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Christian ceremony, symbolic not legal

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pushbrk Grand Master

pushbrk   12,898

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The US recognizes religious weddings. I can never fathom why people would do this. You have an excellent chance of being denied a K-1 visa because of this, it has happened over and over and been well reported here at VJ

Yes and no. This kind of marriage is enough to disqualify one for a K1 visa but not enough to qualify for a spouse visa. If it comes up, the fiancee visa is likely to be denied. If so, they'll have to have a legally issued marriage certificate to start a spouse visa process. A real mess we've seen over and over again.

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has the OP even submitted the I-129f yet?!

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Gary and Alla Grand Master

Gary and Alla   3,694

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Yes and no. This kind of marriage is enough to disqualify one for a K1 visa but not enough to qualify for a spouse visa. If it comes up, the fiancee visa is likely to be denied. If so, they'll have to have a legally issued marriage certificate to start a spouse visa process. A real mess we've seen over and over again.

True, because it IS recognized as a marriage but does not produce a certificate needed for the CR-1

It is an "odd-duck" sort of thing. I also do not know why a religious organization would perform a marriage that is not a marriage. But I am not the religious sort so I cannot really comment on that.

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True, because it IS recognized as a marriage but does not produce a certificate needed for the CR-1

It is an "odd-duck" sort of thing. I also do not know why a religious organization would perform a marriage that is not a marriage. But I am not the religious sort so I cannot really comment on that.

Lots of people renew vows and have all sorts of non-legal marriage ceremonies. The problem comes in when the ceremony is intended to satisfy or may be interpreted as intended to satisfy some religious rite that legitimizes the marriage for the purposes of the church without legitimizing it for the purposes of the law. Sort of a "marriage before God" issue. Consular officers tend to interpret that if the couple considers themselves as husband and wife, there will be no fiancee visa, legal marriage or not. I see their point and don't agree, but it doesn't matter what I think.

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I beleive they said that they submitted it already =(

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I beleive they said that they submitted it already =(

hmm... i don't think i will try this myself.. :innocent:

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K101/17/2012.....I-129F ..... sent to Dallas, Texas

01/25/2012.....NOA1 (text & email) ..... sent to Vermont Service Center

01/28/2012.....NOA1 Hard Copy in Mail

07/31/2012.....NOA2.. 188 days update@USCIS

08/03/2012.....NOA2.. Hard Copy

09/04/2012.....Sent Email to Caracas Embassy for Interview date.. they had not contacted her

09/05/2012.....Embassy response.. with interview date!!

10/17/2012.....INTERVIEW @Caracas Embassy!

10/17/2012.....INTERVIEW @Caracas Embassy... APPROVED!!

12/31/2012.....POE.. Miami, arrived to AUSTIN next day smile.png

02/16/2013.....Married!!

AOS - K1

05/06/2013.....I-465 & I-765 sent USPS priority mail

05/14/2013......Email, Text of Receiving package on 5/11

05/16/2013......Hard Copy of NOA1 received: I-465 and _I-765 Application for employment

05/20/2013...... Bio-metric hard-copy.
05/29/2013...... Biometric scheduled. . Austin office

07/15/2013...... EAD card arrived in mail today smile.png

10/20/2013...... Green Card approved! NOA hardcopy received!

10/31/2013...... Green Card Delivered!!

ROC-I-751
07/21/15 90 day Window Opens

07/24/15 I-751 Mailed to Cali. Service Center
09/03/15 Biometeric scheduled and completed

01/26/16 ROC Letter arrived
01/30/16 10 yr Green Card arrived

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