Marrying a US Citizen in my home country: How will this affect my future F1 if we get divorced in my country?

[rajbabu 3]

My girlfriend and I went to the same college for undergraduate. After studying, I returned back to Nepal. She is an american citizen.

She is here in Nepal and wants to stay here with me/work for a year. She did not get a working visa, and the only way for her to stay here is to marry me in court. In order to do so, the government of my country requires her to get a "No objection letter" from US Embassy. This paper needs my passport or citizen copy.

We are hoping that things will work out between us. Paper marriage in my country is really lightweight. However if we end up getting divorced here, the US Embassy (seemingly) is going to have a record of me as someone trying to marry a US citizen. If it keeps record, it means that I will have "intent to immigrate" when I apply for F1 VIsa in the future.

As I mentioned earlier, the only thing the embassy requires for her to get "No Objection" letter is a copy of my citizenship or passport which the US Embassy notorized saying she is eligible to marry me. It is a local law governed by my country. I do not have to sign anything or anywhere inside the US Embassy. From a legal perspective, she could have taken anyone's copy, right?

My questions: If we do not file immigration at USCIS (in case we get divorced), do you think the Embassy still keeps record that I married her here in Nepal? What records so embassies keep?

Thank you.

[NikLR 13,220]

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[aaron2020 11,651]

Hi,

If you are already contemplating divorce, perhaps sits best not to marry.

[Boiler 43,360]

Agree

[Smelserjl 137]

My girlfriend and I went to the same college for undergraduate. After studying, I returned back to Nepal. She is an american citizen.

She is here in Nepal and wants to stay here with me/work for a year. She did not get a working visa, and the only way for her to stay here is to marry me in court. In order to do so, the government of my country requires her to get a "No objection letter" from US Embassy. This paper needs my passport or citizen copy.

We are hoping that things will work out between us. Paper marriage in my country is really lightweight. However if we end up getting divorced here, the US Embassy (seemingly) is going to have a record of me as someone trying to marry a US citizen. If it keeps record, it means that I will have "intent to immigrate" when I apply for F1 VIsa in the future.

As I mentioned earlier, the only thing the embassy requires for her to get "No Objection" letter is a copy of my citizenship or passport which the US Embassy notorized saying she is eligible to marry me. It is a local law governed by my country. I do not have to sign anything or anywhere inside the US Embassy. From a legal perspective, she could have taken anyone's copy, right?

My questions: If we do not file immigration at USCIS (in case we get divorced), do you think the Embassy still keeps record that I married her here in Nepal? What records so embassies keep?

Thank you.

I agree with what others said that if you're already worried it's not going to work out, then you shouldn't get married in the first place.

Regarding the letter of no objection from the Embassy, do NOT lie and bring "someone else's" information. When we had to do the no objection letter at the US Embassy in Cairo, the consular office DID look at our passports and ask us question (in a friendly sort of way) when signing the paper with us. They're not stupid, so don't try to pull one over on them.

To add to that, we did have to sign things as well--both of us. We had to input both of our personal informations and sign at the bottom before the consular office signed it.

Edited July 29, 2015 by Smelserjl

[jan22 2,889]

And, most importantly -- even if the Embassy does not "remember" that you married a US citizen, YOU will. When applying for any visa in the future, it will ask marital status and you will have to list divorce and list her name. IMO, marrying her so she can stay in Nepal when you're not sure about the marriage, which is what this sounds like, will cause many of the same problems as marrying someone in the US so they can stay.