Are you planning to get married abroad? …if so, you may need to have a specific set of documents in order to make that heartfelt commitment to your life-long partner. The government entities abroad may require you and your soon-to-be spouse to present a Certificate of Non-Impediment, a Single Status Letter, or a Single Status Affidavit before the two of you can wed one another on those sandy beaches of the Bahamas, clear waters of Cancun, or chapels & churches of Italy. Notary Glow can help you with get together those important documents just in time for the two of you to say “I Do”.

What is a Certificate of Non-Impediment? Single Status Letter or Affidavit? And Why Do I Need It?

A Certificate of Non-Impediment is an official certification that the City Clerk’s Office has no information that would be an “impediment” to you getting a Marriage License. A Single Status Letter is letter issued by the County Clerk’s Office that states that you are not currently married to anyone (at the time and for the period of time they’ve searched); some entities conduct marriages searches in 10 year increments and an individual may need more than one10-year vital records check. A Single Status Affidavit is a sworn statement made before a notary public declaring the individual is not married. Unlike a Certificate of Non-Impediment or Single Status Letter, a Single Status Affidavit is a statement under oath; the others are attached to a search of the vital records. In a nutshell, a Certificate of Non-Impediment, a Single Status Letter and a Single Status Affidavit are all used to declare that there are no records of an individual being married at the time of requests or taking of oaths. Before or during your wedding planning stage, you should contact the appropriate foreign government agency and inquiry about their specific regulations for foreign marriage ceremonies. For Certificate of Non-Impediment or Single Status Letters you’ll need to contact VitalChek or the City Clerk’s Office in the state where you’ve have been residing for a period of time or your entire life. Moreover, in many circumstances, VitalChek and the City Clerk’s Office can only provide the marriage status confirmation from the time of 18 years old or from the time of a recent divorce.

Notary Glow and Your Certificate Of Non-Impediment, Single Status Letter or Affidavit

Notary Glow offers notary and apostille services. In regards to a Single Status Affidavit, we can take an affidavit, put you under oath, and notarize the affidavit utilizing our mobile notary service or remote online notary service. We make ourselves quite convenient for our clients. Some foreign countries may only require you to present an apostille on Single Status Affidavit. If that’s the situation, Notary Glow gather your affidavit along with its appropriate supporting documents and either hand deliver or express deliver your documents to the appropriate Secretary of State to get an apostille. As for a Certificate of Non-Impediment or Single Status Letter, these documents involve vital records and they do not require notarization from a notary public. You must go through the appropriate process required by your state to obtain a Certificate of Non-Impediment or Single Status Letter; a notary public or apostille agent cannot obtain this information for you because it’s against the law. The law states that vital records can only be obtained by immediate family members (parents, children, spouses). Once you obtain the Certificate of Non-Impediment or Single Status Letter, Notary Glow complete your apostille process. At Notary Glow we strive to make this multi-step process really simple. To do make it easier for you, we take on as much of the workload as possible for our clients and we will guide you as much as possible in situations were we cannot personally access (however, lawful to advise). Our only goal in these circumstances is to let you focus on your “Paris in the Springtime” nuptials, or that first kiss under Japan’s cherry blossoms. Notary Glow is here!