My wife has a permanent resident green card, but is not a US citizen. We live in Wisconsin and want to travel to Europe next summer to visit our daughter. My wife was born in Mexico so is considered a Mexican citizen. The last time we went to the Mexic

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My wife has a permanent resident green card, but is not a US citizen. We live in Wisconsin and want to travel to Europe next summer to visit our daughter. My wife was born in Mexico so is considered a Mexican citizen. The last time we went to the Mexic

My wife has a permanent resident green card, but is not a U.S. citizen. We live in Wisconsin and want to travel to Europe next summer to visit our daughter. My wife was born in Mexico so is considered a Mexican citizen. The last time we went to the Mexican Consulate to renew her passport, she got a one time short term passport. That obviously has since expired and the consulate indicated in order to get a new passport she needs to verify her marriage to me for her name change but won’t accept our marriage license. They indicated they need an affidavit of our marriage. Do you know what this affidavit is and where we might get it?

Asked on September 27, 2017 under Immigration Law, Wisconsin

Answers:

SB Member California Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney

Answered 6 years ago | Contributor

You need to find out what exactly this document needs to contain as I am unfamiliar with an affidavit of marriage.  It may just be a notarized/apostilled version of the marriage certificate that the consulate will accept for purposes of issuing a new passport.


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