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thaw   0

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hi to all members

this is a wonderful site for us with lots of great info. we followed every step metioned here to apply our k1 visa and now its approved. so i m waiting for my package to arrive.

just one question. Is it ok to get married while waiting for the k1 process. we both went back to our country and got married in a traditional way. its mainly for our parents and to enjoy the company there. My fiance who lives in US is not a citizen by birth. He is not registering our traditional marriage in US so that we could get married again there.

Will there be any problem during the interview or the visa process as we are married now.

thanks

khine

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Well the K-1 is a fiance visa. And if you two are now legally married, you are no longer eligible for one, so... yes, that would be a big problem. It doesn't matter whether the marriage is registered in the US or not - if it's a legal marriage ANYWHERE, then you will be needing a spouse visa, not a fiance(e) one. Which means starting all over again...

2005 - We met

2006 - Filed I-129F

2007 - K-1 issued, moved to US, completed AOS (a busy year, immigration-wise)

2009 - Conditions lifted

2010 - Will be naturalising. Buh-bye, USCIS! smile.png

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john_and_marlene   162

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hi to all members

this is a wonderful site for us with lots of great info. we followed every step metioned here to apply our k1 visa and now its approved. so i m waiting for my package to arrive.

just one question. Is it ok to get married while waiting for the k1 process. we both went back to our country and got married in a traditional way. its mainly for our parents and to enjoy the company there. My fiance who lives in US is not a citizen by birth. He is not registering our traditional marriage in US so that we could get married again there.

Will there be any problem during the interview or the visa process as we are married now.

thanks

khine

If you had an official wedding in your country, you are no longer allowed to make use of the K1 visa. You would need to cancel the K1 and start over again with CR1 and optionally the K3

You would have to demonstrate again at the visa interview for the K1 that you are not currently married which you cannot.

05/16/2005 I-129F Sent

05/28/2005 I-129F NOA1

06/21/2005 I-129F NOA2

07/18/2005 Consulate Received package from NVC

11/09/2005 Medical

11/16/2005 Interview APPROVED

12/05/2005 Visa received

12/07/2005 POE Minneapolis

12/17/2005 Wedding

12/20/2005 Applied for SSN

01/14/2005 SSN received in the mail

02/03/2006 AOS sent (Did not apply for EAD or AP)

02/09/2006 NOA

02/16/2006 Case status Online

05/01/2006 Biometrics Appt.

07/12/2006 AOS Interview APPROVED

07/24/2006 GC arrived

05/02/2007 Driver's License - Passed Road Test!

05/27/2008 Lifting of Conditions sent (TSC > VSC)

06/03/2008 Check Cleared

07/08/2008 INFOPASS (I-551 stamp)

07/08/2008 Driver's License renewed

04/20/2009 Lifting of Conditions approved

04/28/2009 Card received in the mail

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Mephys   2

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If you are LEGALLY married right now and you hide that details for your interview to be able to come on the K-1, that could be considered as fraud. I would start back with the spousal Visa....

There was an article on VJ about that a couple got married before and entered with the K-1 visa and the woman left to visit her country and now has a 10 year ban.

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thaw   0

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Well the K-1 is a fiance visa. And if you two are now legally married, you are no longer eligible for one, so... yes, that would be a big problem. It doesn't matter whether the marriage is registered in the US or not - if it's a legal marriage ANYWHERE, then you will be needing a spouse visa, not a fiance(e) one. Which means starting all over again...

hi

thanks for that fast reply. but my k 1 is approved. what do i do...

john_and_marlene Mentor

john_and_marlene   162

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Well the K-1 is a fiance visa. And if you two are now legally married, you are no longer eligible for one, so... yes, that would be a big problem. It doesn't matter whether the marriage is registered in the US or not - if it's a legal marriage ANYWHERE, then you will be needing a spouse visa, not a fiance(e) one. Which means starting all over again...

hi

thanks for that fast reply. but my k 1 is approved. what do i do...

Contact the consulate and tell them you got married and need to cancel it.

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05/16/2005 I-129F Sent

05/28/2005 I-129F NOA1

06/21/2005 I-129F NOA2

07/18/2005 Consulate Received package from NVC

11/09/2005 Medical

11/16/2005 Interview APPROVED

12/05/2005 Visa received

12/07/2005 POE Minneapolis

12/17/2005 Wedding

12/20/2005 Applied for SSN

01/14/2005 SSN received in the mail

02/03/2006 AOS sent (Did not apply for EAD or AP)

02/09/2006 NOA

02/16/2006 Case status Online

05/01/2006 Biometrics Appt.

07/12/2006 AOS Interview APPROVED

07/24/2006 GC arrived

05/02/2007 Driver's License - Passed Road Test!

05/27/2008 Lifting of Conditions sent (TSC > VSC)

06/03/2008 Check Cleared

07/08/2008 INFOPASS (I-551 stamp)

07/08/2008 Driver's License renewed

04/20/2009 Lifting of Conditions approved

04/28/2009 Card received in the mail

Mephys Experienced

Mephys   2

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Well the K-1 is a fiance visa. And if you two are now legally married, you are no longer eligible for one, so... yes, that would be a big problem. It doesn't matter whether the marriage is registered in the US or not - if it's a legal marriage ANYWHERE, then you will be needing a spouse visa, not a fiance(e) one. Which means starting all over again...

hi

thanks for that fast reply. but my k 1 is approved. what do i do...

your petition is approved??? cause you mentionned you were waiting for the packet..

Or you HAVE your visa approved and you had your interview at the embassy already??

You sound to me like your petition only was approved which means your visa can still be denied, and it will be if you are married now.

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Well the K-1 is a fiance visa. And if you two are now legally married, you are no longer eligible for one, so... yes, that would be a big problem. It doesn't matter whether the marriage is registered in the US or not - if it's a legal marriage ANYWHERE, then you will be needing a spouse visa, not a fiance(e) one. Which means starting all over again...

hi

thanks for that fast reply. but my k 1 is approved. what do i do...

You mean you actually have the visa? If so, and if you're legally married now, you can't use it. Or do you just mean the I-129F petition was approved? If so... again, you can't go ahead with the K-1 process (again, if you are legally married - is this definite? Are you now officially married in your country?), and your fiance will need to cancel the petition... and you'll need to start all over again, and go for a K-3/CR-1 (spousal) visa this time. :(

2005 - We met

2006 - Filed I-129F

2007 - K-1 issued, moved to US, completed AOS (a busy year, immigration-wise)

2009 - Conditions lifted

2010 - Will be naturalising. Buh-bye, USCIS! smile.png

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YuAndDan   153

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Well the K-1 is a fiance visa. And if you two are now legally married, you are no longer eligible for one, so... yes, that would be a big problem. It doesn't matter whether the marriage is registered in the US or not - if it's a legal marriage ANYWHERE, then you will be needing a spouse visa, not a fiance(e) one. Which means starting all over again...

hi

thanks for that fast reply. but my k 1 is approved. what do i do...

If you have the actual visa and use it, you will have a bigger problem when trying to adjust status in the USA, how will you explain the marriage date being before the visa issue date, and in a foreign country when K-1 marriage NEEDS to be in the USA? They will reject the AOS package outright.

You need to cancel the K-1 visa and start over with a K-3 or CR1 visa for Spouse visa.

We decided to get married before my K-1 petition could be processed. What should I do?

If you get married, your K-1 petition will no longer be valid. Your spouse will need to file a different petition, Form I-130, with the CIS.

http://guangzhou.usconsulate.gov/kvfaq.html

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pushbrk   13,627

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Well the K-1 is a fiance visa. And if you two are now legally married, you are no longer eligible for one, so... yes, that would be a big problem. It doesn't matter whether the marriage is registered in the US or not - if it's a legal marriage ANYWHERE, then you will be needing a spouse visa, not a fiance(e) one. Which means starting all over again...

hi

thanks for that fast reply. but my k 1 is approved. what do i do...

You mean you actually have the visa? If so, and if you're legally married now, you can't use it. Or do you just mean the I-129F petition was approved? If so... again, you can't go ahead with the K-1 process (again, if you are legally married - is this definite? Are you now officially married in your country?), and your fiance will need to cancel the petition... and you'll need to start all over again, and go for a K-3/CR-1 (spousal) visa this time. :(

Regardless of whether the visa or the petition was approved before the "marriage", the K3 visa is for marriage in the US. If you are legally married in your country, then you are married. It would be fraudulent to then come to the USA on a fiance visa and marry again in the USA. Married is married. If your "traditional marriage" was not legal in your country, then it is of no consequence. K 1 people hold non-marriage wedding ceremonies and parties frequently, for the foreign family. Doing so after the visa is in hand is the safer way to do that.

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cellarlily   0

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Was it a ceremony or an actual wedding that is registered in your home country?

I'm very confused.

I-129F

10/23/2006 - I-129F approved (97 days from CSC)

AOS

03/03/2007 - Married!

03/14/2007 - I-485 + I-765 sent

03/21/2007 - NOA1, Checks cashed

06/01/2007 - EAD card production e-mail received (74 days)

07/27/2007 - EAD RECEIVED (57 days after approval)

11/29/2007 - Infopass appointment - file was sent to a storage facility before it was finished processing.

05/28/2008 - Received AOS Interview notice

07/10/2008 - AOS Interview-APPROVED pending fingerprints

09/22/2008 - GREEN CARD IN HAND!

Removing Conditions

06/04/2010 - Sent I-751

06/07/2010 - NOA1

06/09/2010 - Check cashed

07/22/2010 - Biometrics Appointment

09/08/2010 - Card production e-mail

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YuAndDan   153

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If by "Traditional Marriage" is it recognized by foreign country as a legally binding one, or was it just a "Wedding Party". If it was not a legal wedding, with no certificates, or official documents, and you are still really un-married, then you should have no problems, just don't uses Husband/Wife when referring to each other either at the consulate or at the POE or you may have a problem.

But if it was a legal marriage what I said in my first post stands.

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But are they 'legally' married if the marriage wasn't registered? I know many people here have had a ceremony in the foreign country so that the foreign fance(e)'s family could attend, but had their legal wedding in the U.S. after visa issuance and arrival.

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featherB   1

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But are they 'legally' married if the marriage wasn't registered? I know many people here have had a ceremony in the foreign country so that the foreign fance(e)'s family could attend, but had their legal wedding in the U.S. after visa issuance and arrival.

All we know is that it wasn't registered in the US - not that it wasn't registered at all... that being the vital missing bit of information on which the whole 'can they/can't they still apply for/use a K-1?' question hinges! She didn't say anything about the marriage not being a legal one in her country though, she makes it sound very much as though they are legally married....

OP, can you clarify?

2005 - We met

2006 - Filed I-129F

2007 - K-1 issued, moved to US, completed AOS (a busy year, immigration-wise)

2009 - Conditions lifted

2010 - Will be naturalising. Buh-bye, USCIS! smile.png

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payxibka   10,048

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But are they 'legally' married if the marriage wasn't registered? I know many people here have had a ceremony in the foreign country so that the foreign fance(e)'s family could attend, but had their legal wedding in the U.S. after visa issuance and arrival.

If you read the original post it said not to be registered in the US. Did not say it wasn't registered in the foreign country. So the complete facts of the situation are not yet in evidence.

YMMV

 
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