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Crazy Cat Grand Master

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If you are talking about marriages such as a Utah online marriage, they are valid for USCIS purposes once the couple has met (either during or after the marriage ceremony).  USCIS will not validate a marriage until this "consummation" has been established.  Once this requirement has been met, an I-130 can be submitted by the US petitioner.

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In summary, it took 13 months for approval of the CR-1.  It took 44 months for approval of the I-751.  It took 4 months for approval of the N-400.   It took 172 days from N-400 application to Oath Ceremony.   It took 6 weeks for Passport, then 7 additional weeks for return of wife's Naturalization Certificate.. 
 

AneliaO Rookie

AneliaO   8

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6 minutes ago, Crazy Cat said:

If you are talking about marriages such as a Utah online marriage, they are valid for USCIS purposes once the couple has met (either during or after the marriage ceremony).  USCIS will not validate a marriage until this "consummation" has been established.  Once this requirement has been met, an I-130 can be submitted by the US petitioner.

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Crazy Cat Grand Master

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2 hours ago, AneliaO said:

Thank You!

One more thing.  Once the couple has met, USCIS will consider the marriage having taken place on the original date of the ceremony.

"The US immigration process requires a great deal of knowledge, planning, time, patience, and a significant amount of money.  It is quite a journey!"

- Some old child of the 50's & 60's on his laptop 

 

Senior Master Sergeant, US Air Force- Retired (after 20+ years)- Missile Systems Maintenance & Titan 2 ICBM Launch Crew Duty (200+ Alert tours)

Registered Nurse- Retired- I practiced in the areas of Labor & Delivery, Home Health, Adolescent Psych, & Adult Psych.

IT Professional- Retired- Web Site Design, Hardware Maintenance, Compound Pharmacy Software Trainer, On-site go live support, Database Manager, App Designer.

______________________________________

In summary, it took 13 months for approval of the CR-1.  It took 44 months for approval of the I-751.  It took 4 months for approval of the N-400.   It took 172 days from N-400 application to Oath Ceremony.   It took 6 weeks for Passport, then 7 additional weeks for return of wife's Naturalization Certificate.. 
 

pushbrk Grand Master

pushbrk   13,645

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1 hour ago, Crazy Cat said:

One more thing.  Once the couple has met, USCIS will consider the marriage having taken place on the original date of the ceremony.

Yes, and the location of the marriage will be the location indicated on the marriage Certificate.  It's actually the location of the officiant, usually a judge.  Although Utah County is the entity dealt with, sometimes the judge is in another county.

 

To reiterate, the petition cannot be filed unless there is evidence of consummation included.  Unless the couple is physically together during the ceremony, they must have evidence of being together in the same country between the marriage date and petition filing date.

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