DOES AGE MATTERS AND DOES ONE MEETING OK TO FILE THE K1 VISA?

[Tahoma 2,291]

Only one visit? No problem.

Eleven years age difference? No problem.

Engaged? Congratz!!!

Best wishes for a smooth and speedy visa journey.

[SALLY AND MIKE 0]

age doesnt matter.....me and my which my husband now,,we have 11 years of age difference,,his older with me....my {fiance}which my husband now he only visit me once in the philippines and spend for me for 5days there in the philippines,,,he cannot stay me longer as i could not get long vacation leave in my work and he understand for that.....When he came back he file me a k1 visa and tnx God we approved and now we are happily together here in US........

good luck for ur process soon,,,,,,,take more pics with ur and ur fiance......

[Myopia 93]

thanks everyone who replied greatly appreciated!

one thing is he can't afford to visit more his not rich haha! it will take many months to earn them money so thats why it took us 7months to meet for the first time lol ( but it helped a lot coz u know who is who u are meeting and it gives u all information and idea about each other so u pretty much know who u are going to be with ) will that be a problem if he cant come more than once? (this visit?) thanks a lot guys

Well I think you look cute together and if cuteness was a factor in getting approved. You would be approved right away! My first relationship was when I was 19 and he was 29. There wasn't a huge difference between us.

All the best!

[Mark and Carol 4]

There is a 23 year difference betweeen my wife and I, so age is not an issue. You have met within the last 2 years, so you have met that requirement. Make sure you document everything (i.e keep airline reservations, boarding passes, all receipts from Philippines, and lots of photos) and enjoy a long life together.

[bjmyrnajourney 1]

thank you very much everyone my boyfriend me and my fiancee is so happy for the information you all give us and his happy that many people takes time to help each other and share their experience u just dont know how big of a help it is! thanks so much and god bless to all of us

[<3 3]

Hi everyone! I just wanna ask if one meeting is okay to file the I-129F form? will there be any problem about that? me and my fiancee chatted for like 7months and its everyday on skype! =) and he came here last march 04,2011 ( his staying for 21days so it means his still here until friday hehe) but the question is will that be a problem? do you think they will suggest for meet ups? because for us we are pretty sure 100% we love each other so much and we both believe its enough for a proof =) and also does age dif matters a lot ???????? im 19 and his 30 so its like 11years older than me tho he feels and act like 18 haha! jk but anyways hope someone can answer my questions! thanks everyone and godbless

The age difference you listed isn't bad at all. I'm sure there are plenty of couples who far surpass that age difference here on VJ. Its not uncommon to see 20 yr old filipinas with 40-50 yr old Caucasian men. Do I question the validity of the relationship? Its not for me to judge. To each their own but it raises an eye regarding both parties involved and its only human nature to question it especially in American society when its NOT the norm to see a couple with a sizeable age difference (20 yr old female with a 50 yr old male).

So to me, I think your age difference isn't as questionable as bigger age gaps. Good luck.

[gretchen_darren 67]

I have met many people and know many couples with wives from the Philippines. There are many who are 20+ years difference. There is no age difference requirement. Just consent, also the state you are marrying has age requirements. You need to meet those as well. If you are over 18 you have no problem in any state.

If you are married, it is much easier in the process with the philippines. If you are not, be ready to take your parents with you to the embassy interview.

as others said. one meeting is enough. Just show evidence of relationship. Photos, with family friends, others, reciepts are very important. Travel documents showing the flights. Hotel and food reciepts help, including any bus receipts. The biggest thing is chats, phone calls, emails, all help. For skype, you can make logs on when you talked and for how long. Write down each day, keep a journal. Also, keep on talking and keep a journal afterwards. This will be asked for at the embassy at the very least to confirm on-going relationship. also, be careful in the affordability issue. The embassy may (quite possibly require) him to show up for the interview. This is the option of the embassy and philipppines can do this at will. REad the posts, learn things. Check things out in posts for the philippines to learn more.

if you need more, please contact me.

[Daniel&Theary 30]

Age doesn't matter unless you are Cambodian they just passed a new law yesterday the woman can not marry a foreign man over 50. Makes me glad I am 42 but my wife to be is 31 so we have 11 years also. Good luck Daniel

[crystal01 29]

Congrats on your engagement Myrna! You sure do look good together. You need not worry if the relationship is genuine and you have met all the requirements.

Post in the Philippine forum so people can give you country specific advise. Aside from the visa application, one thing you need to do is obtain a consent letter from your parents that they are agreeing with your marriage and then attend the CFO seminar once you have your visa approved.

[torps 0]

Hi everyone! I just wanna ask if one meeting is okay to file the I-129F form? will there be any problem about that? me and my fiancee chatted for like 7months and its everyday on skype! =) and he came here last march 04,2011 ( his staying for 21days so it means his still here until friday hehe) but the question is will that be a problem? do you think they will suggest for meet ups? because for us we are pretty sure 100% we love each other so much and we both believe its enough for a proof =) and also does age dif matters a lot ???????? im 19 and his 30 so its like 11years older than me tho he feels and act like 18 haha! jk but anyways hope someone can answer my questions! thanks everyone and godbless

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ok, I am not a expert, but here you go. first of all age doesn't really matter as long as you have the proof of meeting within the last two years and petitioner has all proof and documents that he was there in person with you. Itineraries, pictures, hotel/motel receipts with both your names if possible (if not no real problem.)copy of passport page with entry stamp into Philippines. Visa journey has a good check list for petitioner filing I129F for K1 visa. Take the checklist and follow exactly. Keep two copies of what is submitted to USCIS WITH PETITION. Again, I don't want to make this a long story, but age doesn't matter, but make sure this is true love and not something fake. USCIS IS very good in checking for fake or forged marriages. I am very happily married to my filipina wife, and when I filed for the fiancee visa it only took less than five months for her to be in the United states.

[M&S forever 4]

Hi everyone! I just wanna ask if one meeting is okay to file the I-129F form? will there be any problem about that? me and my fiancee chatted for like 7months and its everyday on skype! =) and he came here last march 04,2011 ( his staying for 21days so it means his still here until friday hehe) but the question is will that be a problem? do you think they will suggest for meet ups? because for us we are pretty sure 100% we love each other so much and we both believe its enough for a proof =) and also does age dif matters a lot ???????? im 19 and his 30 so its like 11years older than me tho he feels and act like 18 haha! jk but anyways hope someone can answer my questions! thanks everyone and godbless

Hi,

Just saw your topic and want say that the age difference no matter me and my fiancé have 12 years of difference and met one time and i do not think who meet more then once mean that they have stronger relationship.The police officer will see it if you really love each other or not so do not worry everything will be great Just make ready more evidence that all and prepare to answer to all questions about your fiancé

P.S. our second meet will be when he will come get me and we will fly to our home

Good luck.

[bjmyrnajourney 1]

Congrats on your engagement Myrna! You sure do look good together. You need not worry if the relationship is genuine and you have met all the requirements.

Post in the Philippine forum so people can give you country specific advise. Aside from the visa application, one thing you need to do is obtain a consent letter from your parents that they are agreeing with your marriage and then attend the CFO seminar once you have your visa approved.

hey thanks for the information, the parents consent thing do we need to make one to send a long the I-129f form?? please advice coz his filling soon this coming monday, hopefully everything will be fine, just like everyone, and again thanks very much to everyone who is helping couples like me!!!!!!

thanks everyone i surely do appreciate everything you advise to us! hoping that everything will be alright, thanks again! god bless all

[Kish.2328 9]

hey thanks for the information, the parents consent thing do we need to make one to send a long the I-129f form?? please advice coz his filling soon this coming monday, hopefully everything will be fine, just like everyone, and again thanks very much to everyone who is helping couples like me!!!!!!

thanks everyone i surely do appreciate everything you advise to us! hoping that everything will be alright, thanks again! god bless all

You dont need parents consent in your k1-packet. You might probably need it for your interview (but you are already 19 so I think its not required but just bring one in case they asked) or CFO seminar soon.

I think you already gathered what its needed for your k1-packet with all the help of the VJers here. Triple check it then your good to go.

Edited March 22, 2011 by Kish.2328

[bjmyrnajourney 1]

You dont need parents consent in your k1-packet. You might probably need it for your interview (but you are already 19 so I think its not required but just bring one in case they asked) or CFO seminar soon.

I think you already gathered what its needed for your k1-packet with all the help of the VJers here. Triple check it then your good to go.

yeppie, thanks sis, everything good now, everything we need is complete na, thanks to everyone he will send it this monday! it means his goin home soon anyway thanks for everyones help it surely did help us a lot were so thankful and happy, thanks guys

[bestofboston 36]

I have to respond to TwoCats statement below. I really hate when someone makes statements that they have no bases for. The first and second statement bothered me the most.

You have three issues that I see:

--- 1. A high fraud country.

--- 2. A significant age difference

--- 3. A single visit

Make sure you document your relationship well and be prepared to answer questions.

This post has been edited by TwoCats: Yesterday, 10:00 AM

Where did TwoCats get his/her information? 1) Wrong. You would be hard pressed to find a woman more sincere than a Filipino woman in search for her mate. I would like to say that European women are far more suspect to fraud marriages. You probably don't agree with that but its my opionion based on being married to a Ukranian in the past. What did you gauge your statement upon? I would have stated an eastern european but its better to generailze like you did.

2) Age difference for Filipino women does not matter to them. I have a great relationship with my wife and we are 25 years apart in age. She is a school teacher with no children so don't assume she is not intelligent and is looking for a father for her children.

3) Single visit is okay but two would be better and so on. One visit is not a red flag. You should keep a call log. Obtain a magic jack and talk to him daily. We did not have the magic jack before we were married. I sent it to her afterward. Yahoo messenger, Skype logs, emails, should be printed for proof of on going relationship. What is nice about the magic jack is that she can call me from the Philippines anytime for free and to any phone number in the states. She calls me on my home phone, cell phone, and work number. Its great to be able to talk with her everyday.