Hi all,

i am basically from india working abroad for 3 years. My fiance is a u.s citizen. we are going to marry after 3-4 months. We are planning to marry in india.

1. can anyone let me know d whole procedure??
2. wat all documents will be required?
3. do i need police report from here also in which country im living? or i wud need it only from india?
4. do v need any immigration lawyers? if so, can any1 provide d address of immigration lawyer in delhi or
north india?
5. How mch time it takes to complete all this procedure?
6. Shud v do civil marriage immediately before d traditional one?
7. how long she has to stay in india ? nd is it necessary for me to stay me india also till i get d visa or i can come back to job in between???


CAN ANYONE REPLY PLS??? AS WE ARE TOTALLY CONFUSED? WE DON'T WANT TO REMAIN SEPARATE AFTER MARRIAGE FOR TOO LONG.

PLSSSSS HELP

GGT

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=301

That is the K3 guide. Should help you out a bit..

Hi and welcome to VJ

1&2)You may like to start with the K-3 Guide HERE.

3)Yes you will need police certificate from any country you have lived in for a specified time.

5)The time it takes to complete varies ........Which service center you go through, background/security checks etc. and how long it takes your particular consulate to schedule interview.

6)How you marry is up to you.

7)No you dont have to remain in India until the interview for the visa. On the forms you can use the address in the country where you are working as the mailing address to receive any correspondence regarding your case.

just wanted to say welcome to VJ ,you have gotten some great reponses. WELCOME

Hi all,

i am basically from india working abroad for 3 years. My fiance is a u.s citizen. we are going to marry after 3-4 months. We are planning to marry in india.

1. can anyone let me know d whole procedure??
2. wat all documents will be required?
3. do i need police report from here also in which country im living? or i wud need it only from india?
4. do v need any immigration lawyers? if so, can any1 provide d address of immigration lawyer in delhi or
north india?
5. How mch time it takes to complete all this procedure?
6. Shud v do civil marriage immediately before d traditional one?
7. how long she has to stay in india ? nd is it necessary for me to stay me india also till i get d visa or i can come back to job in between???

CAN ANYONE REPLY PLS??? AS WE ARE TOTALLY CONFUSED? WE DON'T WANT TO REMAIN SEPARATE AFTER MARRIAGE FOR TOO LONG.

PLSSSSS HELP

GGT

4) Getting an immigration lawyer is upto you. I have heard cases on VJ where lawyers have screwed up things for their clients. The process is listed on this site and if you have the time to do it then there is no need for a lawyer. I am doing everything by myself, thanks to the site here and all the VJ users. The lawyers in India are no help as they do not know the process.

5) Check the "Processing Times" tab at the top of the page for average processing times.

6) You will have to do the traditional marraige first because the Indian court will require a few photographs of the wedding as well as the wedding invitation card at the time of registration. Alternatively if you marry at a Gurdwara then you will also get a certificate from there which will speed up your process at the registrar. You should hire a lawyer in India for the registration of the marraige. Your lawyer will specify what you need to bring to the registrar. There are other options also if you do not want a traditional marraige and instead want to opt for a civil ceremony.

7) Your fiance does not have to stay in India for a specified amount of time after marraige. She can marry and immediately return to the US to file for you.

Another option is DCF (direct counselor filing) at Delhi embassy. The new rules for that are the US Citizen has to stay in the India for 90 continous days. The US Citizen also has to have a employment visa in her name and must be working for a company there. If you cannot satisfy the work visa requirement then the USC has to stay in India for 6 months. If DCF is done then the maximum time for you to get visa for the US would be 3 months.

Can you pls give more information abt d dcf from delhi???
is it different from k-3? or if v hv applied for dcf then v shud for k-3 or nt

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ggt

Welcome and Best of Luck !!!!!!!!!