Does age difference matter? (split)

[purpleamethyst 0]

What does your online status say?

Are there any red flags in your case, such as big age or religious differences, recent divorce, previous immigration attempts?

What did they concentrate on during the interview?

I hope age difference is not a red flag. Me and my fiance has large age difference. I am 28 and he was 64, been together for 3 years and 5 months. Im scared!

[Penguin_ie 5,997]

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Yes, age difference matters, but it depends on how much of an age difference, who is older (petitioner/ beneficiary and male/ female) and whether this is normal in the beneficiary's country.

For example, in your case you have a very large age difference, and that will raise questions, but a younger woman with an older man is quite common in your country, plus you have been together a long time, hopefully with several face-to-face visits, so that makes the age difference less of a big deal.

If the same age difference was an older woman with a younger man from, say, an African country and a short courtship, that would be a much bigger red flag.

[Heimef 3]

Correct... ?

[LionessDeon 2,060]

Yea PI is way different from Africa. It seems to be quite common from the man to be older than the woman.

[Hank_ 9,174]

I hope age difference is not a red flag. Me and my fiance has large age difference. I am 28 and he was 64, been together for 3 years and 5 months. Im scared!

NOPE!! Not an issue at all.... The largest age gap I know of for the Philippines is 47 years, and they got their visa.

For your questions relating to the visa process in the Philippines jump over to the Philippines forum .... http://www.visajourney.com/forums/forum/129-philippines/

****** post split from other thread on another issue by another member. Please ask questions about your own case in your own thread *******

Yes, age difference matters, but it depends on how much of an age difference, who is older (petitioner/ beneficiary and male/ female) and whether this is normal in the beneficiary's country.

For example, in your case you have a very large age difference, and that will raise questions,

but a younger woman with an older man is quite common in your country, plus you have been together a long time, hopefully with several face-to-face visits, so that makes the age difference less of a big deal.

If the same age difference was an older woman with a younger man from, say, an African country and a short courtship, that would be a much bigger red flag.

Being the OP is Philippines.... the answer is NO.

Edited January 27, 2016 by Hank_

[Tahoma 2,292]

The U.S. Embassy Manila doesn't seem to care about large age differences. That has been true for many years. If you have a bona fide relationship, you should have no problems.