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Ghana is considered a “high-fraud” country so getting as much well-documented time spent together as possible will really help. Time spent together is the strongest evidence of a relationship. Take pictures with friends and family, keep receipts

 

A friend’s Ghanaian husband got his visa and he is 20 years younger than she is. Three years in itself won’t be a problem. 

 

[JFH 12,189]

1 hour ago, JeanneAdil said:

what country?

Ghana.

 

I’m not as optimistic as others here.

[JeanneAdil 6,190]

2 minutes ago, JFH said:

Ghana.

 

I’m not as optimistic as others here.

I agree as they married to fast after meeting and i was just on the USCIS site reading thru the warnings for circumventing the immigration process 

 

https://www.uscis.gov/ilink/docView/AFM/HTML/AFM/0-0-0-1/0-0-0-3481/0-0-0-4484.html

[Nitas_man 3,100]

14 hours ago, bakphx1 said:

Getting married the first time you meet is a red flag.  

Nonsense

[carmel34 3,527]

The key to any spousal visa approval, especially for high-fraud countries, is evidence of lots of time spent in person, face to face, and as much financial co-mingling evidence as you can put together, before filing the I-130 petition, and again at the NVC stage.  Often they don't look at evidence taken to the visa interview.  I recommend more visits to be together and document everything.  What financial co-mingling evidence have you submitted?

[JeanneAdil 6,190]

17 minutes ago, Nitas_man said:

Nonsense

This is a State Department warning posted on many high fraud country web pages

 

Some of the signs that an Internet contact may be developing a relationship with an American in order to obtain an immigrant visa through marriage are:

• Declarations of love within days or weeks of the initial contact;
• Proposals or discussions of marriage soon after initial contact;
• Requests to the American to visit the foreign national’s home country soon after the declaration of love or proposal;
• Responses to messages from the American friend are along the lines “I love you/Sorry I missed your call,” or similarly one-sided conversations;
• Once engaged, married, or an immigrant visa petition is filed, suddenly starts missing scheduled appointments to chat or call.

While chat rooms, dating and social networking sites are great ways to make friends across international borders, the U.S. government urges Americans who meet foreign nationals on the Internet to take the time necessary to get to know them well before considering marriage and to keep in mind the signs noted above. Entering into a marriage contract for the principal purpose of facilitating immigration to the United States for an alien is against U.S. law and can result in serious penalties, including fines and imprisonment for the American citizen and the foreign national involved.

[JFH 12,189]

19 minutes ago, Nitas_man said:

Nonsense

In theory. But here we have:

 

- Ghana

- marrying within 6 months of initial contact 

- marrying on the first visit 

 

Each one of the above on its own is not an issue but combined together can be a hurdle. 

 

Not many people would feel ready for marriage after 6 months of dating someone they work with and see in person every day. Let alone someone from the other side of the withdrawal they’ve never met in person. 

 

[Nitas_man 3,100]

3 minutes ago, JeanneAdil said:

This is a State Department warning posted on many high fraud country web pages

 

Some of the signs that an Internet contact may be developing a relationship with an American in order to obtain an immigrant visa through marriage are:

• Declarations of love within days or weeks of the initial contact;
• Proposals or discussions of marriage soon after initial contact;
• Requests to the American to visit the foreign national’s home country soon after the declaration of love or proposal;
• Responses to messages from the American friend are along the lines “I love you/Sorry I missed your call,” or similarly one-sided conversations;
• Once engaged, married, or an immigrant visa petition is filed, suddenly starts missing scheduled appointments to chat or call.

While chat rooms, dating and social networking sites are great ways to make friends across international borders, the U.S. government urges Americans who meet foreign nationals on the Internet to take the time necessary to get to know them well before considering marriage and to keep in mind the signs noted above. Entering into a marriage contract for the principal purpose of facilitating immigration to the United States for an alien is against U.S. law and can result in serious penalties, including fines and imprisonment for the American citizen and the foreign national involved.

Everyone has to demonstrate a valid relationship.  
“Married on the first visit” as implied is not an all-encompassing red flag

 

[Nitas_man 3,100]

2 hours ago, JFH said:

Ghana.

 ^^^^Is the main issue

 

[Just Paul 4,591]

15 hours ago, Mark2020 said:

We got married 6 month of knowing each other 

Online.  It is very hard to really know someone online and getting married on the first visit.   

 

For a relationship to be tested the couple needs to go someplace without Wifi.

[Vaqar Malik 13]

17 hours ago, Mark2020 said:

Hello ,
           I'm a new VJ member , My wife and I started chatting last July 2018 and eventually we got into a relationship and we got married in January 2019 and spent 10 days before sent went back to the states , and she file for I-130 in February . and visited me again in May 2019 for 14 days . i am 30 and my wife is 33 .I've read it is a red flag for the visa filing. I just want to know if there are any couples here who had the same issue and got their visa approved. It would be nice to hear successful stories.Thank you !!!!

age gap does'nt impact on your petition ..just relax and every documents should be genuine 

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Any previous filings by the USC for another person?  

Any previous filings on your behalf by another USC?

[nordictat2 4]

7 hours ago, Paul & Mary said:

Online.  It is very hard to really know someone online and getting married on the first visit.   

 

For a relationship to be tested the couple needs to go someplace without Wifi.

My husband and I chatted for less than a year online and phone before we met. I came to Norway one time. We married a month later after I arrived...that was almost 20 YEARS AGO! Our relationship has outlasted both my sisters marriages (who dated, had long engagements etc with their nkw ex husbands) as well as various other people we know so I really don't think you can say that. My husband was 22 and I, 25 when we married. He is an amazing man and we treat each other well and love each other.  

Yes, there are some people out there only looking to scam to get a green card but plenty of couples out there who actually love each other and know they want to be in it for the long haul. 

[Cathi 5,609]

I'm 21 years older than my husband and we married on the first visit. I'm also divorced with children and we are different religions. He had didn't have one single problem getting approved, not even an RFE. He became a US citizen a few years ago.

 

You really don't have anything to worry about as long as you send enough evidence of a bonafide relationship.