everydayisgreat Posted August 21, 2005 Report Share Posted August 21, 2005 We married in China, but we want an America marriage certificate for some business reasons. Is it possible to get one here if you already married in China? if we tell the city we already have a Chinese marriage certificate, will they still give us one? Link to comment
frank1538 Posted August 21, 2005 Report Share Posted August 21, 2005 I'm going to make a wild guess and say no. Most US jurisdictions will not issue a new marriage certificate unless the marriage took place in the jurisdiction. There may be exceptions to this, but I would think they're few and far between. There is a process within the Department of State for authentication of Chinese documents. I don't know if you are still in China, but here is one link that might help: http://www.usembassy-china.org.cn/guangzhou/cons/auth.html If you are already in the US, you might contact the DOS and ask if it can be done stateside. Link to comment
Guest Gene Posted August 21, 2005 Report Share Posted August 21, 2005 We got Married in Washington State...No problem Link to comment
HanLi Posted August 21, 2005 Report Share Posted August 21, 2005 (edited) two suggestions: 1) have your chinese marriage certificate translated and notarized, if that doesn't satisfy your requirements, then.... 2) have a civil ceremony in the USA? (not sure if possible) do what works for you and good luck Edited August 27, 2005 by hankhoude (see edit history) Link to comment
beijingjenny Posted August 27, 2005 Report Share Posted August 27, 2005 the chinese marriage would be the only legally recognized one. Link to comment
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