For several years, the state of Utah has allowed couples from anywhere in the world to legally marry through fully remote, video-conferenced ceremonies – commonly known as “Utah Zoom weddings”. Introduced in 2019 and fully operational by 2020, this process…
This article was created in collaboration between AIC and Shira Hofesh, an Israeli civil marriage activist involved in the recognition breakthrough of Utah Zoom weddings in Israel. Check her nonprofit initiative website מתחתנים בארץ! The state of Utah in the…
Following the publication on our Facebook Page last week, about a recent legal development on the subject of Utah proxy marriages, we can now confirm that Utah “Zoom weddings” (conducted via video conferencing) have the same value as in-person weddings…
Protocol 5.2.0008 that determines the treatment of applications for status based on marriage to an Israeli citizen, was updated last week. The update to the protocol (which was quite significant) comes as a follow-up to the big update of the…