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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Egypt
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My fiance is having her interview for a K1 visa at the embassy in Cairo in about a month.

We have been living together for about a year, first in Germany and now in Cairo for 4 months. We had a religious wedding in a mosque in Frankfurt Germany before we came to Cairo. I'm wondering how we should address this at the interview. Should we acknowledge the Muslim marriage, or will this cause problems, perhaps the CO will deny the visa because we are "already married". I understand that a religious wedding does not constitute a legal marriage in Egypt, but I don't want to screw things up at this final stage.

If we don't acknowledge the religious marriage it will be difficult to answer questions about how we could be living together here in Egypt.

What are your thoughts??

Filed: Lift. Cond. (apr) Country: Egypt
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I thought I'm the only Egyptian female K1 beneficiary on VJ!!! I even posted a topic before asking if there are any Egyptian females in the same process!! It feels good that there are other people as well! :)

I'm not sure what's the exact answer to your question. But I guess if your 'religious' marriage isn't registered either in Germany or in Egypt there shouldn't be a problem. If it is registered, you should have had applied for a spousal visa. But someone here should answer this from a legal point of view.

Good luck! Wish her a smooth interview! :thumbs:

ROC Timeline

8/1/12: ROC window opens
9/4/12: ROC packet sent
9/8/12: ROC packet delivered to VSC
9/12/12: Check cashed
9/14/12: NOA letter received (NOA dated 9/10/12)
9/20/12: Biometrics letter received (Bio appointment 10/15/12)
10/12/12: Early biometrics walk-in

4/27/13: RFE received

6/17/13: RFE response sent

7/1/13: ROC petition approved

7/5/13: GC received in the mail.

Filed: Lift. Cond. (apr) Country: Egypt
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Good luck! :thumbs::) and :time:

ROC Timeline

8/1/12: ROC window opens
9/4/12: ROC packet sent
9/8/12: ROC packet delivered to VSC
9/12/12: Check cashed
9/14/12: NOA letter received (NOA dated 9/10/12)
9/20/12: Biometrics letter received (Bio appointment 10/15/12)
10/12/12: Early biometrics walk-in

4/27/13: RFE received

6/17/13: RFE response sent

7/1/13: ROC petition approved

7/5/13: GC received in the mail.

Filed: Lift. Cond. (apr) Country: Egypt
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Good idea.

Don't just open your mouth and prove yourself a fool....put it in writing.

It gets harder the more you know. Because the more you find out, the uglier everything seems.

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Filed: AOS (pnd) Country: Brazil
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I also had a religious wedding prior to my interview. They didn't ask me anything about it (how would they know that anyways?), and I didn't mention it either. Of course, it they asked me about it I would say the truth but I really don't see them asking that. Good luck!

K-1 TIMELINE:

05-11-2009: NOA1

05-20-2009: called the Military Help Line and requested for expedite

06-04-2009: NOA2

06-14-2009: NVC letter received in the mail

07-02-2009: Packet 4 received

08-27-2009: Interview - Visa approved!

09-03-2009: visa in hands.

09-20-2009: POE - Miami

09-21-2009: we got married!

AOS TIMELINE:

05-12-2010: NOA1

06-08-2010: Case transferred to CSC

06-21-2010: Biometrics

 
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