Farhan

It's arrange marriage - so I haven't met/saw her before. I will be
meeting her for the first time in Oct.

So from all i am reading, it looks like only legal way is to get
married and then apply for spousal visa. Which kinda sucks because i
will not be able to do that until Oct and it will delay everything.

Also, Saeed, i will like to hear your experience in Islamabad, as we
will be applying the same way.

Thanks again!!.

Jenney & Mark wrote in message news:...
    > Originally posted by Farhan
    > > Marriage [via telephone] will be legal in Pakistan but i will meet my
    > > wife when i go to Pakistan in Oct. will that be ok? will that be legal
    > > way to do it?
    >
    > When you say "meet my wife in Pakistan in October" -- do you mean
    > meeting her in person for the first time? Or do you mean "meet" in the
    > generic sense, as in, "I'll meet you at the restaurant for dinner"??
    >
    > If you haven't met her in person before, then that might change things
    > for you. Meeting in person is a key element to the K-1 visa at least --
    > you have to have met in person within the past two years to be eligible
    > for a K-1 visa. I do not know if this requirement holds true for spousal
    > visas (I would assume so); however I *do* know there is a provision for
    > K-1 visas regarding arranged marriages.
    >
    > So -- have you met her in person before? If so, how long ago was it?
    >
    > ~ Jenney