Got married on First visit

[Mallick 37]

1 minute ago, Mallick said:

That’s what I think too

 

1 minute ago, Mallick said:

That’s what I think too

And I have already sent alot of photos of my wedding with both of our family together in most of the pictures. which is enough to prove infront of uscis that our marriage is geniune.

[-Trinity- 513]

1 minute ago, Mallick said:

That’s what I think too

Yeah, what you should do is gather as much evidence as possible to proof that the marriage is not for immigration benefits. I know people who got their marriage arranged and they have been together for decades, build up a life, kids etc. It's  still common is some cultures and immigration knows that.

 

[Auds 223]

Please don't let posters who don't know any better mislead you.  You will be fine unless you have other issues - but the process takes a year or so, so hang on.

 

takes that long for most people.

 

arranged marriages are understood by those who need to understand in your embassy.

[Kastrs 723]

23 hours ago, Mallick said:

Hello friends I have recently got married and my wife is a us born she came to Pakistan and we got married on her first visit ? She already sent form i130 for me in September  Is there any red flag? Coz our marriage is arranged. but we both have same religion which is Islam and I belongs to Pakistan .and she is my first cousin too. We have a lot of photos with my wife and our family together to prove as a bonafide relationship. She lives in California where cousin marriage is allowed too. Please I am in stress need helpful advice coz I don’t want any delay in my case. coz I am already suffering a lot without my wife. 

So I am going to start by saying, I did not read the thread I am just sure you have gotten a lot of not Pakistan specific advice

 

As someone who is quite familiar with the nuances of Pakistan:

No it is not a red flag you got married on the first visit, what is important is that you had a traditional marriage including the rushtaki

Arranged marriages are normal as you know, you do not need to mention you are cousins, it is VERY VERY unlikely you would be asked and even less likely to be an issue as this is as you know completely normal in the culture

 

I might suggest asking your questions in the South Asia specific forum as Pakistan is just a bit different than most places

[Sparrow 23]

On 09/11/2017 at 1:35 AM, Mallick said:

Hello friends I have recently got married and my wife is a us born she came to Pakistan and we got married on her first visit ? She already sent form i130 for me in September  Is there any red flag? Coz our marriage is arranged. but we both have same religion which is Islam and I belongs to Pakistan .and she is my first cousin too. We have a lot of photos with my wife and our family together to prove as a bonafide relationship. She lives in California where cousin marriage is allowed too. Please I am in stress need helpful advice coz I don’t want any delay in my case. coz I am already suffering a lot without my wife. 

You will be fine you just have to remember her home address in us  and where she work so don't stress about it go with confidence and give answer to their exact their questions you have to take evidence as much as you can best of luck 

[jakelake 222]

On ‎11‎/‎9‎/‎2017 at 10:06 AM, Beachlover said:

 

The fact that his family and her family agreed and arranged this marriage makes it's bonafide. 

That solely does not necessarily make it bona fide.

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[-Trinity- 513]

3 hours ago, jakelake said:

That solely does not necessarily make it bona fide.

You're right, by itself doesn't make it a bona fide marriage. But IO's take cultural customs in consideration, and arranged marriages are common in a lot of Asian, and Middle Eastern countries.

[bakphx1 789]

The consulates are actually aware of cultural norms and though marriages for first cousins are not performed in all states, the marriage is recognized everywhere once it's taken place.  Once you have a marriage license, it's recognized. 

 

As previously stated, just gather your information as usual.