This is the (theoretical) case: two near cousins having foreign citizenship and living in their country travel to USA. They are legally married under their national law (that, in the case, is also the law of their usual home).
Q1: their marriage has legal force in USA also? or a US/State law forbidding near cousin from having sex/marrying each other prevent also foreing law to take effect in USA ?
Q2: they can be criminally prosecuted in US for being married ?
Q3: they can be criminally prosecuted in US for having sex while staying in US ?
Sorry for my English (advices about a correct use of your language are welcome).
2007-07-31 02:29:12 · 7 answers · asked by ? 7 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
It depends on the state -- some states allow 2nd cousins (or farther apart) to marry, some 1st cousins.... so, if they are planning to move here long term, they should first move to a state that recognizes their marriage -- then it's valid anywhere in the US
They cannot be prosecuted for having a marriage that is valid where they came from, and cannot be prosecuted for consensual private sex.
Public sex, or non-consensual sex -- those are the same regardless of their legal status.
2007-07-31 07:08:41 · answer #1 · answered by coragryph 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
They are legally married. In the USA they are considered legally married however they cannot have a marriage here.
Interestingly enough this is a custom throughout the entire world.
2007-07-31 02:32:24 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Ommmioddio, mia mamma e mio papà che sono venuti a trovarmi a casa mia a NY hanno rischiato grosso!!!! Potevano arrestarli, ed io potevo perdere la mia legittimità!!!
(relativamente alla Q3 credo l'abbiano fatta franca)
Però sul modulino verde-visto d'ingresso per diporto mica c'era questa domanda, tra se avessero commesso genocidi o sottratto minori alla custodia di un UScitizen...
2007-07-31 02:36:34 · answer #3 · answered by ? 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Don't worry about it. No one is going to look into the details of a married couple's original relationship when visiting the US. Actually, unless there is some reason for it (such as one is trying to bring the other over under his/her visa), the US won't even care if they are married or not...
2007-07-31 02:35:49 · answer #4 · answered by Katie S 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
NO! in case you marry right here in the U.S. without first acquiring a divorce out of your first marriage (everywhere it would desire to be) you would be committing bigamy that's amazingly plenty a criminal offense. you will possibly be able to desire to pass forward and have not any issues getting married (in case you saved it a secret) yet your marriage does not be criminal in the form your secret leaked out. And, you will possibly be able to desire to be prosecuted if it did. and must you have babies from this so-referred to as marriage what may be the implications? is this the existence you want to lead? Get that divorce first.
2016-10-01 02:24:54 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you don't publicy announce that you are banging your cousin, you will be fine.
2007-07-31 02:32:57 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
escusmy
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2007-07-31 03:03:09 · answer #7 · answered by il_conte 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋