Religious Wedding? ASAP!

[AlpacaUSA 0]

My fiancee' and I wondering how soon we can travel back to Peru once she arrives here via the K-1 Visa to have the religious wedding with her parents and friends.

Once she receives her EAD (3 months), can we travel back to Peru for 1-2 weeks to have a religious wedding/honey moon?

Or do we have to wait an addt'l 4 months once she receives her GC?

Her family wants her to have a religious wedding as soon as she receives her visa and THEN come to the states the following day or week. I want to do this legally without any risks and have her here and perform the legal wedding first.

Peruvian religious weddings are the confirmation a bride has been wed. When my fiancee' arrives here, even after the civil wedding, she will not consider us married (including everything that goes along with being married ) until we perform the religious wedding, which she wants in Peru.

I want to avoid a denial upon her entry into the states at all risks!

P.S. Marriage visa is not in question, so disregard that option.

[UK_Fan 192]

she will need an Advance parole to travel, that's for I-131 if im not mistaking.

[Darnell 8,478]

replace 'EAD' with 'AP', and yer logic makes sense.

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

When you apply for AOS after your legal wedding in the US, you can apply for Advance Parole (for free). Once approved, then yes, you can travel to Peru for a religious wedding. It usually comes as a combo card with the EAD, in less than three months. Good luck!

[AlpacaUSA 0]

replace 'EAD' with 'AP', and yer logic makes sense.

! Understood!

When you apply for AOS after your legal wedding in the US, you can apply for Advance Parole (for free). Once approved, then yes, you can travel to Peru for a religious wedding. It usually comes as a combo card with the EAD, in less than three months. Good luck!

That's exactly what I was looking for. Those will be the plans so far!

Many Thanks!

[yachachiq12 43]

Just an FYI: if we exclude any possibility of making her ineligible to enter with a K-1 visa... I think your plan of doing the religious wedding before immigrating would not work anyway. The church in Peru (my experience is with the Anglican and Catholic churches, so disregard if you're a member of a different faith) will not do a religious wedding without first having the civil marriage prior or on the same day.

Sounds like your plan of going back once you have the AP will work well, so I wish you luck! Congrats on your upcoming nuptials!

[AlpacaUSA 0]

The church in Peru (my experience is with the Anglican and Catholic churches, so disregard if you're a member of a different faith) will not do a religious wedding without first having the civil marriage prior or on the same day.

Her Dad is a pastor of a Nazarene church. Sounds like they know about the law you described, but may not know how strict the U.S. is when it comes to following rules.

Very appreciated! Thank you.

[MERIC061609 15]

We are going to do the samething with my fiance. My fiance and I want to have the religious ceremony with all his family. However, we want to wait for at least 2-3 years after we get married here in the U.S. We also want my family to be present and It takes time and money to travel with all the relatives to Lima.