Admitting plans for a courthouse wedding pre-interview?

[BandQ 12]

So I'm looking for some opinions on how the following may affect a case:

 

Due to to volatility of time it takes for an application to go from being submitted to being issued, my fiancée and I decided to have a courthouse wedding first then the actual ceremony later. We know this is not a problem, as most couple do it this way, but of course that means we have not much to show for when it comes to wedding plans as proof of a bona-fide relationship at the interview. We came up with the maybe not so great idea of stating our plans in our Letters of Intent to marry. 

 

So question here, could that be interpreted as the petition being for immigration purposes? As if another way to word it would be "We are doing the courthouse wedding only for the purpose of fulfilling our end of the bargen." 

Any thoughts??

Edited April 17, 2023 by BandQ
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[Nitsua0895 11]

Me and my fiancé didn’t include any actual plans for a ceremony in our application. We wrote our letters of intent to marry and signed them. I always assumed that was all they required.

[TBoneTX 45,260]

10 minutes ago, BandQ said:

not so great idea of stating our plans in our Letters of Intent to marry

This. ^^

10 minutes ago, BandQ said:

that means we have not much to show for when it comes to wedding plans as proof of a bona-fide relationship at the interview

You need none.  If asked, simply reply that you plan a courthouse wedding with 90 days of entry, then a more fitting ceremony later -- details to be determined on the basis of many factors.

 

You're overthinking.  Your best evidence of a bona fide relationship comes from time spent together in person.  You cannot possibly have too much of this.

Edited April 17, 2023 by TBoneTX

[Boiler 45,451]

A K1 is a petition for immigration purposes, OK some people leave, but that is generally the point.

[Fe.Ta 874]

59 minutes ago, BandQ said:

So I'm looking for some opinions on how the following may affect a case:

 

Due to to volatility of time it takes for an application to go from being submitted to being issued, my fiancée and I decided to have a courthouse wedding first then the actual ceremony later. We know this is not a problem, as most couple do it this way, but of course that means we have not much to show for when it comes to wedding plans as proof of a bona-fide relationship at the interview. We came up with the maybe not so great idea of stating our plans in our Letters of Intent to marry. 

 

So question here, could that be interpreted as the petition being for immigration purposes? As if another way to word it would be "We are doing the courthouse wedding only for the purpose of fulfilling our end of the bargen." 

Any thoughts??

As others have said, you only need to state that you are intending and will fulfill the requirement to marry within the 90-day window.  No plans of the actual wedding need to be shared for the purposes of the K1 visa.  Avoid yourself a headache if you can.

The only time we shared our plans was when officers asked my now husband during the embassy interview and at POE, but it was a plain "we plan to do a courthouse wedding in X city".  Good enough, move on.

[Ontarkie 14,218]

I was asked if we set a date. I did catch me sort of off guard as planning a wedding is pretty up in the air with the K1. I straight out said we would take a JP and get the first date we can. That was it, she was satisfied with that. 

[Sarah&Facundo 595]

They don't care how or where you marry as long as it is within 90 days of entering the US on the K1 visa (not before or after). We were never asked about specific wedding dates or plans. 

[SalishSea 17,809]

15 hours ago, BandQ said:

So I'm looking for some opinions on how the following may affect a case:

 

Due to to volatility of time it takes for an application to go from being submitted to being issued, my fiancée and I decided to have a courthouse wedding first then the actual ceremony later. We know this is not a problem, as most couple do it this way, but of course that means we have not much to show for when it comes to wedding plans as proof of a bona-fide relationship at the interview. We came up with the maybe not so great idea of stating our plans in our Letters of Intent to marry. 

 

So question here, could that be interpreted as the petition being for immigration purposes? As if another way to word it would be "We are doing the courthouse wedding only for the purpose of fulfilling our end of the bargen." 

Any thoughts??

No wedding plans of any kind are expected at the petition phase.

[Chancy 6,241]

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