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Proving a bona fide marriage when living apart?

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We aren’t engaged yet but we are concerned about our options. If I go over to my boyfriend’s country and we get married there after a couple of weeks, then will that look like marriage fraud? The issue is that I don’t have much work experience (I’ve been caring for sick parents for quite a few years), and I know that I need time to gather supporting documents for the affidavit of support. So I can only visit him for short periods of time, otherwise I could lose my job. Additionally, there’s not a lot of extra money to be spent on flights back and forth to his country.  After the last thread I posted in, I’m less and less certain of his ability to get a visa to come here and visit too. 

 

I also considered maybe moving there for a couple of months early next year, so we could lease an apartment together. But again, there’s the financial issue that if I don’t have a job, I won’t be able to sponsor him. We’ve had a long distance relationship for three years, and will only have had a brief few weeks together in total. Any advice? For couples who live overseas together, how do the finances for sponsorship work out?

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The sponsorship issue arises at the Consulate Interview, now it takes a long time to get that for so you have plenty of time to visit. You will want to have your job fora few months? certainly more than a few weeks to show that this is likely to last.

“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.”

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6 minutes ago, Boiler said:

The sponsorship issue arises at the Consulate Interview, now it takes a long time to get that for so you have plenty of time to visit. You will want to have your job fora few months? certainly more than a few weeks to show that this is likely to last.

Thank you for responding. What if I get a job now, and am unable to take off enough time to spend with him? Should I visit him a few times before getting married?

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Boiler Grand Master

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You have visited once? If so I would visit at least a second and then yiou can file and make sure you build up a work history.

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“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.”

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