007-03-20 03:22:33 · 7 answers · asked by Kristi K 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Immigration

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No need for a green card...they all come across illegally.

2007-03-20 03:30:14 · answer #1 · answered by dwayman1978 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋

Check out www.uscis.gov. He wonÂ´t be able to get a Green Card until he is approved as a conditional permanent resident, after you get married. If you live in Mexico you will have to file form I-130 "Petition for Alien Relative" after getting married.

2007-03-20 05:04:52 · answer #2 · answered by Double 709 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋

YOU NEED come to usa and get married from here is more easy if the fiance has visa make AN appoiment to get married here in usa and both need id tarjeta de elector birth certificate all paper that he can bring also tell him to get a apostilla in the back of his birth certificate apostilla it is just a paper that they glue it it helps to make valid this paper in usa avoid excuses from the offices etc ....my husband is american i'm mexican if you have more questions email me or tell your fiancee that i speak spanish better lol... god luck and congratulations.....

2007-03-20 03:37:06 · answer #3 · answered by ? 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋

If you plan to marry in the US and then return to Mexico, there is nothing wrong or illegal about it and your fiance can use his tourist visa to enter the US in order to marry you.

You will also have to fulfill whatever the local requirements are in order to marry. Those requirements depend on where you plan to marry, so no one can advise you further about that unless you specify where you intend to tie the knot.

2007-03-20 03:38:09 · answer #4 · answered by dognhorsemom 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋

According to the US Dapartment of state:

http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/types/types_1315.html

2007-03-20 03:47:29 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

I applaud you for handling this legally! Maybe your husband could pass the message.

2007-03-20 03:50:10 · answer #6 · answered by panthrchic 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

First, you have to get past the border patrol. I'd start there then head over to California... they won't care.

2007-03-20 03:31:40 · answer #7 · answered by Williewill 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋