I am Aisha , Pakistan born US citizen , 19 years old , student . Want to get married to my cousin back at Pakistan .

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   Dean P MurrayPro

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   Answered March 04, 2013 05:54. Why do you have a CR-1 visa application if you are a U.S. citizen? Do you mean your prospective husband's anticipated CR-1 visa application? If so, the marriage needs to be bona fide, regardless of whether it is a religious ceremony or a civil ceremony. Many US citizens petition for spouses who were married in a courthouse. As I said, the test is whether the marriage is genuine and not a sham marriage being entered into simply for the purpose of conferring an immigratoin benefit on your soon-to-be-husband. Hope that helps. You really owe it to yourself to use an immigration lawyer for such an important application.
   
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   Alexander SegalPro

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   Answered March 04, 2013 08:06. As long as the marriage is legal under Pakistan law and you are the only wife, it will not.

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   Laura Jacobson

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   Answered March 04, 2013 06:43. To petition for a spouse, the marriage has to be legally valid. If you get married in the court, that is typically a legal marriage valid for immigration purposes. As my colleague mentioned, you will also have to provide proof that you have a bona fide marriage -- that is, that you aren't getting married just to get an immigration benefit.

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