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What's expected of us regarding our wedding?

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I've seen a mix of things online about this, so I thought I'd ask here myself.

 

Because of the current situation (pandemic) and the fact that we're on a time constraint (90 days), we plan on having a simple courthouse wedding with nothing fancy involved. We don't even know if we're going to dress up for it. We're in Texas, and apparently no witnesses are needed in Texas, which is convenient for us considering our friends and family won't be able to attend due to the pandemic, but we're concerned regarding what's expected of us when we file for the AOS and the interview.

 

Are photographs of the wedding absolutely required, or do they help at all? We won't have anyone there to take photos for us (unless the people who work there offer to do so, and we don't want to hire a photographer for something like this), nor do we really want to limit ourselves to selfies. Of course, we plan on having a ceremony later in the year or early next year when things are better and our friends and family can make it, but for this process in particular, we plan on keeping it to a simple courthouse wedding.

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Your marriage certificate is all the evidence you need to show that you are married.  Photos of the ceremony are not required.  

See the guide:

 

 

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***Moved to Adjustment of Status from a K-1 as OP is asking about AOS process******

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"The US immigration process requires a great deal of knowledge, planning, time, patience, and a significant amount of money.  It is quite a journey!"

- Some old child of the 50's & 60's on his laptop 

 

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In summary, it took 13 months for approval of the CR-1.  It took 44 months for approval of the I-751.  It took 4 months for approval of the N-400.   It took 172 days from N-400 application to Oath Ceremony.   It took 6 weeks for Passport, then 7 additional weeks for return of wife's Naturalization Certificate.. 
 

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14 minutes ago, Rebecca95 said:

Are photographs of the wedding absolutely required, or do they help at all? We won't have anyone there to take photos for us (unless the people who work there offer to do so

No photos aren’t required, but—-Hand your phone to somebody working there. Get a pic with the judge. Do the same outside the building. Go out for dinner and have a waiter snap a photo. It’s your wedding day, so commemorate it in some small way. You’ll have something to look back on and I’m sure your families would like a visual of the day. 

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1 minute ago, Wuozopo said:

No photos aren’t required, but—-Hand your phone to somebody working there. Get a pic with the judge. Do the same outside the building. Go out for dinner and have a waiter snap a photo. It’s your wedding day, so commemorate it in some small way. You’ll have something to look back on and I’m sure your families would like a visual of the day. 

Great point.  Thanks....

"The US immigration process requires a great deal of knowledge, planning, time, patience, and a significant amount of money.  It is quite a journey!"

- Some old child of the 50's & 60's on his laptop 

 

Senior Master Sergeant, US Air Force- Retired (after 20+ years)- Missile Systems Maintenance & Titan 2 ICBM Launch Crew Duty (200+ Alert tours)

Registered Nurse- Retired- I practiced in the areas of Labor & Delivery, Home Health, Adolescent Psych, & Adult Psych.

IT Professional- Retired- Web Site Design, Hardware Maintenance, Compound Pharmacy Software Trainer, On-site go live support, Database Manager, App Designer.

______________________________________

In summary, it took 13 months for approval of the CR-1.  It took 44 months for approval of the I-751.  It took 4 months for approval of the N-400.   It took 172 days from N-400 application to Oath Ceremony.   It took 6 weeks for Passport, then 7 additional weeks for return of wife's Naturalization Certificate.. 
 

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I had an extremely simple wedding: minister, husband and me. No rings, no new clothes, and I wasn't even wearing white :) We included exactly one selfie taken on our wedding day in our AOS packet.

 

We focused on other proof of our legitimate relationship: marriage certificate, joint bank accounts, joint health/life/accident insurance, listed beneficiaries on investment accounts, proof of travel to see each other, etc.

 

I was approved at the end of the AOS interview, with 0 questions about wedding pictures.

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I agree with @Wuozopo: make it as special as possible. 

Courthouse weddings can be beautiful and intimate. Even if you take just selfies, you'll have a memento of that important date. 

 

And of course, you can include them in your package even though they're not a requirement.

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I agree, photos are not required for the AOS submission, but our IO did enjoy looking at the wedding photos we brought to the interview.

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16 hours ago, Wuozopo said:

No photos aren’t required, but—-Hand your phone to somebody working there. Get a pic with the judge. Do the same outside the building. Go out for dinner and have a waiter snap a photo. It’s your wedding day, so commemorate it in some small way. You’ll have something to look back on and I’m sure your families would like a visual of the day. 

Picture will be a big plus, espacially if you don't have sufficient joint financial evidence to present. They did ask from me at the interview.

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