Hi fellow members,
My wife's K3 case was forwarded to CASA on May 8th and CR1 case is in final stages of processing. Uptill now, we were planning to go for CR1 as i thought that would be safer than going through K3. Now i found out that NVC schedules interviews once a month only in 2nd week. Our DS-230 being received on June 8th (last Friday), i am not sure if she will be included in this month's scheduling. That is why, we thinking about considering K3 route as case is already with CASA.

My Question to fellow members is, Is K3 more prone to denials/delays than CR1 in light of huge age differnece between us. Here are what i think are red flags:

1. My wife is 30 years younger than me.
2. I have four children who live with me.
3. We got married after 3 months we met online.

However, both of these facts were known to USCIS at the time of approval and COs are not suppoosed to re-adjucate the cases. I am quite certian we will prevail even if CO refuses 1st time, but we want to avoid this mess for obvious reasons. Here are what i think are positives to overcome these CO's mentality:

1. We had wedding ceremony and children also attended along with her family. We had DVD and Album made of ceremony and I had attached 4 PICs with my I-130 & I-129F petition ( 1 showing us with my Children, 1 Showing us with her family, 2 PICs of DVD front & back cover).
2. We talk on average 2-3 hours every day since we became serious. She IP phone with a US number so we talk very frequently. I intend to print call logs along with summary stats of daily, weekly and monthly average talk time.
3. We do Video MSN chat on average 1.5 hours every day. I intend 2 print our logs but it will be over 1000s pages.
4. I visited her 3 times within 9 months of our association and I intend to go at the time of her interview.
5. She chats with my kids on MSN all the time.
6. Despite her young age, she is very mature than her age. She knows what she wants in life and her partner and is very independent. AS a matter of fact, she is a poet and writes veryyyyyyyyyyyyyy romantic poems on an arabic web site. We are madly in love with each other. This is my true 1st love as previous marriage was an arranged mariage and was more mechanical than anything else. I love her so much and i can't imagine life without her and same is true for her. But how we show this to CO.

We will appreciate every opinion.. I am more confident that we will get through 1st time but just want 2 cover all bases.

It's better your wife is younger than you. I don't think they will give you a problem, but make sure there is enough income to support her, you and the 4 kids. I would get more advice from others who have interviewed in Morocco related to the I130 or the K3.

I don't know if that would be an issue or not. We're used to seeing older USC women here with younger Moroccan men. I know it is generally easier for a woman going through Casa and on VJ it is more rare, but not too sure about the age difference part. I would just be sure to address it everywhere you can to make sure the Consulate feels as comfortable with it as you two are.

Good luck!

Thanks for your thoughts.
1. In my I-130 & I-129F I attched 4 PICs of my kids and her family in the wedding ceremony. That was my way, that it is a serious relationship. Theoretically, COs are NOT supposed to readjucate the petitions and USCIS had clear knowledge of age differnece.
2. I am professionally employed and income is more than 10 times poverty ceiling.

My Question for senior members is: Is K3 any less safer route than CR1 purely from the point of view if COs treat one with more Scrutiny than the other?

I apprecciate feedback.

It will make no difference if it is the CR1 or the K-3. If they choose to deny it then it wouldn't make a difference. Of the 3 flags that you showed here is my take on it.

Age difference. They are a lot less likely to deny and older man/younger woman. Thirty years is quite a big difference however, they might choose to scrutinize it further.

Four children that live with you. I don't see the complication there.

Got married 3 months after you first met. That one would be scrutinized.

On the other hand you have been there 4 times in nine months. Big plus! Also you made the USCIS aware of the flags beforehand and it was approved.

All in all I think you have a strong case with what you have told us.

Doesn't make much difference on going with a K3 or CR. Both are spousel visas.
If you go with the CR all the way and the interview dates of the K3 and CR look like the may be close together.
Go with the CR as it's a MUCH better visa!
Saves having to go thru all the BS adjusting status plus if you request a SSN on the DS 230 she'll get the GC and SS card in the mail shortly after arriving in the US.
K3s can't get SSN until they get GC or for a EAD.
Not having GC for awhile isn't that critical but not having the SSN can be!