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Can you get married in another country and be legally married in US?
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∙ 13y ago
Of course not! You can only be married to one person at a time anywhere in the world.
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∙ 13y ago
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You are a US citizen married in another country and never filed the certificate in the US are you legally married?
If the marriage is legal in the other country, they are married everywhere in the world.
Husband gets marries knowing he is still married to someone in another country is this marriage to the person he married in another country legal in the eyes of the law in the US?
He married in another state and didn't know he was still legally married to someone else
Will my marriage be considered legal in US even if I am still married in another country?
If you are married under the laws of another country, you are considered married throughout the world. If you have one wife, you cannot legally marry another. It is bigamy and is against the law in the United States.
Can two illegal aliens who were married in another country get divorced in the US?
No. Civil Courts, with the exception of immigration courts are limited to legal citizens, aliens and those legally in the country.
If you were married in Puerto Rico and you want to get remarried in the US do you need a divorce?
Yes, US law recognizes all legal weddings worldwide.By US law getting married in the US while legally married in another country makes you guilty of the crime of bigamy; and the second wedding is considered legally invalid, and any status or benefits derived from it are negated.
Are you legally married to your husband if he is an illegal immigrant?
i married in 2005 to an illegal with no valid id only a legal birth certificate from his country! am i legally maried to him here in the US?
If two US citizens get married in Canada are they legally married in the US?
Yes, a legal marriage in any country is recognized as a legal marriage in the US. You cannot legally get married in the US if you are already married in another country. What you can do is file the marriage document in the County office. Addendum: It should be noted that, under DOMA, only marriages between one person who is legally female and one who is legally male will be recognized. The rest of us are still waiting for reciprocity.
Is it legal to get married in the us if married in another country?
No, you can only be married to one person at a time.
Are you legally married in the US if you married in Bermuda?
yes.
If you get married in Fiji are you legally married in the US?
ya
If you get married in the US are you legally married in other countries?
I think you mean marriage in another countRy. (A county is a subsection of the various States of the USA.) A lawful marriage in a country recognized by the USA would be accepted.
What happens to a person who is married in her country never divorced and then married another man in the US to obtain a green card wich was aproved by ice because they lied and now has a greencard?
First of all, the second marriage is not legal, meaning she is not legally married and will receive no benefits as a legal spouse. Also, if she is found out, she can be deported back to her original country.
