Different dates for Court wedding and white wedding.

[Nhyira 32]

Good evening VJ members. So my husband and I started dating in 2013 ( we have proof of that i.e money transfers and facebook messages). We had a small court marriage in 2016 and had a big wedding (both traditional and white wedding) in 2017. My question is, should I inform the CO about this during my interview or I shouldn,t say anything to them? And can this be reason for them to refuse me visa?

[saladboye 166]

14 minutes ago, kevalf said:

Good evening VJ members. So my husband and I started dating in 2013 ( we have proof of that i.e money transfers and facebook messages). We had a small court marriage in 2016 and had a big wedding (both traditional and white wedding) in 2017. My question is, should I inform the CO about this during my interview or I shouldn,t say anything to them? And can this be reason for them to refuse me visa?

what the date says on marraige certificate. So most likely the court,

 

Its okay, dont say unless asked (Why wedding photos a year later?)

[USS_Voyager 1,972]

Your marriage date is the date on your marriage certificate. Going to the court and signing the paperwork is what made your marriage legal. A wedding is just a party. It doesn’t make your marriage legally recognized. Nobody cares about the wedding. And I never met anyone that do their wedding on the same date as the date they go to court to sign the paperwork. Usually everyone does the court paperwork first and the wedding is weeks/months or even a year later. Weddings take time to plan. Going to court to sign some papers doesn’t take the same level of planning 

[Nhyira 32]

3 minutes ago, USS_Voyager said:

Your marriage date is the date on your marriage certificate. Going to the court and signing the paperwork is what made your marriage legal. A wedding is just a party. It doesn’t make your marriage legally recognized. Nobody cares about the wedding. And I never met anyone that do their wedding on the same date as the date they go to court to sign the paperwork. Usually everyone does the court paperwork first and the wedding is weeks/months or even a year later. Weddings take time to plan. Going to court to sign some papers doesn’t take the same level of planning 

Thank you.

[Amadia 711]

The marriage that took place when you got your marriage certificate is the date that would be relevant.

[payxibka 10,045]

It can take less than a  minute to perform a marriage.  I've done it.

[Jessica Donahue 34]

1 hour ago, kevalf said:

Good evening VJ members. So my husband and I started dating in 2013 ( we have proof of that i.e money transfers and facebook messages). We had a small court marriage in 2016 and had a big wedding (both traditional and white wedding) in 2017. My question is, should I inform the CO about this during my interview or I shouldn,t say anything to them? And can this be reason for them to refuse me visa?

Yes, don't worry about it, we had a court date with a friend as a witness and then two years later we had a "weddingish" event with  family. Big weddings are hard with immigration issues, they usually take a lot of planning, especially if you want both families to celebrate together. It would be good to think through your reasons, in case they do ask.

[Skyler04 0]

Goodevening, please a friend of mine is going for his IR1 visa interview soon. His husband and him are above the poverty guideline by about $2000 and contemplating if they still need a joint sponsor for the interview even tho NVC has accepted their affridavit of support and all financial documents and closed their case. Thank you.