lromero

Thanks for everybody's inputs. We had a religious wedding ceremony in Colombia. The religious marriage isn't considered legal in the eyes of Colombia until we visit a notary in Colombia where they would register the marriage civilly and be in Colombia's government system. A notary isn't they same type of notary here in the US where they verify/sign docs. They are able to perform legal marriages in Colombia. We are not registering the religious wedding with a notary. https://co.usembassy.gov/marriage-in-colombia/ “After a religious wedding, the marriage must be registered at a notary’s office. For further details about religious weddings in Colombia, you or your fiancé should contact the religious organization that will perform the ceremony.” @Crazy Cat. Yes I did read that. ""As in the United States, marriages in Colombia can be contracted in a civil or religious ceremony. "" Religious ceremonies are valid if they are registered or contracted with the notary (Colombian Government). The couple would have to personally go in to see a notary to have this done. My spouse advised we have 90 days from the date of marriage to register it with a Notary for it to become legally civil.

Hello all, I have filed Form I-129F, Petition for Alien Fiance(e) – K-1 Visa with USCIS on my own. My fiancé is a foreign citizen of Colombia. A letter was received from NVC 01/2024 stating the application was approved and was being forwarded to the US Embassy or Consulate in Bogota. We were notified 02/20/2024 from the US Embassy in Bogota they received our case from NVC. Our next steps is to conduct her medical exam, pay medical / K-1 visa fees, and make an interview appointment date/time. On the day of her interview form DS-160 taken to the interview. It is my understanding that there is a separation between Church (religion) and State in the US. We had a religious (Catholic) marriage ceremony on 01/2024 with friends and family in Colombia 01/2024. Her family doesn’t have a visa to travel to the US. https://co.usembassy.gov/marriage-in-colombia/ "After a religious wedding, the marriage must registered at a norary's office. For further details about religious weddings in Colombia, you or your fiancé should contact the religious organization that will perform the ceremony.” We can register the religious wedding (wedding certificate) with a notary who will register the marriage civilly and enter / report to Colombia’s government systems to recognize us as husband and wife. We have not done this as we don’t intend for the wedding to be civilly recognized in Colombia. We want to get married in the United States civilly. On the DS-160 form it asks us the question if we are married – Y/N. I say “No” we aren’t civilly married because our marriage hasn’t been civilly registered by the Colombian government. We are only married by the Catholic Church. Religious marriages aren't recognized in the US and Colombia requires the couple to register the religious wedding with a notary to make it legal civilly. My fiancé says we should put “Yes”. She lives in Colombia and I live in California. I would love to hear your feedback and reasoning answering the DS-160 question "Are you married?" if we should put a Yes or No to answer the question. Thanks your replies. 🙂