Unable to find Pastor to Marry us.

Or...maybe I can get my Pastor to officiate VIA skype

No, you cannot do that unless there is a specific reason (military). People have asked you for more information so we can better help you. You haven't really responded to the questions.

Why can't I do that? I've answered all the questions.

So, it's her Pastor - methodist church rules that are preventing him from officiating the wedding because she is not baptizing. Once again, we are NOT seeking a marriage license from the church, we are getting it from the court already because we want to get the immigration paper work started.

The only option then is to find a pastor from another denomination who will not mind her not being baptised. In addition, many pastors in Gujarat are simply afraid of problems with government due to anti-conversion laws.

So the option is to either for her to get baptized - which then causes another slew of problems. Officials would come to question her mother, and her pastor might be thrown in jail. Her father passed away last year, so they can make the case she was misled into conversion.

Under what church authority or government authority can I not have my pastor call in to simply read scripture, and lead us into the exchange of vows and rings, and so we can say "I do" to each other?

Why is it difficult to comprehend that we want some church representative to marry us before we begin our married life together. Sure, we may be married on paper, but it simply is not the same without a ceremony. Who better to do it then my pastor? Since he is in the U.S. no one will go and knock on his door.

Hi PS! This sounds like a really complex situation and I definitely don't have any insight. Most of the brides and grooms on here live in the US and Canada, which is why several of us have had a hard time understanding your situation - simply because we are not familiar with the laws and customs in Gujarat.

With the extra information you provided, I think it might be a good solution to get the legal court marriage and then have your pastor perform a Christian ceremony via Skype like you suggested. No one wants your fiance or her family to get in any trouble!

Her pastor can't/won't officiate a ceremony but your pastor will?

To help with immigration, I'd recommend getting legally married at the courthouse (so there is no question about whether or not you're legally married). Then your pastor or another clergy person can "bless" the marriage or do whatever s/he is comfortable with and what makes you and your fiancee comfortable -- even if it is via Skype.

If you are moving to the US, your best bet is to have her arrive under a fiancee visa, and to get married within 90 days after she arrives. The process for getting a fiancee visa is typically simpler than for getting a spousal visa. And once she has it, the wedding can be performed in the US, which would get around your issue of being unable to find a pastor to marry you.

Again, why is she unable to stay with you in the US?

I've already answered this question multiple times Zoe - "Why is it difficult to comprehend that we want some church representative to marry us before we begin our married life together."

Neither of us really into the whole "living together" before marriage thing. Hope that helps. Not sure in what other way I can phrase it.