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Good luck to you!

Didn't you send it in the original package? That is one of the things you are supposed to send.

I think it is just taking this long. There is nothing short about this process.

I've seen several posts of people doing a second K1, it does not seem like it would be a problem.

Hi storminnormin, good for you for taking care of your fiancee! Signing your petition now...

So very sorry to hear of your loss, I wish you all the best.

You have to follow exactly the instructions that they say. It seems like you will need a co-sponsor. Don't feel bad, I need one too.

If they need originals they will send you an RFE asking for the original. Good luck to you!

Congratulations on your approval!

I feel bad for you ilovehim30, to put so much importance on how others think about you or see you. You are really missing out on what it's all about. I am glad you are happy with your man. But people like you who will look down on me when my 25 year younger girl is on my arm...well I won't be thinking about you at all because it's your problem, not ours.

That is the truth though.People will never believe that its all for LOVE even if you both know it is.

And people wont tell you that theres an issue with your age because filipinos still tries to be nice and hospitable.

why am i saying this stuff????

i have talked to a lot of filipina that is with old guys,

i asked if that is what they wanted and they say you know why im doing this.just understand.

some told me that i just want to get there and see what happens.

some says i dont want to do this but i have to.

the best question is do you think your wife/fiancee will date you if she is already here in the US????

I think what you are saying here is really disingenuous. Who cares what others think? If you love each other, then you love each other, period. And who cares if you would date each other if you were both in the states? They're not both in the states, so it's not even worth thinking about. Why create problems where there are no problems? If you love someone, you love them. It doesn't have to be more complicated than that.

You would be safest if you say both addresses, I think. It can't hurt.

all im sayinng is that philippines is also like other countries,people will look at you head to foot and they will never believe that youre in a relationship because you love each other.

people will think that you hit the jackpot once youre with an old foreigner.

guys,did it ever crossed your mind that when you are in your 20's your fiancee/wife is still a baby?oh well,LOVE makes things possible i guess.

trust will always be an issue with this kind of relationship.but as long as you All are happy i am happy.

If you are really in love, you put aside what other people think. The people around me have said some very unkind things about my relationship. It hurts, but I just set aside what people think. That's just how it is when you're in love.

Yep!

Age makes no difference for a couple in love. Maybe there are people doing it just for a green card or something, but that's why you have to be careful.

Ok got it, thank you all.

If they sent it on April 22, that might mean that it just went to their mailroom to sit for a day or two. Add a 2-4 days for delivery and it's probably fine.

Wow yeah, it doesn't sound like a good idea at all to use the words husband and wife. Just like in an earlier thread where somebody wanted to have a non-legally binding wedding, all it can do is confuse the people who have your future in their hands. And what happens if she slips during the interview, "well, my husband, he..." Yikes!

No-body wishes you ill.

You should speak for yourself, as others have likened me to a pedophile and then put a cheery "we're here to help" smile on their face. Well I may be new here, but I didn't just fall off the turnip truck yesterday. All I am doing is asking questions, I have not made any decisions yet. I am meeting with the lawyer today to also ask questions, not just to whip out my wallet blindly. Being more informed about the K1 process seems to be what this group is all about so I just don't understand the hostility, especially when I have treated everyone with respect and given only my best wishes to the many wonderful people I have met here.

Thank you for your kind words, and I appreciate your experience. Every positive bit of information helps me and others to make decisions. I don't know how I can come up with money and time off to visit, as I said I would be on a plane tomorrow if I could do it. A plane ticket to Russia is about $1,500 right now and that doesn't even include a hotel or any other expenses. My fiancee has a job that barely pays her expenses, even with the small amount I have been able to send her, plus she has no vacation, so even if I do find a way to visit, our time will be very limited. I know a lot of people have money to throw around, but I'm a humble man, and so is my fiancee. We just want to try to find a way to be together, that's all.

But bottom line, we all wish you the best and hope regardless how you choose to make it happen, that you get your happily ever after.

I guess I would be more inclined to believe the "we" wishing me well if I weren't being compared to a pedophile.

I haven't made any decisions yet, I am just talking to the lawyer to see what they say. But I don't have the money for a visit and won't have it for a long time, and that may be too late. So sorry if I am trying to find the best way.

I think they will definitely tell you if you fail.

No decent lawyer is only going to charge 750, someone passing off typing to a helper will. You will be stuck in review forever with little change to getting an approval from USCIS let along thinking of getting approved at the embassy. You have barely started talking to this person, want to leap right over the requirement that you meet before filing , and you are near retirement looking to bring over a young person barely out of school through a known fraud consulate. You should slow down and think this out. The rules are there for a reason and there is so little chance of getting a visa on the path you are on. I can find flight from here to there for about 1500 which is close to the lawyer/filing fees and I wasn't even trying.

You sure seem to think you know a lot about my life. I'm not anywhere near retirement, I couldn't even if I wanted to. And for your information, you're correct, she is barely out of school. She is a doctor.

You might be right about the lawyer, I have not even discussed the case with him yet, I have an appointment tomorrow afternoon. Is it such a crime to just discuss my options around here?

I wish all of us the best of luck and happiness in our visa journey. I don't wish anyone ill, even if they don't reciprocate.

It seems like such a waste of money and time just because a couple wants to open up their options. No waiver is possible?

Congratulations!