Cr-1 Spouse Visa and cousin marriage

[jakelake 222]

18 hours ago, Seth And Quynh said:

You will not get a visa and it's against USCIS no matter where your from it's a big no no in the USA. 

Definitely inaccurate information.

[Springrain22 427]

No visa for you, sorry.

[mallafri76 1,012]

Texas will accept your first cousin marriage but remember that Texas law states that sex between first cousins is illegal. So while you can be married and live with your first cousin in Texas, having sex with each other is a felony that can send you to prison for two to ten years. 

 

It's stated in Texas penal code 25.02; Offenses Against the Family. 

 

OP, if you're set on marrying a blood relative, move to a state where all aspects of it is legal and accepted. 

 

[Dutchster 1,107]

34 minutes ago, Springrain22 said:

No visa for you, sorry.

Wrong.

[Keith & Arileidi 437]

I dont get it,
USCIS is on a federal level, Why are we concerned with the laws of Texas?

[Maryland 13]

I know so many people who married their first cousins in Pakistan and they still got a Visa so don't worry

[Hypnos 6,578]

8 hours ago, Keith & Arileidi said:

I dont get it,
USCIS is on a federal level, Why are we concerned with the laws of Texas?

Because whilst immigration law is indeed chiefly federal, marriage law is state. 

[jakelake 222]

You will be approved if you provide proof of bona fide marriage and the other required documents.

 

 

Edited September 11, 2017 by jakelake
word correction

[Keith & Arileidi 437]

11 hours ago, Hypnos said:

Because whilst immigration law is indeed chiefly federal, marriage law is state. 

I get that part.. 

I'm just curious as to what difference the state would make in obtaining the CR1.

[LionessDeon 2,060]

21 hours ago, mallafri76 said:

Texas will accept your first cousin marriage but remember that Texas law states that sex between first cousins is illegal. So while you can be married and live with your first cousin in Texas, having sex with each other is a felony that can send you to prison for two to ten years. 

 

It's stated in Texas penal code 25.02; Offenses Against the Family. 

 

OP, if you're set on marrying a blood relative, move to a state where all aspects of it is legal and accepted. 

 

They're already married.

 

With all the back and forth in this thread I am not sure how much help the OP got lol.  What's done is done all you can do now is provide plenty of bonafide marriage evidence for interview.  OP please come back and update us on what happened.

ALSO, if you completed your profile info to list your country (and completed your timeline) your posts would go to the Pakistan portal where others in this same situation could respond.  http://www.visajourney.com/portals/index.php?country=Pakistan

Edited September 11, 2017 by LionessDeon

[LionessDeon 2,060]

Advance search tool shows many topics on this:

http://www.visajourney.com/sitesearch/?cx=partner-pub-3407508467788263%3A9725800110&cof=FORID%3A10&ie=UTF-8&q=married+my+first+cousin+in+pakistan&sa=Search&siteurl=www.visajourney.com%2Fportals%2Find

[LionessDeon 2,060]

"The CO asked her, are you first cousins and she said yes. He said, do you know in Texas first cousins aren't allowed to marry according to the state laws. You need to ask your husband to move to another state and then send us the evidence and then we can process your visa."

 

^^^^ This from a consulate review July 24, 2017

 http://www.visajourney.com/reviews/index.php?trim=no&cty=&cnty=Pakistan&page=1&dfilter=5&topic=

 

http://www.visajourney.com/timeline/profile.php?id=239767

Edited September 11, 2017 by LionessDeon