Married to egyptian.Immigration problem.Comme

Thank you, PM...I sure will tell her.

Any situation you knw or related to my friend story?

Thanks again.

seems messed up..

Never argue with a fool, onlookers may not be able to tell the difference - Mark Twain

born a victim.

In this modern world, internet is the great equalizer.

It all sounds suspicious to me and I have seen so many of these situations go bad, but everyone has to live their own life.

I didn't drink the kool-aid! -- PM

As far i knw. It was their plan to get married in doha.He said she can come with tourist visa after they get married.He can apply for family visa. As i've read with your response. There's no prob with family visa as long he earn certain amount...I thank u for that info.

If he is considering for a green card. No, way she will bring him to the US and if he will try he wont success as u said....Which a good sign :-).

Yes, with his 1st wife they does have kids. And she is living in egypt. As far as i understood the situation. He doesnt want to divorce his wife bcoz of the kids otherwise there isn't no other reason. (i think)....but if she will insist for a divorce. He will give it.

Hmmm...and also his 1st wife is 23 with 2 kids and they said if he will divorce her.People think she is not a good wife and not acceptable in the society..I dunno

Yes, u got it right most american married to egytian were older. But with her case, she is 3yrs younger than the man(31).

and he can only bring her here on a family visa if he makes enough money (I think it's about QR 7500 now). So she married this lying chucklehead while she was visiting here, huh? Obviously she didn't know him well because she just found out he was married already.

Has she considered that he may be pursuing a Green Card? Maybe not, but it does happen frequently. There is no way she will be able to get him one, as long as he has more than one wife. Furthermore, this is a very long process that would require both of them living in the US with him working for a period of at least 5 years. She cannot ask him to divorce his other wife because Islamically this is wrong so make sure she knows that.

Consider that his family may not be being fully honest with her. I have seen too many American women married to Egyptians as 2nd wives whose families all "LOVE" the new American wife. Often they are happy with what they think will be a better opportunity for their son. But in the long run that means little when the Egyptian wife is there in Egypt with them, especially if they have kids. If he doesn't love her, why didn't he divorce? Or does he have kids in Egypt?

BTW, most of the American women I know married to Egyptians are a bit older than them. Wonder if that is the case with your friend....

I didn't drink the kool-aid! -- PM

So true...

Love is not blind...Lovers are....

Seems like most of the people who are inlove were stupid...Not sure :-)

yeah, sad to say people are getting stupider each day.

It was confirm by her thru his family. He's family love her so much. That they dont even care about the 1st wife.

And now she is living with him in doha and his 1st wife is in egypt.

I do get mad also about the situation.As a concern friend but what can i do?...Its their life.

Im always here for her no matter what happen.

she just found out that she was the 2nd wife..how sure is she that she's the 2nd, maybe she's the 3rd or the fourth wife coz she never knew about it before marrying that lying wise a**

Dont ask me. I didnt hold her heart and mind:-).

By the way, whats wrong if he is egyptian???...Can you elaborate, please?...Sounds interesting.

She wanted to register it in US embassy to be legal. Incase, in future they plan to visit US.

I didn't talk about Visa.

Thanks

of all the people, why to an egyptian?

This is only what i think...

When i said about "ägreement". What im talking about is her rights. She have equal rights same as the 1st wife.

Now its clear that it wont be recognize by law of US. Only in countries that polygamy is accepted.

Thanks for the info about the rights of a second wife. So no problems about it as it is legally enforced.

She got torrist visa in doha.

Can he apply for family visa for her?

thanks a lot for all the comments. It sure does help.

what agreement?

I think they had agreement already after she knw that he was married or still married to the other one...

So maybe its okey with her.

to a man that already had a wife will not be valid in the eyes of the US government and thus will not help him get a visa or citizenship (if that is what he wants). She is better off as I said accepting that she is only his legal wife insofar as she is in a Muslim country that will recognize polygamy.

Her only legal rights are those afforded to a woman who is in polygamy here in Qatar. She has a right to equal time with her husband as his other wife, and equal support from him that he pays for his other wife. Getting this all legally enforced here is another matter.

I didn't drink the kool-aid! -- PM

Oh i forgot about that

lol.. odinah, funny you...muslim guys are NOT asked to bring a certificate of singleness!

they legally can be married 4 women at the same time...

*********************

"What lies behind us and what lies before us are small compared to what lies within us."

Oliver Wendell Holmes

Umm how did the guy bring the certificate of singleness from his embassy? If the embassy did that then they are also in big trouble

wth?? why she wants to register it in the USA embassy? and to "apply for visa for him"????

wouldn't she let him go to hell instead?

*********************

"What lies behind us and what lies before us are small compared to what lies within us."

Oliver Wendell Holmes

Yes, she is not sure if she can register it in the embassy and she is afraid that once she will do it. She might get in trouble or lose her citizenship..

What she can do?

Can she still register his marriage in US embassy?. But it will only be legal in gulf country but it WILL NOT recognize by law in US?

U mean the "religious" ceremony is only good in gulf or arab country?.

Does she have any legal right as a wife? even if she is only married by "religious"ceremony?.

Or she will only have the legal right if its register by law?

Yes, i think your right.She probably out of luck to petition or apply for a US visa for him.

Thanks for the info...still open to any comments

No, I think that as long as she is in Doha she will not be "in trouble." She may wish to consult the Embassy about dissolving the "marriage." But she cannot pass this man off as her legal husband in a country that does not allow for polygamy.

Mandi

As far as i knw. As of now.Its not in there plan apply for american passport for him.

She is confuse now.If her as american passport holder.

Can she get in trouble in US embassy? As she is engaged in polygamy?.

----

My question is why does she want to stay with a man who lied to her about being married? I can tell you from seeing this many, many times it is unlikely it will turn out well for her.

My Answer: It happend already.I cant help her or advice her not to get married.

She is my friend who got married in doha to egyptian man.

PM, I'm not sure how she can register her marriage at the US Embassy since it is illegal according to US law! I suspect that she has gone through a "religious" ceremony that holds no legal weight. The US will not recognize a marriage when one of the parties has a current legal spouse. Now, while she's in Qatar it may not be a big issue. But if she is working for an American company or wants to apply for a visa for her "spouse" to the US I'm afraid she is simply out of luck. They are not considered married.

Mandi

wants to assist him getting a visa to the US. They will ask her if she knows of any reason why he should not get a visa and that would include doing something that is against the law. I am not sure whether that will include them engaging in polygamy HERE, though. Is he trying to get American citizenship? THat would be a different matter. If it's a visit visa, it shouldn't be as hard (especially if he applies on his own).

My question is why does she want to stay with a man who lied to her about being married? I can tell you from seeing this many, many times it is unlikely it will turn out well for her.

I didn't drink the kool-aid! -- PM

i didn't understand anything...

who is "she" that can (or cannot) bring "his" husband in the US?

*********************

"What lies behind us and what lies before us are small compared to what lies within us."

Oliver Wendell Holmes