Need your experiance on age difference jamaica

[lovinglifeusa 5]

Hello, need some feed back on age difference at the Jamaican embassy. I (US woman)am 16 years older than my fiancé .Some background,I am 42, we hv been together almost 2 years and I visit every 8 weeks. Consulted with an attorney and he told me there will be a big issue come interview. Can anyone with experiance please let me know how it was for you? Thankyou

[Fox087 5]

I think that the lawyer just wants your money)

don't see a problem here, at least if all other documents are ok. Don't worry!

[lovinglifeusa 5]

Have u been to Kingston embassy?

[Going through 5,671]

26 minutes ago, Traciusajamaica said:

Hello, need some feed back on age difference at the Jamaican embassy. I (US woman)am 16 years older than my fiancé .Some background,I am 42, we hv been together almost 2 years and I visit every 8 weeks. Consulted with an attorney and he told me there will be a big issue come interview. Can anyone with experiance please let me know how it was for you? Thankyou

Of course he told you that---most lawyers thrive on fear...it's how they make more money.

 

Now, that's not to say there won't be ANY issues with your case---only you know you and your fiance's history...here's some general info below that I found while googling some other things and I think it's a pretty good list of the typical "Red Flags" officials zero in on (for the life of me I cannot remember which website I got it from).  Perhaps it will help you determine how your case may look to USCIS.  Some may or may not apply to your type of visa application:

 

The following types of personal characteristics or living situations raise questions in the eyes of USCIS or the consulate.

• No shared language. If the couple can’t talk to each other, how can they really build a shared life together?
• Vast difference in age. People of different ages certainly do get married sometimes. But when combined with other red flags, the thinking is that it may represent a compromise by someone who is either interested in obtaining a green card or in being paid to help someone else do so.
• Difference in religion. Because religious beliefs are fundamental to many people’s approach to life and daily behavior, the U.S. government takes a second look at applications from people of different religions who have married.
• Different social class or cultural background. People of different wealth levels or place in society often get married, too – but the U.S. government will be curious to know more about how this occurred, and whether it’s for real.
• Unequal educational background. Studies show that most women don’t believe they could admire a man less educated than they; and that men put intelligence and education at number five on their ranking of desirable qualities in a mate. So if one person in the couple is highly educated and the other not, expect questions.
• Different addresses. After marriage, most couples live together. If you don’t – particularly if both of you are living in the same country – you will need to provide a good explanation, for example, that one of you is finishing a university degree and the other one can’t leave his or her job. Also be ready to show that you plan to live together as soon as possible.
• Same house, but no actual interaction. If, for instance, your work and other schedules are set up so that you are never home at the same time, the U.S. government will wonder whether that was intentional.
• Secret marriage. If you haven’t told your friends and family, USCIS will wonder whether it’s because you don’t want them to get all excited about a marriage that you plan to end as soon as the immigrant gets a green card.
• All-too-convenient timing of marriage. A goodly number of marriages happen after an undocumented person in the U.S. is caught and placed into removal proceedings, or before someone on a nonimmigrant visa is reaching the date by which he or she must leave the United States. (One can apply for a green card based on marriage as a defense to deportation.) You will have to explain why you didn’t choose to marry until it became a matter of urgency.
• Attempts to manufacture evidence of shared life right before the interview. You will be asked to provide evidence of joint accounts, assets, memberships, and so on. Those items will likely have dates showing when they were begun. If those dates are mere weeks before the green card or visa interview date, it will create suspicion that you were trying to make your case look good rather than taking natural steps to join your lives.
• Marriage soon after you met. Most people like to take at least several months to consider getting married. If you got married after only a few meetings or weeks, the government will wonder whether the cause was more romance or, say, money.
• Marriage soon after a divorce. Again, this would indicate that the “courtship” was suspiciously short. (Or you might have to prove the existence of a long affair!)
• History of U.S. petitioner sponsoring other spousal immigrants. If the U.S. citizen or permanent resident has married and petitioned for one or more other immigrants in the past, it stands to reason that those marriages ended in divorce. Did that mean a real marriage fell apart – or was the earlier marriage(s) nothing more than a green card scam? And now, since the petitioner didn’t get caught the first time around, is he or she trying it again?
• Noncitizen comes from a country with a history of immigration fraud. The U.S. government keeps track of which countries’ citizens commit visa or other immigration fraud at high rates. Though it’s not your fault, if the immigrant spouse comes from one of these countries, he or she will face extra scrutiny.
• No children if woman is of childbearing age. Having children is not a requirement of marriage – but if no children is an added factor in an otherwise questionable case, it won’t help.
• Impoverished U.S. citizen or resident petitioner. If the U.S. member of the couple lacks a job or apparently needs money, the immigration authorities might wonder whether he or she is looking to make some quick bucks through a fraudulent marriage.
• History of crimes, fraud, or lies by either spouse. Anyone who has committed past illegal acts may be looked at as more likely or willing to enter into marriage fraud.

Edited August 17, 2017 by Going through

[lovinglifeusa 5]

Thanku! Well Jamaica is considered high fraud. Lawyer also mentioned his work background. He farms on his fathers farm and helps his mom at her carwash she owns. He feels he isn't showing enough responsibility . Does the embassy hold that against them?

[Going through 5,671]

48 minutes ago, Traciusajamaica said:

Thanku! Well Jamaica is considered high fraud. Lawyer also mentioned his work background. He farms on his fathers farm and helps his mom at her carwash she owns. He feels he isn't showing enough responsibility . Does the embassy hold that against them?

USCIS is more concerned about your finances as the USC and if you are able to support him in the US.

They may question his ties to his home country, however, where employment is concerned, over concern whether he would return to Jamaica after visiting the US.

Edited August 17, 2017 by Going through

[lovinglifeusa 5]

We are going for fiance visa so he won't be returning to Jamaica to live. We hv a house there so we will be visiting

[angelbrown 195]

I am 15 years older. It wasn't even mentioned at interview. Not sure JA is considered high fraud, they just want to know the relationship is bona fide per the evidence. They will not question ties to country as he is immigrating to the US. Don't think you will have any issues!!

Edited August 18, 2017 by angelbrown

[lovinglifeusa 5]

So my question is to you, do you think your relationship was taken more serious because you married? The only reason why I'm doing fiance visa is so my kids can be at the wedding. There dad(who doesn't care about my business) does not want them out of the country. Also I hv a child with severe food allergy can't even imagine being able to control what is in the foods

Edited August 18, 2017 by Traciusajamaica

[bostonBruce 38]

I had first hand experience with age,,my fiancée went to the Kingston embassy Aug.4 everything was ok until the Woman brought up our age difference, and was questioning her Y u want to marry n older man blah blah like n Mom would do. made her cry and she just answered cuz I Love him and he cares and takes care of me. Well the lady handed her n paper requesting n email sent with more chats logs, western unions etc. I was pissed of course, I sent the email Aug. 8th after I calmed down, wrote n nice email saying the reason I haven't come in 2017 (sept 2016 was our last time together) I explained we decided to save for wedding, reception honeymoon traveling buying things she needs etc. followed by chat logs not all of them I just sent an few from each month year and western union just 6 transcations. We just got n email Aug. 17 asking for her passport be sent via dhl . She called the embassy b4 she sent it to make sure that's all they wanted and asked if my email was good enough, they said yes and yes just send passport. So she did today ! I'm guessing its approved ! But we will see.

 

[lovinglifeusa 5]

Sounds like it to me! So happy for you !!!!!! Lets hope I hv same outcome.

[Sundee 270]

bostonBruce,

 

We dont get to pick &  choose  who our heart falls in love with. Im a older woman in the United States and I fell deeply in love with my much younger husband who I met on line and talked for several months getting to know him and his family and he of mine. We are crazy about one another so I went to his country and married him. After I married him Feb 1, 2016 I went back to see him 2 more times while the process is pending. 

If I had my way I would stay with him in his country until he's approved and has visa in hand, but I have to work. 

Love has no boundaries and definitely age should never be a issue unless you simply don't see eye to eye on anything and if that's the case, you wouldn't be getting married or marry them anyway.

I truly love my husbands heart rather he's young or old because he is who he is and I wouldn't change anything about him...

 

God bless you're adventure and may you share a life time of happiness with your spouse as I will with mine...

[lovinglifeusa 5]

Good for you! This is why I made this post, to hear other stories. Can I ask why you chose to marry over fiance visa? Just wondering if odds are better if you marry

[bostonBruce 38]

TY I don't know the odds . we did the K1, Is that what u asking? We will marry here in USA and then go back after green card and marry again for her Family.

[Sundee 270]

5 minutes ago, bostonBruce said:

TY I don't know the odds . we did the K1, Is that what u asking? We will marry here in USA and then go back after green card and marry again for her Family.

Good idea