The first question we had in planning our destination wedding was whether the marriage would be legally recognized in the United States.
The U.S. State Department actually has a website for U.S. citizens interested in getting married in a foreign country.
You need to follow the legal procedures of the country where you will be married. Most countries have residency requirements (the length of time before the wedding you need to be in the country). In the Bahamas, the residency requirement was one day. However, Tahiti has a residency requirement of 30 days, essentially eliminating it as a potential location for destination weddings.
You will need to produce legal documentation (usually your passports), but could also include birth certificates, death certificates (widow/widower) and/or divorce decrees. Since this was the first marriage for both us, we only needed our passports and copies of our birth certificates. In the Bahamas, we also needed to go through a brief interview with a local official (about 10 minutes). We did not need to do a blood test, which can be a major issue for some people getting married in some countries (including Mexico).
The other major issue that people encounter is getting their marriage certificates/licenses translated into English (which is required for your marriage to be legal in the U.S.). The official language of the Bahamas was English, so we did not have any troubles. We wisely obtained multiple notarized copies of our license, which came in handy when we got home. We needed extra copies of the license for the name change.
Destination weddings can introduce some additional hopes you might need to jump through with respect to legal issues, but it is not a major problem.
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AAPR Blasts United Airlines Decision to Discriminate Against People of Size; New Policy Charges Overweight Passengers for Two Tickets
WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 17, 2009) - The Association for Airline Passenger Rights (AAPR) today blasted the decision by United Airlines to violate the Civil Rights of people of size by charging them for two tickets if they are deemed to be overweight. United Airlines announced that its ticket agents will begin denying boarding passes to people of size if they are "unable to comfortably fasten a safety belt with one extension or sit comfortably with armrests down," unless they purchase a second ticket.
"They're at it again," said Brandon M. Macsata, Executive Director of the Association for Airline Passenger Rights, of the airline industry. "United is now the latest airline to shelve customer service standards in search for higher profits, while claiming that the new policy is to 'protect' other passengers. At issue should not be the size of any passenger, but rather why the airlines continue to pack coach passengers like sardenes into the cabin."
Most coach airline seats are smaller than seats on buses or trains, even movie theaters - yet unlike in those environments, customers cannot simply get up and move around but are rather forced to sit
uncomfortably until the flight's destination is reached.
Macsata further argued, "Where does this madness end? So now a customer who purchases an advanced ticket online can show up at the airport and arbitrarily denied boarding because a ticket agent deems him or her to be overweight? He or she would be at the mercy of the airlines - an unthinkable scenario especially if the passenger is traveling for a family emergency or death in the family. I wonder just how much will be the price of that second ticket?"
AAPR also questioned the legality of the discriminatory policy and whether it violates the Air Carrier Access Act governing the treatment of passengers with disabilities. It is documented that certain health conditions, and sometimes medications, can cause weight gain and therefore should be protected by law. The Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) addressed this issue earlier this year, when it issued its "one-person, one-fare" ruling covering passengers with disabilities - including "clinically obese" passengers who cannot fit into a single seat.
United Airlines joins Southwest Airlines aggressively discriminating people of size.
The Association for Airline Passenger Rights is a 501(c)(4) tax-exempt, nonprofit organization whose mission is to promote fairer customer service and accessibility standards in the airline industry and to
improve passenger satisfaction. AAPR was formed in response to growing dissatisfaction among American consumers toward the airline industry.
For more information about the Association for Airline Passenger Rights, please visit www.flyfriendlyskies.com or contact AAPR directly at info@flyfriendlyskies.com.
Turi Arcangelo Leofonte, (Giancarlo Giannini) bookkeeper to the Mafia, whose collaboration with the courts caused the arrests of almost the entire Scalia clan, has served his eleven year sentence in a maximum security prison and is preparing to leave for his final destination abroad, a free man with a new identity.
Old Scalia has died in prison. His son Rocco (Enrico Lo Verso) learns of Leofonte's imminent release from a mole inside the Ministry, and puts together a plan to force him to return his father's money, scattered in tax havens across the globe.
Rocco Scalia belongs to the new Mafia, the one whose assets are listed on the Stock Exchange, and he manages its numerous companies in apparently total legality. He is an educated, cultured man who loves luxury and elegance.
Two members of the original squad which escorted Leofonte to Milan to testify against the Scalia mob are back: Deputy Assistant Commissioner Nino Di Venanzio (Raoul Bova) and Chief Inspector Remo Matteotti (Ricky Memphis). Good friends, they are working together again only because Turi Arcangelo Leofonte is to be released from prison.
Chiara Leofonte (Turi's daughter) has married and had two children, one of them slightly autistic. Her husband was killed in a shoot out and she has lived alone in Milan for three years.
Before leaving on the assignment, Remo Matteotti has to sort out his fourth child, his 'adoptive' son Libero Proietti (Libero De Rienzo). Libero is the brother of Tarcisio Proietti (Valerio Mastandrea), who was killed eleven years earlier during the first escort operation. Remo, a close friend of Tarcisio's, keeps an eye on the young man and tries to curb his exuberance. Libero joined the police force against Remo's wishes, out of a desire to emulate his brother. He is as wild and reckless as Tarciso (Valerio Mastandrea) was shy and apprehensive. Libero would give anything to be part of the squad but Remo will do all he can to thwart him.
The squad has two other members, Inspector Elda Fiore (Gabriella Pession) and Inspector Giorgio Ceccarelli (Simone Corrente), a married couple with serious problems. Elda is a computer expert who surfs the net like a real hacker. Giorgio is not originally part of the team but replaces another officer at the last moment, to the surprise of all concerned, especially Elda.
From here on an authentic apocalypse of interrelated events explodes, canceling the word 'predictable' from the dictionary. This saga of old and new Mafia's in the age of Internet - part road movie, part action drama - has nothing to do with politically committed cinema. This is not a film about the Mafia, but an imaginary tale focused on individuals and their stories, sentiments, loves, jealousies and fears.
Ancient grudges, misunderstandings, torment and dramas from the past will all be resolved in the course of a terrifying, spectacular, heart-pounding journey. 'True' stories of men and women who never think of themselves as heroes, even when they are risking their lives.
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