US Marriage

[shokishoki]

Hello all,
I ama Nigerian on a HSMP visa. I also have a valid 2 year US tourist visa which expires in 2009. My fiancee is English and we are planning to get married in Florida next year. Will the marriage be considered legal in the US and UK? I know this might not be appropriate for the general immigration forum but the folk on here seem the most knowledgeable in their replies. Thanks in advance for any info.

[Docterror]

Check whether the marriage is considered legal in the US. If it is, then it is legal here as well.

[badmaash]

hi doc terror

[yankeegirl]

As long as you follow Florida's marriage requirements, the marriage is legal. Have a look here http://www.wedalert.com/content/articles/married_fl.asp

If you know where in Florida you wish to marry, get in touch with their Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court and find out what their procedure is for getting a marriage license and if there's any waiting period.

[hughjars99]

My wife is American and I am British and we were married in Kissimmee FL. We had to apply for our marriage licence in Oceola County before we married and after it was granted we had to wait 3 working days before we could marry. We didnt have to make an appointment with the Clerk of the County, we just turned up. Check to see when the County office is open (we married over Easter weekend so we needed to check on which days were considered "holidays" and which were "working days"), pay your licence fee, get your licence, wait the 3 days and then get hitched.

Worked out perfectly for me and my wife, I have no doubts it will for you too.