Re: Wedding pictures from non legal ceremony in Brazil

07-14-2004, 09:46 PM

My wife and i had a non legal wedding in Brazil just for her family and
friends before she came to the usa on a K1 visa. There was no minister,
pastor, or anything like that. Only a man who said a few nice words. she
then came to the united states and we married within the 90 days
allowed. We were wondering if we should send any of that information in
our AOS package that we are about to mail off. Is it relevant since it
was not legal or recognized.

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07-14-2004, 09:51 PM

Originally posted by wesleygolf
> My wife and i had a non
legal wedding in Brazil just for her family and friends before she came
to the usa on a K1 visa. There was no minister, pastor, or anything like
that. Only a man who said a few nice words. she then came to the united
states and we married within the 90 days allowed. We were wondering if
we should send any of that information in our AOS package that we are
about to mail off. Is it relevant since it was not legal or recognized.

Hi Wesley,

If I recall correctly, we did not send any
pictures whatsoever along with our AOS package (except, of course, the
required ADIT photos). We only the marriage certificate to prove our
legal marriage.

Best Wishes,
Rene

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07-14-2004, 10:04 PM

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Are you crazy? They may consider
this a legal marriage and deny your K1. DO NOT MENTION THIS CEREMONY!

It does not matter if it was not legal, what they think is what
matters.

Originally posted by wesleygolf
My wife and i
had a non legal wedding in Brazil just for her family and friends before
she came to the usa on a K1 visa. There was no minister, pastor, or
anything like that. Only a man who said a few nice words. she then came
to the united states and we married within the 90 days allowed. We were
wondering if we should send any of that information in our AOS package
that we are about to mail off. Is it relevant since it was not legal or
recognized.

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07-14-2004, 10:06 PM

Originally posted by wesleygolf
> My wife and i had a non
legal wedding in Brazil just for her family and friends before she came
to the usa on a K1 visa. There was no minister, pastor, or anything like
that. Only a man who said a few nice words. she then came to the united
states and we married within the 90 days allowed. We were wondering if
we should send any of that information in our AOS package that we are
about to mail off. Is it relevant since it was not legal or recognized.

Do not, under any circumstances, utter the words to anyone
at the USCIS that you had any type of ceremony in Brazil. I can only
direct you to the saga of George Chapried and his lovely bride. They
had a blessings ceremony in the Urkanine and the legal ceremony in
Boston. During the AOS interview the lovely bride "slipped" when the
DAO asked to see wedding pictures and lovely bride asked from which
ceremony? The DAO would not believe the blessings ceremony was
unofficial and it took over 2 years to get an USCIS decision on their
adjustment.

Rete

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07-15-2004, 01:39 AM

Originally posted by DCMark
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
    >
    > Are you crazy? They may
consider this a legal marriage and deny your K1. DO NOT MENTION THIS
CEREMONY!
    >
    > It does not matter if it was not legal, what they think
is what matters.

I gotta second that!! DO NOT SEND THOSE
PICTURES!!! PLEASE!!!
Good Luck!!:)

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07-15-2004, 03:20 AM

Originally posted by Hypertweeky
> I gotta second that!!
DO NOT SEND THOSE PICTURES!!! PLEASE!!!
> Good Luck!!:)

Thanks for the advice. We will not send anything or say anything
about the non legal wedding. We appreciate the responses and will make
sure it never comes up !!

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07-15-2004, 03:11 PM

Originally posted by wesleygolf
> Thanks for the advice.
We will not send anything or say anything about the non legal wedding.
We appreciate the responses and will make sure it never comes up !!

from now you should call that non-legal ceremony a "good-bye
party on your honour"...

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Lu&Nate

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07-15-2004, 05:35 PM

DCMark <member6276@british_expats.com> wrote in message news:<>...
    > NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
    >
    > Are you crazy? They may consider
    > this a legal marriage and deny your K1. DO NOT MENTION THIS CEREMONY!
    >
    >
    > It does not matter if it was not legal, what they think is what
    > matters.
    >
    >
    >
    > Originally posted by wesleygolf
    > My wife and i
    > had a non legal wedding in Brazil just for her family and friends before
    > she came to the usa on a K1 visa. There was no minister, pastor, or
    > anything like that. Only a man who said a few nice words. she then came
    > to the united states and we married within the 90 days allowed. We were
    > wondering if we should send any of that information in our AOS package
    > that we are about to mail off. Is it relevant since it was not legal or
    > recognized.

I have taken the liberty to report this matter to the USCIS, so that
they can properly investigate it and determine what is and isn't the
correct procedure to follow in this type of case.