Interview Question- What is the best answer?

[WhatAWait! 31]

Hello everyone, I am wondering if any one knows how to mitigate the risk of being denied a K1 Visa in case of significant age Difference? The difference between me and my fiance is about 22 years. I have heard that at interview the application may be denied just because of significant age difference. Our relationship is genuine- but we dont know what can we provide to prove that the relationship is genuine. We have submitted the proof of our meeting and also several picture of our engagement.

Edited July 4, 2018 by WhatAWait!
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[little immigrant 801]

Which country is the foreign fiance from? 

[WhatAWait! 31]

India

India

[JE57 239]

Alas you have already submitted your I-129F which would have been the ideal time to frontload the application by providing proof.  You are now going to have to try to have proof at the interview which may or likely will not be looked at.  Not sure if there is a way to submit further proof.   If the USC is male and the foreign future spouse is female it will be much easier than the other way around.   You generally would want to submit evidence of being together,  ideally more than once.  Perhaps you could include some relevant sections of chat logs as well where you discussed the age difference honestly.   Pictures with dates with Family is good also.   Multiple visits and time spent together is a good thing as well..  Good Luck

[WhatAWait! 31]

Thanks for the input

2 minutes ago, JE57 said:

Alas you have already submitted your I-129F which would have been the ideal time to frontload the application by providing proof.  You are now going to have to try to have proof at the interview which may or likely will not be looked at.  Not sure if there is a way to submit further proof.   If the USC is male and the foreign future spouse is female it will be much easier than the other way around.   You generally would want to submit evidence of being together,  ideally more than once.  Perhaps you could include some relevant sections of chat logs as well where you discussed the age difference honestly.   Pictures with dates with Family is good also.   Multiple visits and time spent together is a good thing as well..  Good Luck

Thanks for the input. I have submitted pictures- letters from both our families with signature as their approval for this relationship. Also have submitted the statement about me and my fiance's discussion about our age difference. my indian fiance is the female one and she is the young one. Due to my work schedule I can not really visit multiple times. The point is we are in genuine relationship. My fiance was previously married and has a child. Her husband died in a brutal accident two years after their marriage. I have applied for k1 mainly because in india you must stay for 30 days to get married legally, my work schedule will not allow me to stay there for 30 days. at this point i am seeking any assistance from any one who can suggest what else can i do? IF the relationship is genuine what proof does it need?

[Roel 7,192]

32 minutes ago, WhatAWait! said:

 IF the relationship is genuine what proof does it need?

The more visits in person, the better. How many times you visited? If only once, then it might be an issue.

[WhatAWait! 31]

28 minutes ago, Roel said:

The more visits in person, the better. How many times you visited? If only once, then it might be an issue.

Just once! cant afford to go and visit. there is significant amount of money involved  for visiting. that is why trying to bring her here and get married.

[Little_Vixen 1,869]

2 minutes ago, WhatAWait! said:

Just once! cant afford to go and visit. there is significant amount of money involved  for visiting. that is why trying to bring her here and get married.

Ouch. I'm not sure how difficult India is, but just one visit adds another 'red flag' to the already glaring age gap. I would advise you to try and get some more visits in. Either you to her, or bring her to you.

 

Aside from the whole discussion about possible red flags I would recommend CR1 any day. I am currently in the process for a K1 visa and if we had to do it again we would've chosen a CR1. Its cheaper and your wife will have a greencard upon arrival, meaning she can work and travel right away. CR1 used to take longer than the K1, which is why most people chose the K1. These days both take about the same time so you don't gain anything with a K1.

[Roel 7,192]

29 minutes ago, WhatAWait! said:

Just once! cant afford to go and visit. there is significant amount of money involved  for visiting. that is why trying to bring her here and get married.

I'd advice to find money and go visit. It might be hard to get approved with this little facetime - how long was your visit? Did you meet her friends? Her family? this is all important.

[WhatAWait! 31]

12 minutes ago, Roel said:

I'd advice to find money and go visit. It might be hard to get approved with this little facetime - how long was your visit? Did you meet her friends? Her family? this is all important.

Yes, I met her family- and they met my family. We had an engagement ceremony too. We have submitted the picture of the ceremony too.

[Roel 7,192]

10 minutes ago, WhatAWait! said:

Yes, I met her family- and they met my family. We had an engagement ceremony too. We have submitted the picture of the ceremony too.

Oh uh.

Well. That was a mistake.

 

If that ceremony looked even remotely like a wedding ceremony, then there is a chance the K1 visa will be denied. It happened before, many times.

 

Edited July 4, 2018 by Roel

[Little_Vixen 1,869]

19 minutes ago, WhatAWait! said:

Yes, I met her family- and they met my family. We had an engagement ceremony too. We have submitted the picture of the ceremony too.

Oh no... I sincerely hope that this will not mess things up for you.

What to an American can look just like a simple engagement party can be something far more binding in a different culture. Even without an official document or the presence of a priest or official, a simple ceremony can be a binding marriage in some cultures.  Again, not familiar with India, but I'd advise you to go look at the regional forums here and see if this could cause a problem. Unfortunately there's such a thing as being too married for a K1 but not married enough for a CR1.

I hope and pray this will go smoothly for you.

[debbiedoo 2,339]

you need to suck it up and visit again.

 

the engagement photos may have been a really really bad idea.

[Going through 5,671]

3 hours ago, WhatAWait! said:

I have heard that at interview the application may be denied just because of significant age difference.

It cannot be denied based SOLELY on age difference, however age difference can be used in combination with any other red flags when determining a denial.  The age difference isn't too much of an issue being that the female is the younger one, and it is common in Indian culture for men to marry younger child-bearing aged females.

 

Your other red flag is having met only once, and the bigger red flag is having sent in photos of an engagement ceremony--and Indian engagement ceremonies are normally very religious.   If your K1 is denied, it will probably be because of appearing "too married" already.

 

 

Edited July 4, 2018 by Going through

[Roel 7,192]

Honestly, if I were you I'd visit again and get married and apply for a CR1 spouse visa.

With everything you said, there is a possibility of your K1 getting denied.