Peruvian Civil Marriage

[crismar 0]

Hello everyone!

I am getting married to a Peruvian national in November. As of right now we have all the neccessary documentation together and even all the documentation neccessary for the religious ceremony. Everything looks good. However, I am worried that once we are married that the process of getting her here with the K3 visa will be overwhelming. I think the only thing that will be a hang up in the process is the evidence of a bonafied marriage.

My question is the following:

Since I do not live with her in Peru, and we have only seen each other 3 times in the past 2 years. How am I supposed to present evidence of a financial mingling. We cannot share a bank account because of national boundaries, although she is double checking on that now. We don't live together so we cannot present receipts for paying rent or a lease together. We do not co-own any property. Basically, the only thing we can think of is splitting the costs of the ceremonial and keeping the receipts as proof that we share financial responsibilities. I just don't understand how I am supposed to show evidence of something that is seemingly impossible. I would be petitioning the visa to that end, so that we will be able to mingle our financial resources in the years to come, but right now due to be in different countries, this is extremely difficult. Does anyone have any suggestions, or ideas on how to mingle our founds? I have thought about using paypal to show that we exchange funds, but her bank will not accept paypal use.

Also, in the case of not having any evidence to demonstrate a "bonafied" marriage, would it recommendable to just go through the K1 visa process? We really want to get married in both countries, so both families can participate.

Thanks for the help!

[pushbrk 12,882]

Hello everyone!

I am getting married to a Peruvian national in November. As of right now we have all the neccessary documentation together and even all the documentation neccessary for the religious ceremony. Everything looks good. However, I am worried that once we are married that the process of getting her here with the K3 visa will be overwhelming. I think the only thing that will be a hang up in the process is the evidence of a bonafied marriage.

My question is the following:

Since I do not live with her in Peru, and we have only seen each other 3 times in the past 2 years. How am I supposed to present evidence of a financial mingling. We cannot share a bank account because of national boundaries, although she is double checking on that now. We don't live together so we cannot present receipts for paying rent or a lease together. We do not co-own any property. Basically, the only thing we can think of is splitting the costs of the ceremonial and keeping the receipts as proof that we share financial responsibilities. I just don't understand how I am supposed to show evidence of something that is seemingly impossible. I would be petitioning the visa to that end, so that we will be able to mingle our financial resources in the years to come, but right now due to be in different countries, this is extremely difficult. Does anyone have any suggestions, or ideas on how to mingle our founds? I have thought about using paypal to show that we exchange funds, but her bank will not accept paypal use.

Also, in the case of not having any evidence to demonstrate a "bonafied" marriage, would it recommendable to just go through the K1 visa process? We really want to get married in both countries, so both families can participate.

Thanks for the help!

You are married? If so, K1 is out of the question. Forget it.

USCIS understands newlyweds who have never lived together in the same country can't usually meaningfully address any of the "should also send one or more..." issues. So, just do the best you can and the extra bona fides issues can be addressed at interview, with evidence of communication and visits.

[Mononoke28 135]

Crismar,

Once you get married in Perú, you will have to file for either a K3 or CR1/IR1 visa, K1 wouldn't be an option any more. But if you choose to marry in the States, then you can file for a K1. K1 and K3 visas are very similar as far as processing times go here at the USCIS and NVC levels, you need to check with other members going through Perú to find out how long it took them.

Don't worry about the evidence. My husband and I had been married for only a few weeks when I filed and all we had was a copy of the marriage certificate and a couple of affidavits from my sister and mother saying that we had a bona fide marriage. We never received an RFE and didn't have any problems getting his CR1 visa.

Diana

[Kim_T 0]

Hello everyone!

I am getting married to a Peruvian national in November. As of right now we have all the neccessary documentation together and even all the documentation neccessary for the religious ceremony. Everything looks good. However, I am worried that once we are married that the process of getting her here with the K3 visa will be overwhelming. I think the only thing that will be a hang up in the process is the evidence of a bonafied marriage.

My question is the following:

Since I do not live with her in Peru, and we have only seen each other 3 times in the past 2 years. How am I supposed to present evidence of a financial mingling. We cannot share a bank account because of national boundaries, although she is double checking on that now. We don't live together so we cannot present receipts for paying rent or a lease together. We do not co-own any property. Basically, the only thing we can think of is splitting the costs of the ceremonial and keeping the receipts as proof that we share financial responsibilities. I just don't understand how I am supposed to show evidence of something that is seemingly impossible. I would be petitioning the visa to that end, so that we will be able to mingle our financial resources in the years to come, but right now due to be in different countries, this is extremely difficult. Does anyone have any suggestions, or ideas on how to mingle our founds? I have thought about using paypal to show that we exchange funds, but her bank will not accept paypal use.

Also, in the case of not having any evidence to demonstrate a "bonafied" marriage, would it recommendable to just go through the K1 visa process? We really want to get married in both countries, so both families can participate.

Thanks for the help!

My fiance and I have chosen the K-1 process instead of getting married in Peru first and then filing for K-3. It just seemed easier to do the K-1 route. Once the fiance visa is approved, then we will have our weddings.

[amiquechu 0]

Hello everyone!

I am getting married to a Peruvian national in November. As of right now we have all the neccessary documentation together and even all the documentation neccessary for the religious ceremony. Everything looks good. However, I am worried that once we are married that the process of getting her here with the K3 visa will be overwhelming. I think the only thing that will be a hang up in the process is the evidence of a bonafied marriage.

My question is the following:

Since I do not live with her in Peru, and we have only seen each other 3 times in the past 2 years. How am I supposed to present evidence of a financial mingling. We cannot share a bank account because of national boundaries, although she is double checking on that now. We don't live together so we cannot present receipts for paying rent or a lease together. We do not co-own any property. Basically, the only thing we can think of is splitting the costs of the ceremonial and keeping the receipts as proof that we share financial responsibilities. I just don't understand how I am supposed to show evidence of something that is seemingly impossible. I would be petitioning the visa to that end, so that we will be able to mingle our financial resources in the years to come, but right now due to be in different countries, this is extremely difficult. Does anyone have any suggestions, or ideas on how to mingle our founds? I have thought about using paypal to show that we exchange funds, but her bank will not accept paypal use.

Also, in the case of not having any evidence to demonstrate a "bonafied" marriage, would it recommendable to just go through the K1 visa process? We really want to get married in both countries, so both families can participate.

Thanks for the help!

If you can hold off on the marriage for several months, you'll be able to be together sooner. I don't know if it's still the same, but when all of us K3 applicants with March NOA1 dates for our I-129F's were waiting for the NOA2, we saw how all the K1's were reporting much quicker NOA2's than the K3's for some reason. In October of 2006, my lawyer talked me into getting married first and filing for a K3. If I would have begun the K1 process last October, my wife probably would have had her visa by around March of this year. Instead, we planned a wedding for January and began the paperwork in February. Our interview date is at the end of this month.

One of my wife's stipulations was that we had to at least have a civil wedding (and preferably religious also) in Lima. With hindsight being 20/20, I wish we would have filed for a K1 so we could have been together much sooner. We could have had the wedding in Lima after receiving the visa.

In terms of what you will need to show proof of a bona fide marriage, just provide all the evidence you can that you have a legitimate relationship and you shouldn't have any problems (i.e. pictures, Western Union money transfer receipts, etc.). To get a good idea of what you will need for the interview in Lima, check out member reviews for the Lima embassy under the "Embassy Info" header toward the top of the page. From what I've read here on visajourney, it seems like the Lima embassy is pretty laid back.

[Vi Mazzella 4]

We got married in Peru and followed the CR1, when my husband came back to the States he had to proof that the can support me financially, that's why they ask you for your taxes from the last 3 years. For the interview we just brought the Marriage certificate,pictures from the wedding (with both families on it), emails that we printed, phone cards, pictures from the HoneyMoon and that's it. Very easy. The good thing is that right after I arrived here (NYC) I applied for the SSN and Green Card and got them two weeks later.