No. In fact, homosexual activity is illegal in Antigua and Barbuda. The Sexual Offences Act of 1995 (Act No. 9) allows for a prison sentence of 5 years for sexual indecency (10 years if with a minor) and 15 years for "buggery" (life if with a minor, 5 years if committed by a minor).
No. In fact, male homosexual activity is illegal in Belize, punishable with imprisonment for a maximum of 10 years. Criminal Code (CAP. 101), Part II, Title VII, Section 53, "Unnatural Crime".
No, in fact Belize is one of the few countries in the Western Hemisphere where it is actually illegal to be gay. The penalty if caught is 10 years in prison. Foreign gay people are technically prohibited from entering the country, but this is rarely enforced.
No. In fact, The Sexual Offences Act 1992, Chapter 154 provides for sentences of life imprisonment for "buggery" and 10 years of "serious indecency" (15 years if against a minor).
No, it is banned constitutionally effective June 2009.
No, and there is a twenty-five year prison sentence for same-sex sexual activity.
No.
Yes, a marriage is legal if you are married in Jamaica and live in Georgia. Any marriage is legal as long as the proper paperwork was filed with the court.
No. Same sex marriages were not legal in Jamaica in 1945.
If the marriage was legal in Jamaica and registered there, then, yes, you are legally married in the U.S.
it is in Jamaica Any legal marriage performed in any country is legally recognised in many other countries. For example,, any country of the British Commonwealth will recognise a marriage from any other country whether that other country is part of the British Commonwealth or not.
A marriage that is valid and documented in Jamaica would be valid in the US.
If the marriage was legal in Jamaica, it is legal in New Jersey. There is no requirement to file it with the county. You should have copies of the certificate for such things as insurance and perhaps tax filings if audited.
Yes, but it does not confirm citzenship or travel rights to a non-resident of Canada.
Yes..I asked a lady at records today actually. However, it will never be filed here and you have to contact Jamaica to get copies of certificates.
If the marriage in Cuba was a legal marriage then yes it is legal in NY
Marriage has always been legal. Your marriage is legal only if you are legally married.
Yes, the United States and all states within have Reciprical Agreements enacted through law by which nations and the various states all respect marriages sanctioned by another. Basically as long as a U.S. marriage is recognized by the government of Jamaica, then a Jamaican marriage would be recognized in the U.S. and thereby must be recognized by all states within the U.S. Yes. If it is recorded with the clerks office. * All legal marriages performed outside the US are deemed legal in the US, no other action is necessary other than the wife informing the necessary agencies, (SSA, state DMV, voter registration, etc.) if she intends to use her husband's surname.
Marriage has always been legal. Your marriage is legal only if you are legally married.