Parental Consent letter for married

[Going through 5,668]

53 minutes ago, KisAshu said:

But at the time of wedding nothing as such was required even to make marriage certificate. How is the marriage illegal when I have all the documents to support my marriage.

If you "have all the documents to support your  marriage" , then it's confusing when you say "nothing as such was required" to get married...

 

4 minutes ago, KisAshu said:

But there is no such law enforcing the minimum age for marriage in 2010. I don't have any documents other than the marriage certificate. Nepal has changed the minimum age for marriage from  2016 only. 

Then you can try submitting a statement regarding your claim about the minimum age not being relevant to your case under Nepali law (since the minimum age law came about only in 2016, as you say), with supporting evidence that the marriage took place before 2016, along with evidence/support statements that parental consent was not a requirement at that time.

 

This will require more than you just writing your own letter stating these things----you need to send evidence backing up your claims that was no such law enforcing parental consent at the time. 

 

Perhaps you can also reach out to the location in Nepal where you were married---they may have records/can help with providing a statement that there was no parental consent needed by an officiant in 2010.

 

 

 

[NikLR 13,220]

In an article from 2010 the marriage age was 18.  https://www.bbc.com/news/world-south-asia-11526679

 

So if she was 17 you still need to show she was okay to marry.  

[AshuS 12]

4 minutes ago, NikLR said:

In an article from 2010 the marriage age was 18.  https://www.bbc.com/news/world-south-asia-11526679

 

So if she was 17 you still need to show she was okay to marry.  

what I need to show that she was okay to marry. we were in love from 2009. we married in 2010 I came to us in 2011. I have all chat history before we married. Does it work?

[geowrian 22,335]

8 minutes ago, KisAshu said:

what I need to show that she was okay to marry. we were in love from 2009. we married in 2010 I came to us in 2011. I have all chat history before we married. Does it work?

None of those items shows she was legally able to marry in Nepal aa the time.

 

You need to show either:

1) She was able to marry without parental consent at the time. This would likely be via showing the marriage law at the time showing that she was able to marry at age 17 on her own.

2) Evidence that parental consent was obtained prior to the marriage.

Edited February 11, 2019 by geowrian

[Marieke H 2,303]

10 minutes ago, KisAshu said:

what I need to show that she was okay to marry. we were in love from 2009. we married in 2010 I came to us in 2011. I have all chat history before we married. Does it work?

It doesn't matter whether or not you were in love. Chat history does not matter. If she was 17 when you married and parental consent was required, you have to show an official document as proof of parental consent. 

[WeGuyGal 1,052]

You have to show you (and her) complied with age/marriage laws at the time of marriage. Not now.

 

With her age being seen as 17 by USCIS, you should have held the compliance documents at the time of marriage, or risk the marriage being viewed as not in compliance, ie have the legality questioned. 

[Going through 5,668]

36 minutes ago, KisAshu said:

what I need to show that she was okay to marry. we were in love from 2009. we married in 2010 I came to us in 2011. I have all chat history before we married. Does it work?

I think you may be confusing certain words..."okay to marry" doesn't mean that USCIS is questioning that SHE agreed to marry you, or was okay with marrying.  You have to show that it was LEGAL for her to marry you at age 17 WITHOUT her parents agreeing in 2010.

 

This can be proven by sending evidence regarding Nepali law at the time you were married, and/or a statement from the officiant that married you in 2010 stating parent consent was not needed.

Edited February 11, 2019 by Going through

[Randyandyuni 2,682]

an affidavat from the parents might satisfy the parental permission, the officiant may be harder to prove had an awareness such permission had been granted 

Edited February 11, 2019 by Randyandyuni

[David & Diana R 1,005]

4 hours ago, KisAshu said:

But there is no such law enforcing the minimum age for marriage in 2010. I don't have any documents other than the marriage certificate. Nepal has changed the minimum age for marriage from  2016 only. 

Your entire message is MOOT.  So is your marriage.  You cannot simply type up a letter and have the wedding officiant lie and pretend that he/she knew the girl was only 17.  Go back to base 1.  Do not pass go, do not collect a hundred dollars.  Start over.

[SusieQQQ 11,584]

5 hours ago, KisAshu said:

But at the time of wedding nothing as such was required even to make marriage certificate. How is the marriage illegal when I have all the documents to support my marriage. When I got married  in 2010 there was no such law enforcing minimum age for marriage but recently the government of Nepal has changed the minimum age for marriage from 18 to 20.

 

4 hours ago, KisAshu said:

But there is no such law enforcing the minimum age for marriage in 2010. I don't have any documents other than the marriage certificate. Nepal has changed the minimum age for marriage from  2016 only. 

So which is it? You have all the documents to support your marriage, or you don’t have any documents?

if the first post quoted is accurate, then submit those documents along with proof that they met the law at the time

 If you do not have the documents.... you will need to get legally married and re-start the visa process.

[David & Diana R 1,005]

When we got married in the Philippines my wife was only 19.  Legal age to marry there is 21, without parental consent.  I hired an attorney and they prepared a document that both parents/guardians had to sign allowing their daughter to get married.  The attorney was well worth the 100 dollars to make sure nothing went wrong.  You gotta go back to square one and start again.  If you're in the US how are you here?

[beloved_dingo 1,932]

I would think this would be a simple matter, because surely you did not marry at 17 year old girl without the consent of her parents (or without a legal reason why she did not have to have parental consent) when you have clearly stated that the law in 2010 was that a person had to be over 18 to be married without parental consent. 

 

The government doesn't care whether you were "in love", these laws exist for a reason. You should have followed the law at the time of your marriage. "Almost 18" isn't good enough.

 

Did her parents approve of the marriage? Because if not, you are fighting a losing battle. 

[AshuS 12]

6 minutes ago, beloved_dingo said:

I would think this would be a simple matter, because surely you did not marry at 17 year old girl without the consent of her parents (or without a legal reason why she did not have to have parental consent) when you have clearly stated that the law in 2010 was that a person had to be over 18 to be married without parental consent. 

 

The government doesn't care whether you were "in love", these laws exist for a reason. You should have followed the law at the time of your marriage. "Almost 18" isn't good enough.

 

Did her parents approve of the marriage? Because if not, you are fighting a losing battle. 

We have a big married in Hindu culture.  Parents were participated in married. Parents approved for the marriage only the case is we don't have any legal documents to show. when we go for the marriage register office both parents were there so we don't need any legal letter at that time.

[Just Paul 4,591]

38 minutes ago, KisAshu said:

when we go for the marriage register office both parents were there so we don't need any legal letter at that time.

You will need to prove that the marriage is legal under Nepalese law at the time of the wedding.   Hard to do without the documentation.

[arken 4,197]

41 minutes ago, beloved_dingo said:

I would think this would be a simple matter, because surely you did not marry at 17 year old girl without the consent of her parents (or without a legal reason why she did not have to have parental consent) when you have clearly stated that the law in 2010 was that a person had to be over 18 to be married without parental consent. 

 

The government doesn't care whether you were "in love", these laws exist for a reason. You should have followed the law at the time of your marriage. "Almost 18" isn't good enough.

 

Did her parents approve of the marriage? Because if not, you are fighting a losing battle. 

I believe the problem is how age is calculated/interpreted in Nepal and US. In Nepal.

For ex. a person born in Oct 1, 2002 is considered 18 years old in Nepal while it is 17 years (actually 17y 4m) in US.

 

My age in my marriage certificate (it states age in our marriage certificate) is 1 year older than what is here. 

 

That could hve happened in the OPs case. She was 18 per nepalese age term that’s why nobody raised the issue of underage during marriage or while making marriage certificate. Now per US age term, she is 17 and now there is a problem.

 

to the OP: can u confirm that’s the case?