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The UK recognises marriages that are performed legally in the US, therefore your US marriage will be recognised by the UK. They used to permit UK nationals to register their foreign marriage certificates with the registry office but that was only so that you could more easily get a copy in a format UK institutions would recognise, they do not do this any more.

The local registrars office won't do a non legal wedding, we don't get married in courthouses in the UK but in registrars offices.

In the UK you need to post bans to get married, as you are already married you will not be able to do this. Additionally there are added rules and visa restrictions for those from outside the European economic area coming to get married in the UK, even if they are normally exempt from getting a visa.

I know a lot of churches do blessings, it has many of the ceremonial parts of a wedding but no legality. Alternatively you could just come over for a holiday and have a big party, maybe write some promises to read out as part of the party so his parents can see this.

Please note that K1 do not get EAD at the point of entry any more, this stopped years ago, this stamp is just a notice of how long you have to get married. If the Advance parole does not come by the time you intend to fly and he leaves the US then you will be abandoning the process and you will have to reapply for CR1 visa instead before he can return to the US.

Wow, I mean I get what you mean Hank_ about being scared about moving to another continent as I have done so 3 times myself due to my (now) husbands job (UK->Canada->UK->USA) but telling him 2 days before the interview and on his birthday is pretty low. She could have told him earlier as these feelings tend not to be sudden.

This process is hard on all those immigrating be it on a K1 or any other visa, not just on fillipinas. I think lack of empathy shown in how and when you tell someone something so monumental as this smacks of immaturity on her side. Having cold feet is understandable, telling him on his birthday which is only two days before the interview is not.

Personally I would call the embassy to say that you are pulling the petition, send the letters explaining this also to the embassy and NVC. It will cost more in the long run to petition again for another K1 rather than rescheduling the interview but this will allow you to work on the basics of the relationship now such as communication etc. rather than once she is in the US and also having to deal with the home sickness/wedding prep/AOS paperwork.

Then save up and go and spend more time with her, maybe do things to alleviate her worry about moving over such as finding stores where she can get food that reminds her of home, look into groups and churches near you that have Filipino communities, record a video guide to the place you will be living so she can become familiar with it before she gets there.

(Caveat - Unless this is all an elaborate ruse on her part of saying she is not going and then she actually does, gets the visa and moves over not realising that she cant adjust without the K1 petitioner - didn't that happen recently from another country? In which case run and have no contact with her when she realises it won't work.)

I disagree with you on that. It could be dangerous for her to put herself in that country. Especially a country whose female rights issues are troubling and is rule of man not law. she could be easily manipulated and abused.

I said offer - I did not tell her to actually go there. Of course going to live there is not going to be good for her, especially if he is of a more extreme faith that seems to have very strict rules on what she could and couldn't do. The act of offering to go live there instead usually leads them to reveal their true intentions and so she would know without a doubt if he is with her for the green card instead of because he loves her.

To make sure he is with you for the right reason, tell him you will live with him in his Country,and wait to see his reaction.I have a feeling he will vanish after that.

Totally agree with Sandra here.

I always advise petitioners if they have doubts about if their beneficiary is with them just for the opportunity to live in the petitioners country that they offer to marry the beneficiary and move to their country instead. This tends to reveal quite quickly those who only care about coming to the petitioners country. You are not responsible for his family, there is no requirement for you to bring them all over if you do not wish to.

Hi,

I am newly engaged to the love of my life, Basim. He is Egyptian and Muslim and I am American and raised very Pentacostal. this message board is truly a gift and wealth of knowledge. We are wondering if differences between religions cause hold ups during the k1 visa process?

Bottom Line - It depends on the embassy where he will be doing his interview. Some are harder than others due to a past history of fraud at that embassy, similarly the local traditions and societal expectations of his cultural background are taken into account. Please go to the regional discussion within the area linked below to have replies that are specific to the embassy you fiancé is going to be having his interview at.

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/forum/100-regional-discussion/

Here in the regional area dedicated to your fiancé's embassy location you might find someone who has something similar to your issues, however as each persons journey is different the advice will only be based on what they have gone through or what they have seen on here.

Please don't be upset, we are trying to help.

We realise that what has been discussed has not been 100% related to the first post but advice on here tends to evolve based on the more information that is given over the course of the thread and if you do not wish to hear about advice regarding meeting in person that is your prerogative.

Bottom line is, so long as you can show a strong case with plenty of evidence of relationship between you and your fiancé then the issue of his Uncle's actions will most likely be mitigated.

Yes his uncles actions may have a negative impact but so long as you have plenty of evidence of your relationship then you have a chance of overcoming the issue.

You cannot overcome the issue of if uscis or the government determine that the sole meeting where you are not in the same room as your intended is not fitting the meeting in person requirement. You would have to visit again, meet in the same room and then re submit the fiancé petition.

Sometimes when there is an official engagement ceremony applicants have been determined to be too married for a fiancé visa but not married enough for a spousal visa.

Sorry to sound abrupt but It is important because you are more likely to be denied because of that than the actions of his uncle.

I would say morally she should be able to attend her husbands funeral but not a legal right to force the US to issue a tourist visa for her to enter the country, if they do not wish to for fear she will try to overstay based on her previous stated desire to live in the US.

I am not saying this is what you are doing just stating that the embassy's always assume that you have an intent to stay no matter what you say to them.

I would suggest trying for the tourist visa again once the date of the funeral is known, then take with you evidence of it being that date such as an email or such from the person arranging the funeral. Note you will need to show ties to your home country showing why you must return after the funeral has been held.

Sorry for your loss, hope your family and friends where you are can be a support to you in this difficult time.

Sorry you are having issues, I am sure your family are just trying to protect you and think this is the only way they can do this.

I know this isn't for everyone but could you move there instead?

It might be a way to show your family this will work so that in the future they might be willing to cosponsor in the future?

Please do as has been posted and contact to pull your affidavit of support and file for divorce. If you are worried about his actions after you do this please get to a safe place, such as a friend or relative whose address he does not know.

This happens everyday.....

The k-1 visa is a non immigrant visa that allows for the illegal permanent entry into the US for those that wish do use it as such........and MANY do.

Entry on a K1 visa, marrying and then completing the AOS is not illegal and is in fact the correct process for the K1 visa. Please do not vilify those of us who were not yet married when we decided to move to the US for having chosen this route.

http://www.visajourney.com/content/k1flow

The K1 Visa application form on the embassy websites is the same as the non-immigrant form but the instructions for most embassy's do list it under immigrant visa.

I find that when I feel really homesick buying a few sweets and foods from home that I can't get here on amazon or having my family send them over can really cheer me up.

Philippines has the longest wait for F-4 category, which is at least 23 years. They are processing those application filed in Sept 1991.

Kind of makes sense really, those from less infrastructuraly developed countries will tend to petition their family once they are able to where as someone from a more infrastructuraly developed country like the UK, for example, you will have less of them peitioning their family. By family I mean mother, father and siblings of the immigrant. This will lead to the wait time for petitioning these catagories to be increased in countries where a lot of petitions are being sought, particullary brother and sisters as there would statistically be more of them.

I know that would have happened in my husbands step mother case if the UK hadn't raised the amount you have to earn to sponsor someone, in fact once she found out about the change she tried to set my husband (who was my boyfriend at the time) up with one of her nieces.

OP: Does your sibling that can't be sponsored by the parents have other relatives to stay with while they wait for your petitioning of them? Can your parents once they get to the US send money back to help them get prepared for US life, such as English lessons, IT skills and maybe university or learning a trade depending on their interests and existing skills. This would then help them to adjust quicker once they do manage to get over to you. I know this doesn't really help with the wait but can be a good use of the time in between.

Alright y'all!

My God Is Awesome!

I went to the interview today; extremely intense!!!

Uncountable questions upon questions!

I was separated from my spouse at some point.

But my God Is the creator God; America belongs to Him.

He caused them to approve me!!

Thanks y'all for any prayer said on my behalf.

AmericanLife

Wow Stokes interview that is harsh, glad you got through it ok though.

Is really sad to see lots of the April and May filers still waiting for their decision.

http://www.visajourn...content/k1k3aos

Scroll down and it tells you what each step is.

You are now waiting for either the green card interview or a letter notifying you of an interview waiver.

If you get an interview waiver you may still have to do an interview at a later date but most don't if they get this letter. Note it takes longer to get the green card if you have an interview waiver most of the time.

If you fill in your timeline on your profile, http://www.visajourney.com/forums/user/198376-k8jct/, it will help the website generate an estimate on how long it will take for your ead and greencard.

No worries, Welcome to the forum. Here are the threads for those adjusting from marriage visa's. Everyone there is really nice.

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/forum/7-adjustment-of-status-green-card-from-family-based-visas/

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/forum/131-adjustment-of-status-case-filing-and-progress-reports/

Little confused as to what you mean by "how long can i get my tempo.visa" Please fill in your timeline to allow a more accurate answer than the generic one below.

If you have gone through the petition and visa application for a fiancé/fiancée (K1) visa then entered the US on that visa you are now are required to marry the sponsor of your visa then apply to adjust your status to obtain legal permanent resident status.

See the guide below.

http://www.visajourney.com/content/k1k3aos

Legal permanent residents through marriage are permitted to apply for citizenship three years after they obtain legal permanent resident status if they are married to their spouse still.

Those who obtain residency through other visa's and those no longer married to their spouses for marriage/fiancé visa have to wait till 5 years after obtaining Legal permanent resident status.

We got the all-clear today!! That's a day short of 7 weeks from the 3rd sputum test.

I'm thinking now my letter of intent and NOA2 have expired. He'd already submitted the DS-160 - does it have to be updated, or will the one he submitted in September still be valid to let them know he has everything he needs? I'm getting a new letter of intent notarized and sending it over today, and scanning updated financial docs to append to the packet of stuff I gave him before. Am I forgetting anything?

Sweet, congratulations :-)

Thanks but I know his dad lost his passport from this time and he didn't go to school in the states.

Is moot now as he has got the job so we will be staying, was just looking at a hypothetical issue with the hopes of helping anyone else in a similar situation.

As I don't need an answer now can the mods close this.

I am not yet pregnant but we are trying if I do fall pregnant next month and he doesn't get the job then we have no prospect of staying as no job equals no health insurance.

Thanks Nich-Nick thats a help, it's 1980 to 1985 we need to cover.

Many thanks for advice will keep looking.

He is my USC husband, born in the US but grew up in the UK.

Proof of 5 years physical presence by the US parent for a CRBA for future children should we have to move back to the UK is what I am asking about. As most of his time physically present was prior to school and his mom got rid of a lot of paperwork from then such as medical receipts and such.

As far as I know my USC husband did not go to kindergarten, there are no receipts from doctors or anything like that.

Baby transportation letter won't be possible as this is only going to happen if my husband doesn't get a permanent job and we move back to the UK permanently.

No worries if noone knows will do more research through the embassy and online.

So this doesn't apply yet but I want to be prepared and know our options. This is a little complicated so please be patient.

I am in the US on a green card but if my spouses job ends we will return to the UK. I am concerned if we have children in the UK that CRBA will be difficult to prove physical presence for the required amount of time.

He lived in the US from birth to 5 years then moved to the UK. Since then he has had holidays and work trips plus a 6 month and a 22 month stint working here. We did a FOIA request and got his record of entrances and exits from the US since he was 18, this adds up to about 2.5 years physical presence post 14 years of age. They refused to give information on him before the age of 14.

How do we prove that he was there for the first 5 years of his life to make up the other physical presence time? Can we use his mothers tax returns?

Unfortunately his mother is considering giving up her citizenship, will this make tax returns harder to get?

I'm Sorry I can't be your witness but have you looked into a confidential marriage license you don't need a witness for this but it costs a little more. I think you might have to convince them why you need a confidential one but you could give it a go.

CONFIDENTIAL MARRIAGE LICENSES

To obtain a Confidential Marriage License, the couple must make an appointment by calling (619) 237-0502 and appear together at one of our https://arcc.sdcounty.ca.gov/pages/marriage-licenses.aspx#hours

Each person must present one form of valid photo identification with proof of age. To expedite the identification process, it is recommended that the couple bring certified copies of their birth certificates.

Couples applying for a marriage license must be unmarried:

• If you were previously married and the dissolution is not yet final, even if it will be final before the wedding date, you will not be issued a marriage license.
• If you are in a State Registered Domestic Partnership (SRDP) you may not enter into a marriage or be issued a license with someone other than your registered domestic partner, unless the most recent domestic partnership has been terminated or a final judgment of dissolution or nullity has been entered.
• If the dissolution was final within the past 90 days, please provide a copy of your final judgment.

In order to issue a Confidential Marriage License:

1. Both parties must swear in writing that they have already been living together.
2. The marriage ceremony may be performed ONLY in San Diego County.

The marriage record will be maintained as Confidential and ONLY the couple named on the record may obtain copies of the marriage certificate, EXCEPT by Court order.

The cost of a Confidential Marriage License is $89.00. Click here for an https://arcc.sdcounty.ca.gov/Pages/all-forms.aspx

PLEASE NOTE: The office of the Assessor/Recorder/County Clerk strongly advises that a non-confidential license be issued except in those instances where the confidentiality of the marriage is vitally important. Couples who choose the Confidential License should be aware that when certified copies of the Confidential Marriage License are requested, the copies can ONLY be issued to the couple.

Once you have your marriage license the ceremony may be performed at the church of your choice, a wedding chapel, or a Civil ceremony may be performed by this office. No witness is required for a Confidential Marriage.

Huh, that is officially odd. Do you have the code from the page at the confirmation page at the end of the ds160 that it says to print out and take to interview. If you put this number into a new message to them they might be able to find it?

Did you send your readiness form after your medical or on same day as it?

I submitted my readiness form a month before my medical as I had already done the packet 3 form and booked my medical, this is why my interview was so soon after my medical, three weeks or so later. I also had a set date for when I wanted to travel on the readiness form.

Those with the same medical date to you might have done something similar which could be the reason they have already had their interview.

Just an idea, I could be wrong but you never know.

If this is the case then you will get interview notification soon I should think, hang in there :-)