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I am flying from London with my Fiancee on November 29th... I reside in California, and I applied for K-1 from California... We are planning to fly into Washington DC and stay with my mom and sister in Virginia through christmas (around 1 month)... We would like to get married in a civil ceremony in Virginia in hopes that this marriage in another state will not cause any problems with our application for AOS/EAD in CA... We want to do this so that we don't add a month of waiting for her EAD to be approved

So basically my question is: Will getting married in Virginia, when we plan live and complete visa/AOS process in California, cause any problems for us?

Thanks for sharing any knowledge in this situation

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Service Center : California Service Center

Consulate : London, United Kingdom

I-129F Sent : 2012-05-15

I-129F NOA1 : 2012-05-17

I-129F NOA2 : 2012-08-08

NVC Received : 2012-08-10

NVC Left : 2012-08-15

Consulate Received : 2012-08-20

Packet 3 Received : ONLINE

Packet 3 Sent : 2012-09-18

Packet 4 Received :

Interview Date : 2012-10-25 Submit Review

Interview Result :

Visa Received :

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Pitaya Grand Master

Pitaya   2,577

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I am flying from London with my Fiancee on November 29th... I reside in California, and I applied for K-1 from California... We are planning to fly into Washington DC and stay with my mom and sister in Virginia through christmas (around 1 month)... We would like to get married in a civil ceremony in Virginia in hopes that this marriage in another state will not cause any problems with our application for AOS/EAD in CA... We want to do this so that we don't add a month of waiting for her EAD to be approved

So basically my question is: Will getting married in Virginia, when we plan live and complete visa/AOS process in California, cause any problems for us?

Thanks for sharing any knowledge in this situation

Shouldn't be a problem, as long as you are able to meet the marriage requirements for Virginia. Just to make sure, you may also want to review the state of California marriage laws/requirements. Here is a great reference thread by a fellow VJ member, LeftCoastLady: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/361739-quick-reference-guide-for-state-level-services/page__p__5281657#entry5281657

I would suspect that as far as the USCIS is concerned, a marriage legal in the commonwealth of Virginia isn't any different than a marriage legal in the state of California.

Good luck on your immigration journey.

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Completed: K1/K2 (271 days) - AOS/EAD/AP (134 days) - ROC (279 days)

"Si vis amari, ama" - Seneca

 

 

 

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KayDeeCee   4,893

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I am flying from London with my Fiancee on November 29th... I reside in California, and I applied for K-1 from California... We are planning to fly into Washington DC and stay with my mom and sister in Virginia through christmas (around 1 month)... We would like to get married in a civil ceremony in Virginia in hopes that this marriage in another state will not cause any problems with our application for AOS/EAD in CA... We want to do this so that we don't add a month of waiting for her EAD to be approved

So basically my question is: Will getting married in Virginia, when we plan live and complete visa/AOS process in California, cause any problems for us?

Thanks for sharing any knowledge in this situation

No problem at all. You can get married anywhere in the US. Just get a few copies of your certified marriage certificate before you head back to California.

Link to K-1 instructions for Ciudad Juarez, Mexico > https://travel.state.gov/content/dam/visas/K1/CDJ_Ciudad-Juarez-2-22-2021.pdf

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I agree with both, especially the extra copies. Have fun and a safe trip.

In Arizona its hot hot hot.

http://www.uscis.gov/dateCalculator.html

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