Fiancee (USC) has very strict parents.

[Delilah'sMan 0]

How accurate do the details about parents have to be on the G-325A? My fiancee (USC) has really strict parents and is still currently living at home, they don't even know about this yet and if they did all hell would probably break loose. There's some details she doesn't know about her parents and it'd be really hard to ask without them getting kinda suspicious.

Also, her dad is originally from Honduras and she doesn't know if he's a US resident yet. If he's not and his details are put into the form, will it cause problems? He works in the US so I'm guessing it's all fine?

[Marina-Del 10]

Just because he works in the US does not necessarily mean that all is fine. The information about his/her parents needs to be correct. If her dad is illegally in the US then I doubt that USCIS will notice, but you never know. There might be others who can offer more information on this aspect though. Assuming it is okay for her to put her illegal dad on the form and not get in trouble (if he is illegal, I have no idea....hopefully not!), then she still needs to have the right information. The information on the form shouldn't be too hard to get from her parents, even if they don't know about the situation! All you need is their place of birth, surely she could ask them that without them suspecting something!

Anyway, that being said, how old is she? If she is over 18 years old (and she has to be for this prcoess) her parents cannot stop her from filing and there is absolutely nothing they can do to prevent her from doing it! I know she lives there, but they cannot stop all of the mail she sends out! And FYI, she WILL receive mail from USCIS at her house so unless she plans on using a second address (of a friend or something, which is fine) then she's going to have to tell her parents anyway! Plus I think they'll figure it out when some Aussie shows up on their door and is there to marry their daughter!

My advice: tell them now because they are going to find out sooner or later and I promise you there is NOTHING they can do to stop you from filing. She can mail things without their permission just fine. She doesn't need anything from them, unless of course she wants them to co-sponsor but somehow I doubt that would work in this case. Tell them now and get it over with. And do not lie on the form!

[Marina-Del 10]

Follow up question:

Have you guys met in person???

[Delilah'sMan 0]

Yeah we've met twice.

Edit: I didn't intend on lying on the form, just wasn't sure if anything could be left blank or unsure.

Edited August 31, 2009 by Delilah'sMan

[Otto 83]

How accurate do the details about parents have to be on the G-325A? My fiancee (USC) has really strict parents and is still currently living at home, they don't even know about this yet and if they did all hell would probably break loose. There's some details she doesn't know about her parents and it'd be really hard to ask without them getting kinda suspicious.

You want to include accurate and current information - this is a biographical form after all. It is important to answer all with as much detail as possible.

What sort of details does your fiance not know?

[Justine+David 218]

Does she make 125% of the poverty line for income ($17,500 for 2 people)? If not, she needs to get someone to cosign support for you guys. Just had that thought since it sounds like she's on the younger side and lives with her parents.

Wishing you two the best of luck! There's a lot of helpful information on these forums.

Edited August 31, 2009 by Justine+David

[Delilah'sMan 0]

One of her friends is going to sponsor me.

[Dakine 26]

I guess you didn't ask for her hand in marriage from Pops.

NOT a very good start to a marriage.

[raymaga 25]

You definitely need to provide accurate information.

You need to tell her parents before you start filing for the K-1 visa. Not only for the reason that you require information for the application, but also because that's the right thing to do.

If they will be against this marriage before applying, they will be even more against it after applying when they realize that they weren't told about your intending to marry. I know myself, if any of my kids did something like this behind my back, I would be hurt and angry.

Good luck with the process.

Edited August 31, 2009 by raymaga

[Delilah'sMan 0]

I guess you didn't ask for her hand in marriage from Pops.

NOT a very good start to a marriage.

I don't fancy waiting an eternity to marry her, and her father barely wants her getting married full stop. I'm sure we'll survive, but thanks for your concern.

[TayRivers 4]

I guess you didn't ask for her hand in marriage from Pops.

NOT a very good start to a marriage.

The act of asking a parent for their daughters hand in marriage is not a common custom all over the world, it has no barring on how well a marriage will start..

[amykathleen2005 441]

I know that you are going to do whatever you are going to do. But one of the main worries of parents in this situation is that the beneficiary is trying to take advantage of their daughter just to get a green card. Now we know that there are thousands and thousands of people who go through this process and are genuinely in love, but that is not the common perception. Wouldn't the best step to take be to assure her parents that this is not the case and to show them that you are in love with their daughter. All of this going behind their backs will certainly not help your cause and may make things worse. So get some courage, and tell them your feeling for your daughter.

[clueless_in_usa 8]

I guess you didn't ask for her hand in marriage from Pops.

NOT a very good start to a marriage.

The act of asking a parent for their daughters hand in marriage is not a common custom all over the world, it has no barring on how well a marriage will start..

With a father from Honduras, his blessing (having it or not having it) can say a lot about how the marriage will go. You need to understand their culture before making such assertion.

[TayRivers 4]

I guess you didn't ask for her hand in marriage from Pops.

NOT a very good start to a marriage.

The act of asking a parent for their daughters hand in marriage is not a common custom all over the world, it has no barring on how well a marriage will start..

With a father from Honduras, his blessing (having it or not having it) can say a lot about how the marriage will go. You need to understand their culture before making such assertion.

How a marriage turns out is in the hands of the husband and wife, Yes parents can have a influence but parents can not make a marriage work or make it fail.

The Op should be honest about his intentions and not try to do all of this behind the parents back. If her family are dead set against it then as adults it is for the OP and his SO to continue without their blessing or not.

[Kathryn41 3,205]

It will be difficult to keep this from her parents as she lives at home. She needs to tell them before you arrive - and she may find a need to move out on her own if they continue to be non-supportive. Have the two of you looked forward to when you do arrive? Where will you live? What will you live on? You won't be allowed to work right away and you will need to file for permission for you to remain and work in the US. The K-1 is only the first step of a multi-step process, all of which will require further payments to USCIS, including a $1010 payment very soon after your arrival (AOS - filed after you get married which gets you a green card, along with permission to remain and work in the US). Look ahead in the process now and realize what further steps the two of you will face after you arrive. Not having parental support during this process is going to make a difficult process even that much more difficult. It can be done, but you need to know what you are dealing with before you get there if you want to make it work.

Good luck to the two of you.

Edited August 31, 2009 by Kathryn41