Does age difference matter for K1? (split)

[Keith & Arileidi 437]

Coming from a fellow high fraud country. I highly suggest you do your due diligence. My wife can tell you a lot of stories of what young women are willing to do to put themselves in a better place financially. 

[NYCruiser 423]

I think there will be additional scrutiny for three reasons: Age difference, religion (if different) and that Morocco is a High Fraud Embassy. Baby making potential and caring for the baby(ies) will be the Embassy will look at since they know the local culture. If it were, say, a European Embassy in a European country, it might not be an issue, but in Muslim/Indian/African countries YES>>>!!

[Jeanne Adil 1,651]

read personal message as we went thru this in Morocco

[BenjaminKeating 114]

As others have said above, do your due diligence. 

 

We see a lot of people coming back on here a year or two later saying they've been scammed for a green card and they're in a bad place emotionally and also financially. 

 

I'm not discrediting your potential relationship or marriage but as others have said, why would a 24 year old want to be with someone 38 years older than her? If she was coming from a very low risk country then it would seem more legitimate but Morocco is easily one of the toughest to go through.

 

Best of luck, do what is best for you and not a young girl who is a stranger off the internet.

[Elsalove2016 34]

They could make it th issue if the woman is the one who is a lot older than the men specially because in Islamic countries it's not usual for a young man to want to marry an older women unless it's for some kind of benefit as a green card or so . I'm not saying it might be the case 

[-Trinity- 513]

Advocate of the devil here: is it a crime if someone marries a person, not for love but for a better life?  

Assuming it is still a bona fide marraige and that person is not going to run off as soon as they get their green card. A lot of young Moroccan women marry much older men, they make this decision based on rational reasons rather than emotional ones.

 

It is kind of the same thing as when a young beautiful Western woman marries a wealthy  ( not so attractive) person, happens all the time.

POTUS is a great example ;-)

 

That being said: TO being in love is a great feeling but try use rationality at the same time. Spend as much time as possible and get to know her family while you are there.
 

Edited July 31, 2017 by Dutchie2016

[geowrian 22,337]

1 minute ago, Dutchie2016 said:

Advocate of the devil here: is it a crime if someone marries a person, not for love but for a better life? 

It's not a crime (i.e. not covered by the criminal code). But it would be a violation of immigration law (fraud) if the marriage is for the purpose of obtaining an immigration benefit.

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1 minute ago, geowrian said:

It's not a crime (i.e. not covered by the criminal code). But it would be a violation of immigration law (fraud) if the marriage is for the purpose of obtaining an immigration benefit.

But what if the green card is not the only main purpose. Let's say that the person genuinely wants to spent her/his life with the USC, they are just not in love.

[Coco8 1,042]

13 hours ago, Taradao said:

What if I visit her in Morocco  the next  six months, and then she visits me when I move  to Vegas  and we get married in Vegas.  

Getting a visitor visa in Morocco is very difficult because it is a high visa fraud country. Unless she is highly educated and has an awesome job with a high pay, or she owns property, the chance of getting the visa is very low. There is nothing you can do about that because she has to have merit for the visa. Plus, they will ask her why she wants to go to the US so "meeting my boyfriend" will make it harder for her if she doesn't have strong ties to Morocco. 

 

Another issue is that if you guys get married, and she is coming to the US with the intention of getting married, she cannot stay in the US. She would have to go back to Morocco and a spousal visa takes 12-14 months. 

 

My recommendation is the following: Plan to meet with her twice. Rather than she visiting the US (which as I said, it is almost impossible), either plan a second visit to Morocco o meet in some other country, like Mexico or Europe. 

 

Then, apply for a K1 visa which takes 6-8 months. A K-1 is more expensive than a spousal visa. However, if you barely know each other, getting married and then having to wait 12-14 months to be together again might be too hard and you'll probably spend money visiting her during that year (which will end up being the extra cost of the K1). 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Coco8 1,042]

2 hours ago, BenjaminKeating said:

As others have said above, do your due diligence. 

 

We see a lot of people coming back on here a year or two later saying they've been scammed for a green card and they're in a bad place emotionally and also financially. 

 

I'm not discrediting your potential relationship or marriage but as others have said, why would a 24 year old want to be with someone 38 years older than her? If she was coming from a very low risk country then it would seem more legitimate but Morocco is easily one of the toughest to go through.

 

Best of luck, do what is best for you and not a young girl who is a stranger off the internet.

I agree. I don't understand why people don't go on match.com instead of looking for people online from other countries.  I've never been on match.com but 3 friends got married with people they met there. I totally get a lot of people meet online from other countries, sometimes because they have common interests or because they share a language or culture, but some stories sound very risky and with red flags. And the visa process is so long and sometimes, it is longer due to red flags+country of origin. 

 

Edited July 31, 2017 by Coco8

[USAMorocco 143]

9 hours ago, Roel said:

It might or might not be an issue from the USCIS point of view. It is a huge age gap after all.

 

But.. This is my personal opinion (and I'm sure mods are going to censor it soon <3 ) -

Ask yourself what 20 something year old woman would honestly want to marry someone who can be her grandfather? And you barely know each other.

If my time on this website taught me anything, in about a year or so you're going to come back here telling a story how a young woman scammed you for a green card.

I agree and it is not usual for Moroccan women to marry outside their culture. 

[Boiler 45,853]

1 hour ago, Dutchie2016 said:

But what if the green card is not the only main purpose. Let's say that the person genuinely wants to spent her/his life with the USC, they are just not in love.

Lets say the moon is made of cheese.

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17 minutes ago, USAMorocco said:

I agree and it is not usual for Moroccan women to marry outside their culture. 

Many Moroccan women married non-Moroccans...

[-Trinity- 513]

1 minute ago, Boiler said:

Lets say the moon is made of cheese.

Not sure whether you are 'attempting' to be sarcastic here...

[Keith & Arileidi 437]

The biggest red flag I see here, is that the OP is thinking about a K1 despite never having a face to face with his potential fiance. 

 

It really makes me want to ask a few follow up questions like..

-" Has the fiance  ever mentioned immigrating to the US?"

-" at the age of 62 you can withdraw from your retirement accounts without penalty. Why not just move abroad to be with your loved one?"