Overseas Marriage Recognized??

[Lovemyhuegirl 0]

Does the U.S.A. recognize overseas marriage or no? Thanks.

[Inky 1,110]

Legal Marriage is Legal Marriage.

[YuAndDan 153]

In one word YES

Since this is posted in K-3 forum.

Do a little study. K-3 is dead.

Forget the K-3, improved processing at USCIS and NVC have eliminated it.

USCIS WILL pull the I-130 from the queue and then tie the I-130 and I-129F together and approve on same date, then NVC WILL close the I-129F and proceed on with the CR-1.

Filing an I-129F will only slow the process down when they pull the I-130 out of the queue to combine the two petitions.

K-3 served only one function, it was derived at a time when I-130 was taking years to get approved, however now since I-130 is approved at same time as I-129F the function of K-3 (Entry to USA and WAITING for I-130 approval) no longer exists, so NVC kills the K-3 in favor of the superior CR-1 or IR-1 visa.

NVC WILL CANCEL the K-3 if they receive the two petitions from USCIS together.

How will the Department of State process my K-3 visa petition?

Important Notice: Effective February 1st, 2010, when both the I-129F petition for a nonimmigrant K visa and the I-130 petition for an IR-1 (or CR-1) spouse of a U.S. citizen visa have been approved by USCIS and sent to the National Visa Center (NVC), the availability as well as the need for a nonimmigrant K-3 visa ends. If the NVC receives both petitions:

• The nonimmigrant K visa will be administratively closed.
• The application process explained below will not be applicable and cannot be used.
• The NVC will contact the petitioner and you with instructions for processing your IR-1 (or CR-1) immigrant visa. For more information on the immigrant visa process review the Immigrant Visa for a Spouse webpage.

If the NVC does not receive your I-130 petition and I-129F at the same time, the NVC will process your I-129F petition. Then NVC will send the petition to the embassy or consulate in the country where the marriage took place. If your marriage took place in the U.S., the NVC will send the petition to the embassy or consulate that issues visas in your country of nationality.

http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/ty...pes_2993.html#4

If anticipating a K-4 for an accompanying step child and did not file an I-130 for the step child, you will have a problem when NVC kills the K-3, if this is the case, it would be best to file an I-130 for step child now with a cover letter explaining the parent's case along with a copy of parent's I-130 NOA1 receipt letter attached.

[amykathleen2005 441]

If your government recognizes it, for the most part the US government will as well.

[Sunny123 44]

Only legal marriage between a man and a woman...

[coraliesolms 47]

Yes, as long as its a legal marriage between a man and a woman, it is recognized here in the US of A.

[Ryan H 3,791]

Does the U.S.A. recognize overseas marriage or no? Thanks.

Yes

[pushbrk 12,157]

Yes, as long as its a legal marriage between a man and a woman, it is recognized here in the US of A.

Yes, provided one man and one woman. An exception would be where polygamy or bigamy was part of the circumstance.

[Darnell 8,478]

I blame Canada.

[HFHI 0]

The US government would recognize it as a legal marriage (if it is between a man and a woman); however, some US employers do not recognize it. I have heard of a case where an employer would not recognize a marriage certificate from Japan and the couple ended up having to get a Court Order Delayed Certificate of Marriage.