Showing marriage photos of a later date..OK?

[kramer 0]

Hi! New here, but in the process of filing K3 for my husband in India.

Quick question:

We had a very small religious ceremony for marriage certificate purposes earlier this year. We have filed with this certificate. We have very few pictures and nothing with my siblings, his sibling (since they weren't there), or even the traditional picture by the fire.

Later this summer we are going to have the usual grand wedding/reception in India. We will of course have tons of pictures.

My question is what pictures to show in the interview? Do we show the "second" wedding pictures without mentioning the date? Or do we just state the truth, that we waited so everyone could attend and it was planned properly, etc?

Thanks!

Edited March 31, 2009 by kramer

[Old Dominion 26]

tell the truth. it's OK

[I Miss Her 0]

If ask tell the truth. Compile both ceremony pictures and show them.

[kramer 0]

If ask tell the truth. Compile both ceremony pictures and show them.

Thanks...For the first ceremony pictures, we didn't do the traditional walk around the fire thing. Is that OK? We did have a priest and did do other ceremonial things.

(Sorry for using the word "things" so much!)

[Y's_habibitk 2]

Agreed, just tell the truth...You did a small "non traditional" wedding first, then went back to have the full blown extravagansa with the whole family

[chinese_mutt 11]

yep, tell the truth. show your pics, whatever you have right now. tell them you have plans to conduct grand wedding soon.

don't hide anything, hiding something will look suspicious. they might end up denying your petition more.

[Ning 619]

Hi! New here, but in the process of filing K3 for my husband in India.

Quick question:

We had a very small religious ceremony for marriage certificate purposes earlier this year. We have filed with this certificate. We have very few pictures and nothing with my siblings, his sibling (since they weren't there), or even the traditional picture by the fire.

Later this summer we are going to have the usual grand wedding/reception in India. We will of course have tons of pictures.

My question is what pictures to show in the interview? Do we show the "second" wedding pictures without mentioning the date? Or do we just state the truth, that we waited so everyone could attend and it was planned properly, etc?

Thanks!

Your marrige is evidenced by the marrige certificate. Married is married no matter what the actual event consisted of. It shouldnt require an explanation which is why they ask for the certificate.

These ideas of showing a thousand pictures comes from the K 1 process & not the K 3 type. We werent asked for any pictures & neither was anyone I know that got a K 3 . I have friends that got K 1s & they said the officers that interviewed them didnt want to see pictures either.

Check the Packet 3 instructions to see if they REQUIRE pictures. Those are the specific instructions for what they expect to see at the interview.

Edited March 31, 2009 by Ricker

[Bobby+Umit 161]

Wait, what?

"Walk the fire thing"

and I thought I will have a tough marriage ceremony.

[kramer 0]

Wait, what?

"Walk the fire thing"

and I thought I will have a tough marriage ceremony.

Lol! Good one!

Thanks everyone for the responses thus far!

[D&M09 0]

Hi! New here, but in the process of filing K3 for my husband in India.

Quick question:

We had a very small religious ceremony for marriage certificate purposes earlier this year. We have filed with this certificate. We have very few pictures and nothing with my siblings, his sibling (since they weren't there), or even the traditional picture by the fire.

Later this summer we are going to have the usual grand wedding/reception in India. We will of course have tons of pictures.

My question is what pictures to show in the interview? Do we show the "second" wedding pictures without mentioning the date? Or do we just state the truth, that we waited so everyone could attend and it was planned properly, etc?

Thanks!

You should tell them the truth. The way you just related it to us.