TYPES OF DOCUMENTS
Single Status Affidavit
You will need to get a Single Status Affidavit Apostilled if you are planning to get married in a foreign country that is a member of the Hague Convention. In some countries you may also be required to furnish a document for employment. The Single Status Affidavit has many names and is also referred to as:
- Affadavit of Marriageability
- Affadavit of Single Status
- Certificate of Freedom to Marry
- Certificate of Legal Capacity to Contract Marriage
- Certificate of No Impediment for Marriage
- Certificate of No Public Record
- Certificate of No Record
- Civil Status Certificate
- Free-to-Marry Statement
- Single Status Certificate
- Single Status Statuary Declaration
This document helps establish the essential fact that you are intending to marry within the country you are traveling in and have legal evidence that you are not currently married. Please note - in some cases, this is not a government document, but rather this is an affidavit that is signed in the presence of a Notary Public. This sworn-affidavit confirms that you are who you claim to be and are free to marry.
In the past, the United States Embassy granted Americans the right to swear to an affidavit of entitlement to marry in front of a Consular Office. However, in recent times, due to local administratiors, officials interpreted these records to signify that the United States Embassy had verified the content of the individual's testimony But no evidence was provided. Almost all foreign countries require that a couple provide a Single Status Affidavit of some kind before they will be granted a Marriage License.
Option 1 - Contact the County Clerk's Office to request a Single Status Affidavit (or equivilant) that verifies that you are currently not married. Almost all County Clerk Offices can furnish this document (speak to a surpervisor if told otherwise). A Single Status Affidavit received from a County Clerk's Office DOES NOT need to to be notarized. Once received, you can mail this document to our office to be Apostilled.
Option 2 - If the County Clerk is unable to assist you and you are in the United States, you can write your own Single Status Affidavit. You are simply writing a sworn statement that you are not currently married to another person in the United States. This document must be signed and notarized before you mail it into our office. Please note - some countries may not allow a sworn affidavit directly frrom you - always check with those who are requesting this document of single status.
Option 3 - If you are outside the United States, the local United States Embassy or Consulate Office should be able to assist you in:
- Completing a Single Status Affidavit
- Having it signed
- Having it notarized
Once the completed English Single Status Affidavit is properly received you can mail it to us to be Apostilled. We can also provide Certified Translation Services into the language required by the Country of Designation.
Here at Ezra Notary and Apostille,