K1 if already married in foreign country?

[kubda89 10]

17 hours ago, carmel34 said:

For a CR-1, with a spouse from Morocco, I would also suggest making a few more trips to be together after marriage, to strengthen the evidence sent with the I-130 petition.  Don't send the I-130 to begin the process with only the marriage certificate, required civil documents, and light evidence of one or two trips together, face to face (original boarding passes, passport stamps, hotel receipts, a few photos together).  Also consider sending documentation of financial co-mingling with the I-130, we did this to front-load the petition, in anticipation of possible concerns about our big age gap.  Some things the US citizen spouse can do and document such as adding your foreign spouse to your US health insurance, as the beneficiary on life insurance, retirement accounts, bank accounts would be examples of this.  You can also do a will, living will, power of attorney, and add your spouse as an authorized user on your credit card, etc.  The CR-1 process will take 1-2 years from filing the I-130 petition to the visa interview, assuming all goes well.  Good luck!

Hi carmel,

 

I get what your saying, but for me to go visit 2-3 times would take at least a year, and so if I understand you correctly, I would be filing my 130 after a year. Why would I do that if I could get it started now since I'll be waiting that long anyways? 

 

The financial co-mingling sounds like great advice, will see what I can do here.

[Boiler 45,898]

How many times have you met so far?

[kubda89 10]

13 minutes ago, Boiler said:

How many times have you met so far?

None in person, just months of texts and video calls.

[Boiler 45,898]

Best to meet in person and they decide what you want to do.

[Nasirlahore 28]

Did you have religious  ceremony  called Nikkah ?

[Daisy.Chain 317]

If you are married do the CR1

[kubda89 10]

2 hours ago, Nasirlahore said:

Did you have religious  ceremony  called Nikkah ?

Yes

[Chancy 6,243]

3 hours ago, Mohammad0991 said:

Why would I do that if I could get it started now since I'll be waiting that long anyways? 

 

You can't start any US immigration process now because you haven't actually met.

 

2 hours ago, Mohammad0991 said:

None in person, just months of texts and video calls.

 

Edited August 18, 2021 by Chancy

[kubda89 10]

5 minutes ago, Chancy said:

 

You can't start any US immigration process now because you haven't actually met.

 

 

Sure, I was planning on starting once I get back from visiting. It's just that you suggested not to even start until I visited 2-3 times, which would take really long, and so I was wondering what the benefit of that would be.

[Boiler 45,898]

So you plan to marry on first visit and file.

[kubda89 10]

7 minutes ago, Boiler said:

So you plan to marry on first visit and file.

Yes exactly.

[SusieQQQ 11,587]

2 hours ago, Mohammad0991 said:

Yes

Then you are too married for K1.

[Nasirlahore 28]

2 hours ago, Mohammad0991 said:

Yes

Boss then don't  waste your time and money on k1 visa,go for spousal  visa instead,everybody including co at the embassy know that  nikkah mean marriage. 

[kubda89 10]

4 hours ago, Nasirlahore said:

Boss then don't  waste your time and money on k1 visa,go for spousal  visa instead,everybody including co at the embassy know that  nikkah mean marriage. 

Yup that is definitely looking like the better option.

[janet3 1,170]

10 hours ago, Mohammad0991 said:

Yes, we did our nikkah over skype

Everyone here is guiding you in the right direction. Let me try to explain a bit....

 

you cannot apply for the k1 visa until you have physically met (you need to provide proof of meeting) 

You have not met in person and had a Nikka marriage over Skype (technically you are TOO married to file for a K1 visa because you are religiously married) but you have not been administratively married (that process takes a few weeks, in person, in Morocco)

You are applying for a K1/CR1 visa in Morocco...a MENA country....the visas are notoriously difficult to get....you have to have mountains of proof..(airline tickets, passport stamps, receipts, descriptions, pictures together and with family). 

You were initially married over Skype...expect that to be incredibly difficult to overcome (there will be extensive questions about marrying someone you had not met....the inference will be to gain immigration benefits). 

@carmel34 is absolutely correct. There needs to be many visits and Co mingling of finances. And you are correct...it may take a year (or more).