Hi katya0133,
Obtaining a legal marriage license is always determined by where the
marriage takes place. An original marriage certificate, issued by the
U.S. Office of the County Clerk, is recognized internationally as a
legally binding document. Members of the Hague Convention (Canada and
the U.S. are two) have agreed to recognize each others public
documents when attached to an "apostille". You don't need
"permission" from Canada, if your marriage certificate is legal in the
States, it will be legal in Canada. Chances are you wouldn't need an
Apostille for Canada either (although it wouldn't hurt to have one),
perhaps you could call your local municipal office in Canada and ask.
What is an "Apostille" or "Authentication?"
* Since October 15, 1981, the United States has been part of the
1961 Hague Convention abolishing the Requirement of Legalization for
Foreign Public Documents. The Convention provides for the simplified
certification of public (including notarized) documents to be used in
countries that have joined the convention (see list of countries
http://www.state.gov/m/a/auth/c1267.htm) . Under the Hague Convention,
signatory countries have agreed to recognize public documents issued
by other signatory countries if those public documents are
authenticated by the attachment of an internationally recognized form
of authentication known as an "apostille." The apostille ensures that
public documents issued in one signatory country will be recognized as
valid in another signatory country.
* When a document is to be used in a foreign country, it may be
necessary to authenticate the notarization or certification. Foreign
countries often require documents to be authenticated before the
documents will be accepted in the foreign jurisdiction. An
"authentication" certifies the signature and the position of the
official who has executed, issued or certified a copy of a document.
* The sole function of the apostille is to certify the
authenticity of the signature on the document; the capacity in which
the person signing the document acted; and the identity of any stamp
or seal affixed to the document.
* An apostille issued by the New York State Secretary of State is
a one page document embossed with the Great Seal of the State of New
York. The apostille includes the facsimile signature of the individual
issuing the certificate.
http://www.dos.state.ny.us/corp/msrfaq.html
What is an Apostille?
http://www.cadocs.com/apost/description.htm
The Knot
http://www.theknot.com/ch_article.html?Object=AI980914211954&keywordID=156&keywordType=2&parentID=527/
Information about Marriage and Marriage Licenses
http://www.kamya.com/misc/license.html
I hope this helps. If you have any questions, please post a
clarification request *before* closing/rating my answer and I'll be
happy to reply.
Thank you,
hummer
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