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[alina_na 1]

Hello! My name is Alina. A friend of mine recommended this site in my situation.

The thing is that I will marry a man who is US citizen in a country where I am permanently living but I am a citizen of another country.The country where I live( f.e. call it A) doesn't register marriage according to the law that we are both not citizens of A country. Neither me nor my fiance can go to  a country where I am a citizen( call it B).

So,what should I do? Maybe someone had such situation and there is a way to solve it?

Thank everyone in advance.

[Aster 24]

Tell countiers name .. Don't make it confused please , please elaborate it ....   Talk openly 

 

[JFH 12,196]

Please don't be cryptic. If you're looking for help from people who have had a similar experience at least give the name of the countries involved. Then maybe someone who married or lived in either country can give relevant advice. 

 

To get good information from us, you need to give us good information to work with. 

[pushbrk 13,836]

If your marriage is not legally registered in the country where the "marriage" took place, then for US Immigration purposes, you are not married.  However, you are too married for a fiancee visa and not married enough for a spouse visa.  Get married legally in some country, then pursue the spouse visa path.

[alina_na 1]

Thank you! So many people who willing to help))

It is not a secret about countries.I just didn't want to confuse someone with it.

I am a citizen of Kazahstan and permanently legally living in Kyrgyzstan.

 

[Corey911 37]

7 hours ago, alina_na said:

Thank you! So many people who willing to help))

It is not a secret about countries.I just didn't want to confuse someone with it.

I am a citizen of Kazahstan and permanently legally living in Kyrgyzstan.

 

From what I heard, both of you needed official papers stating you are free to marry, from your countries, officially translated to Kyrgyz language.

I'm sure all this info you can find out by calling local marriage department.

[pushbrk 13,836]

23 minutes ago, Corey911 said:

From what I heard, both of you needed official papers stating you are free to marry, from your countries, officially translated to Kyrgyz language.

I'm sure all this info you can find out by calling local marriage department.

Let's not confuse what is needed to legally marry and what is needed for an I-130 filing in the way of evidence the couple is legally and lawfully married.  The OP stated (a little confused here) either that the country in which they are married DOES NOT register marriages when neither party is a citizen of that country or that THEY did not fulfill the necessary requirements for their marriage to be registered there.  In either case, they are too married for a fiancee visa and not married enough for a spouse visa.  This means they need to legally marry somewhere.  If they have questions about how to do so in a specific country, those are a different topic altogether.

[Corey911 37]

45 minutes ago, pushbrk said:

Let's not confuse what is needed to legally marry and what is needed for an I-130 filing in the way of evidence the couple is legally and lawfully married.  The OP stated (a little confused here) either that the country in which they are married DOES NOT register marriages when neither party is a citizen of that country or that THEY did not fulfill the necessary requirements for their marriage to be registered there.  In either case, they are too married for a fiancee visa and not married enough for a spouse visa.  This means they need to legally marry somewhere.  If they have questions about how to do so in a specific country, those are a different topic altogether.

I was answering regarding getting married in Kyrgystan, with having permanent residence (or so called local registration). I have no clue what is needed for i130 and OP didn't mention this.

 

To OP, you can connect with local ZAGS office or if you both wanted to travel and marry each other somewhere else - the nearest and the cheapest will be Cyprus, again, official papers needed what you are free to marry.

[pushbrk 13,836]

17 minutes ago, Corey911 said:

I was answering regarding getting married in Kyrgystan, with having permanent residence (or so called local registration). I have no clue what is needed for i130 and OP didn't mention this.

 

To OP, you can connect with local ZAGS office or if you both wanted to travel and marry each other somewhere else - the nearest and the cheapest will be Cyprus, again, official papers needed what you are free to marry.

Yes, their question was quite cryptic.  They cannot marry in her country of residence because THAT country does not register legal marriages when neither party is a Citizen.  They will need to go to a country that WILL legally register their marriage.

[MyJourney 276]

20 hours ago, alina_na said:

Hello! My name is Alina. A friend of mine recommended this site in my situation.

The thing is that I will marry a man who is US citizen in a country where I am permanently living but I am a citizen of another country.The country where I live( f.e. call it A) doesn't register marriage according to the law that we are both not citizens of A country. Neither me nor my fiance can go to  a country where I am a citizen( call it B).

So,what should I do? Maybe someone had such situation and there is a way to solve it?

Thank everyone in advance.

I have been in a very similar situation. I spent a lot of money and time to trying to register marriage in my wife's residing country A, her birth/citizenship country B....pointless and wasteful. Forget it. 
Just get a visa, come to the US and get married in the US where you soon-to-be-husband is from. That is the simplest and best solution. 

Edited January 15, 2018 by MyJourney

[pushbrk 13,836]

9 minutes ago, MyJourney said:

I have been in a very similar situation. I spent a lot of money and time to trying to register marriage in my wife's residing country A, her birth/citizenship country B....pointless and wasteful. Forget it. 
Just get a visa, come to the US and get married in the US where you soon-to-be-husband is from. That is the simplest and best solution. 

Depending on country of citizenship and/or legal residence, AND personal circumstances, getting a visa to VISIT the US, is not only far from simple, it is often IMPOSSIBLE.

[doggieandsam 765]

OP - you said you are a kazakh citizen living in Kyrgyzstan - does kazakhstan have a consulate or embassy in kyrgystan? if yes, check if you can get married at your kazakh embassy or consulate there. if you can, then they should be able to register your marriage and give you the certificate thereafter no?

[avrora9002 21]

Maybe K1 will be easier in this situation?

[geowrian 22,344]

25 minutes ago, avrora9002 said:

Maybe K1 will be easier in this situation?

They are very likely "too married" for a K-1. They did actually marry, but just cannot register it in their current country. They're in a weird point between being married and not having proof of that marriage. Getting legally married and having it registered, then going for a CR-1 would be the optimal approach.

[pushbrk 13,836]

37 minutes ago, geowrian said:

They are very likely "too married" for a K-1. They did actually marry, but just cannot register it in their current country. They're in a weird point between being married and not having proof of that marriage. Getting legally married and having it registered, then going for a CR-1 would be the optimal approach.

I know I said that but on second reading of the original post, they may not be married yet.