Does age difference matter for K1? (split)

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I'm sorry to say this, but stating you would NEVER would marry an older man and stay with him the rest of your life doesn't mean that others can't or won't. It's not my thing either, but I can't decide for other people whether their relationship is genuine or not.
There are a lot of things I can't imagine myself ever doing but other people do those things on a daily basis. I agree that people should be cautious and pay attention but people should be whenever they enter a new relationship. We don't know TO, we don't know the girl but yet people are very quick to judge.

 

Edited July 31, 2017 by Dutchie2016

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20 hours ago, Taradao said:

I have a quick question to anybody that knows the answer. I am 62 years young and have met a 24 year old Morrocan woman via Facebook. We have chatted for 3 months and I intend to visit her in another 6 months. After that if everything goes well, I intend to file a K1 fiancée visa. My question: does age difference matter for acceptance for a k1 visa.  Much appreciated for your answers.

 

Given the location it will be subject to more scrutiny.   How did you meet someone on Facebook.  Did she just  randomly send you a message?  
In any case, there is nothing more to be done here until you meet her in person, as you cannot file the petition until after you meet in person.

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12 minutes ago, Keith & Arileidi said:

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?"

If I were TO I would pay attention to other things. Someone who's only purpose is getting a green card won't mention immigration to the US.
Visiting them (her and her family) will give him an idea; do they expect him to pay for everything? Do they want to rush into a marriage before he can spend time with her? 

And the advice of him moving there is a good one, if someone is a fraud they will try to prevent that to happen.

Edited July 31, 2017 by Dutchie2016

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Easy solution, make arrangements to move to her...

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I would never say anything is impossible when it comes to love. I am 25 years older than my soon to be wife. We will be married in her country in September and go the spousal visa route instead of fiance. Our relationship is 6 1/2 years old and we have spent a lot of time together so I have no concerns over scrutiny. Also in her country it is not uncommon at all for younger woman to marry older men. I can not speak for Morocco as I am not familiar at all with their customs and culture. However as other have said you will receive much more scrutiny if it does not fall within their customs and culture.

 

One bit of advice. Our hearts seem to toss out all critical thinking in matters of love. I always tell people it is okay to follow your heart but MAKE SURE that you use your mind as a filter as to what makes it to your heart. Your mind will see warning signs that your heart will ignore. People have been scammed often look back and see all of those warning signs that were ignored. Is she talking to you a lot about coming to USA? You haven't even met in person yet how can either of you be thinking about spending the rest of your life together? Like one other person said, a good test is to say that you really want to be with her and don't want to wait so long for the migration process. See how she feels about you moving there to be with her instead. If she is not immediately accepting of that I would be extremely suspicious.

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TO, i'm not sure whether you are retired or not but if so, moving over there is a very good advice and much more easier. I know people who have done that and as far I know they are living a very happy and satisfied life especially when they have enough financial funds. Not every Moroccan is after a green card and if that's the case with your woman she won't mind living there close to her family.

 

Good luck!

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there is no such a thing that a person who come from a third country is a high fraud or ant to get married for teh sake of a Green card, however it is proven that and according to statistics fraud come from european and eastern european countries.

being from a third world country is a not a sign of fraud.

yet people are bed everywhere and can do bad things everywhere.

good luck with your love and they way who you treat each other can tell you through they time who is your fiancee.

 

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18 hours ago, Peot said:

Quick answer: Nope!

 

As you are both legally able to marry, your age is not a factor.

 

You might get a tiny little bit more scrutiny when it comes to the immigration process down the road, with proving an on-going relationship, and that the relationship is bonafide. and so forth though. The age difference has to raise red flags for fraud, as you can probably imagine as you're asking this, but as long as everything's hunky dory, you'll have absolutely nothing to fear or worry about! Gather lots of evidence of an on-going relationship whenever you both are together, and save it for when and if someone might ask.

 

Best of luck to you both!

Legally yes but let's not pretend age isn't a factor here.  It is the huge gigantic elephant in the room.  And in this case 40 years is a massive factor. 

 

1 hour ago, Dutchie2016 said:

I'm sorry to say this, but stating you would NEVER would marry an older man and stay with him the rest of your life doesn't mean that others can't or won't. It's not my thing either, but I can't decide for other people whether their relationship is genuine or not.
There are a lot of things I can't imagine myself ever doing but other people do those things on a daily basis. I agree that people should be cautious and pay attention but people should be whenever they enter a new relationship. We don't know TO, we don't know the girl but yet people are very quick to judge.

 

Never say never again comes to mind.  However the reality of the situation is I don't know any 24 year old ladies that want to marry someone 40 years their elder.  In this case the people who are concerned on this board have every right to point out the dangerous decision the OP is making, judging or not.  Sometimes judging without knowing is justified, especially in a situation where the odds are overwhelming against working out.      

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6 minutes ago, Coco8 said:

Maybe unless that person is like George Clooney?

Nah. Too old is too old.  you gotta ask that young woman if she's ok with taking care of you.. when you'll get even older. She'd still be in her 40 when you'd be 80-ish.. 

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11 minutes ago, Coco8 said:

Maybe unless that person is like George Clooney?

Lol totally offtopic; two days ago I dreamed about George Clooney ( not my type at all)  my sister who is 25 years has a crush on him. 
Later that day I read that he won some award as most handsome man in the world. So yeah, I'm pretty sure a lot of 25 year old woman wouldn't mind George Clooney..

 

 

Edited July 31, 2017 by Dutchie2016

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7 minutes ago, Cruise77 said:

 

Never say never again comes to mind.  However the reality of the situation is I don't know any 24 year old ladies that want to marry someone 40 years their elder.  In this case the people who are concerned on this board have every right to point out the dangerous decision the OP is making, judging or not.  Sometimes judging without knowing is justified, especially in a situation where the odds are overwhelming against working out.      

Nah, I opted for a younger husband ;-)
Yes it is good to point out the red flags and to give good advice. However no one here on this board has a crystal ball or is a fortune teller ( are there any here on this forum) so statements as that she is definitely going to leave him are imo inappropriate.

 

 

I  know many people with a huge age gap, and there isn't always a financial or immigrant benefit involved. 

 

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The OP has left the building and I can see why...

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57 minutes ago, Tawfik & Marzanna said:

there is no such a thing that a person who come from a third country is a high fraud or ant to get married for teh sake of a Green card, however it is proven that and according to statistics fraud come from european and eastern european countries.

being from a third world country is a not a sign of fraud.

yet people are bed everywhere and can do bad things everywhere.

good luck with your love and they way who you treat each other can tell you through they time who is your fiancee.

 

I'd love to see the statistics to back up your claim that European countries produces more visa fraud.

 

Do you have any? 

 

A good rule of thumb that's been mentioned before is: if your country has access to use the VWP/ESTA program - you're considered a low risk county. If I remember correctly, most of Europe can use the VWP?

 

Also, no one is saying because you're from a poor country you're definitely scamming for a visa. It makes it a hell of a lot less likely you'd be scamming for a visa when you're coming from a more economically stable country where you have a good quality of life, right? 

 

Edit - although not gospel or official USCIS data, I'll leave this here for you (you'll get pretty much the same results with every hit):

 

High Risk Countries

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2 hours ago, Dutchie2016 said:

Many Moroccan women married non-Moroccans...

Do they now? They really marry out if their culture? I did not say they don't marry non-Moroccans so please don't put words in my mouth.  My sister-in-law cannot marry a non-Muslim and the rest of the women are encouraged to marry within their culture either Moroccan or Berber.  They may marry on-Moroccans but they don't stray far away from their Arabic or Berber roots. I'm not an expert but I don't think my husband (who is Moroccan) would lie to me when explaining their culture for both men and women. 

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Mr travel:

To your question: did you meet on Facebook?  Yes, I am in several ecommerce  groups. She befriended  and the conversation was only ecommerce and how to develop websites for shopify. Shopify, is a platform to sell anything around  the world  like eBay.  We chatted and I call her via Facebook  call, and exchange  pictures  of ourselves and selfies. I said I was  a single  man, raised  a stepdaughter who is currently  a doctor, and my daughter  is studying overseas  in Seoul. Yes,  I just  turned 62, but i look  like a 45 year old man.  The conversations got longer  and we share the same goals and values. I am going to visit her in Morocco  in the next six months for 10 days. Then we see how things turn out. There is no guarantee  that what will  turn. I am just asking  these  questions so I know how to proceed  if she  turns out to be the  person I am searching for. I will be happy to provide  my fb profile  to those that think I am a old geezer.  Thanks to everybody that provided their insights.