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Man Marries Four Women At Once [Query: Would All Four Wives Be Entitled To US Visa Entry?]
BBC News ^ | September 26, 2009

Posted on 09/26/2009 10:33:58 PM PDT by Steelfish

Man Marries Four Women At Once

Milton Mbele is marrying four women at the same time in South Africa. The marriage - which is legal in Zulu culture - involves this white wedding, followed by a traditional ceremony in KwaZulu-Natal.

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1 posted on 09/26/2009 10:33:58 PM PDT by Steelfish
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To: Steelfish

Zulu culture rocks!


2 posted on 09/26/2009 10:36:06 PM PDT by Tempest (I believe in the sanctity of life... As long as you can afford it.)
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To: Steelfish

Zulu culture rocks!


3 posted on 09/26/2009 10:36:06 PM PDT by Tempest (I believe in the sanctity of life... As long as you can afford it.)
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To: Steelfish

Poor guy!


4 posted on 09/26/2009 10:40:10 PM PDT by ABQHispConservative (A Blue Dog Democrat is an oxyMoron!)
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To: Steelfish
involves this white wedding, followed by a traditional ceremony in KwaZulu-Natal

Billy Idol could not be reached for comment.
5 posted on 09/26/2009 10:40:26 PM PDT by Army Air Corps (Four fried chickens and a coke)
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To: Steelfish

Have some compassion — allow the guy and his four wives into the country and put them on the dole. We do the same with members of Al-Qaeda so why make an exception for this guy?


6 posted on 09/26/2009 10:44:40 PM PDT by 353FMG
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To: 353FMG

And of course free health care and kids born here from any and all four are, presto! US citizens.


7 posted on 09/26/2009 10:47:33 PM PDT by Steelfish
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To: Steelfish

To answer the question you posed - No. The US will not grant visas to multiple-spouses, at all. I believe that at one time, the US may have granted these request for cultural exchange visas, but not anymore and not for some time.


8 posted on 09/26/2009 10:48:47 PM PDT by OldDeckHand (No Socialized Medicine, No Way, No How, No Time)
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To: Tempest

Oh really? Once a month the guy will wish he was dead four times.


9 posted on 09/26/2009 10:49:32 PM PDT by IrishCatholic (No local Communist or Socialist Party Chapter? Join the Democrats, it's the same thing!)
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To: IrishCatholic

LOL!!! That’s very true.


10 posted on 09/26/2009 10:54:38 PM PDT by Tempest (I believe in the sanctity of life... As long as you can afford it.)
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To: IrishCatholic

LOL — uh, I’m a female. Nevermind.

(LOL)


11 posted on 09/26/2009 11:02:11 PM PDT by carolina71
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Ok, so I just watched the video.

Has anyone ever noticed that these guys who have mulitple wives all have heads that are too big for their body?

I think it’s “the more you use it, the more you lose it” syndrome.


12 posted on 09/26/2009 11:05:41 PM PDT by carolina71
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To: OldDeckHand

Now that’s nice to know -but does he get to choose which spouse he’d like to bring to the US and secure an entry visa?


13 posted on 09/26/2009 11:37:43 PM PDT by Steelfish
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“Oh really? Once a month the guy will wish he was dead four times.”

Once a month ... yeah, they’ll all just sync up. It’ll be like the worst case of PMS he could ever imagine.


14 posted on 09/27/2009 12:46:07 AM PDT by Daniel II (I'm Jim Thompson, this is my brother Jimmy, and this is my other brother Jimmy)
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To: Steelfish

I believe that US recognizes as valid only the first marriage. The rest are bigamous and invalid.


15 posted on 09/27/2009 3:48:01 AM PDT by Sherman Logan ("The price of freedom is the toleration of imperfections." Thomas Sowell)
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"Now that’s nice to know -but does he get to choose which spouse he’d like to bring to the US and secure an entry visa?"

Not really. US law, and consequently the Department of State, will only recognize the first wife. Now, how the DOS actually verifies who is the first wife, is anyone's guess.

16 posted on 09/27/2009 7:23:31 AM PDT by OldDeckHand (No Socialized Medicine, No Way, No How, No Time)
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To: Steelfish
The marriage - which is legal in Zulu culture

Another jewel in the crown that is African culture.


Frowning takes 68 muscles.
Smiling takes 6.
Pulling this trigger takes 2.
I'm lazy.

17 posted on 09/27/2009 8:01:14 AM PDT by The Comedian (Evil can only succeed if good men don't point at it and laugh.)
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