So confused need assistance

[Ameera05 0]

Hey Everyone,

Im so happy I found this site because this process can be such a hassle. Heres my situation:

Filed for K-1 on January 17, 2008...Recieved NOA1. Still waiting for NOA2 (looks like July/Aug) from processing times. Now here is my problem I am having a religious wedding ceremony this June in her country NOT a legal marriage of any sort in order to keep her K-1 eligible. This is because all of her family and my family live in Syria and after this July I cant go back to Syria for 3 years due to dental school. She wanted to have a "honeymoon" after the non-legal marriage and go to Turkey. I was wondering if an engaged couple can travel together and not have problems when she comes in to the US later on. I dont want to create any issues or have the POE suspect that were married because we wont be married until she gets here to the US, where we will have a LEGAL marriage.

Your advice please!

Thanks

[pushbrk 12,621]

Hey Everyone,

Im so happy I found this site because this process can be such a hassle. Heres my situation:

Filed for K-1 on January 17, 2008...Recieved NOA1. Still waiting for NOA2 (looks like July/Aug) from processing times. Now here is my problem I am having a religious wedding ceremony this June in her country NOT a legal marriage of any sort in order to keep her K-1 eligible. This is because all of her family and my family live in Syria and after this July I cant go back to Syria for 3 years due to dental school. She wanted to have a "honeymoon" after the non-legal marriage and go to Turkey. I was wondering if an engaged couple can travel together and not have problems when she comes in to the US later on. I dont want to create any issues or have the POE suspect that were married because we wont be married until she gets here to the US, where we will have a LEGAL marriage.

Your advice please!

Thanks

An unmarried man and woman traveling together will have no impact on the visa process. However, you do not want to mention the ceremony or any honeymoon or show pictures of a ceremony at the interview. You don't want to give any reason to think you are married.

Now if there are travel issues related to religion or otherwise, that's another matter.

[Sylvia_n_Joseph 3]

It is risky having any sort of wedding while waiting for a K1 there have been some that did it ok, one couple that had pictures that they sent to each other end up being used against them at their visa interview and many that have had to either give up and marry and file k3/cr1 or spend forever fighting with USCIS over their maritial status. If you were to be so lucky as to have an field investigation ask about your relationship to family and friends and even one mention having been at your wedding you are in for major major head aches.

[Ameera05 0]

Hey Everyone,

Im so happy I found this site because this process can be such a hassle. Heres my situation:

Filed for K-1 on January 17, 2008...Recieved NOA1. Still waiting for NOA2 (looks like July/Aug) from processing times. Now here is my problem I am having a religious wedding ceremony this June in her country NOT a legal marriage of any sort in order to keep her K-1 eligible. This is because all of her family and my family live in Syria and after this July I cant go back to Syria for 3 years due to dental school. She wanted to have a "honeymoon" after the non-legal marriage and go to Turkey. I was wondering if an engaged couple can travel together and not have problems when she comes in to the US later on. I dont want to create any issues or have the POE suspect that were married because we wont be married until she gets here to the US, where we will have a LEGAL marriage.

Your advice please!

Thanks

An unmarried man and woman traveling together will have no impact on the visa process. However, you do not want to mention the ceremony or any honeymoon or show pictures of a ceremony at the interview. You don't want to give any reason to think you are married.

Now if there are travel issues related to religion or otherwise, that's another matter.

What do you mean travel issues related to religion?

[payxibka 10,045]

Hey Everyone,

Im so happy I found this site because this process can be such a hassle. Heres my situation:

Filed for K-1 on January 17, 2008...Recieved NOA1. Still waiting for NOA2 (looks like July/Aug) from processing times. Now here is my problem I am having a religious wedding ceremony this June in her country NOT a legal marriage of any sort in order to keep her K-1 eligible. This is because all of her family and my family live in Syria and after this July I cant go back to Syria for 3 years due to dental school. She wanted to have a "honeymoon" after the non-legal marriage and go to Turkey. I was wondering if an engaged couple can travel together and not have problems when she comes in to the US later on. I dont want to create any issues or have the POE suspect that were married because we wont be married until she gets here to the US, where we will have a LEGAL marriage.

Your advice please!

Thanks

The US does not dictate how one lives ones life simply because you have petitioned/applied for a visa.

[pushbrk 12,621]

Hey Everyone,

Im so happy I found this site because this process can be such a hassle. Heres my situation:

Filed for K-1 on January 17, 2008...Recieved NOA1. Still waiting for NOA2 (looks like July/Aug) from processing times. Now here is my problem I am having a religious wedding ceremony this June in her country NOT a legal marriage of any sort in order to keep her K-1 eligible. This is because all of her family and my family live in Syria and after this July I cant go back to Syria for 3 years due to dental school. She wanted to have a "honeymoon" after the non-legal marriage and go to Turkey. I was wondering if an engaged couple can travel together and not have problems when she comes in to the US later on. I dont want to create any issues or have the POE suspect that were married because we wont be married until she gets here to the US, where we will have a LEGAL marriage.

Your advice please!

Thanks

An unmarried man and woman traveling together will have no impact on the visa process. However, you do not want to mention the ceremony or any honeymoon or show pictures of a ceremony at the interview. You don't want to give any reason to think you are married.

Now if there are travel issues related to religion or otherwise, that's another matter.

What do you mean travel issues related to religion?

For instance some Muslims would disapprove an unmarried couple to travel together as a couple. Both Syria and Turkey are Muslim countries. Another example (similar but not to do with religion) is some hotels in China will want to see a marriage certificate when a couple checks in. It happened to us once.

Barring any such issues, I don't see any concerns about traveling together. A Consular officer familiar with local customs might suspect a couple is married if they travel together. It's not then a moral issue but a matter of visa qualification. K1 applicants are wise to avoid any possible reason for anybody to think they are married.

[BigCityDave 0]

Personally I think you are setting yourselves up for failure.

You could be married and be used to saying husband and wife that you will mess up at a possible interview or whenever questions are asked.

[Jesse and Hema 2]

I agree with pushbrk in that you should be safe (though there's a little bit of risk).

How about calling it an "engagement celebration" rather than a "wedding ceremony"?

[Ameera05 0]

I agree with pushbrk in that you should be safe (though there's a little bit of risk).

How about calling it an "engagement celebration" rather than a "wedding ceremony"?

thats actually exactly what were doing. And im only there one week after the ceremony before i have to come back to the US. I'm more concerned about us traveling together than the ceremony part. Many of my friends have had the religious ceremonies in advance before receiving their K-1.