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Marriage based petition: religious ceremony outside US and court marriage different dates

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hi,

i'm preparing documentation to file I-130 petition for my wife (as well as a concurrent I-485 application)

we had religious marriage ceremony in India earlier, but unfortunately didnot secure any marriage certificate because of time constraints. So we are planning to have a court marriage here in US.

Questions:

1) In the I-130 3rd party marriage affidavits, should my friends and family in US mention about the religious ceremony in India, or to keep it simple just mention about their knowledge of our relationship.

2) Should I include few photos from religious ceremony in India (where there was a large gathering of friends and family) along with the I-130 application, even though the marriage certificate will have a different date and will be from US.

-thanks in advance

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09/09/2013 - Concurrent filing of I-130/I-485/I-765/I-131 sent via USPS.

09/11/2013 - Delivered to USCIS Chicago Lockbox

09/16/2013 - Acceptance Confirmation text messages (4) and emails (4).

09/17/2013 - Check cashed.

09/23/2013 - Four I-797C notice of action in mail.

09/23/2013 - I-130, I-765 and I-131 online status showing Initial Review. I-485 showing Acceptance.

09/26/2013 - I-797C for Biometrics notice. Appointment scheduled on 10/10

10/01/2013 - I-485 case status updated to RFE and the RFE notice mailed out.

10/08/2013 - RFE response mailed out.

10/10/2013 - I-485 case status changed to "RFE response review"

10/10/2013 - biometrics completed on scheduled date.

10/29/2013 - EAD card production ordered

11/07/2013 - Received combo card.

11/15/2013 - I-485 case status change to "Testing & Interview"

01/02/2014 - Received notice that interview is scheduled for Feb 3.

02/03/2014 - Interview went well. Now it is a waiting game as our dates are not current.

Waiting to receive atleast an I-130 approval

03/17/2014 - Received txt: I-130 approved.

 
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