Are Jamaican marriages legal in the U.S.A.? The answer is YES!
Every country has a marriage act which governs the institution of marriage which is legal and binding across all nations. But this is so providing the parties are in possession of a signed, witnessed and registered marriage title which is applied for through the country in which the marriage took place, and bears the seal of the country.
Jamaica is no exception. The marriages performed here are legal and binding in the United States and other nations across the globe.
Be sure to read more on marriages in Jamaica here.
But whether you are a resident of Jamaicam or a visitor from another country wishing to get married in Jamaica, there are certain procedures that should be undertaken before the vows can be taken.
Persons coming to the island to get married should be in the country one day before the wedding to facilitate the necessary paper work.
For marriages to be legal here in Jamaica, both parties must sit with the marriage officer, presenting him or her with the following documents before the marriage takes place:
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