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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