Is this a good proof of ongoing relationship?

[senthamarai]

Hello all. We are preparing the package (I-129F) for fiancee visa right now. He is american and I am Sri Lankan. So on my side me and my parents have arranged a traditional (hindu temple) wedding in Sri Lanka which is scheduled to be in the beginning of next year. We paid an advance for the temple wedding hall and catering and I have the receipt. It is important to note that this is a non-legal (just traditional/religious) wedding and we would like to get married legally in US as soon as as I get the fiancee visa. So my question is, is it ok if we provide a copy of the receipt as proof of on-going relationship to prove we are serious about this? The receipt says things such as how much advance we have paid, bride and grooms names, the temple contact details,terms and conditions. It also has a wedding date which can be adjusted in future according to the visa process. The traditional wedding will only happen when US visa process is over but all this is not in the receipt. So is this a good proof or will it work against the case? Can someone please offer me advise on this?

[wavedom]

It might be something that could support the case. At the same time you might want to be careful with telling the USCIS too much about ceremonies taking place before you have the visa. Does it state somewhere on the paper/receipt that it’s only a religious (i.e. non-legal) ceremony? If the ceremony counts as a legal marriage in Sri Lanka, it means that the USCIS will consider it as a legal marriage in the US. I’ve read about cases (although I don’t know how reliable the sources are) where people have what they believe to be a religious non-legal ceremony, but afterwards they realize that it counts as a legal marriage, which obviously makes them ineligible for a K1 visa. There’s certainly nothing wrong with having a religious ceremony as long as it’s not legally binding, but the question is if you should tell the USCIS about it. A lot of people don’t have any ceremony at all before they go to the US so it’s nothing that the USCIS expects to see proof of. There are also many other things you could use to prove a relationship, such as photos, copies of letters/emails and boarding cards.

[senthamarai]

Hello all. We are preparing the package (I-129F) for fiancee visa right now. He is american and I am Sri Lankan. So on my side me and my parents have arranged a traditional (hindu temple) wedding in Sri Lanka which is scheduled to be in the beginning of next year. We paid an advance for the temple wedding hall and catering and I have the receipt. It is important to note that this is a non-legal (just traditional/religious) wedding and we would like to get married legally in US as soon as as I get the fiancee visa. So my question is, is it ok if we provide a copy of the receipt as proof of on-going relationship to prove we are serious about this? The receipt says things such as how much advance we have paid, bride and grooms names, the temple contact details,terms and conditions. It also has a wedding date which can be adjusted in future according to the visa process. The traditional wedding will only happen when US visa process is over but all this is not in the receipt. So is this a good proof or will it work against the case? Can someone please offer me advise on this?

Thanks Wavedom! You helped me out again