please help with marriage license in florida

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jb90304

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first of all, 'customer service' operators from gov't offices are idiots because every time i call, i get different answers.

i will be going to the clerk of the court soon to get the marriage license.
here is the situation: no SS, no state-issued ID, but i have passport with I-94 and a birth certificate from my native country.
my birth certificate is not translated to english but i'm not sure if they require it. if any of the members here from FL have gone through something like this, please let me know of any advice!! it will be extremely appreciated!! thanks.
 
Get it translated and notorised. Even if it is not needed for the MC, it will be needed for your GC/AOS.

jb90304 said:
my birth certificate is not translated to english but i'm not sure if they require it. if any of the members here from FL have gone through something like this, please let me know of any advice!! it will be extremely appreciated!!
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Your passport is fine. Birth certificate is not accepted.

I was married in Palm Beach County in 2002 and husband only had his Indian passport.

Marriage License Requirements

Both parties must be present when applying for a marriage license and each must present one of the following forms of identification:

Driver's license issued in the United States;
Federal or state identification card; or
Passport showing your name and date of birth (birth certificates or green cards are not accepted).

If either person was married before, the manner in which the last marriage ended and the exact date the marriage ended are needed. Copies of the death certificate, final decree of divorce, annulment or blood test are not required. You do not have to be a resident of Florida to apply.

http://www.mypalmbeachclerk.com/marriagelicenses.aspx
 
my follow-up questions:
1) does the translation of birth certificate be done by any certified translator? or do they require a specific designated company/person?
2) so is passport ALL i will be needing?
3) if, at the marriage license place, they ask me if i am a FL resident, would i qualify as one? I mean, of course i've been living here for years (actually all my life except the first few yrs) but seeing that i don't have SS# and any state-issued ID and only foreign passport, not sure if it would be appropriate to put myself as FL resident.
 
jb90304 said:
my follow-up questions:
1) does the translation of birth certificate be done by any certified translator? or do they require a specific designated company/person?
2) so is passport ALL i will be needing?
3) if, at the marriage license place, they ask me if i am a FL resident, would i qualify as one? I mean, of course i've been living here for years (actually all my life except the first few yrs) but seeing that i don't have SS# and any state-issued ID and only foreign passport, not sure if it would be appropriate to put myself as FL resident.
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1. For marriage in FL, no birth certificate is needed.
2. Yes.
3. No, you don't need to be resident of the state.

Please read the link previously provided.
 
Singh4US said:
1. For marriage in FL, no birth certificate is needed.
2. Yes.
3. No, you don't need to be resident of the state.

Please read the link previously provided.
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Singh4US, thank you for your response.
for the 3rd question though.. if they ask me to specify if i am a florida resident.. i know i don't need to be, but what would i say? of course, ive been living in florida but not sure what i should actually say (with no SS#, state-issued id and all that, only foreign passport)
 
jb90304 said:
Singh4US, thank you for your response.
for the 3rd question though.. if they ask me to specify if i am a florida resident.. i know i don't need to be, but what would i say? of course, ive been living in florida but not sure what i should actually say (with no SS#, state-issued id and all that, only foreign passport)
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You would just reply, No. However on the marriage license form, you would write the local address where you are currently living/staying.
 
Singh4US said:
You would just reply, No. However on the marriage license form, you would write the local address where you are currently living/staying.
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are you sure of this? also, do you know if there is a section on the marriage form that asks me to specify this?
lastly, can someone else on the forum verify this info so that i can be sure in what i do. and Singh4US,
no disrespect of your knowledge or anything like that. i just want to be sure because i want to prevent any possible hurdle after marriage and when going through GC process.
 
jb90304 said:
are you sure of this? also, do you know if there is a section on the marriage form that asks me to specify this?
lastly, can someone else on the forum verify this info so that i can be sure in what i do. and Singh4US,
no disrespect of your knowledge or anything like that. i just want to be sure because i want to prevent any possible hurdle after marriage and when going through GC process.
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Here is the Marriage License Application for Palm Beach County:

http://www.mypalmbeachclerk.com/uploadedFiles/marriagestmt.pdf

You can search the MyFL website http://www.myflorida.com/ for your county's clerks office for the license application.


The Marriage License Application has a space for your Social Security Number, however, you do no have one.

Social Security Number:
(Req. by Sec. 7.41.04 F.S., as
revised by Chapter 97-170)

The Florida statue:

741.04 Marriage license issued.

(1) No county court judge or clerk of the circuit court in this state shall issue a license for the marriage of any person unless there shall be first presented and filed with him or her an affidavit in writing, signed by both parties to the marriage, providing the social security numbers or any other available identification numbers of each party, made and subscribed before some person authorized by law to administer an oath, reciting the true and correct ages of such parties; http://law.onecle.com/florida/domestic-relations/741.04.html

In lieu of the SSN, use your passport number.

Locate your county clerk's office and call them if you have questions.

The links provided are from Florida government websites.
 
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