Marriage certificate in California.

Hi I am a Canadian citizen. I plan to have wedding in California next
year.

I plan to get a marriage license from California license office a few
days before wedding day and thus expect to get my marriage certificate
after the ceremony . My question is that is this certificate
recognizable by Canada?

Thanks. If there is any official website about that , please let me
know thanks

TC

wrote:
Hi I am a Canadian citizen. I plan to have wedding in California next
year.

I plan to get a marriage license from California license office a few
days before wedding day and thus expect to get my marriage certificate
after the ceremony . My question is that is this certificate
recognizable by Canada?

Thanks. If there is any official website about that , please let me
know thanks

Check with your local (Canadian province) office that issues marriage
certificates. I don't see a problem, although I am not certain. It'll
be interesting when Canada legalizes same sex marriage, whether the US
will recognize those. My inkling is that the US won't.


TC

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PeterL wrote:

wrote:
Hi I am a Canadian citizen. I plan to have wedding in California next
year.

I plan to get a marriage license from California license office a few
days before wedding day and thus expect to get my marriage certificate
after the ceremony . My question is that is this certificate
recognizable by Canada?

Thanks. If there is any official website about that , please let me
know thanks

Check with your local (Canadian province) office that issues marriage
certificates. I don't see a problem, although I am not certain. It'll
be interesting when Canada legalizes same sex marriage, whether the US
will recognize those. My inkling is that the US won't.

It is not up to the "US", it is the jurisdiction of each individual
state.

jay
Fri Jun 17, 2005





TC

TC wrote:
Hi I am a Canadian citizen. I plan to have wedding in California next
year.

I plan to get a marriage license from California license office a few
days before wedding day and thus expect to get my marriage certificate
after the ceremony . My question is that is this certificate
recognizable by Canada?

You need to check with the propper Canadian authorities. I married my
German wife four years ago in Las Vegas. The German government would
only recognize a marriage if it was a civil ceremomy, not a religious
one. Then we had to have the Secretary of State for Nevada issue an
Apostile which the German government would accept. Definitely check
what the requirements for Canada are now, otherwise it might be
possible that your marriage is invalid there.

A second point, a few years ago an American friend living in Denver was
going to marry a Canadian woman there who had some type of green card
status in Canada. Immigration asked her the purpose of the trip, she
replied marriage, and then they denied her entry into the US. So you
should also consider the potential for having US problems also.

George

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"PeterL" wrote:

wrote:
Hi I am a Canadian citizen. I plan to have wedding in California next
year.

I plan to get a marriage license from California license office a few
days before wedding day and thus expect to get my marriage certificate
after the ceremony . My question is that is this certificate
recognizable by Canada?

Thanks. If there is any official website about that , please let me
know thanks

Check with your local (Canadian province) office that issues marriage
certificates. I don't see a problem, although I am not certain. It'll
be interesting when Canada legalizes same sex marriage, whether the US
will recognize those. My inkling is that the US won't.

Most states currently recognize marriages from other jurisdictions even
if the marriage wouldn't have been legal in the state in question.

Currently this is typically applied to age restrictions, but it might
get expanded to gender or potentially even polygamy.


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Prayer has no place in the public schools, just like facts
have no place in organized religion.
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TC wrote:

A second point, a few years ago an American friend living in Denver was
going to marry a Canadian woman there who had some type of green card
status in Canada. Immigration asked her the purpose of the trip, she
replied marriage, and then they denied her entry into the US. So you
should also consider the potential for having US problems also.

George

Two Canadians visiting the US for the purpose of getting married doesn't
create an immigration problem the way a Canadian citizen visiting the US to
marry a US citizen does (not that it's a problem for us individuals; just
our government).

If visiting the US is denied for the purpose of marriage, then have your
civil ceremony in Canada and have your spiritual ceremony in the US.

So, make some phone calls and get the paperwork taken care of before you
head south and you should have a great time and hopefully a great marriage.

On Fri, 17 Jun 2005 18:15:23 -0700, Go Fig wrote:

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Check with your local (Canadian province) office that issues marriage
certificates. I don't see a problem, although I am not certain. It'll
be interesting when Canada legalizes same sex marriage, whether the US
will recognize those. My inkling is that the US won't.

It is not up to the "US", it is the jurisdiction of each individual
state.

So far, anyway.

************* DAVE HATUNEN ) *************
* Tucson Arizona, out where the cacti grow *
* My typos & mispellings are intentional copyright traps *

DevilsPGD wrote:
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"PeterL" wrote:

wrote:
Hi I am a Canadian citizen. I plan to have wedding in California next
year.

I plan to get a marriage license from California license office a few
days before wedding day and thus expect to get my marriage certificate
after the ceremony . My question is that is this certificate
recognizable by Canada?

Thanks. If there is any official website about that , please let me
know thanks

Check with your local (Canadian province) office that issues marriage
certificates. I don't see a problem, although I am not certain. It'll
be interesting when Canada legalizes same sex marriage, whether the US
will recognize those. My inkling is that the US won't.

Most states currently recognize marriages from other jurisdictions even
if the marriage wouldn't have been legal in the state in question.

Currently this is typically applied to age restrictions, but it might
get expanded to gender or potentially even polygamy.


Polygamy is not legal in any state.




--
Prayer has no place in the public schools, just like facts
have no place in organized religion.
-- Superintendent Chalmers

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"PeterL" wrote:

DevilsPGD wrote:
In message .com
"PeterL" wrote:

wrote:
Hi I am a Canadian citizen. I plan to have wedding in California next
year.

I plan to get a marriage license from California license office a few
days before wedding day and thus expect to get my marriage certificate
after the ceremony . My question is that is this certificate
recognizable by Canada?

Thanks. If there is any official website about that , please let me
know thanks

Check with your local (Canadian province) office that issues marriage
certificates. I don't see a problem, although I am not certain. It'll
be interesting when Canada legalizes same sex marriage, whether the US
will recognize those. My inkling is that the US won't.

Most states currently recognize marriages from other jurisdictions even
if the marriage wouldn't have been legal in the state in question.

Currently this is typically applied to age restrictions, but it might
get expanded to gender or potentially even polygamy.


Polygamy is not legal in any state.

Yet... That could easily change.


--
Power corrupts. Absolute power is kind of neat.

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Hi I am a Canadian citizen. I plan to have wedding in California next
year.

I plan to get a marriage license from California license office a few
days before wedding day and thus expect to get my marriage certificate
after the ceremony . My question is that is this certificate
recognizable by Canada?

Is there some reason why you don't call whatever agency regulates that
kind of thing in Canada to get an official answer?