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wedding registration in Italy during CR-1 Visa process

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M and E   0

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Hello everybody,

I would like to ask a question about my marriage with an American woman.

My story: I am Italian and got married in March 2010 in Las Vegas with my American fiancè. I live in Italy and she lives in California (she never lived in Italy and I never lived in USA). Today we sent all the paperwork to the USICS to get my CR-1 VISA. I haven't already registered our wedding in Italy.

Therefore my question is the following: if I don't register our wedding in Italy, can I get the CR-1 VISA as well? In other words, is for USCIS important that I register or not our wedding in Italy to give me the CR-1 VISA? (But I will do it in the future).

Many thanks for your help

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Hello everybody,

I would like to ask a question about my marriage with an American woman.

My story: I am Italian and got married in March 2010 in Las Vegas with my American fiancè. I live in Italy and she lives in California (she never lived in Italy and I never lived in USA). Today we sent all the paperwork to the USICS to get my CR-1 VISA. I haven't already registered our wedding in Italy.

Therefore my question is the following: if I don't register our wedding in Italy, can I get the CR-1 VISA as well? In other words, is for USCIS important that I register or not our wedding in Italy to give me the CR-1 VISA? (But I will do it in the future).

Many thanks for your help

As long as you are legally married that will be recognized by USCIS; I am assuming you sent in your marriage certificate with your I-130 petition.

We were married in the US and I returned to Canada to wait out the process. There was no need for me to "register" our marriage in Canada; we were legally married and that was recognized regardless of our residency.

Good luck!

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USCIS

NOA1 08/19/08

NOA2 01/20/09

NVC

Received 01/26/09

Completed 02/13/09 (19 Days)

Interview Assigned 03/27/09 (6 weeks after NVC completion)

Medical

04/14/09 (Toronto)

Interview

Montreal 05/12/09 (88 days after NVC completion) **APPROVED**

POE

06/16/09 Buffalo

07/02/09 Welcome Letter Received

07/07/09 Applied for SSN

07/10/09 "Card production ordered" email received

07/13/09 SSN received

07/14/09 "Approval notice sent" email received

07/17/09 GREEN CARD received

Removal of Conditions

03/21/11 I-751 mailed to VSC

03/23/11 I-751 received at VSC

03/29/11 Cheque Cashed

03/30/11 NOA1 received (3/24/11)

04/11/11 Biometrics appointment notice received

05/05/11 Biometric appointment

12/13/11 **Approval date** (5 days short of 9 months!)

12/19/11 Approval letter and green card received

Naturalization

05/16/2019 Filed online (estimated completion February 2020)

05/18/2019 Biometrics scheduled

05/21/2019 Receipt notice and biometrics notices posted to online account.05/23/2019 Hard copy of NOA1 received

05/24/2019 Hard copy of biometrics appointment received

06/07/2019 Biometrics appointment (estimated completion January 2020)

12/31/2019 Email received "Interview scheduled"

01/01/2020 Interview date notice posted to online account (02/19/2020)

01/05/2019 Hard copy of interview appointment received

02/19/2020 Interview (**Approved**) and same day Oath Ceremony. 

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Hello everybody,

I would like to ask a question about my marriage with an American woman.

My story: I am Italian and got married in March 2010 in Las Vegas with my American fiancè. I live in Italy and she lives in California (she never lived in Italy and I never lived in USA). Today we sent all the paperwork to the USICS to get my CR-1 VISA. I haven't already registered our wedding in Italy.

Therefore my question is the following: if I don't register our wedding in Italy, can I get the CR-1 VISA as well? In other words, is for USCIS important that I register or not our wedding in Italy to give me the CR-1 VISA? (But I will do it in the future).

Many thanks for your help

Check with your local consulate. Some countries require you to register marriages, and births abroad. Better to be safe than sorry. Congrats on your marriage, and good luck!

IR-1/CR-1 Visa

Event Date

Service Center : California Service Center

Consulate : Manilla, Philipines

Marriage (if applicable): 2010-02-28

I-130 Sent : 2010-06-15

I-130 NOA1 : 2010-06-19

I-130 RFE :

I-130 RFE Sent :

I-130 Approved : 2010-08-03

NVC Received : 2010-08-10

Received DS-3032 / I-864 Bill : 2010-08-17

Pay I-864 Bill 2010-09-01

Receive I-864 Package : 2010-09-18

Return Completed I-864 : 2010-09-21

Return Completed DS-3032 : 2010-09-25

Receive IV Bill : 2010-10-05

Pay IV Bill : 2010-10-06

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Hello everybody,

I would like to ask a question about my marriage with an American woman.

My story: I am Italian and got married in March 2010 in Las Vegas with my American fiancè. I live in Italy and she lives in California (she never lived in Italy and I never lived in USA). Today we sent all the paperwork to the USICS to get my CR-1 VISA. I haven't already registered our wedding in Italy.

Therefore my question is the following: if I don't register our wedding in Italy, can I get the CR-1 VISA as well? In other words, is for USCIS important that I register or not our wedding in Italy to give me the CR-1 VISA? (But I will do it in the future).

Many thanks for your help

Married is married. US immigration officials will be looking for a legal marriage certificate from the jurisdiction where you married. That's not Italy, right?

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Married is married. US immigration officials will be looking for a legal marriage certificate from the jurisdiction where you married. That's not Italy, right?

Correct, it's Clark County, Nevada. Therefore everything is going on in the right way :-)

Thanks a lot!

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