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Filed: H-1B Visa Country: India
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We have two wedding dates one is for civil wedding ceremony held in US where only me, my spouse, two witness (a friend couple) and marriage officiant attended the wedding. It was a simple civil ceremony at our friend's house. This civil marriage doesn't mean much to our family so, we did it as simple as possible because it had to be done for marriage certificate. What matters to us and our family is traditional hindu religious wedding ceremony. We did that in home country after a year where we invited lot of guests from both sides and had so many professional photos taken. I have interview coming up in couple weeks and I see most common questions asked are, When & where was the wedding? How many guests invited, Photos from the wedding?

How should we answer these questions?

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Filed: IR-2 Country: Philippines
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I had put in the application the legal date we are married but explained in a separate sheet that we had a Christian Wedding Ceremony prior to that. So I would say we are married on the legal forms as dated. if asked about the wedding ceremony I'll refer to the one we do celebrate. Just explained as what you explained here.

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US civil wedding date counts, that provided you a wedding Certificate. There is one, and only one, marriage.

USCIS

January 16, 2015 I-130 Mailed, Chi lockbox January 20, 2015 Priority Date, January 21, 2015 NOA1 notice date, Assigned VSC, January 23, 2015 Check Cashed, electronically March 5, 2015 NOA2

NVC

March 27, 2015 NVC received April 6, 2015 Case#, IIN# assigned April 8, 2015 Paid AOS + IV fee Invoices May 5, 2015 AOS + IV package submitted May 11, 2015 Scan Date

June 11, 2015 DS-260 submitted June 25, 2015 False checklist (for ds260).. hello? June 30, 2015 Answered checklist Aug 5, 2015 Escalated to Supervisor review Aug 13, 2015 Case Complete

Consular

Sept 10, 2015 Interview Scheduled Sept 11, 2015 P4 Letter received Sept 21, 2015 file In transit from NVC Sept 23, 2015 file at Embassy

Sept 28, 2015 Medical Oct 14, 2015 Biometrics Oct 15, 2015 Interview (Approved) Oct 19, 2015 IV visa Issued Oct 23, 2015 Passport Pickup

POE

Nov 2, 2015 Entered the US Nov 16, 2015 Applied for SSN, walk-in Nov 20, 2015 Social Security Card recd Jan 15, 2016 GC received

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We have two wedding dates one is for civil wedding ceremony held in US where only me, my spouse, two witness (a friend couple) and marriage officiant attended the wedding. It was a simple civil ceremony at our friend's house. This civil marriage doesn't mean much to our family so, we did it as simple as possible because it had to be done for marriage certificate. What matters to us and our family is traditional hindu religious wedding ceremony. We did that in home country after a year where we invited lot of guests from both sides and had so many professional photos taken. I have interview coming up in couple weeks and I see most common questions asked are, When & where was the wedding? How many guests invited, Photos from the wedding?

How should we answer these questions?

You legally got married at your friends house in the US. That is the answer. You can always "get married" again in your own country or wherever you want. The marriage that counts is the "LEGAL" marriage.

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You legally got married at your friends house in the US. The official\legal marriage. That is the answer. You can always "get married" again in your own country or wherever you want. Just a religious obligation. The marriage that counts is the "LEGAL" marriage.

USCIS

January 16, 2015 I-130 Mailed, Chi lockbox January 20, 2015 Priority Date, January 21, 2015 NOA1 notice date, Assigned VSC, January 23, 2015 Check Cashed, electronically March 5, 2015 NOA2

NVC

March 27, 2015 NVC received April 6, 2015 Case#, IIN# assigned April 8, 2015 Paid AOS + IV fee Invoices May 5, 2015 AOS + IV package submitted May 11, 2015 Scan Date

June 11, 2015 DS-260 submitted June 25, 2015 False checklist (for ds260).. hello? June 30, 2015 Answered checklist Aug 5, 2015 Escalated to Supervisor review Aug 13, 2015 Case Complete

Consular

Sept 10, 2015 Interview Scheduled Sept 11, 2015 P4 Letter received Sept 21, 2015 file In transit from NVC Sept 23, 2015 file at Embassy

Sept 28, 2015 Medical Oct 14, 2015 Biometrics Oct 15, 2015 Interview (Approved) Oct 19, 2015 IV visa Issued Oct 23, 2015 Passport Pickup

POE

Nov 2, 2015 Entered the US Nov 16, 2015 Applied for SSN, walk-in Nov 20, 2015 Social Security Card recd Jan 15, 2016 GC received

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Filed: Other Country: China
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We have two wedding dates one is for civil wedding ceremony held in US where only me, my spouse, two witness (a friend couple) and marriage officiant attended the wedding. It was a simple civil ceremony at our friend's house. This civil marriage doesn't mean much to our family so, we did it as simple as possible because it had to be done for marriage certificate. What matters to us and our family is traditional hindu religious wedding ceremony. We did that in home country after a year where we invited lot of guests from both sides and had so many professional photos taken. I have interview coming up in couple weeks and I see most common questions asked are, When & where was the wedding? How many guests invited, Photos from the wedding?

How should we answer these questions?

Married is married. Anything you do after being legally and lawfully married (the civil ceremony you mention above) is irrelevant to your "marriage date" for immigration purposes. Your immigration filings must show the civil marriage date.

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