Marriage in Foreign Country

[boon 0]

Here is my situation, my fiance's approved visa has already been forwarded to the US Consulate in Ciudad Juarez. I have never been married and my fiance has never been married either. My question is can we get married in Mexico before we get married in the US without having a negative effect on the K-1??? Does foreign marriage count??? Does it matter??? Thanks in advance.

[elmcitymaven 9,712]

Here is my situation, my fiance's approved visa has already been forwarded to the US Consulate in Ciudad Juarez. I have never been married and my fiance has never been married either. My question is can we get married in Mexico before we get married in the US without having a negative effect on the K-1??? Does foreign marriage count??? Does it matter??? Thanks in advance.

Answers to you questions are:

1) No. The K1 becomes null and void because it is a fiance visa for your Mexican fiance to marry you in America. The K1 is out the window, and you will need to start again and refile for the CR1 or a K3.

2) Yes, it certainly does count.

3) Yes, it really does matter. See #1.

Why would you do this when her case is already at the consulate? You are almost done -- don't throw it all away.

Edited April 17, 2009 by elmcitymaven

[boon 0]

Here is my situation, my fiance's approved visa has already been forwarded to the US Consulate in Ciudad Juarez. I have never been married and my fiance has never been married either. My question is can we get married in Mexico before we get married in the US without having a negative effect on the K-1??? Does foreign marriage count??? Does it matter??? Thanks in advance.

Answers to you questions are:

1) No. The K1 becomes null and void because it is a fiance visa for your Mexican fiance to marry you in America. The K1 is out the window, and you will need to start again and refile for the CR1 or a K3.

2) Yes, it certainly does count.

3) Yes, it really does matter. See #1.

Why would you do this when her case is already at the consulate? You are almost done -- don't throw it all away.

Okay, Thanks a lot, Yeah she wants to get married in her home country also but we will just wait until we marry in the US first.

[elmcitymaven 9,712]

It's understandable she would want to have a wedding at home. Why not go back to Mexico after she has her AP and have a great big lovely reception or a church blessing? She can have all the trappings of a wedding and share it with her family and friends.

[boon 0]

It's understandable she would want to have a wedding at home. Why not go back to Mexico after she has her AP and have a great big lovely reception or a church blessing? She can have all the trappings of a wedding and share it with her family and friends.

Thanks for the response, Yes that is what I will probably do!!!

[jundp 191]

We wanted to do the same and have the church wedding in Germany. We may still do that, but the legal one in the US had to come first.

Perhaps you can go down and have a big party before she leaves and then return once she gets her GC for the reception?

[pushbrk 12,969]

Here is my situation, my fiance's approved visa has already been forwarded to the US Consulate in Ciudad Juarez. I have never been married and my fiance has never been married either. My question is can we get married in Mexico before we get married in the US without having a negative effect on the K-1??? Does foreign marriage count??? Does it matter??? Thanks in advance.

Answers to you questions are:

1) No. The K1 becomes null and void because it is a fiance visa for your Mexican fiance to marry you in America. The K1 is out the window, and you will need to start again and refile for the CR1 or a K3.

2) Yes, it certainly does count.

3) Yes, it really does matter. See #1.

Why would you do this when her case is already at the consulate? You are almost done -- don't throw it all away.

Married is married. After your marriage in the US, anything else you do will not be "marriage". You can call it a wedding or whatever you want but when you're married, you're married, which is why the K1 process ends if you "marry" first or outside the US.

Okay, Thanks a lot, Yeah she wants to get married in her home country also but we will just wait until we marry in the US first.