Applying for a certificate of legal capacity to marry in the United States of America
Are you a Dutch national, living in United States of America and do you need a certificate of legal capacity to marry? The Dutch embassy in Washington or consulate-general in New York, Atlanta, Miami, Chicago en San Francisco do not issue this certificate. You can get this certificate from the authorities in United States of America.
In the United States, you can prove your legal capacity marry in several ways.
You can request a no found certificate or a certificate of non impediment from one of the following authorities:
- your local County Clerk's Office
- State Registrar
- Bureau of Vital Statistics
- the court
In addition, an attorney can draft a single status affidavit for you.
Warning: Are you a Dutch national living in the Netherlands (or have you lived in the Netherlands previously)? You can get a certificate of legal capacity to marry from the Dutch municipality where you live or the last municipality you lived in before you left the Netherlands. Go to the website of the relevant municipality for more information.
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