Inter-caste Love Marriage – No Guests – Court Marriage Will Work

[Mansi]

I got married in February 2020 in India. It is my inter-caste marriage. My parents did not attend my marriage and they also warned all relatives to not attend our marriage. We hired an agent in India who brought documents from Hindu temple and our court marriage was registered. We have court marriage certificate. I am a PR card holder and want to sponsor my husband. Would court marriage certificate work or I need something else because my friend scared me that you need lot of documents otherwise case will be refused. My friend told me I need to give photos, proof of communication, financial support, pregnancy report etc. She referred me to browse your website ‘crownimmigration.com’ and read materials posted there. I have read the ‘Tuhade Sval, Jvab Rajpal’ in Punjabi. I really liked the forum questions and answers but no one asked a question ever about my scenario. Could you shed some light whether I am in trouble or my friend is exaggerating?

[Rajpal (Admin)]

Inter-caste marriage is not an issue here. A visa officer who will review your application will determine whether your marriage is genuine or not? To make the determination, a visa officer looks at various factors such as how the match got materialized, pre-wedding ceremonies, gap between 1st meeting and wedding day, wedding ceremony, gifts exchanged, number of guests, honeymoon, time spent together as a couple, proof of financial support, joint bank accounts, number of times sponsor visited the applicant, pregnancy or child(ren) born, life insurance beneficiary declaration, future plans etc. The most important task a visa officer will find that whether the marriage took place according to the customs and norms of the society where the marriage took place.

If the customs or norms of the society are not observed, the marriage will not be considered genuine. The application will be refused after the interview of the applicant or both the applicant and the sponsor. The sponsor will have right to appeal and can exercise.

In some cases where parents do not consent to the marriage of their children due to inter-caste issues, they threat or harm their children, then the couple can seek protection from the state (High Court). The police will be involved who will go to respective parents and warn them for the consequences etc. This does not mean that with this protection, your marriage will be considered genuine. You still need to prove that your marriage is genuine. This protection from state or high court would only explain why the parents did not attend your marriage.

The parents of one party may not agree but the relatives from her/his side and the parents from other side would be there. The so called ‘higher caste’ parents would be against but not the so called ‘low caste’ parents. If parents or relatives from both sides are not attending then the marriage would seem fishy to the visa officer deciding the application and would refuse your application.