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[Karim abdou 1]

1 minute ago, caliliving said:

So on that one visit did she meet your family? Does she have kids? What religion are you? 

She didnt meet my family , she is living alone and she is christ

[Rocio0010 5,579]

So you only have seen each other once... I don't want to be mean or discourage you, but even for a CR-1, you need to have evidence of time spent together as a couple, so focus on that too. Plus, I don't want to become personal, but just one visit may not be enough to truly decide if you guys are for each other. Sometimes distance infatuates feelings. But anyhow, not my business. Just my two cents. Visajourney has plenty of guidelines for all the forms you need to fill; do take your time to go over them. Also, read the requirements for a joint sponsor.

[Karim abdou 1]

5 minutes ago, ra0010 said:

So you only have seen each other once... I don't want to be mean or discourage you, but even for a CR-1, you need to have evidence of time spent together as a couple, so focus on that too. Plus, I don't want to become personal, but just one visit may not be enough to truly decide if you guys are for each other. Sometimes distance infatuates feelings. But anyhow, not my business. Just my two cents. Visajourney has plenty of guidelines for all the forms you need to fill; do take your time to go over them. Also, read the requirements for a joint sponsor.

Thank you

[powerpuff 6,712]

37 minutes ago, Karim abdou said:

She didnt meet my family , she is living alone and she is christ

There are several “red flags” (in the eyes of the consulate) that you must address before you are successful in obtaining your future visa:

- absolutely more time spent together. This is really, really important. Not just a 2 week visit, she needs to visit you and stay for couple of months ideally.

- she absolutely has to meet your family, you must get your family’s approval and take pictures together to show at your interview 

- think how you will address the age difference and religious difference. Me and you both know Muslim men can’t marry other religions. The interviewing officer knows this too. The best way to address both of these major differences is to have more time spent together and your family meeting her. That’s the magic recipe. 

 

[Karim abdou 1]

2 minutes ago, powerpuff said:

There are several “red flags” (in the eyes of the consulate) that you must address before you are successful in obtaining your future visa:

- absolutely more time spent together. This is really, really important. Not just a 2 week visit, she needs to visit you and stay for couple of months ideally.

- she absolutely has to meet your family, you must get your family’s approval and take pictures together to show at your interview 

- think how you will address the age difference and religious difference. Me and you both know Muslim men can’t marry other religions. The interviewing officer knows this too. The best way to address both of these major differences is to have more time spent together and your family meeting her. That’s the magic recipe. 

 

Thank you for your advices 

Yeah , we are planing to visit me two times at my country and we will get married at my country 

she will meet my family and stay in my family's house 

 

[Cathi 5,757]

Muslim men can ABSOLUTELY marry women from a different religion! I am Catholic, my husband is Muslim and we have been married for 10 years.  Where do you get your information because it's 100% incorrect. I suggest you do some research before spewing falsehoods. The interviewing officers knows it's allowed that's why my husband and I had zero issues.

My husband and I had so called "red flags" and we never had a single issue at any point during our entire immigration journey- starting with the I-130 petition, up to and including naturalization. Not a single RFE. I am 21 years older, divorced with two children, we married on my first visit, we are different religion(it's allowed, contrary to what you say) and I know we have more a few more "red flags" thrown in there. There is nothing easy or cheap about immigration but if you follow the directions, include plenty of relationship evidence, make no mistakes on any of the paperwork and tell the truth at all times, it's pretty easy. Attention to detail is a must.

 

I didn't find VJ until after my husband's petition was approved but after that this site was my saving grace on more than one occasion. There are many people on this site who know more than most immigration attorneys and they're willing and able to answer any and all questions with 100% accuracy. And if someone asks a question that is beyond their knowledge, they won't hesitate to tell you to consult with a lawyer.  Between the wisdom of long time members, moderators and the guides at the top of the page, just about anyone can navigate the immigration process as long you have a straightforward case and you LISTEN to advice when asked. Day after day I come to this forum and see people ask questions and go on to argue when they don't get the answers they want to hear. Nine years on this site and it still boggles my mind me when people refuse to listen.

[powerpuff 6,712]

17 minutes ago, Cathi said:

Muslim men can ABSOLUTELY marry women from a different religion! I am Catholic, my husband is Muslim and we have been married for 10 years.  Where do you get your information because it's 100% incorrect. I suggest you do some research before spewing falsehoods. The interviewing officers knows it's allowed that's why my husband and I had zero issues.

I think you misunderstood me and from the way I wrote it, I can see why. Let me clarify. Of course they’re allowed to. What I meant was that, typically, in most Muslim countries, it would be frowned upon to do so to say the least. At least, the family, typically, would be very much against that. For example, if I take my husbands family, and if I were anything but Muslim, it would be a major issue. To the point where it could cause a rift. And the CO would know because I was asked about how his/my family are accepting our union. And if you see the end of my sentence in my last post, I said it could be overcome with time spent together which would show that the couple has addressed this difference and has spent enough quality time together to show they have a bonafide relationship (which is important in beneficiary’s country), even if the family isn’t on board. Considering OP’s interview and how it didn’t go well, he needs to be 1000% prepared next time. And I said “red flags” from the point of view of immigration authorities. To me, many of these things are non-issues.

Edited June 21, 2021 by powerpuff

[JeanneAdil 6,514]

8 hours ago, Karim abdou said:

Thank you for your advices 

Yeah , we are planing to visit me two times at my country and we will get married at my country 

she will meet my family and stay in my family's house 

 

you need to look into marrying an American in your country as this is a long process to be approved for marriage to foreigner in Algeria  /your country does not make this easy

and the income requirements go up with a CR1 /that is for K1 is was 100 % of poverty level and now its 125 % which is quite a bit higher

i am Christian married to Muslim so not an issue

issues are age difference of over 10 years- even if your friend got his visa and was older he must have spent more time with fiancee

and the income

less than poverty and living on the government?  any idea how low that is for a decent life here?    its low

and if i am a CO  i would question "how is she able to afford trips to Algeria (or anywhere) / People that live on food stamps and government housing live on the bare essentials here with no extra money 

If you persue this marriage,  you will need to get the approval of your family especially your mom

you will need to show work experience or a good education as you're going to have to work here and help support her 

you'll have to keep the cosponsor thru the process and understand they probably really will are not going to support you and her but are only obligated to the government 

you can't overcome the age  difference so the only way to prove this relationship is real is quality time spent together which is hard in her case as most living in government housing (in most states) can not be away from the apartment for long periods as that is abandonment of the property as she has monthly rent to pay and it must be on time and she will need to tell housing authority if you come to live with her 

[Karim abdou 1]

8 minutes ago, JeanneAdil said:

you need to look into marrying an American in your country as this is a long process to be approved for marriage to foreigner in Algeria  /your country does not make this easy

and the income requirements go up with a CR1 /that is for K1 is was 100 % of poverty level and now its 125 % which is quite a bit higher

i am Christian married to Muslim so not an issue

issues are age difference of over 10 years- even if your friend got his visa and was older he must have spent more time with fiancee

and the income

less than poverty and living on the government?  any idea how low that is for a decent life here?    its low

and if i am a CO  i would question "how is she able to afford trips to Algeria (or anywhere) / People that live on food stamps and government housing live on the bare essentials here with no extra money 

If you persue this marriage,  you will need to get the approval of your family especially your mom

you will need to show work experience or a good education as you're going to have to work here and help support her 

you'll have to keep the cosponsor thru the process and understand they probably really will are not going to support you and her but are only obligated to the government 

you can't overcome the age  difference so the only way to prove this relationship is real is quality time spent together which is hard in her case as most living in government housing (in most states) can not be away from the apartment for long periods as that is abandonment of the property as she has monthly rent to pay and it must be on time and she will need to tell housing authority if you come to live with her 

Thank you so much

[Boiler 45,549]

Seems she does not have many ties so could easily move to you at least for a while.

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

38 minutes ago, Boiler said:

Seems she does not have many ties so could easily move to you at least for a while.

You’re assuming Algeria just allows fiancees to move there with no visa issues, or what? The US is not the only country in the world where visa issues can be a big, dragged out hassle.

 

 

Edited June 21, 2021 by SusieQQQ

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

3 hours ago, JeanneAdil said:

less than poverty and living on the government?  any idea how low that is for a decent life here?    its low

and if i am a CO  i would question "how is she able to afford trips to Algeria (or anywhere) / People that live on food stamps and government housing live on the bare essentials here with no extra money 

If you persue this marriage,  you will need to get the approval of your family especially your mom

you will need to show work experience or a good education as you're going to have to work here and help support her 

This ^^^^

[Boiler 45,549]

Well we know she visited once so I assume can again.

[Karim abdou 1]

29 minutes ago, Boiler said:

Well we know she visited once so I assume can again.

Yeah she can visit me at algeria ,

first time we met at tunisia 

[Boiler 45,549]

That would explain why she has yet to meet your family.