I have been doing tons of research but nothing as of yet. what is the easiest and quickest way that I can bring my wife to usa, once we get engaged / married in india. can she apply for visa before we get married, to speed up the process?
any help would be great
regards,
naveen
email - naveen@4nse.com
2007-11-08 12:18:56 · 8 answers · asked by transam44 1 in Family & Relationships ➔ Marriage & Divorce
There is no escape is right. Definitely the USA government recognizes the court marriage as you call it is marriage preformed before the Marriage officer/registrar under the Special Marriage Act, 1954 & a valid marriage certificate is issued which is recognized by USA government/state department for the purpose of immigration on the basis of marriage of an Indian citizen to an USA citizen. The very fact you are a US citizen you have to get a no objection certificate from your state department or US Embassy here in India to get married under this Act, which will be given to you without any problem. Although even if you marry this Indian girl according to Indian religious marriage i.e. Hindu marriage ceremonies & rites, that too has to be registered under section 8 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 & a valid marriage certificate you get from the Marriage registrar that too has been recognized by the US government for the purpose of immigration of this lady on the basis of your marriage with her. Although I always suggest every such people who want to immigrate to any foreign country after marriage to get married under the Special Marriage Act,1954 even before they go in for the social marriage drama which all go through just to satisfy the relatives & friends which legally is valid marriage but without its registration has no legal value for the purpose of visa/immigration purpose, but once you marry under the Special Marriage Act, any such social marriage drama you under go just to satisfy others has no value & your marriage certificate issued by the Marriage officer/registrar under this Act will only work for you for any purpose. People here in India just waste their hard earned money on all these social marriage drama which lead them no where & when it comes to legal formalities the marriage certificate issued by marriage officer/registrar is only come handy & is used. This is the reason why in its latest directions the Supreme Court of India has given 3 months time period to all state governments to make the registration of any marriage between Indian by any form compulsory & non registration of the marriage will make such marriage illegal & void in the eye of the law. Just for spending few rupees people in India avoid getting their marriage registered but spent lakhs & millions of rupees on extravagantly on music bands/receptions etc at the time of this social marriage drama. Let the proper punitive provisions be added making all marriages compulsory in India then only all these big show offs will realize the importance of registration of marriage. In your case after your marriage under the India Laws your spouse can apply for K-3 Visa. To reduce the separation immediate family members of U.S citizens may experience while waiting abroad for an immigrant visa, the then Immigration and Naturalisation Service implemented the K-3 non-immigrant (temporary) visa. The visa is specifically issued to the spouse of a U.S citizen, who is waiting abroad for an immigrant visa.
This visa status allows the foreign national spouse to enter the United States as a non-immigrant, re-unite with their family in the US and then apply for immigrant status whilst in the country.
The K-3 visa classification does not confer immigrant green card (permanent residence) status. To obtain immigrant status, the K-3 non-immigrant must file a form I-485 (Application for adjustment to permanent residence). Alternatively, the applicant can return to their home country and submit an application at the US Embassy . This would usually expedite the process.
The K-3 petition and application is not mandatory. A petition and application for immigrant status may be filed without an additional K-3 visa petition/application. However, the K-3 visa status is designed for the more expeditious entry of the foreign spouse into the U.S in the interest of family unification. An immigrant visa petition usually takes a year plus to process whilst the K-3 petition should take a few months.
2007-11-08 16:20:13 · answer #1 · answered by vijay m Indian Lawyer 7 · 6⤊ 0⤋
You haVe to get married in court first. This is the only marriage the govt will recognize. Then u use that to file for ur wife. I heard if u file in delhi, then she will be with u in three to four months. IF u wait and do that in the states, u have to wait atleast six months. But make sure all her documents and urs are correct. Any paperwork that isn't done right will cause a delay in the process, so everything has to be clear. Make sure she has everything ready, so then when she gets the visa call, she'll have all her papers. U do haVe to haVe proof of marriage. I mean, if u married in a church also, they're gonna want to see pictures and invitations I think.
2007-11-08 13:45:10 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
hey y do u apply her for an F1 visa which is a student visa well u need to aply for a university and then get an I 20 apply for visa come there study for 4 months and then done u can stay for 5 yrs or tell the time ur visas die may be 3, or 5 years.then apply for ctizenship...this is the things done by one of my relative
2007-11-08 12:31:58 · answer #3 · answered by Curie23 K 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You will first require your marriage certificate and only then you will be able to apply for Visas for her to join you. It should not take too long for her to get here. However, due to the backlog in the US Embassy in India, this could be an issue. I do know of a few of Indian friends who ogt married this way and their wives were able to join them within 6 months. Talk to someone who has done this and they will be able to guide you in the right direction.
2007-11-08 12:43:26 · answer #4 · answered by harty_2k 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it would be better if you file a fiance visa here in the US.
in about 4 to 6 months she will be granted a temporary
visa to come to the US. and you have 90 days to get
married or else she will be sent back to india. I think this
is the quickest way to bring your future bride here.
k-1 visa ( fiance visa). if you have any questions email me.
2007-11-08 12:35:51 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
How long it will take for a indian girl going to US after married to US citizen person?
2016-02-21 21:39:26 · answer #6 · answered by Bhargavi 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if she is still in india then you can apply for a K-3 visa that visa will get her into the country. once you are married you can start the naturalization process. FYI the process goes faster if you can wait a few years (1 or 2) before you start the naturalizaation process b/c it proves the validity of your marriage. My husband (from malawi) and I (US ) waited about 1.5 years b/f we applied for change of status he got his green card 6months later.
that worked for us but that may not work for you.
hope the info helped
2007-11-08 12:51:47 · answer #7 · answered by crystala_14 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if visa is applied from usa company after reaching to usa .
is it possible and valid if we get marry there
2016-03-23 22:30:09 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Does anyone know Mr. Vijay m Indian Lawyer contact no. or his address for his office...?
2013-11-04 05:28:26 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋