Before you can marry someone from a foreign country you must have met in person at least once, and have proof of that meeting (photos together, plane ticket receipt, etc.) Once your proxy marriage has taken place you can bring your spouse to the USA using a K-3 Spousal Visa, or a Form I-130 which you can apply for HERE.

BEFORE you start the Form I-130 process you must have consummated the marriage. That means you must get together for a honeymoon, even if it is a short one. You can go to your new spouse's country or meet in a different country and take photos together because you will need them for your immigration interview. If you have never met in person you can bring your fiancée to the USA with a fiancée visa using a K-1 Visa or Form I-129F, but be advised that the process can take over a year for approval.

IF YOU HAVE NEVER MET YOU CAN NOT GET A PROXY MARRIAGE. Skype and online relationships are not considered "meetings" in the eyes of immigration, even though you can get to know each other well. Immigration here in the USA, and in some other countries, has strict standards which doesn't always feel very fair, but it's the government and there's no wiggle room with this one. We recommend checking with an immigration lawyer if you have any questions.

If your fiancée lives in another COUNTRY you might need to get an Apostille Certificate, also called a DC-60 form in Kansas. This is a form of authentication that is used to verify that a document is genuine. It costs $7.50 and is a simple form to fill out. Don't fall for the scams that want to charge you $150 for this service - you can do it yourself easily. It comes from the Kansas Secretary of State's office. You will need to provide a copy of that certified marriage license along with your Apostille Certificate request. The DC-60 Form (Apostille Certification) can be found HERE.

The following 117 countries are members of the Hague Apostille Convention, which was established to create a method of legalizing documents for universal recognition. Documents destined for these countries require only an apostille from the Secretary of State where document was issued.
ALBANIA; ANDORRA; ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA; ARGENTINA; ARMENIA; AUSTRALIA; AUSTRIA; AZERBAIJAN; BAHAMAS; BAHRAIN; BARBADOS; BELARUS; BELGIUM; BELIZE; BOLIVIA; BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA; BOTSWANA; BRAZIL; BRUNEI DARUSSALAM; BULGARIA; CABO VERDE; CHILE; CHINA, PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF; COLOMBIA; COOK ISLANDS; COSTA RICA; CROATIA; CYPRUS; CZECH REPUBLIC; DENMARK; DOMINICA; DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; ECUADOR; EL SALVADOR; ESTONIA; ESWATINI (FORMERLY SWAZILAND); FIJI; FINLAND; FRANCE; GEORGIA; GERMANY; GREECE; GRENADA; GUATEMALA; GUYANA; HONDURAS; HUNGARY; ICELAND; INDIA; IRELAND; ISRAEL; ITALY; JAPAN; KAZAKHSAN; KOREA, REPUBLIC OF; KOSOVO; KYRGYZSTAN; LATVIA; LESOTHO; LIBERIA; LIECHTENSTEIN; LITHUANIA; LUXEMBOURG; MALAWI; MALTA; MARSHALL ISLANDS; MAURITIUS; MEXICO; MONACO; MONGOLIA; MONTENEGRO; MOROCCO; NAMIBIA; NETHERLANDS; NEW ZEALAND; NICARAGUA; NIUE; NORWAY; OMAN; PALAU; PANAMA; PARAGUAY; PERU; PHILIPPINES; POLAND; REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA; REPUBLIC OF NORTH MACEDONIA; ROMANIA; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS; SAINT LUCIA; SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES; SAMOA; SAN MARINO; SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE; SERBIA; SEYCHELLES; SLOVAKIA; SLOVENIA; SOUTH AFRICA; SPAIN; SURINAME; SWEDEN; SWITZERLAND; TAJIKISTAN; TONGA; TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO; TUNISIA; TUREY; UKRAINE; UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; URUGUAY; UZBEKISTAN; VANUATU, and VENEZUELA.

For countries which are not signatories to the Hague Convention of 1961, documents are required to go through the authentication process certifying the authenticity of the document before being presented in the country of use.
Although the first steps are similar to the Apostille process, the authentication process does require an additional step of Embassy Legalization by the Embassy of the country in which the document will be presented. After obtaining the US Department of State certification, document must be presented to the Embassy of the respective country to obtain their authentication stamp. This will be the final step, completing the process.