# Looks like I'm getting married **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 19, 2012, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-im-getting-married/635202 "2012-09-19T18:55:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2012, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-im-getting-married/635202/1 "2012-09-19T18:55:19Z")
We just received approval from the US Government for me to marry American fiancee. It took a faceless bureaucrat a mere seven months to rubber stamp everything. I think we have ninety days to tie the knot. Wish me luck! ---
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2012, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-im-getting-married/635202/2 "2012-09-19T19:23:41Z")
Congratulations! StG ---
**Author:** ![Iggy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iggy/32/3364_2.png) [@Iggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iggy)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2012, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-im-getting-married/635202/3 "2012-09-19T19:31:10Z")
Congrats! Upon issuance of the K1 fiance visa you have 6 months to enter the US. You then have 90 days from when the foreign fiance enters the US on the K1 visa to get married. ---
**Author:** ![Seanette](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/seanette/32/9139_2.png) [@Seanette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seanette)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2012, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-im-getting-married/635202/4 "2012-09-19T19:36:53Z")
> [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](#): > > We just received approval from the US Government for me to marry American fiancee. It took a faceless bureaucrat a mere seven months to rubber stamp everything. I think we have ninety days to tie the knot. > > Wish me luck! (applause) Wishing you and your spouse-to-be all the best! Just keep in mind that the wedding is only one day (and if you finish that day married, you’ve succeeded at the part of the day that matters), and the important part is the life together you’re embarking on. ---
**Author:** ![elbows](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b3f665/32.png) [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2012, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-im-getting-married/635202/5 "2012-09-19T19:52:42Z")
Hearty congratulations to you both! Sorry you had to wait so long, but that’s only going to make it all the sweeter and you’ll go through life together knowing you worked hard to be together. I think it’s awesome! Good Luck! ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2012, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-im-getting-married/635202/6 "2012-09-19T19:59:06Z")
Hooray for faceless bureaucrats! ---
**Author:** ![Taomist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/53a042/32.png) [@Taomist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taomist)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2012, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-im-getting-married/635202/7 "2012-09-19T20:28:38Z")
Bah, that’s a short engagement compared to how long you’ll be married. Congratulations, and welcome! ---
**Author:** ![Atomic\_Mama](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b5ac83/32.png) [@Atomic\_Mama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Mama)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2012, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-im-getting-married/635202/8 "2012-09-19T20:29:51Z")
Luck! The 😃 good kind, of course … ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2012, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-im-getting-married/635202/9 "2012-09-19T21:01:23Z")
Why did you need government approval to get married? ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2012, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-im-getting-married/635202/10 "2012-09-19T21:04:55Z")
Congratulations. Wishing you both luck and joy together. ---
**Author:** ![robert\_columbia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e79b87/32.png) [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2012, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-im-getting-married/635202/11 "2012-09-19T21:21:14Z")
\<3 ---
**Author:** ![Missy2U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@Missy2U](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Missy2U)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2012, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-im-getting-married/635202/12 "2012-09-19T22:14:35Z")
Congratulations! ---
**Author:** ![drachillix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/48db29/32.png) [@drachillix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drachillix)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2012, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-im-getting-married/635202/13 "2012-09-19T22:31:55Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > Why did you need government approval to get married? Probably not to get married per se, but to join her in the US for marriage purposes. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2012, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-im-getting-married/635202/14 "2012-09-19T22:42:09Z")
Congratulations, and all the best luck to both of you. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2012, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-im-getting-married/635202/15 "2012-09-19T23:16:11Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > Why did you need government approval to get married? I’m British. I’ve already written to the Queen, who sent round a footman to say it was OK. I also had to get the go ahead from some faceless bureaucrat somewhere in Vermont. ---
**Author:** ![Antigen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2012, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-im-getting-married/635202/16 "2012-09-19T23:20:23Z")
Congratulations! Hooray for international marriages! May your marriage be a long, happy, and fulfilling one for you both. ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2012, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-im-getting-married/635202/17 "2012-09-20T00:09:33Z")
Aw, I love weddings. Congrats! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Mister\_Owl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/919ad9/32.png) [@Mister\_Owl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Owl)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2012, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-im-getting-married/635202/18 "2012-09-20T00:52:56Z")
Ah, a marriage. I didn’t know the true meaning of happiness until the day after my wedding. But by then it was too late.😉 ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2012, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-im-getting-married/635202/19 "2012-09-20T01:34:19Z")
> [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](#): > > Aw, I love weddings… We’re all invited, aren’t we? ---
**Author:** ![HazelNutCoffee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ac91a4/32.png) [@HazelNutCoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HazelNutCoffee)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2012, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-im-getting-married/635202/20 "2012-09-20T03:58:30Z")
Congrats on getting the approval of the bureaucrats! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-im-getting-married/635202.md?page=2)