Foreign marriage after obtaining the K1 visa?

[Navid+Tina 3]

Hello all.

Thanks for your help, as always.

I have a question regarding this issue. My fiance and I want to get married in the foregn country for it to be recorded for local purposes here. Is it possible to have the marriage recorded in a foreign country after obtaining the K1 visa and still have no problem arriving in the US?

Thanks

[lost_at_sea 995]

You must not enter the US on a K1 visa already married. It'll void your K1. If you want to get a second marriage for some reason, do it *after* you've done AOS or have your AP.

[belinda63 3,038]

If it is considered a legal marriage no, you cannot do it first. The purpose of the K-1 visa is to permit the intending immigrant to come to the US to marry inside the US. If you are already married you cannot come on a fiance visa. You might be able to come here, marry, then marry in a Muslim ceremony and have it recorded in his country. Check with the embassy of Pakistan for further information (that is where in the US you would have your Iranian affairs handled).

[Cheryl-Hossein 25]

I've looked into this issue too, as my fiancé is Iranian also. You just need to obtain a Muslim certificate of marriage here in the US, which I understand isn't difficult to do at all. That way your marriage will be legally-recognized in Iran and you can travel their legally as husband and wife.

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

If you enter the US as a married person on a K-1 you will be banned for life when they find out, even if you area USC by then. Yes, it has happened.

If you want to get married abroad, K-1 isn't for you.

Or, you can wait until after you have your GC and go back and have a wedding ceremony.

[David & Diana R 1,005]

Hello all.

Thanks for your help, as always.

I have a question regarding this issue. My fiance and I want to get married in the foregn country for it to be recorded for local purposes here. Is it possible to have the marriage recorded in a foreign country after obtaining the K1 visa and still have no problem arriving in the US?

Thanks

Simple answer: NO

[bigdog 376]

They are correct, if you want to get married abroad do so and file as such, a k-1 is for unmarried entry into the US.. Their are no shortcuts in this game especially if you are from the middle east. http://www.visajourney.com/content/guides Also see the Iran Forum.