MARRIAGE DOCUMENTATION
American Citizens Must Present the Following Documentation:
If the original documents are not submitted, then copies must be certified by the issuing government authority. No exception will be made.
1. PROOF OF UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP
2. A valid United States passport is sufficient to prove U.S. citizen for the purpose of marriage. Later, however, if you wish to arrange for your spouse to immigrate to the United States, the United States Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services in the Department of Homeland Security Office in the Embassy will require one of the following documents, as applicable, at the time you submit the immigration petition. Also, if you have no valid U.S. passport at the time of marriage, you must submit the appropriate document below to prove your U.S. citizenship:
*An original Certificate of Naturalization for Naturalized citizens.
*A certified copy of a Report of Birth Abroad or an original Certificate of Citizenship for American citizens born abroad.
*A certified copy of a birth certificate from the Vital Records Office of your State of birth, with the raised seal or seal of the State on the copy, for native-born American citizens.
3. PROOF OF TERMINATION OF ANY PRIOR MARRIAGE(S)
4. A divorce decree, death certificate, or annulment decree must be submitted bearing the official seal of the government agency issuing the document(s) if there are any prior marriages.
5. PARENTAL CONSENT TO MARRY
Permission to marry, from both parents, must be submitted in the form of a notarized statement if the applicant for marriage is under the age of eighteen (18).