Anwarmalik

If the place where the marriage took place recognizes the marriage as valid, then it should be considered valid here in the U.S. You just have to submit other things to prove your marriage.

What do you mean by "Currently no muslim marriage is registerable with government."? Marriage is a marriage. Just fill out whatever form your government wants to get the marriage license if necessary.

there are only three ways in ireland to get a certificate of a valid marriage. 1. marry in registrar office. 2. in church. 3 jews marriage system.

but currently no muslim marriage according to Muslim way , is recognised in ireland. we have to do in registrar office.

but due to some rediclous Irish laws I am unable to marry in registrar office.

Dear Friends

I always find this forum a really helpful.

In past me and my fiance were getting information from this forum. We were to marry soon but some stupid laws of Ireland , we could not marry in Ireland.

I am in Ireland and she is in USA.

I want to know if someone can help. I am muslim and we do Nikah for marriage. if we both do Nikah and then apply for spouse visa, will it be ok or we must have to register with government and get a certificate from authorities.? Currently no muslim marriage is registerable with government.

Any Suggestions?

thanks Anwar

Oh I think they have changed now. they need to give 3 months notification. and if spouse is living outside of ireland then we can send our documents and she needs to be here 5 days before we are marrying. its like I have appointment for 1st of july, on that day i will give notification of marriage and then we will marry some time in oct. my fiance needs to be here 5 days before. that is what they told me on fone . I hope its correct information.

yes I got it now. I actually dont have any status in ireland. so it will be problem for me. thats why I want to back to pakistan and apply from there. I am asylum seeker here. so they wont accept me when I dont have any ID and any status.

Nmcraford is an example for me. we can marry in ireland then I will back to pakistan and wil file spouse visa from pakistan.

Well then marry in Ireland

There will be a question asking which consulate abroad you would like your petition to be sent to, put Pakistan

Good luck

Oh thanks I understand it. I think i read some where that u need to apply in same country where u get marry. thats why I was asking. thanks very much. And I say thank to u , u r the first ever in my post to reply. I really appriciate it.

You may file the paperwork while you are in Ireland listing your consulate at Pakistan

you may marry where every you wish

Good luck

so I can marry in ireland and go back to pakistan and then we mention american embassy in Pakistan in our form and I can file in Pakistan. I am leaving ireland soon. but we already have plan for wedding in ireland. we met in ireland. engaged in ireland so we want to marry in ireland too.

Hi,

Finally me and my fiance decided that we gona marry in ireland since i am in Ireland and cant fly to USa for some reasons. Now we are going to marry in Oct.

i may have to go back to Pakistan ( my original country). Can we start visa process from Pakistan. we will have marriage certificate from Ireland? is that possible or am I required to stay and apply from Ireland?

Listen.. let's make it simple for you to understand..

1- I-129F = Fiancé(e) Visa which it means not married yet. So if your fiancé(e) visit you in Ireland and you marry, then you're not a fiancé(e) anymore, you'll be husband and wife. Married is married, fiancé is fiancé.

2- If you really wants to get married, so instead of sending the I-129F, you wait, get married, and THEN apply for a SPOUSE visa.

3- If you do not get married, then your case it'll be a fiancé(e) visa.

If you get MARRIED, you can't send the I-129F, because then you're not engaged anymore. The whole purpose of the fiancé(e) visa is for the couple to marry but, after getting approved, and after your POE, you have 3 months to get married once your loved one arrives in the U.S.

Good luck.

Carolina.

Thanks very much. U really made is easy for me to understand. See u soon some day in NC,

If you file the I129F and it is in process, she goes to Ireland to visit you and you marry, you can then start ALL over again with a spousal visa. The I129F is for a fiance, not a spouse so if you were to marry, you'd lose the filing fee and will begin again - no way to 'switch' either

If you are set on marrying, simply file for a spousal visa after marriage

Good luck

Thanks very much. We will see what is best. thanks for giving information.

Hi to all

my fiance ( US Citizen) is going to apply our I-129F by this week. She will come to see me in Ireland, in septeber. Is that a good Idea, that when she comes here , we marry here, while our I129F is still in process or may be that time we get approval.

if we get approval for I 129f and she comes here, we marry and apply for spouse visa here in ireland?

I dont know about his. or may be we wait and dont apply for I129f and once we get marry , then we do spouse visa. what option is best for us? our I129F is totally complete and is ready to ship.

Yeh we have alot of pictures and all tickets, hotel reciepts, and many other things ......She is from USA and I am in Ireland.@penguin. we have spoke earlier.

we have planty of our pictures. and we have all documets showing that we were here together.Her plane tickets, boarding pass, our train tickets, shopping reciepts, bus tickets, tickets for some places. but only engagement pic we dont have... did not do any cermoney ...that was just during a dinner.

hello to all....

we did not take photos when I purposed my fiance..... is that gona be any prob??

I just mailed my I-129f petition on Friday. Do your homework and the guide on here explains everything you'll need. Also for doing the work and you want it right remember there are no stupid questions. Any doubts just post the question and someone will help. Also with my ongoing proof of a relationship I sent what might be overkill but my mentality was better to send too much than too little.

Good luck!

what things we need for to prove on going relationship

HI to all, today my fiance and I are going to assemble our I129F file. can some one guide how exactly should we asseble.?

aww thanks dear. We have spoke about this and may be she comes to ireland and we marry. Yeh its true we still have to give notice for 3 months and i think its changed now and she needs to come with in 5 days before marriage. May be we start this ... Thanks very much

if my fiance fly back to ireland and marry here in ireland, will it help me more or should i still think about k1.

I believe you, as the beneficiary, may apply from anywhere - you don't have to apply from your home country and you can choose the consulate you'd like to be interviewed at when you fill in the I129f paperwork.

The difficulty you will face is in proving the validity of your relationship. I don't know you and I am assuming your intentions are sincere but after reading about the immigration process on this website for the last several months, it sounds like very nearly all Pakistani nationals (especially males) go through a rather long period of Administrative Processing after their interviews no matter where they live. Additionally, because you are seeking asylum, even if you are granted it before the interview, your relationship will likely be scrutinized more deeply to be sure you are not opportunistically attempting to improve your fortunes in the States by any means. I do hope that wiser members will correct me if I am wrong, and I know you two want to be together very soon, but I would prepare yourselves for a much longer than average process

I understand this difficulty. I do not understand what you mean by ...proving the validity of our relationship.?

I would start the process now. You won't need your actual passport till the interview which is 8-12 months away, and will have plenty of notice of that, so can request it back from the Irish authorities then if they still have it.

Ohhh. So it means we can start our process and I can wait for my actual passport when I go for interview. I think I can have it back that time. But one more question. Will the US embassy accept my case when I do not have any legal status in Ireland since I am asylum seeker and my case is still in process? Will they accept this case? I mean US embassy in Ireland.

Thanks dear:)

Bobby, helped me yesterday. But I am looking more help. what should I do.?I have spoken to authorities In Ireland and they can provide me a letter from Department of Justice and all copies of my Passports. So will it be helpful and should I start my process soon???

First thanks for spending ur time for me.... Well you are right. I may have to return to home country. I already have spoke to my solicitor and they are looking on this case.

Me and my fiance we both want to be together as soon as possible.

Thanks again

Should we start process by next month or should I wait until I get some result In ireland?

Yes - you are eligible for a K-1 - as long as both of you meet the requirements.

You may wish to wait to see what happens in Ireland prior to attempting the K-1 - you need to be "settled" somewhere (for interviews, etc...) - you will need your original passport at some point.

I have seen where they required the person to go back to the home country for the interview (however, your case is complicated by the asylum request).

I am not sure of the requirements for Ireland for asylum - asking back for your passport may stop the case for asylum. (and that may make you go back to your home country)

First thanks for spending ur time for me.... Well you are right. I may have to return to home country. I already have spoke to my solicitor and they are looking on this case.

Me and my fiance we both want to be together as soon as possible.

Thanks again

Hello All.

I am a new user of this website. I found this website really helpfull. I need some information about applying K1 visa.

Well, I am Pakistani National seeking asylum in Ireland. My fiance is US citizen. We met in Ireland during one of her Visit to Ireland. We got Engaged last month when She came back again to Ireland.

When I applied for asylum, I submitted my Original Passport to Irish Refugee council. So right now I dont have Original Passport with me. All I have photocopies of my passport.

Now we both are thinking to apply for K1 visa next month. My question is that Am I eligible to apply for visa and how we will do it. I can get my passport back once I get my visa for US?

So is there any who can give me more quide line.

I would be thankful to this forum.

Malik