K1 Visa

[Ben&sap 0]

Hi everyone, I'm new to this forum. I am the woman, the petitioner and I'm 13 years older than my fiance. We have been in love since 2006 and we have a little girl together. He was denied student visa back in 2007, at the time we were not talking about marriage. I just recently filed the fiance petition for him and we have spent a reasonable amount of time together prior to that. I have visited him once from 2007 to 2009 and twice since between 2010 and now. we have lots of pictures and other documents to prove our relationship. Do you all think the age difference and him being denied the student visa would affect our petition even though we have a baby together? Please help us so we can plan better for any kind of questions that may arise during the interview. What more they may need from us and if you've had this type of experience kindly share and it will be appreciated. Thanks.

[Ryan H 3,791]

Moved from K1 Process & Procedures to Africa: Sub-Saharan regional forum; OP's questions are Consulate (Lagos) specific.

[dwheels76 5,463]

Hi everyone, I'm new to this forum. I am the woman, the petitioner and I'm 13 years older than my fiance. We have been in love since 2006 and we have a little girl together. He was denied student visa back in 2007, at the time we were not talking about marriage. I just recently filed the fiance petition for him and we have spent a reasonable amount of time together prior to that. I have visited him once from 2007 to 2009 and twice since between 2010 and now. we have lots of pictures and other documents to prove our relationship. Do you all think the age difference and him being denied the student visa would affect our petition even though we have a baby together? Please help us so we can plan better for any kind of questions that may arise during the interview. What more they may need from us and if you've had this type of experience kindly share and it will be appreciated. Thanks.

This is a good question for NigeriaorBust or Patient2010.They really know their stuff. I know they will see this post soon I will alert them to it. All I can tell you is second hand stuff but they know Nigeria, the consulate and all that.

[dwheels76 5,463]

Hi everyone, I'm new to this forum. I am the woman, the petitioner and I'm 13 years older than my fiance. We have been in love since 2006 and we have a little girl together. He was denied student visa back in 2007, at the time we were not talking about marriage. I just recently filed the fiance petition for him and we have spent a reasonable amount of time together prior to that. I have visited him once from 2007 to 2009 and twice since between 2010 and now. we have lots of pictures and other documents to prove our relationship. Do you all think the age difference and him being denied the student visa would affect our petition even though we have a baby together? Please help us so we can plan better for any kind of questions that may arise during the interview. What more they may need from us and if you've had this type of experience kindly share and it will be appreciated. Thanks.

Well just my two cents since we were disussing in another thread age difference for Nigeria. And well you have conquerors the one ting that makes us that are older get denied. You have given him a child. Thats a plus plus. You have lived with each other seen each other alot and have known each other a long time. So your Red Flags have well turned pretty dim. As they say if you can't change a red flag not make it look so flammin red and you have without even knowing.

[NigeriaorBust 4,087]

Lagos is the most difficult consulate without a question. Remember that in their minds a child is proof of sex not love. Joseph and I have about the same age difference and we are a bit older. Most Nigerians that have the means have applied for a visitors/student visa and most have been denied so they are used to seeing that pattern. Are you the same race and similar religious back grounds ? That will normally help. You need to show that you are a couple and that you and the child are not an excuse for a green card. It may shound shallow but you are going through a place that probably sees more fraud than any other in the world. You have been there and know that people will kill for a passport with a US visa in it. They will assume the relationship is false and a form of romance scam. You must be willing to show them that they are mistaken. The questions they ask will poke at how well you know each other and share. Some of the questions may be inappropiate, such as when they asked my husband if his father died because he was marrying a white woman.

[Ben&sap 0]

Thanks you all for responding. We are relying on the ideas from you all and the rest of the postings on here for a successful journey. Staying positive and most of all prayers.

[patient2010 93]

Just to add him being denied the student visa will not hurt or help the k1....Your having his child does not gurantee a visa be organized pay attention to detail and like you say remain faithful....Goodluck Lagos is stuff but they have been conquered many times when it come to K1! Oh! I almost forgot to tell you Welcome to VJ!

Edited April 1, 2012 by patient2010

[Ben&sap 0]

Thanks.

[Zee Bee 61]

I agree with what is posted above. Just to add, don't be surprised if they ask for a DNA test.

Edited April 1, 2012 by Zee Bee