Thoughts... K1

[randrb 17]

Leave it to me. I am sitting here going over in my mind any possible objections the consular office might throw at my fiance at his interview. Can someone please reassure me?!

1) I was previously married for 1 1/2 years. We started the divorce process in June of 2014 with a final divorce decree being issued in December 2014. However, once it was issued, I realized my ex had never submitted our marital settlement agreement...... Soooo, I had to go through a process of having the divorce reopened in order to get the agreement attached to the divorce. As a result, the divorce got 'refinalized' in July 2016. We were just waiting for this to happen so we could submit the i129F. I know that normally, there could be a red flag, if someone gets divorced and 2 seconds later applies for a fiance visa. Obviously I will give my fiance certified divorce decrees (both of them) and he can explain what happened, but I'm wondering if they still may wonder about this??

2) Since we didn't know when we would be able to file for the K-1 and I've been living in Morocco for the past year, my family has come to visit us here. However, my grandparents who I am very close to are too old to come visit us. My grandmother insisted we try to get my fiance a visitor's visa in March of this year. Again, I know sometimes this could raise a red flag- someone applied for 1 type of visa, got denied and then applied for another.... Granted, if my fiance explains, it's a reasonable situation. Will this be a problem?

3) I am in the process of launching a startup business (aka I have NO income). That is, except for a fair amount of money (above the 125% poverty line) that I am getting paid by my ex from the marriage settlement agreement. I believe this income counts, however, just to be safe, I have my mom as a co-sponsor. I have no taxes from last year and the year before I just had a small amount. My mother works for the gov't and has a very good job and makes plenty of $. Any issue??

I appreciate any feedback! I should probably go make myself busy on my business, rather than sitting here pondering this stuff

[soulstriker 274]

number 1 depending on your embassy they may not like that , may get scrutiny for that

number 2 isnt a problem if the tourist visa was a simple 214b denial , alot of ppl get denied b2 and apply for k1 right after , some get denied b2 4 times and their k1 isnt affected

number 3 i would say to just prepare all the financial docs well

[randrb 17]

number 1 depending on your embassy they may not like that , may get scrutiny for that

number 2 isnt a problem if the tourist visa was a simple 214b denial , alot of ppl get denied b2 and apply for k1 right after , some get denied b2 4 times and their k1 isnt affected

number 3 i would say to just prepare all the financial docs well

Thank you I am hopeful that the paperwork from the divorce will be ample proof that we planned to be divorced long before I met my fiance and that I was technically divorced for 1 year before it got reopened... I plan to give my fiance the court paperwork that shows that the judge reopened the divorce due to my ex committing fraud (by purposely not including the agreement). I hope all this is evidence enough :/

[sumehra29 22]

I was also married before divorced in 2011 . In k1 interview embassy didn't really ask much just how long have I been divorced . As long as everything is there you should be fine

[randrb 17]

I was also married before divorced in 2011 . In k1 interview embassy didn't really ask much just how long have I been divorced . As long as everything is there you should be fine

Were you divorced for quite some time before applying for the K1?? My concern is that to them, it looks like I only got divorced in July of 2016 and we applied for the K1 a week later... Like I said, I have 2 divorce decrees, so hopefully that is evidence enough... !

[Penguin_ie 5,984]

1. should not be an issue; it might be if it was the foreigner who got divorced right before petitioning, or if the ex was also a foreigner you petitioned, but not in your case.

2. No issue, unless he lied to try and get it, such as saying he was married or had kids he was leaving behind when he has none.

3. I am not sure your allimony counts, unless it is long term, but between it and your mom as co-sponsor, you should be fine. Write a short explanation why you do;t have taxes.

[Adil & Jeanne 296]

Attach a letter of explanation with divorce papers when you submit the applicaiton

Be prepared that a K 1 from Morocco will be denied

Since you are living there, you should marry in Morocco

you can have a ceremony here for family

alimony and child support do count but you should have filed income tax returns even if not taxable

[randrb 17]

Attach a letter of explanation with divorce papers when you submit the applicaiton

Be prepared that a K 1 from Morocco will be denied

Since you are living there, you should marry in Morocco

you can have a ceremony here for family

alimony and child support do count but you should have filed income tax returns even if not taxable

Thank you for your response. I am only in Morocco on a tourist visa. I am not a resident. Will it still be denied?? I hope not.

1. should not be an issue; it might be if it was the foreigner who got divorced right before petitioning, or if the ex was also a foreigner you petitioned, but not in your case.

2. No issue, unless he lied to try and get it, such as saying he was married or had kids he was leaving behind when he has none.

3. I am not sure your allimony counts, unless it is long term, but between it and your mom as co-sponsor, you should be fine. Write a short explanation why you do;t have taxes.

phewwww

[Suss&Camm 2,213]

Thank you for your response. I am only in Morocco on a tourist visa. I am not a resident. Will it still be denied?? I hope not.

phewwww

I think she just means that a lot of K1's get denied from Marocco automatically... I've seen several... In our March thread someone said that the day they interviewed every single K1 on THAT day got denied.. i have no idea of percentage wise how common it is, but spouse visa seems to be preffered at US embassy in Marocco.

Edited September 26, 2016 by Suss&Camm

[randrb 17]

I think she just means that a lot of K1's get denied from Marocco automatically... I've seen several... In our March thread someone said that the day they interviewed every single K1 on THAT day got denied.. i have no idea of percentage wise how common it is, but spouse visa seems to be preffered at US embassy in Marocco.

I see. Oh boy, I hope not.... I am sure there's a high rate of denials here/ a lot of relationships that may not be so credible. I hope they give people fair chances... If they do, than I am sure we will be fine

[Happytobe 164]

There have been a lot more K-1 approvals this past year vs years prior. Be sure to front-load the petition- that is a must for Morocco. If you have the time, read through the Consulate reviews from the beginning on here through to now.... you will see how things have changed, and how some things have stayed the same. Good luck! And don't forget to breathe ?

[randrb 17]

There have been a lot more K-1 approvals this past year vs years prior. Be sure to front-load the petition- that is a must for Morocco. If you have the time, read through the Consulate reviews from the beginning on here through to now.... you will see how things have changed, and how some things have stayed the same. Good luck! And don't forget to breathe ?

haha- breathing. Yes! I almost forgot! We put together a thorough petition with everything we thought would be useful. I mean, I live with my fiance and his family, our families have met each other, we are a legitimate couple, so all we can do is hope things are on our side! At least we are lucky to be with each other. I can only imagine how hard it is for people who aren't...

[merc0230 28]

I'm no tax expert, but I believe alimony is taxable income and you should have filed taxes. You might want to look at this link :https://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc452.html

Sorry, don't mean to pile on to your worries, but better to be prepared i.e. file for your back taxes.

[Suss&Camm 2,213]

There have been a lot more K-1 approvals this past year vs years prior. Be sure to front-load the petition- that is a must for Morocco. If you have the time, read through the Consulate reviews from the beginning on here through to now.... you will see how things have changed, and how some things have stayed the same. Good luck! And don't forget to breathe ?

I am not trying to give old information or to scare anyone, simply to be prapared that you might not be in control of what happens at the interview regardless of your K1-package... What I was referring to just happened this fall... One case in our March thread regarding a male fiancé at the Casablanca embassy

http://www.visajourney.com/timeline/profile.php?id=227407

read in this thread

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/607683-casablanca-consulate-k1-interview/?hl=%2Bnikkito+%2Binterview+%2Bcasablanca#entry8282373

and another with a female fiancée put in AP with no answers... The embassy doesn't answer calls or emails and I know both of them had good solid K1 applications... Simply be prepared.. If everything does go smoothly, then that's just great!

Etrangais: http://www.visajourney.com/timeline/profile.php?id=172287

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/587653-i-129f-march-2016-filers/page-626?hl=%2Betrangais+%2Bcasablanca+%2Binterview#entry8309400

[randrb 17]

I'm no tax expert, but I believe alimony is taxable income and you should have filed taxes. You might want to look at this link :https://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc452.html

Sorry, don't mean to pile on to your worries, but better to be prepared i.e. file for your back taxes.

You are absolutely correct. However the money I'm getting is for a 'business buyout' of a company we owned together and this was to avoid taxes. We don't have to pay taxes if it's a business buyout