Q: I'm a Permanent Resident living in New York. Planning to marry an Icelandic citizen and live in Iceland, How to Start?
Would it be better to acquire Marriage Certificate in US or Iceland?
A:
It doesn’t really matter where you marry.
The bigger question is related to your ultimately goal. If you plan to go live in Iceland, you risk losing your permanent residence in the United States; additionally, in order to be able to meet the requirements of your financial sponsorship, you will need to show that you either live in the US or plan to live there. Your spouse will not be granted an immigrant visa if neither s/he or you plan to live in the US.
A: The real issue is whether you will be abandoning your residency to live in Iceland. Once you do that, you have no legal status here.
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