In compliance with the Violence Against Women and the Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 H.R. 3402) which contains the International Marriage Broker Regulation Act of 2005 (IMBRA), the following is a precondition before you can receive specific Services provided by CMI. This law applies only to Members who live in the USA or USA Citizen who plan to meet and marry a Foreign National Member and apply for a K-1 or K3 visa to bring the Foreign National Member to the USA. While CMI consider itself a social network and does not consider itself an International Marriage Broker, it may be considered such by language found in the IMBRA.
All Members subject to the IBMRA that use our Services agree to the provisions of IMBRA. Any attempt to circumvent the information notification and release provisions of IMBRA, is a violation of that Act. Each Member agrees to assume full responsibility personally and to indemnify and hold harmless CMI from any criminal or civil liability associated with such acts or attempts.
Members who reside in the United States or who are United States citizens, that become interested in obtaining the personal contact information or in arranging in-person meetings with Foreign National Members through us or on their own and their profiles are on this Web site, are prohibited from having any direct communications with those Foreign National Members until full compliance with the IMBRA information notification and release provisions have been fulfilled.
For our purpose, the term Foreign National Member refers to men or women who list their profiles on the Web site, reside outside the United States, and are not United States citizens. Members interested in obtaining personal contact information as defined by IMBRA, or in arranging a face-to-face meetings with Foreign National Members and are Full Members section, can be referred to an Independent Reporting Agency to assist him/her with this request. CMI will not assist with or in any other way facilitate arrangements pertaining to the exchange of personal contact information unless IBMR rules and regulations have been satisfied whether by us or by an independent reporting agency.
Independent Reporting Agencies can provide all the services necessary to comply with the background information notification and release requirements of the IMBRA, which, in compliance with the law, are prerequisites to facilitating the exchange of personal contact information and/or in-person meetings with Foreign National Members who use our Services. If a member wishes to provide that information to CMI, the members will automatically become a Certified Members and CMI will retain the information and release it as requested. Or they can allow the Independent Reporting Agency to:
Forward a completed Member Information Form to a Foreign National Member, translate the background information contained and forward it to the Foreign National Member.
Secure the Foreign National Member's signed release, only if, after reviewing the Client Information Form, the Foreign National Member agrees to meet with the Member and/or authorizes the disclosure of her personal contact information to the Member.
Facilitate the exchange of personal contact information and/or provide travel services in compliance with IMBRA regulations, so, should the Member and Foreign National Member decide to apply for a USA K-1 visa or pursue any country's immigration options in the future, the potential obstacles to the process are mitigated to the greatest extent possible.
CMI recommend that Members subject to the IMBRA submit background information if they are serious about finding a Chinese woman to marry after attaining Full Member Status (See Below). CMI assume no responsibility or liability whatsoever with regards to the acquisition of any visa, immigration status, or other desired immigration objective, that may or may not be affected by a Member's or Foreign National Member's participation in our Services provided on the Web site. CMI has no liability whatsoever and shall be held harmless by all Members against any liability with regard to any and all immigration matters that may or may not be affected by their use of the Services provided on the web site. We recommend the use of a professional Immigration lawyer if you have question or plan or submitting a K-1 or K-3 visa.
USCIS On the IMBRA
When you to go to the US government's site on visa regarding K-1 and K-3 visas, it has the following statement on the IMBRA:
"Detailed information about the International Marriage Broker Regulation Act (IMBRA) of 2005 petition requirements are shown in the new Form I-129F, Petition for Alien Fiancee(e) instructions."
You can download the Form I-129F and the Instructions for Form I-129 from their Web site. The Instruction in Sections 6 and 9 contain information IMBRA.
The form asks: "Did you meet your Fiancee through an International Marriage Broker?" The definition of an International Marriage Broker is detailed in their instruction form. In our case, if you sign up for our Individual Tour to China, CMI is probably considered an International Marriage Broker. CMI requires that any one using our tour services comply with required IMBRA. This also applies to anyone who wants the Personal Contact Information of a Foreign National Member. It is important to note that even with our tour, at no time does does CMI provide either the lady or the gentleman with the other's Personal Contact Information but does make their background information available. Introductions only take place in public areas such as a restaurant . CMI, leaves it up to each person to exchange contact information if they with to continue in a relationship.
The following is possible information that would be required for those subject to the IMBRA. If you answer Yes to either questions 1 and/or 2, then the IMBRA applies to you. Some of the information is required whether you are subject to the IMBBRA or whether you meet through an International Marriage Broker, some of the same information is required.
Are you a US Citizen?
Do you reside in the USA?
Did You meet your Fiancee / Spouse through an International Marriage Broker?
If Yes, what is the name and address of the International Marriage Broker?
Are you married?
Are you divorced? If divorced, how many times?
Do you have minor Children? If yes, how many.
Have you ever previously sponsored a Foreign National Member for a K-1 or K-3 Visa?
Have you applied for a K-1 or K-3 visa within the last two years?
Have you been convicted of a crime, a violent crime, domestic violence or a sex crime?
In what states have you resided since age 18?
Was the person you are applying provided the above information and provided with information on her/his rights and protection from domestic violence?
Whether you meet on this site, another site or through other means and apply for a K-1 or K-3 Visa to sponsor a Foreign National, you may be asked to provide the information listed above.
Also, a positive response does not necessarily prevent you from obtaining a K-1 or K-3 visa since there are provision of waiver. CMI does not provide Personal Contact Information for any member and each member is reminded that this site prohibits posting or publishing you Personal Contact Information.
