fatha_religieus wedding

[airforcewon 1]

my fiance is in algeria,if we do the fatha wedding witch is the religious wedding and is not the legal wedding,can we still apply for the k1 visa?

[mike42979 57]

NO NEED TO POST THE SAME QUESTION 4 TIMES ON THE FORUM!

[Kathryn41 3,205]

Accidental triplicate threads have been removed.

Edited December 6, 2011 by Kathryn41

[ayomide1 5]

my fiance is in algeria,if we do the fatha wedding witch is the religious wedding and is not the legal wedding,can we still apply for the k1 visa?

The answer is NO. You better off filing for CR1

[szemek 12]

It's risky. Having a 'wedding ceremony' but not legal marriage has been done successfully before with a K1. But if the government sees pictures or is under the impression you have been married, you will probably run into trouble.

[Henia 11]

Hi you can apply for k1 with the fatiha BUT you cannot mention it to the consulate. we had the same, but we ended up doing dcf

[Ro Damon 7]

my fiance is in algeria,if we do the fatha wedding witch is the religious wedding and is not the legal wedding,can we still apply for the k1 visa?

I know of sumone that couldnt bring their husband along to the US becus they had a fatha wedding....and since that was the case n that wedding ceremony isnt legal i would generally think that you can do a k1....maybe you can also call the uscis/nvc or ur consulate to inquiry whether they would frown upon the fatha wedding and you'd have to do a different visa process

Ro

[pushbrk 13,641]

Apply, yes. Have the visa granted, probably not. Even if not legal, if a couple is married enough to satisfy a religious authority, Consular officers generally consider them too married for a K1 visa. The catch 22 is that USCIS would consider them not married enough to approve a petition for a spouse. Best to forget about playing games. Either you're married or you're not.