K-1 interview: Red flags in Kiev:

[RobertM54 36]

I met my GF on 2 January - we spent 3 days together.

Pretty much love at first sight.

We were introduced by my AirBnB hostess so IMBRA is not an issue.

She is an English teacher so language is not an issue.

I am well compensated so finances will not be an issue.,

Daily contact in Viber and we talk every weekend in Skype.

I am not providing ongoing support and I am disciplined about that.

I asked her to apply for B2. We will meet Valentines weekend in Kiev: I hope she can get the interview in on that trip.

If the B2 is approved then we can develop the relationship at a more normal pace.

Since it is likely to be disapproved I am thinking about going straight to a K-1 after only these two meetings.

We will have a couple more meetings before the interview of course. A week in May in Kiev and I plan to spend two weeks visiting her family in July (near Nikolaev).

Other potential red flags:

30 year age difference. She has a 5 year old son.

I helped her complete the purchase of her apartment. This is a huge red flag to me so I assume the CO will see it in the same way.

My divorce was final in September 2015. We were informally separated for two years before that and we have the separate addresses (3000 KM apart) to document that.

How good are our chances at the embassy assuming the interview is late summer (8-9 month relationship)?

Thanks

[Boiler 43,828]

Let's say you have a very good friend who was in a very similar situation, and you are not.

Having fully considered his tale, what would you say to him?

[RobertM54 36]

Let's say you have a very good friend who was in a very similar situation, and you are not.

Having fully considered his tale, what would you say to him?

Go for it dude - you are not getting any younger.

That is exactly what my friend told me.

But I want to know what the CO is likely to say.

Has anybody in a similar situation made it through Kiev recently?

[TBoneTX 43,512]

Documented "face time" with her might prove to be important.

Furthermore, even though Kiev has not been known as a tough embassy, I'd be on the premises when the K-1 interview is ultimately held, to add credibility and to be around in case the CO has doubts or questions.

[RobertM54 36]

Documented "face time" with her might prove to be important.

Furthermore, even though Kiev has not been known as a tough embassy, I'd be on the premises when the K-1 interview is ultimately held, to add credibility and to be around in case the CO has doubts or questions.

That is why approval for the B2 would make this so much more plausible.

As a teacher, she can spend a lot of face time here in the USA.

Depending on how long she can stay away from her son.

[TBoneTX 43,512]

However you can, find a way to gain "face time."

[baron555 934]

Other potential red flags:

30 year age difference.

Not necessarily a red flag unless she is less than about 30 years old.

She has a 5 year old son.

That actually is better. Where is the father? He will need to complete a notarized approval for the son to immigrate to the US, permanently live there and then return to visit to UA and return to the US. Get this before filing since it is a deal breaker.

I helped her complete the purchase of her apartment. This is a huge red flag to me so I assume the CO will see it in the same way.

How would they know? No necessarily a red flag.

My divorce was final in September 2015. We were informally separated for two years before that and we have the separate addresses (3000 KM apart) to document that.

OK, what about her divorce? Or never married?

How good are our chances at the embassy assuming the interview is late summer (8-9 month relationship)?

Very good chance. My wife and I had only known each other for 3 months before we filed.