Age Difference Red Flags?

[Andy and Kayla 45]

How tough are they on you when there is an age difference? We have one of about 13 years, but I, the female, is the younger one. I have read when the woman is older it throws up some flags, but for our situation do they often make a big deal?

Not sure if it matters (it probably shouldn't but sometimes it's taken into consideration anyway) I would be coming from Canada, which isn't exactly a high visa fraud country.

[milimelo 4,481]

How tough are they on you when there is an age difference? We have one of about 13 years, but I, the female, is the younger one. I have read when the woman is older it throws up some flags, but for our situation do they often make a big deal?

Not sure if it matters (it probably shouldn't but sometimes it's taken into consideration anyway) I would be coming from Canada, which isn't exactly a high visa fraud country.

Won't be an issue.

[Mike&Be 0]

Here In thailand. lots of ppl have age difference between 1 - 34 yrs but they get visa every one

so u dun really need to care about it

[TBoneTX 45,309]

Here In thailand. lots of ppl have age difference between 1 - 34 yrs but they get visa every one

so u dun really need to care about it

On what basis do you claim the boldfaced statement?

[~Johnny~ 27]

13 years is not a big deal at all in any country...

[Andy and Kayla 45]

I figured it would be fine but I'm a worrier Thanks so much guys!

[pushbrk 12,898]

13 years is not a big deal at all in any country...

I'm afraid that's incorrect if the woman is older. In predominantly Muslim countries a 45 year old previously unmarried man marrying a 58 year old woman who cannot bear her husband's children, would get significantly more scrutiny due to cultural issues. I will say though that we don't see a lot of 40 to 45 year old male beneficiaries from those countries. Usually they are under 35 with many in their 20's marrying women more than 20 years their senior.

[Claire and Troy 2]

I figured it would be fine but I'm a worrier Thanks so much guys!

I too worried about this as I am 16 years older than my fiancee. In your case this should not be an issue. The consulate in London never even questioned it ours.

[SuperDuper! 230]

Woman is 13 years younger than the man? I say that is a good start. 20+ years younger sounds good to me!

[Andy and Kayla 45]

Oh geeze, if I were 20+ years younger than him there would be some definite jail time involved.

I too worried about this as I am 16 years older than my fiancee. In your case this should not be an issue. The consulate in London never even questioned it ours.

That's good to know.

Also, I see your wedding is in 2 days! That must be so exciting! Congratulations and hope it's an awesome day for you guys.

Edited February 26, 2010 by Andy and Kayla

[K and L 27]

13 years, younger woman rarely sees problems (so long as everyone's legal )

13 years, older woman could be problematic, even in low fraud countries.

I've got closer to 10 years than 9 over L, and we're pretty sure we won't get thrown into AP unless they wig about the age difference, and if they ultimately deny us, I'll just move to Brazil in the fall, become fluent in Portuguese, get a job, and in a few years, we'll DCF. Not our first pick (but a wicked cheaper one), but our families support us either way.

Edited February 26, 2010 by K and L

[Rhiannercakes 14]

Here's a Canadian answer ():

No. We were asked if we ever thought about the age difference, but that's about it.

My husband and I are 12 years apart, I'm the younger one.

[Texanadian 10]

24 year difference. I'm younger. I just renewed my green card today.

[HeatDeath 430]

When a consulate is attempting to decide if a relationship is bona-fide, they very often apply the cultural standards of the beneficiary's country. So for a lot of countries and regions: MENA, SE Asia, India, where age differences in couples are very unusual, and most people are very traditional, it could be a problem. It doesn't help matters that a lot of these very traditional countries are also considered "high fraud" by the US consulates. An age difference (particularly where the woman is older) is a particularly large red flag to them, in a situation where they're already very picky and, it seems, are just looking for excuses to deny.

Canada is generally going to be much more mellow about this sort of thing, as they are with most things. Especially since you're younger than your husband-to-be. As Rhiannercakes said, it may get mentioned, but it is supremely unlikely to be an issue.

[Andy and Kayla 45]

Good to know, Thanks guys