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After visa approval as per NOA2 then the case get's sent to NVC which has it's own process that can take 6 months before they send it to the embassy.  It's at that stage when your wife will start the process in Hong to get all the documents required by the US Embassy Hong Kong for her interview.  Yes, so long as she is resident in Hong Kong (so long as she has a HKID card she qualified even as a FDH) she'll do her interview there. But unfortunately if you don't yet have NOA2 her interview is likely much further away than either of you might prefer.   
The good news is that with due diligence and meeting the requirements of the embassy was not that bad once you get the letter but will likely require her to make at least one trip to the Philippine Consulate in Admiralty.  Or at least it did for us back in 2015 maybe things have changes we'll find out in about 18 months. And no you can't really do anything in advance.  It's about waiting sadly.

Good luck with you application and process..  I also applied recently for my wife using the online form.  I found that it helped to have a copy of the printed form and the instructions for that form while I filled in the online form as some things were not as clear in the online questions as in the context of the online form.  I also found that reviewing the 'generated' form before submission was a valuable activity some things like addresses and such had to be adjusted to fit properly. 

After visa approval as per NOA2 then the case get's sent to NVC which has it's own process that can take 6 months before they send it to the embassy.  It's at that stage when your wife will start the process in Hong to get all the documents required by the US Embassy Hong Kong for her interview.  Yes, so long as she is resident in Hong Kong (so long as she has a HKID card she qualified even as a FDH) she'll do her interview there. But unfortunately if you don't yet have NOA2 her interview is likely much further away than either of you might prefer.   
The good news is that with due diligence and meeting the requirements of the embassy was not that bad once you get the letter but will likely require her to make at least one trip to the Philippine Consulate in Admiralty.  Or at least it did for us back in 2015 maybe things have changes we'll find out in about 18 months. And no you can't really do anything in advance.  It's about waiting sadly.

I agree with others that the chances of approval are extremely low but so long as the OP is completely honest there is no harm in trying.  I'll also point out that even if the visa is approved that the OP would likely face rather extensive questioning on exit from the Philippines and potentially be off-boarded as Philippine Immigration may see this as a risk of trafficking.  I strongly, suggest that the OP consider traveling to meet BF someplace else that also requires a VISA that is far easier to get for which a 700,000 Peso job and bank information would make approval of that Visa much more likely and which would raise less suspicions outbound with Philippine immigration.  Consider Japan or S. Korea perhaps?  
Bear in mind that 700,000 Peso a year is a good salary in the Philippines but not even meeting minimum wage in the USA.  Of course, it's unlikely that the US Embassy will even ask about salary. 
As others have said..  Be honest. but be prepared with alternate plans.
 

I agree with others that the chances of approval are extremely low but so long as the OP is completely honest there is no harm in trying.  I'll also point out that even if the visa is approved that the OP would likely face rather extensive questioning on exit from the Philippines and potentially be off-boarded as Philippine Immigration may see this as a risk of trafficking.  I strongly, suggest that the OP consider traveling to meet BF someplace else that also requires a VISA that is far easier to get for which a 700,000 Peso job and bank information would make approval of that Visa much more likely and which would raise less suspicions outbound with Philippine immigration.  Consider Japan or S. Korea perhaps?  
Bear in mind that 700,000 Peso a year is a good salary in the Philippines but not even meeting minimum wage in the USA.  Of course, it's unlikely that the US Embassy will even ask about salary. 
As others have said..  Be honest. but be prepared with alternate plans.
 

This was a bit confusing and I hope to offer others the benefit of my experience.
The online questions and answers are not as obvious as filling out the form directly.  I suggest to print or have the offline form available when filling out the questions to generate the online form.  Things line space for address information on the online questions may truncate that information when populated into the generated form.  As such I also suggest that once you think you have filled it out completely to review the submission where a 'sample' of the online form will be generated.  Check that and modify your answers as required.
The other gotcha was that after submission I waited for a week for the NOA1 but later when I logged into my USCIS online account I realized that my receipt was generated the same day as submission and that the information about the service center was at the bottom of the PDF receipt viewable from the online account.
Finally,  when paying for the application I did ACH transfer from a US Bank account which I'm lucky to have considering I live overseas.  Not sure how a international Credit card would have worked out.   ACH was quick, efficient and free.  

No such clearances should be necessary to interview for a tourist visa. The stated requirements would be required for some immigrant visa's but not a tourist Visa.  Generally speaking they should be prepared to present any ties to the Philippines but only produce those if specifically asked.  Odds are they will not be asked. 

No such clearances should be necessary to interview for a tourist visa. The stated requirements would be required for some immigrant visa's but not a tourist Visa.  Generally speaking they should be prepared to present any ties to the Philippines but only produce those if specifically asked.  Odds are they will not be asked. 

Perhaps I'm mis-understanding your concern....  Your income would be the amount of income you make BEFORE any deductions.  Your deductions affect your Adjusted income which determines your tax but would not reflect your ability to support yourself and your family.  Therefore you should be able to maximize your deductions without affecting your eligibility to sponsor.     As for the baby.....  The help section of the I-864 says that anyone immigrating or planning to immigrate within 6 months must be included.   Considering you seem to be able to get to 28K pretty easy AFTER deductions I'd say you are probably over thinking this. 
Good Luck,  God Bless and Happy Easter.

Congrats on the USC.  Glad you'll be able to move forward now but do remember that for K-1 there is a requirement that the two of you have met in person in the two years before you file the form so if it's been a long time since you saw each other face to face you should schedule a trip to the Philippines or even a 3rd Country to meet the requirement.

Based on your statement for the sake of discussion with 80K income you are not going to have a problem.    Granted I'm basing my opinion on an Individual return but the point is the INCOME you are declaring BEFORE deductions.   So assuming the 80K is listed on your taxes as your income than the deductions shouldn't matter.   Legal deductions to income for tax purposes should be fine.   Although I suppose if those deductions represent real expenses so that your 80K income is actually ONLY in the 20K range then perhaps that might get a 2nd look but it seems like you are doing fine income wise.   Rather you need 1 year or 3 years I would suggest you have 3 years ready.  Over prepared is better than under.  

Perhaps I'm mis-understanding your concern....  Your income would be the amount of income you make BEFORE any deductions.  Your deductions affect your Adjusted income which determines your tax but would not reflect your ability to support yourself and your family.  Therefore you should be able to maximize your deductions without affecting your eligibility to sponsor.     As for the baby.....  The help section of the I-864 says that anyone immigrating or planning to immigrate within 6 months must be included.   Considering you seem to be able to get to 28K pretty easy AFTER deductions I'd say you are probably over thinking this. 
Good Luck,  God Bless and Happy Easter.

I applaud you for coming here with eyes wide open about the possibility of being scammed.  That does happen in the Philippines but I'm not sure that she is scamming you.   Here are some of my thoughts. 
  a) Age - 18 years age difference if you are the older one as it seems like you are is not uncommon from based on some of what I see on this board and based on what I see in the airports when we are in the philippines.  It is not uncommon for my wife and I to see a couple where he looks old enough to be her Grandfather.  That said I think many Filippinas look younger than they are.   The only reason I'd worry about age is.... 1) If it bothers you or 2) If she is so young that she hasn't yet figured out who she is. 
 b) Sexual experience - The Philippines is a very different place and in fact the provinces can be very different than the cities.  My wife is from the provinces and there it seems to be very conservative publicly.  In fact, I was shocked when my Nephew decided that he asked a girl he liked and hit it off with if he could court her.  That's still expected in some parts/families in the Philippines.  You might ask your Girlfriend about that..  I'll say for my Nephew that went over very poorly because she was from Manila area and the idea of being courted I think scared her silly 😉   In any case, it would be an interesting discussion to have with her about the ethics and morals of dating in the Philippines.  I suspect you might both learn a lot.   As far as her 'experience'  is concerned ask yourself why it matters.  
c) Money - In my experience money has a huge amount of importance in the Philippines and people that are not wealthy do worry about it and frankly have to worry about it.  In the US we often can't comprehend about what not having money in the Philippines means.  In the Philippines if you don't have money your meal might be one meal of rice per day,  you may die from preventable illnesses or you may live in nothing more than a plywood shed..  Many of the social protections that are in the US as a safety net do not exist in the Philippines.  Additionally in my experience money in the Philippines also defines your class and you can get more privileges with money and can be judged as a person based on how much money you have (or don't have).  In my opinion, the scammers are going to ASK for money and come up with a bunch of excuses as to why they NEED it.  That she isn't asking you for money is a good sign.  When you start to here oh so and so needs money for ....... that's when to start thinking twice..
d) Lying in the Philippines --  I'm sure someone will call me out for an unfair generalization and I'll admit that but in my experience a 100% honest person is rare and even more so in the Philippines. From my experience 'honest' lies are told to escape uncomfortable truths.  For example, your Girlfriend might say she's only had one sexual relationship because she's only telling you about the one with the serious boyfriend but want's desperately to forget about a one night stand that she had. Or she might say she's had one sexual partner and she hasn't had any because she didn't want to appear inexperienced.  My suggestion would be that there will be less lies if you set the ground rules that say no matter what the truth might be it's ALWAYS better than lying to hide it..    As your relationship moves forward you may find some truths that as she becomes more secure in knowing that you value  and love her no matter the truth.
e) Family.  Yes - if you fly into the Airport in Cebu then her whole family, might be there to meet you.  While the whole family wasn't there to meet me at the airport when my now wife and I arrived they certainly were in the days that followed.  Family is an AMAZING thing in the Philippines! There were so many people in her family that I couldn't keep them all straight so much so that I actually helped push a railway pushcart on the first visit because I thought I should help out the family member (who as it turns out wasn't actually part of the family at all and got paid for pushing).  But here's the great thing, if she is part of one of those families than YOU also will immediately and completely be part of that family.  Make sure she understands if you are not used to this that you might need some time with just her and make sure you too understand and that her family understands that you are a different culture and that you don't mean to be rude if you want to spend time with just her.  See what she wants let her be your guide.   Oh and while I'm on the subject you might want to ask her about what gifts you should bring.  For the first umpteen times that my now wife and I went to the Philippines we'd bring a suitcase full of Chocolate. We don't do it anymore only because we are so blessed to be able to be there so often that they actually don't consider it a treat anymore :-).  
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Ok, so this has been really long...  
The Philippines is a radically different culture, even in different regions you have different cultures, cuisines and income classes.  Look at your Girlfriend as your tour guide to this amazing new experience and culture.  Be prepared to embrace the differences.  Yes of course be careful about her intentions and rather she is real but even if it turns out that you determine that she's in it for the money (I doubt it), the green card or something else other than love,  don't consider it as a loss that you spent time getting to know her and meeting her.  You will have learned and experienced so much and as a bonus if it works out you have a future wife.  
 
May God bless you.    
 
Oh and in terms of documents...  Save boarding passes, if you go to a show or a movie or anything you get a receipt for save that and take a few pictures of the two of you together with background of something uniquely Philippine maybe the two of you in a jeepney or tricycle.  Get a picture of the two of you holding movie tickets or with her family.   Those not only help with proof of meeting (although the boarding pass is OK for that) but helps you if you decide later to 'frontload' your immigration packet with proof of relationship 'stuff'  more about 'front loading' later in the process pretty much everything else can be done electronically.        

I applaud you for coming here with eyes wide open about the possibility of being scammed.  That does happen in the Philippines but I'm not sure that she is scamming you.   Here are some of my thoughts. 
  a) Age - 18 years age difference if you are the older one as it seems like you are is not uncommon from based on some of what I see on this board and based on what I see in the airports when we are in the philippines.  It is not uncommon for my wife and I to see a couple where he looks old enough to be her Grandfather.  That said I think many Filippinas look younger than they are.   The only reason I'd worry about age is.... 1) If it bothers you or 2) If she is so young that she hasn't yet figured out who she is. 
 b) Sexual experience - The Philippines is a very different place and in fact the provinces can be very different than the cities.  My wife is from the provinces and there it seems to be very conservative publicly.  In fact, I was shocked when my Nephew decided that he asked a girl he liked and hit it off with if he could court her.  That's still expected in some parts/families in the Philippines.  You might ask your Girlfriend about that..  I'll say for my Nephew that went over very poorly because she was from Manila area and the idea of being courted I think scared her silly 😉   In any case, it would be an interesting discussion to have with her about the ethics and morals of dating in the Philippines.  I suspect you might both learn a lot.   As far as her 'experience'  is concerned ask yourself why it matters.  
c) Money - In my experience money has a huge amount of importance in the Philippines and people that are not wealthy do worry about it and frankly have to worry about it.  In the US we often can't comprehend about what not having money in the Philippines means.  In the Philippines if you don't have money your meal might be one meal of rice per day,  you may die from preventable illnesses or you may live in nothing more than a plywood shed..  Many of the social protections that are in the US as a safety net do not exist in the Philippines.  Additionally in my experience money in the Philippines also defines your class and you can get more privileges with money and can be judged as a person based on how much money you have (or don't have).  In my opinion, the scammers are going to ASK for money and come up with a bunch of excuses as to why they NEED it.  That she isn't asking you for money is a good sign.  When you start to here oh so and so needs money for ....... that's when to start thinking twice..
d) Lying in the Philippines --  I'm sure someone will call me out for an unfair generalization and I'll admit that but in my experience a 100% honest person is rare and even more so in the Philippines. From my experience 'honest' lies are told to escape uncomfortable truths.  For example, your Girlfriend might say she's only had one sexual relationship because she's only telling you about the one with the serious boyfriend but want's desperately to forget about a one night stand that she had. Or she might say she's had one sexual partner and she hasn't had any because she didn't want to appear inexperienced.  My suggestion would be that there will be less lies if you set the ground rules that say no matter what the truth might be it's ALWAYS better than lying to hide it..    As your relationship moves forward you may find some truths that as she becomes more secure in knowing that you value  and love her no matter the truth.
e) Family.  Yes - if you fly into the Airport in Cebu then her whole family, might be there to meet you.  While the whole family wasn't there to meet me at the airport when my now wife and I arrived they certainly were in the days that followed.  Family is an AMAZING thing in the Philippines! There were so many people in her family that I couldn't keep them all straight so much so that I actually helped push a railway pushcart on the first visit because I thought I should help out the family member (who as it turns out wasn't actually part of the family at all and got paid for pushing).  But here's the great thing, if she is part of one of those families than YOU also will immediately and completely be part of that family.  Make sure she understands if you are not used to this that you might need some time with just her and make sure you too understand and that her family understands that you are a different culture and that you don't mean to be rude if you want to spend time with just her.  See what she wants let her be your guide.   Oh and while I'm on the subject you might want to ask her about what gifts you should bring.  For the first umpteen times that my now wife and I went to the Philippines we'd bring a suitcase full of Chocolate. We don't do it anymore only because we are so blessed to be able to be there so often that they actually don't consider it a treat anymore :-).  
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Ok, so this has been really long...  
The Philippines is a radically different culture, even in different regions you have different cultures, cuisines and income classes.  Look at your Girlfriend as your tour guide to this amazing new experience and culture.  Be prepared to embrace the differences.  Yes of course be careful about her intentions and rather she is real but even if it turns out that you determine that she's in it for the money (I doubt it), the green card or something else other than love,  don't consider it as a loss that you spent time getting to know her and meeting her.  You will have learned and experienced so much and as a bonus if it works out you have a future wife.  
 
May God bless you.    
 
Oh and in terms of documents...  Save boarding passes, if you go to a show or a movie or anything you get a receipt for save that and take a few pictures of the two of you together with background of something uniquely Philippine maybe the two of you in a jeepney or tricycle.  Get a picture of the two of you holding movie tickets or with her family.   Those not only help with proof of meeting (although the boarding pass is OK for that) but helps you if you decide later to 'frontload' your immigration packet with proof of relationship 'stuff'  more about 'front loading' later in the process pretty much everything else can be done electronically.        

You already know the answer. You should go for the interview.  Here are all the reasons you should go: 
- If you don't go and he is denied you will feel horrible and he will potentially resent you for not going.  He is aware of your fear and he already has told you anyway that you should go.
- There are options that you have that may allow you to treat the fear you have of flying... Medicines, therapy etc.   Unless getting on a plane and flying is specifically something that could signfiicantly endanger your health you owe it to yourself and your partner to seek treatment.   You've flown twice already so it doesn't seem like a significant risk to your health.
- A letter from a doctor will not likely help your case at all.Because a) letters are easily falsified and thus are generally not helpful    b) you are talking about a Phobia that the CO  would likely read and interpret as this guy doesn't care enough about his partner to face his fear and take a short flight to the DR. 
- Lastly you are asking your future spouse to move to the USA and leave behind his life in the DR.  The more you can learn about and experiance his culture in the DR the stronger it will make your relationship.  He's leaving behind his life there for you the more time you spend with him there the better you'll understand him and any homesickness he might have when he gets to the USA

You already know the answer. You should go for the interview.  Here are all the reasons you should go: 
- If you don't go and he is denied you will feel horrible and he will potentially resent you for not going.  He is aware of your fear and he already has told you anyway that you should go.
- There are options that you have that may allow you to treat the fear you have of flying... Medicines, therapy etc.   Unless getting on a plane and flying is specifically something that could signfiicantly endanger your health you owe it to yourself and your partner to seek treatment.   You've flown twice already so it doesn't seem like a significant risk to your health.
- A letter from a doctor will not likely help your case at all.Because a) letters are easily falsified and thus are generally not helpful    b) you are talking about a Phobia that the CO  would likely read and interpret as this guy doesn't care enough about his partner to face his fear and take a short flight to the DR. 
- Lastly you are asking your future spouse to move to the USA and leave behind his life in the DR.  The more you can learn about and experiance his culture in the DR the stronger it will make your relationship.  He's leaving behind his life there for you the more time you spend with him there the better you'll understand him and any homesickness he might have when he gets to the USA

So I read your other post... You are holding passport from Egypt and living in Saudi Arabia.  Your USC Financee is 19 years older than you but you have met her twice in person.  You have been denied a tourist visa 4 times.    A lawyer is in my opinion not necessary or helpful.  Your USC future wife can fill out and file the application for a K-1 visa.  YOU CAN NOT FILE she must do it!   She can do that without a lawyer there are guides on the website and plenty of people on this website more than willing to help her.   Your Tourist visas were most likely denied because of insufficient ties to your home country or the country that you reside in.   Having a USC girlfriend makes it more likely to have a denial on a tourist visa as she is a strong reason for you to potentially overstay your tourist visa.   However,  the tourist visa denials will not have a negative effect on your future wife's application for a K-1 visa or your ability to get that visa.. .UNLESS you were not completely honest on your application for a K-1 visa in which case you may have really big problems in the future.   
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Now, as for the K-1...  You have a couple things that could make it challenging for you to obtain a visa.  From the country you are living in it is not normal for the woman to be 19 years older than her future husband.   That doesn't mean you don't have a real relationship but it will mean that your application will likely be subject to additional scrutiny.  Additionally applying for 4 tourist visas especially if a few of them were before you met / knew her would add further suspicion about your intentions and the legitimacy of your relationship.  
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So... How will your future wife address these potential challenges...    The first and most important is to be honest and for both of you to try to take a very critical look at your relationship.  Try to understand why others might think it was not real and provide evidence to address that doubt.   The way you provide that evidence is to do so called 'front-loading' of the 129F petition that your future wife will file.   SHE would provide pictures, receipts documents and relavant evidence in a way that would help an Immigration officer see the totality of the strenghth of your relationship.  
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Super important is that your future wife needs to do this and she can and should register on here for guidance and help
 

Unless there are major problems with you obtaining a Fiance Visa then the USC sponsor should be able to do it themselves potentially with advise and guidance from this group.  In fact, unless there are significant complicating issues most people on this site can relate stories where lawyers have made the whole process more difficult or take longer.  The members here are incredibly helpful and all donate their time and knowledge in the pursuit of helping those need assistance with the immigration process.  That said they will all be quick to recommend that you consult an attorney when they feel that the issues require it.

So I read your other post... You are holding passport from Egypt and living in Saudi Arabia.  Your USC Financee is 19 years older than you but you have met her twice in person.  You have been denied a tourist visa 4 times.    A lawyer is in my opinion not necessary or helpful.  Your USC future wife can fill out and file the application for a K-1 visa.  YOU CAN NOT FILE she must do it!   She can do that without a lawyer there are guides on the website and plenty of people on this website more than willing to help her.   Your Tourist visas were most likely denied because of insufficient ties to your home country or the country that you reside in.   Having a USC girlfriend makes it more likely to have a denial on a tourist visa as she is a strong reason for you to potentially overstay your tourist visa.   However,  the tourist visa denials will not have a negative effect on your future wife's application for a K-1 visa or your ability to get that visa.. .UNLESS you were not completely honest on your application for a K-1 visa in which case you may have really big problems in the future.   
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Now, as for the K-1...  You have a couple things that could make it challenging for you to obtain a visa.  From the country you are living in it is not normal for the woman to be 19 years older than her future husband.   That doesn't mean you don't have a real relationship but it will mean that your application will likely be subject to additional scrutiny.  Additionally applying for 4 tourist visas especially if a few of them were before you met / knew her would add further suspicion about your intentions and the legitimacy of your relationship.  
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So... How will your future wife address these potential challenges...    The first and most important is to be honest and for both of you to try to take a very critical look at your relationship.  Try to understand why others might think it was not real and provide evidence to address that doubt.   The way you provide that evidence is to do so called 'front-loading' of the 129F petition that your future wife will file.   SHE would provide pictures, receipts documents and relavant evidence in a way that would help an Immigration officer see the totality of the strenghth of your relationship.  
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Super important is that your future wife needs to do this and she can and should register on here for guidance and help
 

She moved to the USA in 2008 so I agree with you that she does not need the Annulment process *IF* she is also now a US Citizen which seems likely but not necessarily true.  Also, not sure if the timing of her divorce in 2012 relative to her citizenship status is relevant.  If she was divorced prior to becoming a USC can the recognition of foreign divorce still be processed in the Philippines if she was not a USC at the time of the divorce?  

So I read your other post... You are holding passport from Egypt and living in Saudi Arabia.  Your USC Financee is 19 years older than you but you have met her twice in person.  You have been denied a tourist visa 4 times.    A lawyer is in my opinion not necessary or helpful.  Your USC future wife can fill out and file the application for a K-1 visa.  YOU CAN NOT FILE she must do it!   She can do that without a lawyer there are guides on the website and plenty of people on this website more than willing to help her.   Your Tourist visas were most likely denied because of insufficient ties to your home country or the country that you reside in.   Having a USC girlfriend makes it more likely to have a denial on a tourist visa as she is a strong reason for you to potentially overstay your tourist visa.   However,  the tourist visa denials will not have a negative effect on your future wife's application for a K-1 visa or your ability to get that visa.. .UNLESS you were not completely honest on your application for a K-1 visa in which case you may have really big problems in the future.   
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Now, as for the K-1...  You have a couple things that could make it challenging for you to obtain a visa.  From the country you are living in it is not normal for the woman to be 19 years older than her future husband.   That doesn't mean you don't have a real relationship but it will mean that your application will likely be subject to additional scrutiny.  Additionally applying for 4 tourist visas especially if a few of them were before you met / knew her would add further suspicion about your intentions and the legitimacy of your relationship.  
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So... How will your future wife address these potential challenges...    The first and most important is to be honest and for both of you to try to take a very critical look at your relationship.  Try to understand why others might think it was not real and provide evidence to address that doubt.   The way you provide that evidence is to do so called 'front-loading' of the 129F petition that your future wife will file.   SHE would provide pictures, receipts documents and relavant evidence in a way that would help an Immigration officer see the totality of the strenghth of your relationship.  
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Super important is that your future wife needs to do this and she can and should register on here for guidance and help
 

So I read your other post... You are holding passport from Egypt and living in Saudi Arabia.  Your USC Financee is 19 years older than you but you have met her twice in person.  You have been denied a tourist visa 4 times.    A lawyer is in my opinion not necessary or helpful.  Your USC future wife can fill out and file the application for a K-1 visa.  YOU CAN NOT FILE she must do it!   She can do that without a lawyer there are guides on the website and plenty of people on this website more than willing to help her.   Your Tourist visas were most likely denied because of insufficient ties to your home country or the country that you reside in.   Having a USC girlfriend makes it more likely to have a denial on a tourist visa as she is a strong reason for you to potentially overstay your tourist visa.   However,  the tourist visa denials will not have a negative effect on your future wife's application for a K-1 visa or your ability to get that visa.. .UNLESS you were not completely honest on your application for a K-1 visa in which case you may have really big problems in the future.   
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Now, as for the K-1...  You have a couple things that could make it challenging for you to obtain a visa.  From the country you are living in it is not normal for the woman to be 19 years older than her future husband.   That doesn't mean you don't have a real relationship but it will mean that your application will likely be subject to additional scrutiny.  Additionally applying for 4 tourist visas especially if a few of them were before you met / knew her would add further suspicion about your intentions and the legitimacy of your relationship.  
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So... How will your future wife address these potential challenges...    The first and most important is to be honest and for both of you to try to take a very critical look at your relationship.  Try to understand why others might think it was not real and provide evidence to address that doubt.   The way you provide that evidence is to do so called 'front-loading' of the 129F petition that your future wife will file.   SHE would provide pictures, receipts documents and relavant evidence in a way that would help an Immigration officer see the totality of the strenghth of your relationship.  
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Super important is that your future wife needs to do this and she can and should register on here for guidance and help
 

Unless there are major problems with you obtaining a Fiance Visa then the USC sponsor should be able to do it themselves potentially with advise and guidance from this group.  In fact, unless there are significant complicating issues most people on this site can relate stories where lawyers have made the whole process more difficult or take longer.  The members here are incredibly helpful and all donate their time and knowledge in the pursuit of helping those need assistance with the immigration process.  That said they will all be quick to recommend that you consult an attorney when they feel that the issues require it.

As for taxes... Absolutely something that needs to be considered..  I don't pay US taxes as I don't make enough to exceed the generous overseas income exemption (yet).. But that's because I have non--US income and have have legitimate residence overseas.   I expect that he pays US taxes.  So it doesn't specifically speak to domicile but if he's paying and not taking an exemption then I think that's further evidence of US domicile.   
It is truly a shame how US Immigration works in regards to those of us who have lived outside the USA for years with our spouse and then potentially have to move back to the USA on short notice and have to leave family behind for 1 to 2 years.  Used to be that DCF would make that easier but... Alas no more.  
I absolutely positively always advise being 120% honest with the US Government.  Any attempt to deceive the Gov. carries with it a HUGE risk. 

"what you did was deliberately game the system to mislead them as to where your domicile was -it was neither your principal residence and where you planned to continue living, "
I can understand how what I said could be read to believe that.  However, my circumstances was that I was returning from the a temporary assignment overseas with the probability of being able to be offered a position back in my overseas location but no guarantees.  At the time of my return to the USA I had full employment in the USA and no residence abroad although likelyhood of being able to return.  
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As far as advising people to circumvent immigration requirements...  No... definately not my intent.  In this process HONESTY is KING above all else.  But in this case.. I do believe that what you posted does mean that the original poster may be able to meet the domicile requirement..  The OP is employed by a US organization and almost certainly pays US taxes and pays SS on US based income,  also while the period of time spend overseas is likely greater than that of the time spend in the USA the nature of his time in Indonesia is likely truly temporary.   The statements above are OR conditions no AND conditions so meeting anyone of the 3 would qualify for domicile in the USA.   His wife if asked if she intends to remain in the USA should as always state the TRUTH.  In fact, there is no reason that the OP on his petition couldn't include a written statement explaining exactly what he is hoping to accomplish.   She is being denied a non-immigrant visa for having apparent Immigrant intent and there is no logical hope of that decision changing the only logical approach therefore in my mind is to proceed with the Immigrant visa application and then if she decides to return (very likely) then doing so should enable a B1.
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Downside?   This adds another application to the QUEUE and potentially delays the processing for everyone else a little bit.   But I fail to see how this would represent any fraud or circumvention of immigration requirements.