will Sending money to friends rais red flag

[Nemeseax 36]

16 hours ago, floweLA said:

Yes it is a red flag

 

16 hours ago, floweLA said:

Yes it is a red flag

OMG! Why? Personally I have sent some  $ sometimes to my American friends and they have bought me some things for my motorcycle in return( cheaper in USA then in Sweden).

Why would that be any red flag? What sending our own honestly earned money has to do with immigration?

Now I live in USA and some friends back home might also do the same thing. 

Nothing wrong or illegal. If it is- can someone explain WHY?

[EmilyW 1,547]

Not an expert but money laundering perhaps?  Or undeclared income?

[noraliz73 243]

My fiancé sent my insignificant amounts of money three times.  Once was before I went to see him so I would have cash for airport tips, etc.  The second time, he sent $150 for my birthday, and I received $80 by the time all the fees came out.  Recently he sent me some money because I went overboard on buying gifts for his family and getting beauty treatments done for my trip that my paycheck ran out 4 days before the next one.  Most beneficiaries can’t afford to send money and when they can, the taxes and fees make it not worth it.  If they are from a country where it is hard to buy dollars, it’s best to let them save them up because they will want them here for when the couple gets their household together and for them to buy a car for when they can work.  So, sending large amounts of money really could seem out of the ordinary.  Especially from a poorer country.

[George & Roth 1,485]

9 hours ago, payxibka said:

Please explain the tax implications?

Large amounts are subject to gift tax, doubt we are dealing with those large amounts here. 

[payxibka 10,047]

23 minutes ago, George & Roth said:

Large amounts are subject to gift tax, doubt we are dealing with those large amounts here. 

No such thing as a gift tax when transferring money to yourself

[Illiria 980]

22 hours ago, ABIODUN said:

I sent money to friends in the state and sometimes send to my friends wife on his behalf.will this raise a red flag to my fiancée an America citizen filing for me.I am a Health and Safety Engineer.that is to say I am 100% legit

Why are you given by them money? Like is this transferring them money to hold for you for when you move the US or are these as gifts for your friends birthdays?

[Maria1989 403]

This doesn’t seem to be an issue and my question is how would they research here for his Immigration interview. How would they know his username here? I’m confused ? 

 

Unless he is given the DS5535 and has to disclose all his social media accounts and such. 

 

Is there any thread here that the Embassy searches VJ and looks for the beneficiary ? Just asking..... I had no idea 

Edited March 24, 2018 by Maria1989

[Unidentified 2,930]

To friends probably not. I have seen couples here though where people have gotten in trouble for sending each money though it's rare. It depends on where you're from and who is sending money to who as it can be seen as payment for Green Card. But I don't really see how you sending money to your friends would be an issue in this case. 

[Unidentified 2,930]

6 minutes ago, Maria1989 said:

This doesn’t seem to be an issue and my question is how would they research here for his Immigration interview. How would they know his username here? I’m confused ? 

 

Unless he is given the DS5535 and has to disclose all his social media accounts and such. 

 

Is there any thread here that the Embassy searches VJ and looks for the beneficiary ? Just asking..... I had no idea 

There are people who say that USCIS are monitoring this forum. There are also members who say they work in some way for either USCIS or at embassies etc. How much truth is in it? No idea. But technically they could get on here, probably somehow access IP address and look you up. Like with everything else on the internet: don't say anything you might regret later. 

[Harabanii 0]

Thank you all, I'm an in another country where I work as an expatriate.These people aren't my fiancee relative and they aren't friends either. Sometimes they overspent than what they have budgeted and as a friend I show love for them to come back but, my fiancee got mad over this act telling me it might be a red flag and I said to her no.......immigration should ask whatever they want to ask I can defend myself.

Edited March 24, 2018 by ABIODUN

[Unidentified 2,930]

1 minute ago, ABIODUN said:

Thank you all, I'm an in another country where I work as an expatriThese people aren't my fiancee relative and they aren't friends either. Sometimes they over spent than what they have budgeted overspent than what they have budgeted and as a friend I show love for them to come back but, my fiancee got mad over this act telling me it might be a red flag and I said to her no.......immigration should ask whatever they want to ask I can defend myself.

Well, she might also see it like this: how much have you already spent on your friends? How much will you continue to spend on them and how much have they paid back? You're going into a marriage and she might be worried about that too, not just immigration. 

[Jeanne Adil 1,651]

I was under the impression that they are more concerned if the USC is sending money as that would look like the  financee is using the USC 

I shared my tax return with my husband as he was on my taxes and i wanted him to get driving license and learn to handle a car before he came as lessons here are $85 an hour 

but i wonder why would you send to US/ everyone here has an opportunity to work (might not be an ideal job but there are jobs out there)

[Unidentified 2,930]

3 minutes ago, adil-rafa said:

I was under the impression that they are more concerned if the USC is sending money as that would look like the  financee is using the USC 

I shared my tax return with my husband as he was on my taxes and i wanted him to get driving license and learn to handle a car before he came as lessons here are $85 an hour 

but i wonder why would you send to US/ everyone here has an opportunity to work (might not be an ideal job but there are jobs out there)

I think they look at many factors and I think it depends on what country your from. In some countries is a major flag for the OP to send money to USC because it could be seen as buying Green Card. In some it's a red flag if USC send money to the foreigner because it could be a sign that the foreigner is scamming the USC. 

 

I think it's kind of fishy that someone from Qatar is financing friends in the US who should be able to support themselves without a foreign friend but that's just me...

[Jeanne Adil 1,651]

me too

 

[Illiria 980]

2 hours ago, payxibka said:

No such thing as a gift tax when transferring money to yourself

True but he says he is giving it to his friends which implies a gift, that’s why I asked if they were just holding it for him until he moved to the us. 

 

There are reasons that aren’t exactly indicative of good behavior that I could think of him asking them to hold onto it. The us does monitor amounts transferred so doing several smaller amounts to friends to avoid transferring the whole when he moves there does look dodgy as if he is trying to hide it. Then there is the reporting of amounts in foreign bank accounts, if he is trying to avoid that for the first year he is going to be in the us he might be moving it slowly over to the US then once here will slowly recover it from the friends. 

 

19 minutes ago, ABIODUN said:

Thank you all, I'm an in another country where I work as an expatriThese people aren't my fiancee relative and they aren't friends either. Sometimes they over spent than what they have budgeted overspent than what they have budgeted and as a friend I show love for them to come back but, my fiancee got mad over this act telling me it might be a red flag and I said to her no.......immigration should ask whatever they want to ask I can defend myself.

Well I can see why she got mad, you are bailing these people out because they can’t get their stuff together. Does it happen repeatedly? Do they know that no matter what you are going to dig them out of that whole? Maybe she is worried that you will spend your family income on these friends when you are over here or ask her to bail them out whilst you aren’t working then guilt trip her to do it if she says no (not saying you will but this might be her fear)

 

As these are gifts and bailing out of financial issues money tends to be more than a hundred bucks then if it is over a certain amount the friends might be needing to declare them on their taxes.

 

Also are these male friends or female friends as in are they congruent with your orientation? 

 

I am am not saying that you are doing the following but it could be what your fiancée is thinking that immigration may think, it may be seen as hedging your bets by keeping several potentials sweet so you can appeal if the marriage doesn’t work with the fiancée in order to get the green card (won’t work with a fiancéevisa as you can’t adjust status with anyone other than the petitioner) or that the one you are sending it to is your real interest but for whatever reason cannot sponsor you so you are using the fiancée  to get a green card and then leaving them.

 

As I said I am not saying you are doing these things but this may be what your fiancée fears immigration will think.

 

It is a nice thing you are doing for your friends but don’t let them take it too far or begin relying on you, you have your fiancée and new life to think of and if you go the fiancé visa route will have to survive without a job for a while waiting on the green card.

 

Wishing you and your fiancée the best.

Edited March 24, 2018 by Illiria