When could i apply for Cr1 visa (merged)

[Hou 0]

Hello. Me and my husband were met on internet after 8 months hé came for 8 days we did get fianced and did a mariage contrat (small party with family) we are planning the ceremony after 3 months when he can Côme for two weeks. Hé can't get vacation Hé has only 4 weeks /year   He is intern in hospital 

Is that enough for applying for Cr1 visa or we need to meet à lot bzfore getting married that is what i Heard but we were à little bit fast lol 

Help please 

[SalishSea 18,186]

3 minutes ago, Hou said:

Hello. Me and my husband were met on internet after 8 months hé came for 8 days we did get fianced and did a mariage contrat (small party with family) we are planning the ceremony after 3 months when he can Côme for two weeks. Hé can't get vacation Hé has only 4 weeks /year   He is intern in hospital 

Is that enough for applying for Cr1 visa or we need to meet à lot bzfore getting married that is what i Heard but we were à little bit fast lol 

Help please 

Sounds like you’re not yet married then?

 

Depends  entirely on the country whether such little time spent in person will be acceptable.

[Hou 0]

Just now, Jorgedig said:

Sounds like you’re not yet married then?

 

Depends  entirely on the country whether such little time spent in person will be acceptable.

In tunisia we do like  ceremony( fiance +contract mariage) it is like married only in papiers 

After 3 months Will do thé final weeding ceremony 

[JeanneAdil 6,677]

you are in Tunisia and a marriage contract under Islam is legal marriage

you did marry , then on 1st visit ,  which was fast 

but he will come back for 2 more weeks before applying,  then it is best

and the CR1 (spouse visa) takes over a year,  so he probably can visit one more time before your interview

the # of visits and time together is important as much as it is for Morocco for our process

need to be same religion as you would be muslim????

need to be about the same age / at least within 10 years 

your family needs to be ok with the marriage so photos of him and your family are important

 

Just now, Hou said:

In tunisia we do like  ceremony( fiance +contract mariage) it is like married only in papiers 

After 3 months Will do thé final weeding ceremony 

Wedding ceremony is only a celebration of the wedding

the real marriage under Islamic law is the contract

 

[SalishSea 18,186]

I agree with Jeanne.   You married on the first visit, short relationship, and a difficult consulate.

 

Best bet for an approval is more time spent together in person, and front-load the petition before he files.

[Hou 0]

4 minutes ago, JeanneAdil said:

you are in Tunisia and a marriage contract under Islam is legal marriage

you did marry , then on 1st visit ,  which was fast 

but he will come back for 2 more weeks before applying,  then it is best

and the CR1 (spouse visa) takes over a year,  so he probably can visit one more time before your interview

the # of visits and time together is important as much as it is for Morocco for our process

need to be same religion as you would be muslim????

need to be about the same age / at least within 10 years 

your family needs to be ok with the marriage so photos of him and your family are important

 

In tunisia thé law : muslim can  marry non muslim 

But hé did converted here of course 

And has only 4 weeks in year He can't Côme à lot and Hé can't stay more than week but we are planning the big ceremony after 3 months with family i do Just Heard that we need to have time in person bzfore thé weeding but we did contract mariage from thé first 

And yes Hé is older 3 years than me

[Hou 0]

8 minutes ago, Jorgedig said:

I agree with Jeanne.   You married on the first visit, short relationship, and a difficult consulate.

 

Best bet for an approval is more time spent together in person, and front-load the petition before he files.

We are planning to do big ceremony with family weeding and travelling honeymoon thé next visit (2 weeks) 

I don't understand you do we need more time togther married or before marriage ? maybe i need ir1 visa ??? 

[pushbrk 13,157]

22 minutes ago, Hou said:

We are planning to do big ceremony with family weeding and travelling honeymoon thé next visit (2 weeks) 

I don't understand you do we need more time togther married or before marriage ? maybe i need ir1 visa ??? 

He should wait to start the process until he gets home from the next visit.  You are legally and lawfully married, but have very little evidence of your relationship being genuine.  The best evidence is the evidence of time spent together.  In your culture, having the formal celebration with family is important evidence too.

[Hou 0]

2 hours ago, JeanneAdil said:

you are in Tunisia and a marriage contract under Islam is legal marriage

you did marry , then on 1st visit ,  which was fast 

but he will come back for 2 more weeks before applying,  then it is best

and the CR1 (spouse visa) takes over a year,  so he probably can visit one more time before your interview

the # of visits and time together is important as much as it is for Morocco for our process

need to be same religion as you would be muslim????

need to be about the same age / at least within 10 years 

your family needs to be ok with the marriage so photos of him and your family are important

 

Wedding ceremony is only a celebration of the wedding

the real marriage under Islamic law is the contract

 

So do i wait to apply for ir1 maybe ? 

[Hou 0]

1 hour ago, pushbrk said:

He should wait to start the process until he gets home from the next visit.  You are legally and lawfully married, but have very little evidence of your relationship being genuine.  The best evidence is the evidence of time spent together.  In your culture, having the formal celebration with family is important evidence too.

Thank you for your reply do i wait for ir1 visa to apply maybe better to not get denied because thé first visit Hé propsed we did photos and Hé stayed in my house with my parents so we take photos with thèm also when we did thé contract weeding we did à lot of photos with family Hé stayed 9 days 

Maybe on interview need to ask me about the time spent togther before weeding like fiancée it was Just two days beyween propsal and thé contract all done in first visit

Edited January 23, 2021 by Hou

[JeanneAdil 6,677]

3 minutes ago, Hou said:

So do i wait to apply for ir1 maybe ? 

No  the USC can apply with the Marriage document and on cover letter say "we will spend 2 more weeks together this year and probably another visit before the interview as the USC knows it takes so long"

more time together is important

BTW  all the documents from Tunisia need to be in Arabic and have an English translation

allah yekbel

[JeanneAdil 6,677]

2 hours ago, Hou said:

In tunisia thé law : muslim can  marry non muslim 

But hé did converted here of course 

And has only 4 weeks in year He can't Côme à lot and Hé can't stay more than week but we are planning the big ceremony after 3 months with family i do Just Heard that we need to have time in person bzfore thé weeding but we did contract mariage from thé first 

And yes Hé is older 3 years than me

Under Islamic law a muslim man can marry nonmuslim 

but a muslim woman cannot so i am glad he converted

[pushbrk 13,157]

3 minutes ago, Hou said:

Thank you for your reply do i wait for ir1 visa to apply maybe better to not get denied because thé first visit Hé propsed we did photos and Hé stayed in my house with my parents so we take photos with thèm also when we did thé contract weeding we did à lot of photos with family Hé stayed 9 days 

Maybe on interview need to ask me about the time spent togther before weeding like fiancée it was Just two days beyween propsal and thé contract all done in first visit

The way the process is going now, you'll probably be married more than two years before you get the visa anyway.  That would make it IR1.  No, I don't think you need to wait longer.  Just wait until the he returns from the second visit.

[JeanneAdil 6,677]

2 hours ago, Hou said:

We are planning to do big ceremony with family weeding and travelling honeymoon thé next visit (2 weeks) 

I don't understand you do we need more time togther married or before marriage ? maybe i need ir1 visa ??? 

you are married so now you can't spend time together prior to the contract

just spend as much time now with him as possible

[Hou 0]

12 hours ago, JeanneAdil said:

you are married so now you can't spend time together prior to the contract

just spend as much time now with him as possible

Hé can't Côme and stay  lot hé is an intern in hospital hé Just has like 4 weeks /year i think we need sponsor and also maybe thé next visit his parents will Côme too to attend the ceremony do you think that while thé interview they Will ask me about the time spend togther before thé weeding and i don't Want to be denied