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23 minutes ago, missileman said:

Here is some good information:  https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/when-proxy-or-skype-marriages-are-valid-for-green-card-purposes.html

Under certain conditions, it can be valid for USCIS.


Is their any other way for apply a spouse case or is it better to apply k1 visa fiance what u suggests me ??

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Proxy marriages are permitted provided that the marriage was consummated after the proxy ceremony. Where were both parties located for the proxy marriage?    And for evidence that the marria

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8 years in KSA taught me to call it like I smell it.   The US government is full aware that you can chat and even spend time together in the most backwards of extremist households if a mahram i

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🤣  or photos of sheets, etc......

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Is their any other way for apply a spouse case or is it better to apply k1 visa fiance what u suggests me ??

K1 is for those who are not married.

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If the marriage is legal in the place where it happened then a fiancé visa is not possible. A fiancé visa is only possible for a proxy marriage that has not been consummated, which is very hard to prove unless one of you has been in a coma the entire marriage or in prison with no conjugal visits? 

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26 minutes ago, missileman said:

Here is some good information:  https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/when-proxy-or-skype-marriages-are-valid-for-green-card-purposes.html

Under certain conditions, it can be valid for USCIS.

Great link

I think solid proof (tickets/hotel receipts/passport stamps) that demonstrate they spent time together and a couple of affidavits might suffice.

Other proof?  We’d need to vet that here first in order to advise if they should move forward.

 

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2 minutes ago, JFH said:

If the marriage is legal in the place where it happened then a fiancé visa is not possible. A fiancé visa is only possible for a proxy marriage that has not been consummated, which is very hard to prove unless one of you has been in a coma the entire marriage or in prison with no conjugal visits? 


Ok now they should again meet and do make marriage certificate again together in their homeland country ???

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Ok now they should again meet and do make marriage certificate again together in their homeland country ???

Read MM’s link about proxy marriages.  They surprisingly seem to have met the requirements as long as the original marriage was legally documented.

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4 minutes ago, JFH said:

If the marriage is legal in the place where it happened then a fiancé visa is not possible. A fiancé visa is only possible for a proxy marriage that has not been consummated, which is very hard to prove unless one of you has been in a coma the entire marriage or in prison with no conjugal visits? 

Then what will happen with old skype mariage certificate 😤

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Ok now they should again meet and do make marriage certificate again together in their homeland country ???

Their homeland country? Surely they live in two different countries? Who lives where in all this? Where were they located when they got married?

Timeline in brief:

Married: September 27, 2014

I-130 filed: February 5, 2016

NOA1: February 8, 2016 Nebraska

NOA2: July 21, 2016

Interview: December 6, 2016 London

POE: December 19, 2016 Las Vegas

N-400 filed: September 30, 2019

Interview: March 22, 2021 Seattle

Oath: March 22, 2021 COVID-style same-day oath

 

Now a US citizen!

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10 minutes ago, Saa Isha said:


Is their any other way for apply a spouse case or is it better to apply k1 visa fiance what u suggests me ??

I wouldn’t advise applying for K1 after a legal marriage has taken place.

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5 minutes ago, Nitas_man said:

Read MM’s link about proxy marriages.  They surprisingly seem to have met the requirements as long as the original marriage was legally documented.

Ok 👍🏻 thanks 
Now they are about to meet again together what will be your final suggestion when they meet ??

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8 minutes ago, JFH said:

Their homeland country? Surely they live in two different countries? Who lives where in all this? Where were they located when they got married?

Beneficiary lives in their homeland country and petitioner(guy) lives in the USA AND they got married in a sri lanka country due to travel restriction on green card holder they planned their marriage ceremony in another country

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1 minute ago, Saa Isha said:

Beneficiary lives in their homeland country and petitioner(guy) lives in the USA AND they got married in a sri lanka country due to travel restriction on green card holder they planned their marriage ceremony in another country

They did not got married in their homeland country but skype marriage is registered in the homeland country (pakistan )

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3 minutes ago, Saa Isha said:

Beneficiary lives in their homeland country and petitioner(guy) lives in the USA AND they got married in a sri lanka country due to travel restriction on green card holder they planned their marriage ceremony in another country

In what US state was the "guy" during the Skype marriage?

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December 14, 2022: Combo Interview for I-751 and N-400 Conducted.

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