I currently retain a J-1 RESEARCH SCHOLAR VISA and have been in the US for over 12 years between F-1s and J-1s through universities.
I have been seeing a girl for about 3 years now and her parents, for many reasons that are irrelevant to this discussion, do not approve of our relationship, specifically her father.
We were thinking of getting married to get my green card paperwork started since inevitably we were thinking of getting married within the next 2 years. Her biggest concern is that she DOES NOT want her parents to know that we got married because the consequences would be too intense for her to deal with (harassment, phone calls, etc...)
We love each other very much and I wouldn't be afraid of proving the legitimacy of our relationship as we have more than enough proof of that but did not want to involve her parents.
In a green card process, would they necessarily need to find out? Would they be contacted at any point during the process (I know possibly in a fraud interview they would but any other case) if we explained that she does not get along with the parents and they are not approving of this relationship and therefore possible marriage?
Any replies would be really appreciated.
I have been seeing a girl for about 3 years now and her parents, for many reasons that are irrelevant to this discussion, do not approve of our relationship, specifically her father.
We were thinking of getting married to get my green card paperwork started since inevitably we were thinking of getting married within the next 2 years. Her biggest concern is that she DOES NOT want her parents to know that we got married because the consequences would be too intense for her to deal with (harassment, phone calls, etc...)
We love each other very much and I wouldn't be afraid of proving the legitimacy of our relationship as we have more than enough proof of that but did not want to involve her parents.
In a green card process, would they necessarily need to find out? Would they be contacted at any point during the process (I know possibly in a fraud interview they would but any other case) if we explained that she does not get along with the parents and they are not approving of this relationship and therefore possible marriage?
Any replies would be really appreciated.
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