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Proving the Validity of a Common Law Marriage

Updated August 15, 2026 by Immigration Lawyer Peter Messersmith

My L1A visa application was just approved and I need to go to the US Embassy in London to get the visa stamp.  The issue for me is that my wife and I have a common law marriage so we don’t have a marriage license or certificate.  How do we show that we are married? … Read more

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