Potential K1 Issues???

[TNL12 0]

Hello fellow VJer's,

Looking for any and all advice on our plan to obtain a K1 visa. I think the K1 would be the faster route for us to be together.

I'm natural born US Citizen and my fiance is South African, currently living in the UK. I have visited her in the UK about 6 times over the past two years. She will be returning home after over staying her visa since it's highly unlikely she would be able to get an extension. So to avoid the time, expense, and wasted time of applying for an extension, we think it's better for her to return home and start the visa process there. I will be visiting her when she returns home prior to applying for K1.

Are these potential issues?

1. Overstaying her UK visa

2. Due to the situation, I have been helping her financially via Western Union

Thanks in advance

[Ryan H 3,834]

Are these potential issues?

1. Overstaying her UK visa

2. Due to the situation, I have been helping her financially via Western Union

1. No

2. I'm not sure (others will chime in)

[JimVaPhuong 4,863]

Are these potential issues?

1. Overstaying her UK visa

Not an issue.

2. Due to the situation, I have been helping her financially via Western Union

Can sometimes be an issue at some consulates, depending on the circumstances. People in some countries are known to 'play' Americans for money, but I've never heard of that being an issue in South Africa. Also, if you were obviously grossly mismatched (You = hideously ugly, old, fat, and rich. She = stunningly beautiful, young, slender, and ambitious) then they might suspect you were essentially buying a bride.

It's not an issue in most cases.

[TNL12 0]

Thanks for the info, we both black with an 8 month age difference and even though I wish I was rich, i'm not.