Married but not married/ future issues

[vishstar81]

Hi,

My wife came here on L1B through her company. When her company filed her petition they noted her as single. After the petition was filed, we got married.

In the visa interview which took place after the marriage, she had to say that she was single. This, for obvious reasons that it would delay her to come to US if the petition was refiled.

Now, we want to straighten things legally. What would be the right way?

Should we get legally married again in United States to avoid any future GREEN CARD/ H1B stamping issues or just show the Indian marriage certificate that we have?

This is also necessary as we want to file our taxes together and update our status w/ our respective companies.

Please answer.

Regards,

Star

[vishstar81]

Urgent.......

Someone pls reply........

[kabkaba]

Hi,

My wife came here on L1B through her company. When her company filed her petition they noted her as single. After the petition was filed, we got married.

In the visa interview which took place after the marriage, she had to say that she was single. This, for obvious reasons that it would delay her to come to US if the petition was refiled.

Now, we want to straighten things legally. What would be the right way?

Should we get legally married again in United States to avoid any future GREEN CARD/ H1B stamping issues or just show the Indian marriage certificate that we have?

This is also necessary as we want to file our taxes together and update our status w/ our respective companies.

Please answer.

Regards,

Star

It was wrong on her part to have answered that way on visa application. Petition and visa are not related, any petition or application has to be true as of the date of filing. If her marritl status changed after petition there was no reason to hide it. Unfortunately it can certainly come back to bite you later.
You should consult with an experienced immigration attorney.