Hello everyone, sorry if this has been brought up before, I searched to avail.
I just returned from Cali yesterday where I was spending time with my fiancé, so I have a question about paperwork and forms required to marry her.
As follows:
Birth Certificate. If born outside of Colombia, applicant must obtain a certified copy of his/her birth certificate issued within three months prior to the wedding. This document must be certified with an APOSTILLE from the Secretary of State of the state where it was issued.
Here is the question; I'm a US citizen but I was not born in the USA, I was born in Guatemala, I can get a Birth Certificate from Guatemala, but do I have to get it Apostilled ?
Can I get a foreign document apostilled in the States ?
“Certificado de Solteria”: The foreigner must present a written statement, executed by two family members or close friends who have known him/her for more than ten years, stating that he/she is not married at the moment, This document must be notarized by a Notary Public in the city of issuance, and certified with an APOSTILLE from the Secretary of State of the state where it was issued.
I can easily get this.
Divorce decree. If the foreigner had previously been married, a certified copy by the court of the divorce decree must be presented. This document must be certified with an APOSTILLE from the Secretary of State of the state where it was issued. Or, of the foreigner is widowed, a certified death certificate of the deceased spouse, with an APOSTILLE from the Secretary of State, where the death certificate was issued.
I can easily get this too.
You will need to have these documents translated into Spanish by a certified translator in Colombia as well. Also, as I understand it, the issue date on the documents isn't so important as the date of the APOSTILLE, which must be dated no more than three months prior to the marriage.
This is also not a problem.
The important question is about my birth certificate.
Thanks in advance to everyone that helps me out !