What Constitutes an International Marriage Broker Agency?

[shimmy 0]

As I have been reading the affects of IMBRA and how the government will ask whether a petitioner has met a beneficiary through an international marriage broker I wonder how the government will come to the conclusion a site is or is not a marriage broker? I know that many people have met online and it is a source of fear and confusion about how the government will view “dating sites” as opposed to “marriage broker sites” and where that line is delineated. I for one view the site I met my fiancé as a dating site but I do not know how the government will view it. It is a site that appears primarily directed towards Americans but also has international sections.

I am looking for advice about how people who have met through online dating sites should proceed. How will the government know how to classify a site? Have they categorized every site into dating or marriage broker sites? What type of research have they done? As you can see I do not trust how the government will define the two types!

If we have met online should we write we met on an online dating site give the address and show our proof as to why we believe it is a dating site in the place where it asks about marriage brokers and let the government decide? I am curious of your thoughts and opinions.

Thanks

[sarah and hicham 3]

Cherryblossoms.com? J/k.

Sorry I don't really know the answer to that except that I took it to mean that they will be doing checks on every fiance petition for the USC from now on. I'm not sure if they know if you use a marriage broker or not maybe someone else can answer that one.

[shimmy 0]

Nope it was singlec.com

I ask this question in ligt of what is in the I-129F draft:

3.Compliance with the International Marriage

Broker Regulation Act (IMBRA).

If you met your fiancé or spouse through the services of an

international marriage broker, you must notify USCIS of

that fact by answering Question 19 on this form. The term

“international marriage broker” means a corporation,

partnership, business, individual, or other legal entity,

whether or not organized under any law of the United

States, that charges fees for providing dating, matrimonial,

matchmaking services, or social referrals between United

States citizens or nationals or aliens lawfully admitted to

the United States as lawful permanent residents and

foreign national clients by providing personal contact

information or otherwise facilitating communication

between individuals. For additional IMBRA requirements,

see items 4 and 9 of these instructions.

It would seem to me that any site that offered dating services between US citizens and people of other countries would fall under this?

[I'm Gone 60]

I don't think they even know now what is one. I think they are still writing the regulations. I would guess if you met someone on your own through a relative, school or work you are OK.

If you joined some match making Website and paid a fee you might be caught up in it, but I think they are mostly looking at people that take fees to find someone a wife or husband.

[shimmy 0]

This draft sure is interesting and it seems like it might apply to people who filed the K3 aswell. When one looks at the part that says :

If you met your fiancé or spouse through the services of an

international marriage broker, you must notify USCIS of

that fact by answering Question 19 on this form.

19. Did you meet your fiancé(e) or spouse through the services of an international marriage broker?

Yes No

If you answered yes, please provide the name of the international marriage broker and where the international marriage broker is located. (Attach additional sheets of paper if necessary).

I wonder if the K3 people will have their applications sent back as well.