F1 student marrying US citizen in INDIA and re-enter US on F1 visa

[jqg5490 0]

Hi,

I am currently a PhD student under F1-ViSA in the USA. I plan to marry an American citizen (Arranged marriage by parents) in India on June 2018. After the marriage I plan to enter USA in the same F1-VISA. But later while filing AOS it will be a visa fraud as I enter USA on F1 with "intent to immigrate". I have one possible solution for this. 

1. Marry in India but do not register the marriage. Come back to USA on F1, conduct a formal wedding in the USA and file AOS with that wedding. 

Is this a possible solution. Since the time is short I would not able to first marry in the USA file AOS then travel to India in June for the wedding. As all arrangements are already made I do not know what else to do. Let me know your suggestions. 

[TNJ17 1,329]

That’s immigration fraud. You can’t do that. 

[Boiler 47,707]

Marry in the US, apply for EAD and AP, use AP to travel to India for ceremony. 3 to 4 months for AP so should be OK.

[TNJ17 1,329]

You can’t get married in one country then again in another country. Doesn’t work that way. If you’re married in one country, you’re married everywhere. 

[jqg5490 0]

10 hours ago, TNJ17 said:

You can’t get married in one country then again in another country. Doesn’t work that way. If you’re married in one country, you’re married everywhere. 

But i was debating about the legality of the marriage. If I dont register the marriage in my home country, its no longer a legal marriage for immigration purposes. 

10 hours ago, Boiler said:

Marry in the US, apply for EAD and AP, use AP to travel to India for ceremony. 3 to 4 months for AP so should be OK.

I will try to do that.  But the timeline might be little tight in that case. 

[WeGuyGal 1,052]

YOu cannot marry in India and not register the wedding. Marriage has to be registered in the jurisdiction it takes place in.