Gazetted Officer Certificate For Marriage Registration In Chicago
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Comments Section Once you're married, your marriage license is good in all states. You don't have to do anything extra. It's automatic. States give ``full faith and credit'' to marriages licensed in other states. This is like asking if you need to get a new birth certificate every time you move to a new state.
All states have passed laws making it compulsory to register marriages that occur within the state. 1 However, there is no central law requiring registration of marriages of NRIs solemnised outside India.
In general, marriages which are legally performed and valid abroad are also legally valid in the United States.
The US will recognize the marriage in India if it is done through the legal system (ie, not strictly religious). There is no separate registration required, but you should get multiple certified copies and translations of the marriage docs before returning to the US.
A certified copy is the official document of your marriage with a raised seal. A marriage certificate, or your pink copy, is not a legal document.
The Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act, 750 ILCS 5/Pt. II (Marriage), requires that, for a marriage to be legal, it must be 1) licensed, 2) solemnized, and 3) registered. That means the couple must obtain a marriage license from the Clerk of the County where the marriage ceremony will take place.
By state law, there is a one day waiting period from when you obtain your marriage license to when your license is valid. For example, this means that a license obtained on a Thursday is not valid until the following day, Friday. In extraordinary circumstances, this waiting period can be waived.
"It typically takes 3-6 days from filing your application to getting your license approved. In general, a couple should apply about one week before their ceremony," recommends Micaela Beltran, Co-Founder and CEO of Courtly, which helps couples get their marriage licenses online.
Bring with you a form of identification, such as a birth certificate, driver's license, or passport. The marriage license is valid for 60 days, and is valid only in the county in which it was issued, which means that your marriage ceremony must take place within that county.
