# if I marry overseas am i always married in the US?

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**Created:** [August 18, 2009, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-marry-overseas-am-i-always-married-in-the-us/506855 "2009-08-18T16:13:06Z")\
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A case in point is that my wife and I were married in Japan and then applied for a spouse visa for me for Taiwan, which does not have diplomatic relationships with either Japan or the US.

There is an American Institute in Taiwan which functions as a consulate and does the same services. Taiwan has similar institutes in Japan and the States. We went to the one in Japan and had my visa processed there.

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