Hello, I used this site for all my immigration needs. This helped me a lot..thanks to all. Here is my scenario..
I am a US citizen and we applied marriage based GC for my wife. We received a query on I485 for 'marriage certificate'.
We got married in India in 2005 and I had to come back to US soon after marriage and we did not apply for marriage certificate. My wife came few months after on H1 visa. We found out recently that we both have to be in India to apply for marriage certificate, and we have not been to India since we got married.
We applied for GC based on Affidavits from close relatives in US and other documents to show that we are living together. We also included our child birth certificate in the application. We just got the letter to submit marriage certificate.
Only way we can get marriage certificate is to go to India and apply. My wife is now on H1 extension and we are not comfortable to appear for visa interview as she was out of payroll for some time. We just learnt that we can not use the 'Advance Parole' to enter US if it is approved when she is out side the country.
Would like to know what our options are? Can we get marriage certificate in Consulate? Will that do? Do we have to have a marriage certificate? Would it work if we get affidavit from her parents and mine? Can we use advance parole to enter US? Can we change the process now as 'Consular process'?
Appreciate your response.
I am a US citizen and we applied marriage based GC for my wife. We received a query on I485 for 'marriage certificate'.
We got married in India in 2005 and I had to come back to US soon after marriage and we did not apply for marriage certificate. My wife came few months after on H1 visa. We found out recently that we both have to be in India to apply for marriage certificate, and we have not been to India since we got married.
We applied for GC based on Affidavits from close relatives in US and other documents to show that we are living together. We also included our child birth certificate in the application. We just got the letter to submit marriage certificate.
Only way we can get marriage certificate is to go to India and apply. My wife is now on H1 extension and we are not comfortable to appear for visa interview as she was out of payroll for some time. We just learnt that we can not use the 'Advance Parole' to enter US if it is approved when she is out side the country.
Would like to know what our options are? Can we get marriage certificate in Consulate? Will that do? Do we have to have a marriage certificate? Would it work if we get affidavit from her parents and mine? Can we use advance parole to enter US? Can we change the process now as 'Consular process'?
Appreciate your response.