religious wedding cermony just before entering the US with k1 visa

[mushroomspore 3,044]

1 hour ago, monmonaz said:

thank you for your advices ..you are right  and I will not do any thing that put me at risk

This is really the best idea and please READ about adjustment of status and removal of conditions BEFORE YOU DO ANYTHING FURTHER. A lot of people seem to think getting the right visa is all that there is to it but the visa is usually only the FIRST step. It is always at least just ONE step in a process of MANY steps. I understand it must be even more daunting for those who don't speak English as a first language, have never been to the US or have very limited experience with the US but it is VERY important to understand how the whole process works. You are trying to secure your future in the US and the people you send your papers work for the federal government. They are not state or local; they're federal. That means if you make a mistake or they deem you unfit to enter the country, you can't do much to change that decision. They're not the nicest part of the government either and right now, immigration is a very very very sensitive topic in the US.

[Paul & Marina 53]

5 hours ago, geowrian said:

what is the AOS ??? plz

You will be better off if you do your own research tahn someone giving you answer. You might be suprised how your research will take you into looking at many things and make you more informed on the whole process. You can than ask more in depth questions.

 

“You give a  man a fish and you feed him for a day. You teach him to fish and you give him an occupation that will feed him for a lifetime.” (Chinese proverb.)

[Unidentified 2,930]

5 hours ago, monmonaz said:

what is the AOS INTERVIEW STAGE

If you are about to head over here on your K1 I suggest forget about the wedding (bad idea) and please read up on the next step in the process as you seem clueless and it will only lead to future issues. 

 

Read about on rules for the K1 (being single for example) read up on Adjustment of Status and also almost 2 years after that you have Removal of Conditions. If you read and stay informed you won't have any issues. 

[geowrian 22,337]

3 minutes ago, Paul & Marina said:

You will be better off if you do your own research tahn someone giving you answer. You might be suprised how your research will take you into looking at many things and make you more informed on the whole process. You can than ask more in depth questions.

 

“You give a  man a fish and you feed him for a day. You teach him to fish and you give him an occupation that will feed him for a lifetime.” (Chinese proverb.)

Wrong quoting (that wasn't me)...

Edited June 21, 2018 by geowrian

[David & Diana R 1,005]

5 hours ago, monmonaz said:

can I make religious wedding cermony in my home country after obtaining K 1 visa just befor entering US ...is this will make a problem

NO!

[usmsbow 801]

You might want to do some research on your country's marriage laws. If religious ceremony=legal marriage, most definitely don't do it. 

 

 

[Jojo92122 1,924]

1 minute ago, usmsbow said:

You might want to do some research on your country's marriage laws. If religious ceremony=legal marriage, most definitely don't do it. 

 

 

Whether it's legal or not dose not matter.

 

The smart move is to simply not do the religious ceremony.  It will never be a positive in the eyes of US Embassy/CBP/US Government.  It's only be be a negative, so why bother doing it?

[usmsbow 801]

2 minutes ago, Jojo92122 said:

Whether it's legal or not dose not matter.

 

The smart move is to simply not do the religious ceremony.  It will never be a positive in the eyes of US Embassy/CBP/US Government.  It's only be be a negative, so why bother doing it?

 

Yes it does matter. Legal marriage=definite no. Not legal marriage=depends on how risk adverse you are. As you said, smart move to not do it. It isn't the necessary one. Why bother doing it? Plenty of reasons for some... 

 

edit: corrected legal/not legal

Edited June 21, 2018 by usmsbow

[Jojo92122 1,924]

1 minute ago, usmsbow said:

 

Yes it does matter. Legal marriage=definite no. Not legal marriage=depends on how risk adverse you are. As you said, smart move to not do it. It isn't the necessary one. Why bother doing it? Plenty of reasons for some... 

 

edit: corrected legal/not legal

Search VJ.  Did it matter to many people who were refused visas or entry for having non-legal weddings?  If they were not legal weddings, then the US should have no problems with them.  How does one prove a negative - not being legally married?

[barashka 97]

I agree with everybody on this forum. Don't do it! It could affect you down the road when you least expect it. It is not worth the risk.

 

However, when you guys are telling the OP that they can found out during a "background check", which background check are you guys referring to? Is it at the Green Card interview? What do they ask or do during the background check that could potentially reveal the OP had a religious wedding ceremony (if OP actually decided to have one)?

[Loren Y 2,755]

Figured I would just throw this out there. When you do AOS after arriving in the good old USA. It costs 1225.00. That's US dollars, so skip the wedding ceremony and save the money for AOS. Then another 700+ to ROC in a few years, but it will cost over 800 by then more than likely. Before I even started this K1 journey I put aside in a savings account 1300 for AOS, 800 for ROC, and then another 800 for the N400 down the line so I don't have to try and figure out where the money will come from. I make some pretty good money annually, so not too big a deal, but its amazing how people afford this whole process when they are just above the poverty level, or require a co-sponsor, my hats off to you brave souls who make it happen. But I definitely agree with the majority on here, DO NOT DO IT! Also not sure if this was mentioned but they have the right to search your social media accounts (Facebook, Twitter, etc.), and they have the right to search your phone at POE for anyone they want. All it takes is one posting of the wrong photo, or the wrong text message on your phone when they download it, and your journey ends... do not pass go, do not collect 200 dollars.

Edited June 21, 2018 by Loren Y

[Orangesapples 1,954]

An engagement party might be a better idea (but no white dress or traditional wedding clothes and no ceremony), just gathering family to say goodbye. You can have a wedding party later 

[Dashinka 24,514]

14 hours ago, barashka said:

I agree with everybody on this forum. Don't do it! It could affect you down the road when you least expect it. It is not worth the risk.

 

However, when you guys are telling the OP that they can found out during a "background check", which background check are you guys referring to? Is it at the Green Card interview? What do they ask or do during the background check that could potentially reveal the OP had a religious wedding ceremony (if OP actually decided to have one)?

Yes, during the AOS process, they generally will conduct another background check which may include social media checks and during the interview for a marriage based GC often the IO will ask questions about the wedding etc.  Like some have said, it may not be an issue, but why risk having the IO asking questions about pictures from this party, or the religious nature of the ceremony with respect to the K1 visa.  More often than not, this trips up couples at the K1 interview stage where couples hold mock weddings or religious ceremonies and the consulate officers deem them too married for a K1 visa even if they aren't officially married.  It is a risk that in my opinion isn't worth it and it appears the OP is taking that advice.  In my opinion the post by @keixjil is most appropriate where the AOS IO did ask about it and seemed to ponder the item, the IO could have easily determined that the K1 visa recipient entered the country fraudulently i.e. already married. 

[lza 5]

On 6/21/2018 at 4:45 PM, Ben&Zian said:

As noted, assuming they won't find out or know is totally wrong way to think about this. Even say they didn't find out for 3-4 years until you applied for ROC or even citizenship, if they find out then they can strip you of everything because of that lie and fraudulent claim. Why risk it? Just get the K-1 visa, come to the US, marry, apply for AOS. Get AP or green card then go back home and do a ceremony there for your family; but don't even risk your journey by doing it before hand.

I will do so .. we will organize religious wedding cermony  aday after the civil wedding in boston