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Old 11-13-2005, 10:19 AM
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Marrying a non-citizen

What is the name of your state? California

I am getting married next month in Nigeria. One of the reqiuirements is that I prove that I have never married. How do I go about getting a certificate of spinsterhood, or a something that says I have never married?
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What is the name of your state? California

I am getting married next month in Nigeria. One of the reqiuirements is that I prove that I have never married. How do I go about getting a certificate of spinsterhood, or a something that says I have never married?
US law only.
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Old 11-13-2005, 10:23 AM
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Ooooooooh hon - I would be SO careful. Lots and lots of scams like this going on. You may well be better off if you hold off on the wedding until he can legally get to the US on his own.
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Old 11-13-2005, 10:35 AM
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Marrying a non-citizen

What do you mean by US law only
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What do you mean by US law only
We don't know Nigerian law.

Only US law.

You are being set up in a scam.

Do not go to Africa.
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Marrying a non-citizen

This is just the kind of narrow minded responed I did not want to see. You are judging someone before your know them. I am not being scamed, I know who I am marrying, and all I ask was for some advice on how to get a certificate stating that I have never been married. If this was a scam i would not have had to go through 5 months of INTERIGATION by the Nigerian Government. So please keep all negavtive thoughs and comments to yourself. And answer the question that I posted.
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Suit yourself. Just make sure to come back and let us know when it turns out we were right.
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Marrying a non-citizen

Let me ask you something, What make you think that I am being scamed.
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Old 11-13-2005, 10:56 AM
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What is the name of your state? California

I am getting married next month in Nigeria. One of the reqiuirements is that I prove that I have never married. How do I go about getting a certificate of spinsterhood, or a something that says I have never married?

My response:

When you figure out how to prove a negative, please let us know. I've been trying to find that answer for years!

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Old 11-13-2005, 11:03 AM
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Marrying a non-citizen

I see I am getting nowhere with this question, so I will try and rephrase it.

When a couple marry in the United States do they have to prove that they are really single? I know that if you are Divorce and you want to re-marry, you do have to prove that the divorce is final. Is the same process needed when you are marrying for the first time?
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Old 11-13-2005, 11:06 AM
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I see I am getting nowhere with this question, so I will try and rephrase it.

When a couple marry in the United States do they have to prove that they are really single? I know that if you are Divorce and you want to re-marry, you do have to prove that the divorce is final. Is the same process needed when you are marrying for the first time?

My response:

Go away. We stuck a fork in it and we're done with you.

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I see I am getting nowhere with this question, so I will try and rephrase it.

When a couple marry in the United States do they have to prove that they are really single? I know that if you are Divorce and you want to re-marry, you do have to prove that the divorce is final. Is the same process needed when you are marrying for the first time?
In the US you merely need to assert that you have never been married when you get a marriage license.

However, Nigeria may have some other proceedure or requirement that is different. Since we know nothing about Nigerian law (as you have already been told) we can't help you with that.
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Old 11-13-2005, 11:10 AM
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Nigeria is a hotbed of scams targeting Americans. But go ahead.
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Marrying a non-citizen

Thank you LdiJ, you just confirmed. Thank you for your professionalism.
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Old 11-13-2005, 11:30 AM
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Wait a minute! Back in August, you were ALREADY married to this guy. [url]http://forum.freeadvice.com/showthread.php?t=269859[/url] So how about finally telling us the real story instead of playing games? Assuming you actually want help.
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