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Legality of Wedding in Las Vegas
Las Vegas has emerged as the wedding capital of the world just because it offers immense thrill of fulfilling one’s dream of wedding in strange, crazy, and bizarre conditions which no doubt makes the wedding memorable for the couples as well as those attending the ceremony. If you have any kind of crazy idea of how to get married, then you must head to Las Vegas to get your dreams fulfilled.
However just visiting Las Vegas for wedding is not sufficient to make your wedding legal. The State of Nevada requires you to comply with the wedding laws to legalize your marriage before law. The law requires that you must get a marriage license before you get married and there are a number of marriage bureaus which help you in obtaining the necessary license. You wedding planner would be the best person to advise you in this matter. Further the laws of Nevada do not allow same-sex marriages and only man-woman marriages are legally allowed. The license fee is currently $55. There are a lot of formalities required to be completed before you get the marriage license.
All requirements for US and Non-US citizens are the same under Nevada laws for having a wedding in Las Vegas, however non-US citizen must ensure that the marriage license and certificate are valid marriage document in their countries or any other documentary evidence would be required by their country’s laws to recognize the wedding in Las Vegas.
The identification proof of both the bride and the groom needs to be presented to the county clerk for issue of a license for wedding in Las Vegas. The identity proof may be a driving license, id proof issued by any other state, passport military ID card, citizenship certificate etc. In case the document is in a language other than English, a notarized translation is required to be presented along with the original.
Both the groom and the bride must be of atleast 18 years in age and should not be a near kin of each other than cousins of half blood or second cousin. Both the applicant must not have any living husband or wife as the case may be. Unless valid proof age is provided, the license may be refused. In case of a divorcee, the valid divorce documents must be produced. US citizens are required to fill their social security numbers on the application affidavit for marriage license. No blood tests are required. The license is valid for one year from the date of issue for marriage in the state of Nevada and should be performed in any of the wedding chapels or the office of the Civil Marriage Commissioner. Wedding in Las Vegas are recognized as legal marriage all over the world. Usually minors who are 16 or 17 years of age are not allowed a marriage license but if the application is accompanied by the consent of the parents in writing in original, the license may be issued at the discretion of the court.
With the advent of internet, application can be made online over the internet but has to be printed and physically completed by both the bride and groom of making the application. This is only a facility and no processing takes place.