Question regarding the K1 visa

[dcrespo314 0]

Hi all im new to the board and have a question, i just started the whole K1 process, im about 2 months into it, my question is once all the steps have been taken and she is issued the visa and come to the US and gets married will I be able to have the actual wedding with the priest and reception back in her country? in other word get married by the courts here in the US but have the real wedding over there? thanks in advance

[canadian_wife 1,823]

As far as I know, once you are married in the US and your wife has her AP she is able to travel and re-enter the country, the laws regarding your re-marriage are up to the country your wife is from. Filling in that information would be helpful

[mari joe 1]

i dont think you can marry twice. i would consider having a ceramony in her country to satisfy her family

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

Hi all im new to the board and have a question, i just started the whole K1 process, im about 2 months into it, my question is once all the steps have been taken and she is issued the visa and come to the US and gets married will I be able to have the actual wedding with the priest and reception back in her country? in other word get married by the courts here in the US but have the real wedding over there? thanks in advance

she must enter the USA and you must have a "legal" marriage in the USA within 90 days. Whether YOU consider it "real" or not is up to you. As long as the govenrment considers it "real" you are in good shape. Then file the AOS. When she has her AP or green card, you can go back to her county and have a "real" wedding in YOUR opinion.

You can "get married" a many times as you like. The United States government will only recognize the first one.

[pushbrk 12,963]

Hi all im new to the board and have a question, i just started the whole K1 process, im about 2 months into it, my question is once all the steps have been taken and she is issued the visa and come to the US and gets married will I be able to have the actual wedding with the priest and reception back in her country? in other word get married by the courts here in the US but have the real wedding over there? thanks in advance

she must enter the USA and you must have a "legal" marriage in the USA within 90 days. Whether YOU consider it "real" or not is up to you. As long as the govenrment considers it "real" you are in good shape. Then file the AOS. When she has her AP or green card, you can go back to her county and have a "real" wedding in YOUR opinion.

You can "get married" a many times as you like. The United States government will only recognize the first one.

Married is married. "Marriage" (verb) "wedding" and "ceremony" all have different meanings. If you can talk a priest into pretending to marry somebody already married, so be it.

[dcrespo314 0]

sweet, thanks for the quick response thats what i was planning on doing, getting married legally here through the court but have the reception and walking down the isle over there so her family could enjoy it, once again thanks and good luck to everyone